End Of The Line For Pirate Streaming Giant
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May 11, 2021
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A popular source of free movie streams has dried up after a crackdown on pirate streaming site 123movies.la. The action by the... Read More
REVIEW: Fetch TV Mini – A Mighty $199 Content Streaming Box
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May 10, 2021
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Recently Fetch bought out a new $169 Mini 4K set top box, it’s small like its name suggests but it’s performance and... Read More
China Restricts Mobile App News
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May 10, 2021
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China’s internet watchdog will ban some mobile app notifications and tighten regulations as the government ramps up a campaign to rein in... Read More
Google Chromecast Updates To Improve Wi-Fi And Give HDR Controls
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May 3, 2021
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Google has updated Chromecast with Google TV, giving more “advanced video controls”, including an option for HDR. Once you download the rather... Read More
LG Announce Initial 2021 TV Line-up
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April 30, 2021
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LG Electronics have announced pricing, availability and other details for its 2021 range, which includes OLED, NanoCell and 4K UHD TVs, with... Read More
Chromecast, Roku and Paramount+ Now Support Samsung’s HDR10+
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April 28, 2021
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Google, Roku and Paramount+ have just made life easier (and more visually appealing) for users, having announced that their products will now... Read More
Will The Spotify Boom Cool Off Post Pandemic?
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April 26, 2021
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Possibly a sign that the lockdown entertainment boom has come and now gone, Spotify is expected to report this week a significant... Read More
Did You Know Bunnings Has Its Own Version Of The Block?
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April 23, 2021
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In something not far removed from such TV shows as Nine’s The Block, DIY superstore Bunnings has been producing its own renovation... Read More
Tidal Streaming App Now Available On LG Televisions
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April 21, 2021
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LG smart televisions have just been bolstered by the inclusion of a new Tidal app, which can also stream selected music in... Read More
Australia Gets New Hi-Res Music Streaming App
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April 19, 2021
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Listeners in Oz have just been given access to a new option for high quality audio, with Qobuz, a high-resolution streaming music... Read More
Apple TV Plus Hungry For Original Movies
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April 12, 2021
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The point of difference for Apple TV Plus is that the streaming service has always produced its own original content. Now the... Read More
Samsung On The Verge Of Buying Millions Of OLED Panels From LG
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April 12, 2021
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In the battle between QLED and OLED, Samsung has traditionally backed the former, with its range of both 4K and 8K televisions... Read More
Spotify Rolls Out Wake Phrase
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April 12, 2021
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It’s not going to be another Siri or Google Assistant, let’s get that straight. What Spotify is launching is a voice command... Read More
Rising Sun Pictures Sold To US
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April 12, 2021
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Australian award-winning visual effects business Rising Sun Pictures (RSP) has been snapped up by Los Angeles-based studio FuseFX in a bid to... Read More
Netflix And Sony Strike Exclusive Movies Deal
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April 9, 2021
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Netflix has just scored a deal that should give its movie offerings an epic-sized boost. The world’s most popular streaming service secured... Read More
Godzilla Vs. Kong Celebrates Monstrous Worldwide Opening
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April 6, 2021
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Godzilla vs. Kong has rekindled hopes for the Hollywood blockbuster amid COVID-19, pulling in more than $285 million USD ($372 million AUD)... Read More
Optus To Broadcast Huge International Football Tournament This Year
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March 31, 2021
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Optus Sport has snagged the Australian rights to the 2021 and 2024 Copa América tournaments, bolstering its international football coverage. The deal... Read More
Panasonic’s New Mini Hi-Fi Streams Hi-Res With Technics-Powered Speakers
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March 26, 2021
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Panasonic’s newest audio offering is a sleek-looking mini hi-fi system that focuses on enhancing CD playback quality; streaming in hi-res; digital radio;... Read More
Warner And Apple Music Create ‘Saylists’ For Speech Therapy
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March 26, 2021
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In a newly launched project aiming to help children living with speech-sound disorder (SSD), Warner Music has teamed up with Apple Music... Read More
Network 10 Owner ViacomCBS Shares Plunge After $3bn Stock Sale
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March 25, 2021
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Shares in Network 10’s parent company ViacomCBS took a tumble after the media giant announced its $3 billion stock sale to fund... Read More
ABC To Focus On Deals With US Tech Giants
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March 23, 2021
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The Federal Government’s hard-fought efforts to get Google and Facebook to pay for news is beginning to cause ructions within the media... Read More
