Netflix Surges, Harder For Foxtel To Take On
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January 23, 2018
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As Foxtel struggles to grow their subs base, Netflix is surging with the US streaming Company delivering 8.3m new subscribers in the... Read More
Sony 4K UHD TV’s Compromised, When It Comes To Premium Dolby Vision
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32% of Australians now have access to a streaming video service in their household, edging ahead Pay TV subscriptions for the first... Read More
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More information about an unreleased Apple product has leaked from the company itself, this time about the upcoming Apple TV. iOS developer Guilherme... Read More
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As media moguls battle over the Ten network and as Optus cranks up their ‘entertainment’ content offering for portable devices consumers millennials... Read More
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Netflix is adding support for the Dolby Atmos surround sound format from today. The first content to support the “immersive” sound format... Read More
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Netflix Trials Price Rises In Oz
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