Category: Movies/Music/ TV Streaming
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Netflix Confirms Stranger Things Season 2 for 2017
Netflix has tweeted out a video confirming that its surprise hit telly show Stranger Things will be returning for a second season in 2017. Stranger Things appeared on Netflix last month with all eight episodes of the ultra-retro sci-fi horror available to stream immediately. We loved the throwbacks to the glory days of 80s VHS…
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Star Wars: Rogue One – What We Know So Far
Three days ago the new trailer for Star Wars: Rogue One was released to the general public to critical acclaim both for and against. For some, it was instant exhilaration once the music cut in, for others, not so great. Kylo Ren, for one, was not too happy about it. A Spoof video on Youtube…
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Star Trek Discovery to Launch January 2017 – But When is it Set?
As readers of the Gadget Helpline will know we have been eagerly pursuing any info or rumours surrounding the secretive new Star Trek series set for launch on CBS All Access and Netflix in 2017. Over SDCC weekend the show’s executive producer and veteran Trek writer Brian Fuller revealed a title and release date, as…
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Netflix Trailers for Marvel’s Luke Cage, Iron Fist and The Defenders Debut at SDCC
Following on the highly successful heels of Daredevil and Jessica Jones, the next three series in the Marvel/Netflix line-up have been announced with exciting debut trailers hitting SDCC on its preview night. Teasers for shows based on Luke Cage, Iron Fist and The Defenders all made an impact at the annual comic and entertainment show…
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Star Trek 2017 Will Stream on Netflix in 188 Countries Outside of the USA
Netflix has announced today that it will become the exclusive streaming home of the brand new Star Trek series outside of the US when the show launches in early 2017. The next weekly televised Star Trek series currently has no fixed date to air but what we do know is that it’ll be available to…
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Amazon Instant Video Adds SD Card Support for Android Downloads
Amazon’s streaming video service has stepped up its game against Netflix by adding SD card support for downloads on Android devices. The update is minor, but adds a very useful bonus feature for Amazon Instant Video customers which allows downloaded movies and TV (such as Amazon exclusive Mr. Robot – now on it’s second season) to…
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James Gunn Confirms Anti-Piracy Tech at San Diego Comic Con
San Diego Comic Con International is the biggest geek-fest of the year and whether you’re lucky enough to attend, or even if you’re not, you can always guarantee some tantalising footage from some of the top upcoming movies is sure to follow! As much as we love a shiny new HD trailer, sometimes this isn’t…
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Torrent Downloaders Could Now Face Maximum Ten Year Sentence
The UK Government has just increased the maximum sentence for illegal downloaders from two to ten years imprisonment in a new copyright legislation bill. Online downloading and unauthorised sharing of movies, television and music is an offence the government now considers to be on par with full scale counterfeiting and therefore the sentencing for breaking…
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Apple May Be Buying Tidal
The biggest and best stars in the music industry today are always getting cosy with a streaming service, with Drake’s open endorsement of Apple Music plain to see, as well as Jay Z’s own Tidal streaming service. However, Tidal hasn’t been faring too well against the corporate mega-entity that is Apple, and, if reports are…
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Netflix Beams Up Every Series of Star Trek Ever!
What better way to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Star Trek than by indulging in a massive marathon of every episode ever made? Well, Netflix has made is even easier to “do zat” by loading up every series of Trek ever! Yes – We said every series and episode of Star Trek EVER!! This means…
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Now TV Smart Box and Now TV Combo Deals Announced
Sky has today announced a new Now TV Set Top Box and service bundle – together known as the Now TV Combo. Thanks to its vast range of internet-based programming and compact hardware, Now TV has grown in popularity over other subscription based television services in recent times and the winning formula has once again…
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Netflix Videos Can Be Downloaded and Saved Thanks to Google Vulnerability
It’s been discovered that a Google-owned program can be used to allow Netflix and Amazon Prime videos to be downloaded and stored on to your computer. The embarrassing glitch, discovered by German researchers, uses a system called Widevine DRM and allows for copyrighted ‘premium’ content to be ripped straight from the streaming websites and saved…