Major Sport To Test HDR Broadcasting In 2021
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March 17, 2021
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Formula One will perform its first HDR broadcast tests this year, though a full rollout may yet be a while off. Speaking... Read More
Netflix Counting Loss, Wants To Stop Account Sharing
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March 12, 2021
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Streaming giant Netflix has had enough of us hopping onto our mate’s/sibling’s/parents’ account and watching content for free, it seems. Overnight, Netflix... Read More
Samsung TVs in Australia To Get Reality Streaming App Hayu
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March 11, 2021
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Reality TV fans who own a Samsung Smart TV can rejoice; NBCUniversal International (NBCUI) announced that Hayu – the all-reality TV streaming... Read More
Code Launched To Stem Fake News
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March 2, 2021
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Social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Google have released the final version of a long-awaited industry code to address the... Read More
C-Seed M1: 165-Inch Folding MicroLED TV On Sale For $520,000
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March 1, 2021
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Austrian high-end TV brand C-Seed has unveiled what it describes as “the world’s first” folding 165-inch MicroLED TV – which is on... Read More
Tech Giants Sign Up To New Disinformation Code
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February 23, 2021
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CANBERRA: A number of tech giants have put their mark on a new Australian disinformation and misinformation code that they say will... Read More
Seven West Signs Up For Google News Platform
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February 15, 2021
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Google’s News Showcase has received big backing with Kerry Stokes’ giant Seven West Media signing on to provide content to the platform.... Read More
Mobile Phone Radio Listening On The Up
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February 15, 2021
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Australians are turning more and more to phones, PCs and tablets, and smart speakers for radio, with phones now the third most... Read More
Zuckerberg Fails To Convince Aussie MPs To Drop Media Code
CANBERRA: A meeting between Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Australia’s Treasurer Josh Frydenberg last week left both parties empty handed over changes... Read More
Buffering Suffering: Third Of Aussies Report Regular Streaming Issues
More than one in three Australians regularly endure buffering issues with streaming services, with some even reporting daily dropouts. In a new... Read More
New Ad Fraud Scheme Targeting Streaming Television Swindles Millions
A sophisticated new advertisement fraud scheme has been detected in the television streaming industry which has likely impacted millions in ad dollars.... Read More
Apple TV Coming To Chromecast
Google’s Chromecast which is a hot product at JB Hi Fi and The Good Guys is set to get Apple’s streaming video... Read More
Pornhub Axes Millions Of Videos
Pornhub has pulled millions of videos from its site amid a firestorm over uploads featuring sexual assault and child sexual abuse. Approximately... Read More
Big Tech Will Pay For Aussie News Content
The government’s News Media Bargaining Code is set to be introduced to Parliament today, and will force Facebook and Google to negotiate... Read More
Time Runs Out For TikTok
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK: The Trump Administration has denied ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, a new extension to its divestiture of the controversial... Read More
News Says No Thanks To “Blank Cheque” For Foxtel
News Corp reportedly turned down a “blank cheque” offer from a US firm to invest in Foxtel in the middle of this... Read More
BritBox New UK Video Service Rolls Out Today
A new video on demand service is set to be released in Australia today, called BritBox the business which is a joint... Read More
Netflix Gives Aussie Film Industry A $21mil. Push
CANBERRA: Netflix is giving Australia’s screen production sector in Australia a boost with the announcement of two major Netflix titles, to be... Read More
Binge Now On Samsung TV’s
As the streaming battle heats up between Foxtel and the Nine network’s Stan, we can exclusively reveal that Samsung Australia’s #1 TV... Read More
Could Spotify Become Netflix For Audio?
Spotify is reportedly considering a podcast-only plan, with a survey going out to users asking about various podcast options and price points... Read More
Disney+ Offers Free Two-Month Subscriptions To Fortnite Players
Epic Games has teamed up with Disney to offer free two-month Disney+ subscriptions to players who spend real money in Fortnite. From... Read More
UPDATED: Foxtel Walks Away From Rugby Union, Stan Set To Launch Sports Streaming
Foxtel and News Corp have walked away from Rugby Union due to poor ratings, and advertisers who don’t see the value of... Read More
Apple TV Coming To Xbox Series X, S
Apple TV will be among a suite of streaming apps available on the Xbox Series X and Series S consoles at launch... Read More
Govt. Mulls Weaker Tech Giant Rules For Aussie Publishing
CANBERRA: Fierce lobbying by Google and Facebook has led the Commonwealth Government to consider weakening new rules designed to force the tech... Read More
Where To Stream The 2020 Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is on at 3pm today – here’s where you can stream the big race live. In video, TAB will... Read More
Twitter, Facebook CEO Slammed Over US Election Content Bias
Twitter and Facebook’s CEOs have been slammed over the social media giants’ influence in the US elections, with Twitter pressed on allegations... Read More
Supercars Race Out From Behind Kayo Paywall
Foxtel’s streaming service Kayo will move a number of sports out from behind its paywall, including Supercars. Patrick Delany, CEO of Kayo,... Read More
Foxtel Roll-Out Advanced Voice Search For Remote Control
Foxtel has ramped up the intelligence of its remote control by deploying new, advanced voice command capabilities. The pay-TV provider has today... Read More
Quibi Shuts Down, Latest Billion Dollar Flop
Quibi has become the latest casualty in the global streaming service war, with the short-form video app to to shut after just... Read More
