Tag: netflix
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Would ads make you dump Netflix? Vertical Hold Ep 375
Netflix's subscriber numbers are down, and it's considering an ad-supported model in response. Is that good business, but bad for subscribers? Special guest TV Blackbox's Steve Molk!
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Is Free to Air TV living on borrowed time, how do Aussies pick the ‘right’ telco?: Vertical Hold Ep 363
Is streaming TV going to eclipse free to air faster than anyone thought possible? How do you choose the 'best' telco provider for your needs? Special guests Chris Duckett (@dobes) from ZDNet and Steve Molk (@stevemolk) from TV BlackBox!
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Paramount poaches Star Trek, Australia’s sports streaming smackdown: Vertical Hold Ep 356
How were Australians (almost) robbed of Star Trek: Discovery at the last moment - until Paramount backflipped? How fragmented will sports rights get? Are we headed back into the bad old days of the dreaded pay TV bundle? Special guest TV Blackbox viewer advocate Steve Molk!
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Hands-on with Facebook’s Ray-Ban Specs, Foxtel’s IQ5 and the future of social media : Vertical Hold Ep 345
Facebook wants you to strap on a pair of its smarter Ray-Bans -- but what's the experience of smart sunnies like? What will subscriptions do to social media (and could they make it worse?) And what's worth getting excited about with Foxtel's new IQ5 set top box? Special guests TV Blackbox's Steve Molk (@stevemolk) and Age/SMH's Alice Clarke (AliceDKC)!
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Netflix woos gamers, Pegasus spyware attacks iPhones: Vertical Hold Ep 338
Netflix moves into gaming, Valve announces the Steam Deck and Apple's security is under sustained Pegasus attack! Special guests Stilgherrian and The Age/SMH's Tim Biggs!
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Netflix cracks down on account sharing; Apple, Google, Sonos in smart speaker smackdown: Vertical Hold Ep 320
Will Netflix's crack down on account sharing cost it customers? Is it worth getting excited about the 2nd gen Google Nest or Sonos Roam as the OG Apple HomePod rides off into the sunset? Guest News Corp tech editor/Hard Quiz champ Jennifer Dudley Nicholson (@jendudley) - Vertical Hold is brought to you by Aussie Broadband – changing the game with their award-winning network and Australian based support.
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What happens if the DOJ splits up Google, Chromecast with Google TV vs Fire TV Lite: Vertical Hold Episode 301
How (and why) would the US DOJ actually split up Google, and what would that look like? In the battle of the cheap streaming dongles, should you buy Google's Chromecast or Amazon's Fire Stick Lite? Special guests Finder Editor in Chief Angus Kidman (@gusworldau). Vertical Hold is brought to you by Aussie Broadband.
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Streaming special: CBS Aussie plans, Shudder launches, Quibi goes free and more: Vertical Hold ep 291
CBS has big plans for Australia, so why is it dragging its heels on bringing us the new Star Trek? Why are Aussies getting Quibi for free? Why is Netflix showing a broadway play nobody's seen yet? Will Shudder give the streaming world a scare? What's happening to the new Bill & Ted movie down under (and can we borrow their time machine?) All this and more in our streaming state of play special with special guest @TV_Blackbox viewer advocate Steve Molk!
