It has been another chaotic and fascinating six months in the world of streaming. We’ve seen Netflix accelerate its battle against password sharers, but not much take-up of its ad tier. Some services, such as Disney+, are even starting to remove content, something previously unthinkable. Furthermore, consumers feeling the financial squeeze are having to make […]
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Independent Bookshop Week 20223 started on 17th June and ends on 24th June. It is a wonderful way to support indie stores and a great excuse to buy some new books. If you can’t make it to your local independent bookshop, you can still support them by purchasing via bookshop.org, which supplies readers via such
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He’s only just left Parliament, but Boris Johnson already has a new job. The former Prime Minister is going to be a columnist on the Daily Mail. The outlet confirmed the news with a video that rather resembled a football team signing a new striker: There was also an excitable piece on Mail+, the paywalled
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Popular sci-fi series “Foundation” is returning to Apple TV+ for a second season. It will premiere on July 14. There is a new trailer as well, which dropped on Wednesday: To be honest, I couldn’t really get into the show, which is based on the books of the same name by Isaac Asimov. Indeed, I
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BBC Sport and ITV have announced they will broadcast the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup in the UK. Until this point, it had been uncertain whether or not a broadcast deal could be struck for the tournament, which kicks off in Australia and New Zealand on July 20. Following the agreement, coverage of all 64
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Prince Harry headed into The Rolls Building of the High Court in the UK the other week in an almost unprecedented step. He was there to be cross-examined, alleging the newspapers owned by the Mirror Group had hacked his phone over the period of some years. His appearance was part of a wider case featuring
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The dust is settling on the WWDC 2023 keynote. There were new Macs, upgraded operating systems and the start of “spatial computing” in the form of the Apple Vision Pro. It was a long presentation. In a new Additional Conversation video, I’m joined by Kelly Guimont to discuss it all. Get 20% off an annual
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Equity, the performing arts and entertainment trade union, launched an AI toolkit on Thursday. The aim is to make sure performers know their rights and are protected as AI becomes more prevalent in the entertainment industry. The introduction to the toolkit explains: AI is playing an increasing role in different workplaces across the performing arts
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Monday’s WWDC 2023 keynote was… a lot. New Macs (yes please), new operating systems and, of course, the things everybody had really come for – Apple Vision Pro. Apple’s AR/mixed-reality headset has finally been revealed. It will be available in 2024. If it was all a bit much to take in, you can watch the
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For over a month, screenwriters in America have been on strike after talks between their union, the WGA, and the studios broke down. Amongst other things, the writers have concerns over the rise of so-called mini-rooms, being locked into smaller series, declining residuals and the potential impact of AI. None of this is straightforward to
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