Readly to offer digital access to 5000 magazines in Aust, NZ
Swedish firm Readly, which offers access to thousands of magazines through a digital app, has launched in Australia and New Zealand, and will offer subscriptions for $14.99 per month. The app provides...
View ArticleUniversal to stream films on same day as theatre releases
Comcast-owned media and entertainment company NBCUniversal has set in train a practice that could well mark an end to the hiatus between the release of a film in theatres and on digital media, with an...
View ArticleNZ's Spark Sport channel offers free viewing until May
New Zealand sport broadcaster Spark Sport has opened up its six sports channels and on-demand offerings at no charge for existing and new customers until May. The broadcaster said in a statement on...
View ArticleLogitech division launches new Bluetooth speaker
Ultimate Ears, a division of computer peripherals maker Logitech, has released its latest portable Bluetooth speaker which is known as HYPERBOOM. The device is meant for use at parties and has a...
View ArticleApple gets Golden Globe nominations for Morning Wars
The Apple TV+ original series Morning Wars has received three Golden Globe nominations. Morning Wars – set in the world of US morning TV news – has been nominated as the best TV drama series, and its...
View ArticleGREAT BEAR RAINFOREST 3D EXCLUSIVELY IN IMAX - will be presented in IMAX 4K...
Opens 2nd of Jan 2020 A magical environment. Unchanged for 10,000 years. ITWIRE IS A PROUD SPONSOR OF IMAX. Journey to a land of grizzlies, coastal wolves, sea otters and the all-white Spirit Bear —...
View ArticleThe Rafters family coming back on Amazon Prime
New episodes of Back to the Rafters will be Amazon Prime's first scripted Australian Amazon Original series. To go into production in 2020 with Seven Studios, Back to the Rafters will pick up the story...
View ArticleFoxtel Now box rocks new tricks: it now streams Netflix
Foxtel has announced the addition of the Netflix app to the Foxtel Now box "offering subscribers the ability to experience even more great entertainment all in one place, at the best value". The news...
View ArticleeBay's top toys for Christmas
Based on Australian shopper trends and research, eBay's toy experts have handpicked the most-wanted toys. According to eBay Australia's Sophie Onikul, "Every month Aussies visit ebay.com.au for the...
View ArticleTwo new FOX-branded entertainment channels, Fox Sleuth and Fox Sci Fi...
Foxtel has announced "a further step in its major refresh of Entertainment and Movies channels" and is proving this with a coming December 17 launch of two new FOX-branded Entertainment channels – FOX...
View ArticleHow to watch the 2019 Melbourne Cup live online, free
The Melbourne Cup is the race that stops the nation, and watching online is a great alternative to watching on TV, so what are your options? Ok, so you can watch the Melbourne Cup on Channel 10 at 3pm...
View ArticleAkamai crosses 100Tbps for Web traffic delivery
Global content delivery network Akamai has achieved a peak speed of 106Tbps on its network, the first time that the peak volume of data has exceeded 100Tbps. The company said in a statement that it had...
View ArticleBritain drops age-verification plan for online porn
Three months after it was supposed to come into effect, the British Government has dropped its plans for an age-verification system to ensure that anyone accessing pornography online is aged 18 or...
View ArticleFoxtel continues New Experience rollout
Broadcaster Foxtel has confirmed the recently released New Foxtel Experience has completed its roll out to iQ4 set top boxes, and updates to the first 50,000 iQ3 set top boxes are now set to commence....
View ArticleGlobal online streaming music revenue crossed US$11b mark in 1H2019
Revenue from global online music streaming services crossed the US$11 billion mark in the first half of 2019, the technology analyst firm Counterpoint Research claims, adding that this trend is bound...
View ArticleLogitech launches gaming keyboard with swappable switches
Logitech G, a division of computer peripherals maker Logitech, has launched its PRO X mechanical gaming keyboard that has swappable switches. A statement from the company said the new keyboard had...
View ArticleQlik creates app for rugby fans to follow teams during World Cup
Business intelligence and data visualisation firm Qlik has developed a Web application for rugby fans to follow the progress of the teams they support at the ongoing Rugby World Cup and also look back...
View ArticleFoxtel to bring ABC iview to on-demand services
Foxtel and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation have expanded their relationship with the ABC’s iview service to join the suite of on-demand services available through Foxtel’s IQ3 and IQ4 set top...
View ArticleNew Amazon app for Wallabies fans to follow team during World Cup
Amazon has developed a new voice app that will answer rugby union fans questions about the national team and also provide an audio call of each day's matches from the Rugby World Cup which is in...
View ArticleSpark says Saturday's rugby streaming issues identified, fixed
New Zealand telco Spark has made some configuration changes to the video stream that comes into the country, after some viewers experienced problems with the live stream of the All Blacks-South Africa...
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