9 h. ago Can’t pay, won’t pay: impoverished streaming services are driving viewers back to piracy

As subscription costs rise and choice diminishes on legal sites, film and TV fans are turning to VPNs and illicit streamers, with Sweden – home of both Spotify and The Pirate Bay – leading the wayWith a trip to Florence booked, all I want is to rewatch Medici. The 2016 historical drama series tells of the rise of the powerful Florentine banking dynasty, and with it, the story of the Renaissance. Until recently, I could simply have gone to Netflix and found it there, alongside a wide array of award-winning and obscure titles. But when I Google the show in 2025, the Netflix link only takes me to a blank page. I don’t see it on HBO Max, Disney+, Apple TV+, or any of the smaller streaming platforms. On Amazon Prime I am required to buy each of the three seasons or 24 episodes separately, whereupon they would be stored in a library subject to overnight deletion. Raised in the land of The Pirate Bay, the Swedish torrent index, I feel, for the first time in a decade, a nostalgia for the hi...

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17 h. ago BBC is forced to apologise to Robert Jenrick after he was branded 'xenophobic' on Thought For The Day over article he wrote for the Mail On Sunday

Corporation bosses apologised to the Shadow Justice Secretary and had Radio 4's Today taken down from its streaming services and edited.

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50 h. ago How to watch new Shannon Matthews documentary 17 years on from fake kidnap scandal

The kidnapping of Shannon Matthews rocked the UK in 2008, and now a new documentary following the fake abduction plot will arrive on one of the world's biggest streaming services

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4 d. ago Netflix fans break down in tears at 'heartbreaking and messy' film based on true story with all

The movie, directed and written by Sean Durkin, was released back in 2023, but is about to find a new audience on the popular streaming service.

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5 d. ago Peaky Blinders star joins 'compelling' Harlan Coben thriller with 'eerie' twist

The new psychological thriller is set to be a 'gripping' addition to the streaming service's collection.

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5 d. ago BBC sitcom slapped with trigger warning for 'discriminatory language' in ANOTHER woke crackdown

Streaming service, iPlayer, shows a message at the start of the 1975 festive episode that says the show may 'contains discriminatory language.'

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5 d. ago GB News cuts deal to stream on Donald Trump's own app alongside wild conspiracy shows

Among the most watched documentaries on Donald Trump's Truth+ streaming service are ""Illuminati", "Lizard People: Rulers of time and Space". GB News joins the platform from today

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7 d. ago Netflix fans all watching 'masterpiece' war movie nominated for multiple Oscars

It is currently one of the most popular films on the streaming service

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7 d. ago Here's what you need to know about ESPN's new steaming service and its deals with the NFL and WWE

ESPN has announced its new streaming service will launch Aug. 21

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8 d. ago Wednesday fans all have the same complaint as season two finally hits Netflix with epic Rotten Tomatoes score

The second series of the supernatural mystery comedy, created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, hit the streaming service on August 6.

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8 d. ago My travels in Trump’s Florida: Maga superstars, gen Z Republicans – and the shame of ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Is the US in a new gilded age of inequality? On a 400-mile journey from a triumphant conservative youth summit to a hastily constructed immigration detention centre, the answer became clearer Anywhere but Washington: fearmongering, mass deportations and self-enrichment – videoThe mezzanine floor of the Tampa Convention Center buzzes chaotically with rightwing chatter: conspiracy theories, grievance politics and Christian nationalism. Look in any direction and someone in front of you, washed in sharp studio lights, is drawing a crowd and creating content.Ahead of me, Russell Brand sits on a white sofa, broadcasting live on the conservative video-streaming service Rumble – his guest is the “alt-right” influencer Jack Posobiec. To the left, along an alleyway lined with small broadcast booths, is the longtime Donald Trump adviser and self-proclaimed “dirty trickster” Roger Stone, who is holding court on a podcast. To the rear, on a large metal scaffold, is Steve Bannon’s War Room channe...

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9 d. ago Spotify’s price is going up again, here are 6 cheaper music streaming services

Other music streaming platforms offer hi-res and spatial 3D audio, as well as millions of tracks

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1 week ago Your Fire TV Stick gets a free upgrade this month and the timing could not be better

Fire TV Sticks, Sky devices and Google streamers are all getting free access to new service this month.

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1 week ago Bluey episode suddenly pulled from streaming service without warning

The much-loved children's TV show has been a global success since it first aired in Australia in 2020

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3 w. ago Critically acclaimed crime thriller 'you need to watch immediately' finally hits Netflix

The TV show hit our screens on the streaming service Amazon Prime Video back in 2015. The series aired 30 episodes over three successful series until 2019.

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3 w. ago Mum plays 90s cartoon to four kids for a week and change leaves her floored

With the rise of tablets, smartphones and streaming services, it can feel tougher than ever to get on top of screen time. So one mum found a way to combat this issue

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3 w. ago Netflix announces record $11 billion revenue as fans rip slate of ‘garbage’ shows

The streaming service’s record second quarter earnings equated to $3.1 billion in net profit

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3 w. ago Untamed viewers all say the same thing about Netflix crime series in first few seconds

Netflix's mystery thriller Untamed may have just only dropped onto the streaming service but eager fans have already binged the whole lot - as they make the same comment

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last month Period drama with 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating is 'all you'd ever want'

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story is a true crime drama that was released on ITVX earlier this year and has recently made its way to ITV's streaming service ITVX

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