When Netflix first launched in the Irish market it was a streaming only service. However they introduced the option to download films and TV shows on your mobile devices back in 2016. I love the feature when I’m travelling. I’ll load up my iPad with TV episodes and films before a long flight or when […]
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Netflix Confirms Stranger Things Season 2
Netflix’s latest show Stranger Things has been a massive hit with audiences around the world. The company has announced that production on season 2 is proceeding with the second season to be aired (released?) in 2017. They’ve also confirmed that season 2 will have 9 episodes and that the show’s creators and writers Matt and […]
New Star Trek Series & Complete Archive Comes to Netflix
Netflix and CBS Studios International have announced a landmark international licensing agreement for the new “Star Trek” television series. Netflix will be the exclusive premiere home of “Star Trek” in 188 countries (excluding the US and Canada). Each episode of the new series will be available globally within 24 hours of its U.S. premiere. Additionally, all […]
BBC Three Ceases Broadcasting, Moves Online
Thirteen years after it began broadcasting, the BBC’s youth oriented TV channel BBC Three stopped broadcasting yesterday. Instead, it is to continue as an online service, offering about 4 hours a week of new content, available on-demand via the BBC iPlayer, and YouTube. It’s a significant milestone in the move away from ‘linear’ TV, meaning programmes streamed sequentially in a ‘channel’ […]
Podcast: Compost, Lost Lobsters and Silly Traffic [Audio]
Blacknight CEO Michele Neylon and I got together in his office on Friday for our first podcast chat of 2016 – and it’s been a busy year so far. Michele brings us up to date on his recent trips to Las Vegas and Turkey and talked about a recent spate of phishing attacks which are specifically targeting […]
Netflix Goes Global – and Clamps Down on Proxies
Last week Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced a huge expansion of his company’s streaming TV service in a keynote address at CES in Las Vegas. Over 130 new countries were added, bringing the total number to 190, with the notable exception of China, although the company “continues to explore options for providing the service” there. […]
Frank Underwood Launches US Presidential Campaign
Netflix’s marketing team announced the Frank Underwood presidential campaign bid last night to coincide with the final Republican debate. The campaign video (above) includes a reference to FU2016.com, which is a rather creepy, but amusing, campaign site for Underwood. Kevin Spacey’s eyes follow you around the screen if you mouseover his image! The site also […]
Virtual Snow, Fake Fire – Download Your Christmas!
Michele posted on Facebook It’s a sad state of affairs when one of the top “paid” apps for Apple TV is a snow scene simulator Posted by Michele Neylon on Dé Máirt, 1 Nollaig 2015 I wonder if he’s seen this film of a log fire burning on Netflix? Some of the reviews are quite funny. […]
Netflix Offering Gift Cards For Christmas
Netflix has been investing heavily in producing original content over the last couple of years. One of its more recent offerings is Marvel’s Jessica Jones starring Krysten Ritter which has been receiving very positive reviews. Now in the run-up to Christmas the company has announced the availability of gift cards, so that you can buy […]
Twinsters: A Story of Nature and Nurture in the Internet Age
Twinsters is a story of the Internet Age. Identical twins separated at birth, adopted and brought up on different continents, Samantha Futerman and Anaïs Bordier would probably never have met if a friend of Anaïs hadn’t seen Samantha in a viral video on YouTube. From there it was a click to Samantha’s own YouTube account and […]