Streaming algorithm is ‘more likely to pick music by male artists’

Founded as a small start-up firm just 14 years ago, Spotify has quickly risen to take the music world by storm. From its humble beginnings, the music streaming service, which boasts a library of 60million songs, now has a staggering 320million monthly active users and is worth an estimated $23billion. The meteoric rise began in … Read more

Harry and Meghan ‘held talks with streaming platform Quibi a YEAR before Megxit’

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were in talks with a £1.3billion-backed US company a year before they stepped down as senior royals, it was reported last night. Prince Harry, 36, and Meghan, 39, are said to have had multiple meetings with Quibi, a now-defunct video streaming service, from early 2019 until after they quit … Read more

Ginny & Georgia debuts atop the Nielsen streaming charts

Netflix appears to have yet another hit on its hands with the new series Ginny & Georgia, which debuted atop the Nielsen streaming charts. The first season of the one-hour series, starring Brianne Howey and Antonia Gentry, amassed 953 million viewing minutes for the week of February 22-28, via THR. On the movie side of … Read more

Australian actors push for local content guarantees for streaming platforms

Australian actors including Simon Baker, Bryan Brown and Marta Dusseldorp descend on Parliament House to push for local content guarantees for streaming platforms By Aap Published: 21:42 GMT, 17 March 2021 | Updated: 22:11 GMT, 17 March 2021 Australian stars have traded the bright lights of Hollywood for Canberra’s corridors of power in a bid … Read more

Film streaming on Bombardier trains to tempt leisure trippers

Industrial giant behind Bombardier trains plans to use film streaming and food ordering apps to lure passengers back to the railways By Alex Lawson, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 6 March 2021 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 6 March 2021 The industrial giant behind Bombardier trains plans to use film streaming and food ordering … Read more

Netflix is DOWN: TV and film streaming service crashes for frustrated viewers across the UK 

Netflix is DOWN: TV and film streaming service crashes for frustrated viewers across the UK Appears the outage is nationwide and with customers unable to access content  There were more than 1,600 complaints on social media as of 10:39am  By Joe Pinkstone For Mailonline Published: 10:53 GMT, 3 March 2021 | Updated: 10:58 GMT, 3 … Read more

How much major UK streaming services have increased prices

Households looking to subscribe to Disney+ will find the streaming site has increased its prices by over 33 per cent, as it adds an array of new shows to the platform under its Star banner.  Customers must now pay £7.99 a month, as opposed to £5.99, whilst yearly plans have also risen from £59.99 to … Read more

WandaVision viewers CRASH Disney+ and cause outage as fans overwhelm streaming service

Viewers of WandVision crashed Disney+ on Friday morning as the latest installment dropped on the streaming service. There was a brief 10-minute outage in the early hours of Friday as episode seven of the Marvel Cinematic Universe-based series was made available, PEOPLE reports. Fans expressed their frustration on social media after experiencing issues as they … Read more

Real Housewives of Miami reboot is in development at the Peacock streaming service

Almost exactly a decade after it first debuted, Real Housewives of Miami is getting the reboot treatment. The Peacock streaming service, which is owned by Bravo’s parent company NBCUniversal, announced the Real Housewives of Miami reboot on Wednesday. No cast members have been announced at this time, though the announcement revealed this reboot is happening, … Read more

Salma Hayek shares her obsession with owls on CBS talk show while promoting new streaming film Bliss

Salma Hayek shares her obsession with owls on CBS talk show while promoting new streaming film Bliss By Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com Published: 07:44 GMT, 4 February 2021 | Updated: 07:44 GMT, 4 February 2021 Salma Hayek shared her obsession with owls Wednesday while promoting her latest movie Bliss on The Late Show with Stephen … Read more