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Streaming a season of your favourite TV show on Netflix produces pollution

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Aping your eco-hero Greta Thunberg, you’ve just had an exhausting but morally uplifting day out protesting to save the planet.  Naturally, you’ve spent a lot of time on your phone, checking what other protesters have been doing and sharing photos on Instagram. After all that chanting and placard-waving, you decide to put your feet up … Read more

BritBox sparks row after BBC and ITV streaming service runs Doctor Who episode with racist slurs

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BritBox sparks ‘yellowface’ row after BBC and ITV streaming service runs Doctor Who episode with racist slurs and white actors wearing make-up to play Asian characters £5.99-a-month streaming service failed to put a content warning on the episode TV bosses had promised its shows would ‘comply’ with a 2019 audience BBC’s Death Us Do Part … Read more

Netflix stock gets a bump as coronavirus concerns are seen as good for the streaming service

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Netflix stock RISES despite global economic recession fears after suggestions people quarantined amid coronavirus concerns will use the streaming service to pass the time The price of Netflix stock rose .08 per cent this week as coronavirus concerns wiped nearly $3 trillion off the combined market value of S&P 500 companies Netflix could see a … Read more

Disney+ wades into UK streaming market with £4.17-a-month offer to cut out Netflix and Amazon Prime

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Disney+ has thrown down the gauntlet in a bid to undercut UK competitors Netflix and Amazon Prime with an introductory offer of £4.17-per-month.  Brits will be able to enjoy Star Wars, Marvel, and Pixar films – as well as original series – on Disney+ at a discounted £49.99-a-year ahead of its March 24 launch.  The entertainment giant … Read more

Vizio points to outdated Chromecast software as potential cause of streaming problems with Disney+

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Here’s a look at the new streaming challengers and what you get with each:  NEW PLAYERS  Disney+ Disney’s entertainment service, featuring shows and movies from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars and National Geographic. Launch date: November 12 Price: $7 a month or $70 a year. Getting Disney Plus with ESPN Plus and Hulu, both owned … Read more