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I Watched Over 1000 Movies and Didn’t Find my Perfect Headphones Until 900!
Firstly, I want to be clear that this is not a paid sponsored post, but just a more casual approach to a product review, in this case, the Audeze LCD-2 Closed Back headphones. Which Audeze were very kind enough to send to me for my movie project. About the Audeze…
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Netflix to Start Its Account Sharing Crackdown Before the End of Q1 2023!
Netflix has not exactly been shy in expressing its opinion in regard to those who enter into ‘account sharing‘ agreements. They don’t like it. It’s again their terms of service. And in a nutshell, they want to bring the practice, if not to an end, then at least make those…
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Netflix Accused of Cynically Burying Their Standard ‘Basic’ Package!
With Netflix losing subscribers in rapid fashion, I think it would be fair to say that the streaming platform is in something of a mini-crisis at the moment. – A key factor in this, of course, is the cost of living rising throughout the world. Put simply, cancelling your Netflix…
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John Carpenter (Sort Of) Confirms Dead Space Movie is in Production
I daresay that more than a few of you reading this are highly looking forward to the release of the Dead Space Remake later this month (January 27th in case you were not aware). And, as expected, the hype surrounding the franchise has certainly started to grow. – Following a…
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Netflix Commits to its Ad Tier Despite Minimal Consumer Interest
I think it goes without saying that Netflix has a bit of a huge problem on its hands at the moment. Having lost over 2 million subscribers over just the last year, all current projections seem to suggest that their consumer base will continue to fall as with the ongoing…
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Netflix Confirms £4.99 Ad-Supported Subscription Tier for November
Ever since the start of the year, there have been rumours suggesting that in order to address their alarming drop off in subscriber counts seen since the start of the year, Netflix was considering the introduction of a new less expensive tier which would see it supported, in some way,…
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Bruce Willis Becomes First Major Actor to Sell Their DeepFake Rights!
Update – Bruce Willis’ agent has since issued a statement denying that the actor has actually sold his deepfake rights. – We’re looking into this further and will provide an update should more detailed information appear online. Following his diagnosis of aphasia earlier this year, the chances are exceptionally likely…
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Scammers Accused of Uploading Copyrighted Movies Just to Blackmail Downloaders
Piracy is a crime, and downloading copyrighted material or using it without the owner’s permission, as I’m pretty sure that the vast majority of you know, is against the law. This is, incidentally, no judgment of any of you who do involve yourselves in such activities. It’s just a fact.…
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Netflix To Move Away From Binge Releases To Weekly Drops?
Although this hasn’t always been the case (with more than a few exceptions), typically speaking when Netflix drops a new show they tend to dump all of the episodes in one fell swoop. This does, of course, invite the consumer to sit down and binge-watch the entire thing. – Following…
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Upgrading My Plex Server With a new TerraMaster NAS and Seagate IronWolf Pro Drives!
It’s been a while now, but earlier this year we had three storms pretty much back to back. The end result of this was a damaged roof tile, some blown-over garden furniture, and my NAS died. The NAS itself went utterly bonkers and won’t even load the login screen, and…
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Is Netflix’s Upcoming Ad-Tier A Precursor for More Price Increases?
It’s pretty much a foregone conclusion that at some point, either late this year or in early 2023, Netflix will announce the launch of its brand new ad-supported subscription tier. Effectively representing a fourth and least expensive option to consumers, it has clearly been a matter of more than a…
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Netflix’s Proposed Ad-Tier Might Not ALWAYS Include Adverts!
Netflix is expected to launch its new ad-supported subscription tier at some point in early 2023. While it is still unclear exactly how much they plan to charge for this, it undoubtedly sounds like an excellent idea to try and tempt some of the people who left the platform back…
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Research Concludes that Anti-Piracy Advertising Only Likely Encouraged It!
We all know that piracy is a crime. No matter how you choose to morally wrap it up, it does ultimately boil down to theft. – And if you were to tell me that you’d never engaged in it at some point in your life, you’d have to forgive me…
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Disney Celebrates Beating Netflix in Sub Count By… Hiking its Prices!
Despite having only launched in late 2018, earlier this week figures were posted online confirming that the Disney+ streaming service had officially beaten Netflix’s subscriber count. In other words, Disney was now the new king (or queen if you prefer) of the streaming wars with more of us now being…
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Disney Overtakes Netflix As the New Top Dog of the Streaming Wars
Following its launch back in November 2019, Disney’s streaming platform has undoubtedly proven to be exceptionally popular with consumers. – I think, however, that it would’ve been fair to say at the time that while it might’ve eventually offered something of a near parity to Netflix in terms of subscribers,…
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