Last month, sci-fi show Altered Carbon joined Sense8, The OA and Luke Cage in being axed from Netflix after just two seasons. Despite passionate fan protests, for the streaming service, it’s all about data
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James Dean is being brought back to life for a new movie. It’s just the start – as the image rights to old celebrities expire, we’re set for a resurrection free-for-all
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UK-centric streaming service BritBox is releasing a slow stream of original content. But will its focus on over-45s and Brits abroad be enough to compete with Netflix?
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Netflix has bought a cinema in New York. It could be the start of a big screen revolution
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The founders of the flailing short-form video platform are pointing the finger at coronavirus. But with shoddy content and a poor user experience, Quibi was doomed to fail from the start
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Small bites of episodic television ten minutes long and made for viewing on our mobile phones are vying for our short attention span
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Hallmark reined supreme over festive films. Now Netflix is going after its Christmas crown
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Be prepared for less hugging and big family meals and more animation and forced optimism as advertising agencies grapple with the grim prospect of a Covid-19 Christmas
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ITV has made millions by teaming up with an app developer on Love Island – and its success hints at the future of the TV business
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The pandemic forced soap opera producers to hit pause. Now they’re back – and tackling the challenge of weaving Covid-19 into the plot
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Another year, another #OscarSoWhite. To fix the Oscars, the Academy needs to start by becoming more transparent
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As a kid, I vividly remember playing a 2D chat game full of colourful characters with fruit for heads. So why has it seemingly vanished without a trace?
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Volunteer transcribers are filling their spare time describing image posts, videos and screenshots on Reddit so that visually impaired people can access them
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Fans are using giant screens, Zoom calls and video game soundboards to create an atmosphere for games played behind closed doors
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From Mariah Carey to Wham! to The Pogues, we only ever listen to Christmas music that’s decades old, but there’s a reason
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In-flight safety videos are governed by strict rules. That doesn’t mean that people remember the advice
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People whose loved ones have died during the pandemic are turning to strangers on the internet for support
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Even before the pandemic, traditional porn studios were struggling to compete with premium upload sites like OnlyFans. Coronavirus has only made things worse
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Advent calendars have swapped chocolate for luxury goods as retailers fight for consumer cash. But where and when will it end?
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As the lockdown is eased, people are heading to illegal raves organised on social media. The authorities will struggle to police them
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Tech firms are giving their products ridiculously confusing and complex names and it’s not helping anyone
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With strong improvements in both audio and design, as well as active noise cancelling, Beats’ new on-ear headphones are all grown up
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Motorola was already touting the power of magnets long before the iPhone 12. But where Motorola failed, Apple’s MagSafe will most likely succeed
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Thousands of coronavirus scams have hit the web. All have one thing in common: they’re preying on people’s desperation
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Dyson’s at it again with a smart light that aims to tweak its brightness and colour temperature according to the light around you
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They won’t blow your mind, but for just £50, the Beats Flex will deliver a reliable headphones experience
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Facial recognition, fingerprints and iris scanning have all joined PINs, passcodes and swipe patterns. But which should you be using?
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As online shopping thrives during the pandemic, so does the market for mystery boxes filled with our unwanted goods
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Unscrupulous online sellers are making huge sums selling ill and dying dogs as interest in pets soars during the pandemic
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Ryanair, Wizz Air, Lufthansa and British Airways have led the charge as major airlines plot a return to the skies. For passengers, this means empty planes, no refunds and a logistical nightmare
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The radical cost-cutting model was never built to withstand coronavirus, let alone panic-buying
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They thrived during the pandemic. Now supermarkets want to tackle their mountain of waste
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In 2017, WeWork bought the burgeoning community-building website. But after putting in place controversial changes, the coworking firm has put its acquisition up for sale again
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One of Spain’s most successful resorts is doing everything right to protect guests from coronavirus. But Britain’s travel block could still ruin holidays and finances
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The British may be champions of standing in line, but the pandemic has made us hate it
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Armed with face masks and visors, door-to-door salespeople aren’t going to let a pandemic get in the way of a deal
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Co-founder Cal Henderson shares what Slack has learned about communication as the world switches to remote working – and how our behaviour has changed
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From John O’Groats to Land’s End, thousands of UK hotels and B&Bs closed down during the pandemic. They may not survive the summer
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The pandemic has sparked a new generation of academic-led healthtech startups, and universities are raking in millions
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Trials in Finland and Canada proved that meat alternative burgers can be a huge fast food success. But logistics stand in the way of a wider rollout
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