While Spotify is definitely the most popular music streaming service in the Irish market, it is not the only show in town. There are a lot of different music services that are available, though many might not cater for the mainstream. So which other services are available and how much do they charge? For the […]
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Here’s What Ireland Watched in 2021
With so many video streaming services available these days it’s often hard to know which TV shows and films are available where. Just Watch does an admirable job of helping you find content as well as suggesting movies and tv shows based on your past preferences. They also track what the most popular TV shows […]
Netflix Raising Prices (Again!)
Netflix has announced that it will be raising its prices in some markets. The streaming giant will be upping the monthly fees for users in the US and Canada. The new higher prices apply immediately to new signups with existing users’ fees being increased after they’ve been notified. Current members will receive an email notification […]
Amazon Prime Video Expands Choice of TV Shows in Ireland
Amazon’s Prime Video service launched in Ireland back in December of last year. With the introductory pricing of €2.99 / month for the first six months it’s hard to knock the service’s value, though, like NetFlix when it launched the range of TV shows and movies is a little lacking. Amazon, however, have announced that […]
Amazon Prime Video Finally Available in Ireland
Amazon announced this morning that Amazon Prime Video is now available in Ireland. The tech giant has also extended the service’s availability to over 200 countries. The service will cost €2.99 / month in Ireland for the first 6 months, but will rise to €5.99 / month after. For now the service will only offer […]
Anois is Féidir na Fotheidil a Mhúchadh le Aip TG4
Now you can turn off English subtitles (or choose Irish ones) on TG4’s app, and they’ve added support for Chromecast. Curtha soir ag fotheidil Bhéarla agus tú ag iarraidh an Ghaeilge a chlos ar Ros na Rún? Tá leagan nua de Aip iOS TG4 anois a thugann an rogha do dhaoine na fotheidil a roghnú nó a mhúchadh […]
Apple Music Will Take €10 From You Unless You Cancel the Auto-Renew Today
If you signed up for Apple Music when it launched on July 1st, you got a three-month free trial, which was set to auto-renew on October 1st: that’s the day after tomorrow! Some people probably went straight in to their Apple Music settings and disabled the auto-renew, allowing the trial to expire when it’s done. Others will have […]
Taylor Swift Gets Apple to Agree to Pay Royalties During Streaming Trial
View image | gettyimages.com Apple has backed down on their plans to not pay artist royalties during the three month trial period of the new Apple Music streaming service. It follows criticism by Taylor Swift, and others, who had complained about the proposal in the wake of Apple’s announcement at WWDC. In a post on Tumblr, Swift […]
TIDAL Brings Lossless HiFi Music Streaming to Ireland
TIDAL, the first High Fidelity lossless music streaming service with HD music videos and Curated Editorial, has just announced the availability of its service in Ireland. Billed as “the ideal music service for those who care about quality”, TIDAL boasts an extensive library of 25 million-plus tracks, 75,000 music videos, and curated editorial articles, features and interviews […]
“Appointment viewing is dead” says House of Cards Producer Brunetti
Dana Brunetti, the producer of House of Cards and The Social Network, spoke on Day 2 of Web Summit, in an interview with Matt Garahan of the Financial Times. The Netflix-produced House of Cards, he said, truly disrupted the traditional television space. “Conventional companies only wanted to commit to a pilot for House of Cards,” said […]