Tag: streaming

Netflix’s Cobra Kai season 6 will be a mega 15 episode epic released in 3 parts from July

The news that Cobra Kai is coming to an end was sad news for fans of the show, but it turns out that while the end is indeed nigh it’s going to take a whopping 15 episodes to get there. Posting on X, @cobrakaiseries (see below) explained: “the end of…

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Netflix’s trailer for Benedict Cumberbatch’s Eric reveals the puppet-based thriller is even more bizarre than I expected

The first trailer for Netflix‘s Eric, a new crime thriller series, has finally been released – and, honestly, it looks even more surreal than I expected. Starring Marvel actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays Doctor Strange in the comic book giant’s cinematic universe, I thought Eric would be another typical mystery-thriller…

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Prime Video movie of the day: Death Race sees Jason Statham do dystopia in an action-packed smash-em-up

Death Race has been described as “mindless” and “violent”, and that’s meant as a criticism. But if you’re a fan of high-octane action movies, mindless violence might be just the thing you’re looking to stream on Prime Video. And few actors do mindless violence as well as Jason Statham, who…

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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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