Foxtel is looking decidedly un-Foxtelish these days. Pay TV without the cable. Playing nice with other streaming services. A Foxtel box that doesn’t really look like a Foxtel box. The company Wednesday announced the launch of the Foxtel Now Box — a set-top puck created for Foxtel’s pay-by-the-month streaming service, Foxtel Now, a puck which …
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Francis Underwood’s getting the boot. “House of Cards,” the popular Netflix series, will end next year after its upcoming sixth season. The show, the first original series distributed by the streaming giant, features Kevin Spacey as Underwood, a scheming politician. The news of the cancellation comes the day after Spacey was accused of making unwanted sexual advances toward a minor …
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You don’t have to visit Australia to experience the wonder of the Great Barrier Reef. Google, Netflix and Twitter, as well as the BBC and Australian nonprofit New Horizons, have produced digital experiences that make the reef accessible from your couch. Swim in the pristine waters of Australia’s Coral Sea, spy on the reef’s bountiful marine life and soak up …
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With the Bolt Vox, TiVo finally adds voice controls to its entertainment experience, joining Roku, Apple, Amazon, Google and Comcast Xfinity. The company’s latest series of 4K-resolution DVR and streaming media boxes combine all the features of the current Bolt models with a new voice remote control and next-gen user experience. In fact, TiVo says the Bolt Vox has the …
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“Stranger Things” is almost back. The second season of the cultural phenomenon arrives on Netflix on Friday. We discuss the tricks Netflix plays to get us hooked on that show and others, including choosing that perfect splash photo to tease the show. Not that we need another photo to get us excited. We also discuss T-Mobile’s third-quarter earnings results and how …
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Outspoken T-Mobile CEO John Legere is playing it low-key this time. On Monday, the “Un-carrier” posted third-quarter results — usually a chance for Legere to jump on a conference call to crow about the company’s performance or to bash its competitors. But aside from a seven-minute video Q&A segment and a quote in a press release, Legere is remaining mum. That’s …
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If Telstra has its way, you’ll never have to go anywhere else for entertainment ever again. The telco announced Monday the launch of Telstra TV2, also dubbed “the new Telstra TV,” building on the first generation, Roku-powered set-top box it first released in 2015. The second-gen device has a lot of the same features as the original Telstra TV — …
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If you regularly find yourself running out of data at the end of the month following a binge of Breaking Bad on Netflix then Vodafone’s new bundles may be just the ticket. If you’re on a pay monthly plan, you can add a pass to your account. It’ll let you use certain specific data-heavy services without eating into your monthly …
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The Google Pixel 2 reviews are out, and they’re pretty positive. For our 300th episode, we welcome back Senior Reporter Joan Solsman, who returns in time to weigh in on our second topic: Netflix’s earnings and recent price cut. Lastly, we chat about ZTE’s crazy foldable Axon M phone, which has two screens in a funky and unique design. The …
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Having a hard time keeping up with everything Netflix is putting out? So is the company’s budget. Netflix on Monday celebrated its biggest gain ever in subscribers for this time of year, in a report detailing its finances for the third quarter. But on the heels of a price increase, the company vowed to keep revving up its output of …
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