Tag: streaming
Spotify launches new service for audiobooks but Supremium is still missing
Spotify has launched a new standalone subscription service in the US for people who just want to listen to audiobooks, the aptly named Audiobooks Access Tier. For $9.99 a month, you’ll be given 15 hours of listening time for a catalog of over 200,000 Spotify audiobooks. These include notable series…
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Netflix’s The Beautiful Game trailer looks like a feel-good winner
For over two decades now, the Homeless World Cup has been a powerful force in the battle against homelessness: more than 1.2 million people have participated in the tournament, representing nearly 70 different countries, and it’s had a life-changing impact on many. And it looks like upcoming Netflix move The…
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Oscar-darling Poor Things is coming to Hulu next week
The Oscar-nominated movie Poor Things is coming to Hulu in the US on March 7. This means you’ll have just enough time to watch it before the Oscars air on March 10. If you’re elsewhere in the world, you can already rent or purchase Poor Things via Amazon‘s Prime Video…
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Brace yourself for another possible Netflix price hike this year – here’s why
There’s a non-zero percent chance that Netflix will hike prices again in multiple countries later this year. The prediction comes via a group of analysts from Swiss finance company, UBS Securities, telling people to “expect to see rate increases” due to a shifting entertainment ecosystem. Among other factors, they cite…
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Paramax Plus is off: Max and Paramount Plus’ merger isn’t happening
Back in December we reported that Max and Paramount Plus were in serious discussions about joining forces; the two entertainment firms were considering a “mega merger” that would enable them to better compete with Disney Plus (and its meld with Hulu) and Netflix on both big and small screens. In…
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Netflix’s Mea Culpa is a Rotten Tomatoes disaster – watch these 3 thrillers instead
It’s fair to say that the reviews of Mea Culpa, the new Netflix thriller, aren’t being very kind. It’s currently sitting with a Rotten Tomatoes rating of just 15%, and while that’s only based on 13 reviews so far, it does appear that if this film were a bird, it’d…
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