Tag: streaming
Even YouTube’s pause screen won’t be safe from smart TV ads soon, as Google hints it’ll follow Hulu, Max and Peacock soon
If you thought YouTube’s preroll and midroll ads were already too much, then you’re going to love the next monetization strategy that it’s seemingly cooking up: pause-screen ads. This idea has already been trialed on some YouTube TV apps. As the name suggests, when you pause a video, rather than…
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Netflix movie of the day: The Babadook is a seriously scary horror that will get inside your head
The Babadook is one of the most original and iconic horror movies in recent years, attracting rave reviews and ending up everywhere from Pride parades to proudly displayed tattoos – and most recently, Netflix. At heart, it's a simple story about a single mom whose kid tells her he can…
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Peacock may increase the cost of its monthly and annual plans again
It looks like Peacock is raising prices again for the second time in less than a year. According to Variety, the monthly Premium with ads plan will “increase by $2 to $7.99”, officially making it more expensive than Netflix’s Standard with ads option. The platform’s Premium Plus (which the report…
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YouTube TV on Android introduces new Multiview feature – here’s how to use it
A couple of months ago, the YouTube TV app on iOS gained Multiview, a feature giving subscribers a way to watch up to four different sports games at once. A company spokesperson at the time told us Android users wouldn’t get the update until later this summer. Well, it seems…
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Prime Video movie of the day: Road House is an action-packed remake of the ’80s cult classic
When the news of a Road House remake was announced, fans of the original movie (including some on the TechRadar team) weren’t exactly happy. The ’80s film, which starred Patrick Swayze, is one of those good/bad movies that attracts a very devoted following – and that following wasn’t keen on anybody…
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Netflix movie of the day: Baby Driver is an incredible action movie with a stunning soundtrack and 92% on Rotten Tomatoes
The conceit behind Baby Driver – a getaway driver uses his iPod playlists to drown out his tinnitus, thereby providing the soundtrack to his car chases – is really smart, and works incredibly well: the film sounds as good as it looks, and it looks amazing. If you’re in the mood for…
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