Tag: Netflix
NASA spacecraft attempts closest-ever approach to Sun, ChatGPT search tool open to manipulation?
Image: NASA A Nasa spacecraft is attempting to make history with the closest-ever approach to the Sun. The Parker Solar Probe is plunging into our star's outer atmosphere, enduring brutal temperatures and extreme radiation. It is out of communication for several days during this burning hot fly-by and scientists will be…
Less than half of 16-24 year olds watch live broadcast TV, Ofcom finds
Stark generational divide as 16-24s watch just 20 mins of live TV daily Family TV becoming device of choice to watch YouTube at home Radio listening hits 20-year high as commercial stations thrive For the first time, less than half of 16-24-year-olds are now watching broadcast TV in an average week, according to Ofcom’s annual study…
Declining DVD Sales Threatening the Future of Media Preservation
It's that time again when the older generation takes out our straw hats and pipes and laments the death of a type of media we grew up enjoying. This time we're talking about DVDs, the humble disc-based format that's spent decades as the status quo for digital video media. Even as the Blu-ray superseded the…
Creative Use of Video Technology to Improve Interaction
Video technology has revolutionized the way we communicate, learn, and entertain ourselves. From the early days of analog video to the digital age, the evolution of video technology has been nothing short of remarkable. Today, video has become an integral part of our daily lives, seamlessly integrating into various aspects of our personal and professional…
Fox launches Netflix rival Tubi, Scientists develop ‘living skin’ for robots
Rupert Murdoch's Fox Corporation is entering the UK's highly competitive free, ad-supported video streaming market. Tubi will compete with the likes of Netflix, Disney+, ITVX and Channel 4's streaming platform as well as the BBC iPlayer. The platform has been quickly gaining market share in the US where, according to Fox, it has almost 80…
3 in 4 pensioners don’t believe TV licence fee is worth the money
Three-quarters of pensioners (76%) don't think that the TV licence payment offers good value for money, according to new research by Broadband Genie Three-fifths (61%) people aged over 75 are not aware that they may be eligible for a free TV licence The research highlights an exodus to streaming services, with a third of pensioners…
Free deliveries will stop mass cancellation of Amazon Prime, claims ParcelHero
Amazon’s Prime Video channel imposes adverts from today – and users have taken to social media to vent their fury. Many are threatening to ditch their subscriptions, but the home delivery expert ParcelHero says the lure of Amazon Prime’s ‘free’ next-day deliveries means most Brits won’t click ‘Cancel’. Viewers of Amazon’s Prime Video streaming movie…
Apple Mac turns 40, Microsoft becomes $3 trillion company
Apple's first Macintosh - a device that revolutionised personal computers - turns 40 today. The "game-changing" computer first went on sale on 24 January 1984, two days after being introduced to the world in a big-budget Super Bowl advert, by renowned British director Sir Ridley Scott. The advert, referencing George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984, was itself…
AI to hit 40% of jobs worldwide, majority of e-scooter accidents not recorded
Artificial intelligence is set to affect nearly 40% of all jobs worldwide, according to a new analysis by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). IMF's managing director Kristalina Georgieva says "in most scenarios, AI will likely worsen overall inequality". Ms Georgieva adds that policymakers should address the "troubling trend" to "prevent the technology from further stoking…
Virgin Media O2 reveals Brits’ connectivity, digital and TV habits of 2023
Virgin Media O2 has today released its ‘Year in Review’ - a deep dive of trends, habits and behaviours across its broadband, mobile and TV services. It reveals that 2023 saw usage records smashed, the King’s Coronation topping the TV charts and Wednesday emerging as the most popular office day. The pandemic and Covid restrictions…
