From “House of Cards” to “Transparent”, some of today’s best TV isn’t on TV at all. We caught up with Helen Cowley, senior manager at Amazon Instant Video, to find out how online streaming gives big names and fresh talent an opportunity to do something different, and find out why Amazon wants you to help …
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Is the future of radio a shift from local broadcast to an online global audience? iStock With its new 24-hour global Beats 1 radio station streaming music and chat to Apple devices worldwide, Apple has launched the most high-profile Internet radio station ever. Is this the beginning of the end for broadcast radio? We spoke to UK-based radio station and …
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Diane Keaton Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for AFI Diane Keaton is to join Jude Law in ” The Young Pope,” the first TV series co-produced by UK broadcaster Sky and US broadcaster HBO. The international co-production marks the latest series to be produced by broadcasters from different countries and peopled with international stars to appeal to audiences around the world. This …
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Angelina Jolie pictured during a visit to a camp for displaced Iraqis in north Iraq. Safin Hamed/AFP/Getty Images Angelina Jolie is directing a movie for Netflix. The Oscar-winning actor will helm an adaptation of “First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers”, a memoir by Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung about her struggles under the …
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Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia and mobile phone carrier The People’s Operator. The People’s Operator Remember the ice bucket challenge? Last summer, it seemed everybody was getting a soaking for charity. If you want to continue raising money and awareness for good causes, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales this week spearheaded the launch in the US of The People’s Operator, a …
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Apple Pay launched in the US in October 2014 and is poised to hit UK shops this week. James Martin/CNET Apple Pay is set to start paying off in the UK on Tuesday. UK bank HSBC appears to have inadvertently confirmed the date that you can start using your iPhone to pay for stuff in British shops. The UK is …
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Recording artist Zendaya poses for a selfie with fans at the 2015 BET Awards. Christopher Polk/BET/Getty Images Say cheese: MasterCard has come up with an app that lets you pay for stuff with a selfie. The credit card company is experimenting with a mobile app that uses facial recognition to verify your identity. After downloading the app, you pay for …
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The bPay contactless wristband allows you to pay for stuff without pulling out your wallet or messing about with a PIN number. You don’t even have to look at the till or stop laughing with your friends. Sam Robinson Photography If you’re sick of fumbling for change or punching in a PIN, then you probably love mobile payment. As services …
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The Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition, on sale in Europe, is the latest device to bring Ubuntu to a smart phone. Andrew Hoyle/CNET If you fancy trying out the latest Ubuntu phone, you’ll have to wait until your number comes up. In a rather novel sales tactic, the Meizu MX4 Ubuntu Edition will be available tomorrow in an unusual origami-based lottery. …
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Miley Cyrus smashed into YouTube with her video for “Wrecking Ball” which has been watched a whopping 773 million times. Miley Cyrus Vevo Good evening YouTube — are you ready to rock? Probably the world’s biggest platform for fans finding and playing music, new and old, the Google-owned video website is a perfect place to reach fans across the world. …
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