3 d. ago Broadband expert shares simple ways to cut streaming subscription costs this month

Almost 70 per cent of UK households pay for at least one streaming service.

Politics

5 d. ago AI, bot farms and innocent indie victims: how music streaming became a hotbed of fraud and fakery

Fraudsters use fake artists to juice royalties from streaming services – but real musicians are getting blamed. Might they be better off without Spotify et al?There is a battle gripping the music business today around the manipulation of streaming services – and innocent indie artists are the collateral damage.Fraudsters are flooding Spotify, Apple Music and the rest with AI-generated tracks, to try and hoover up the royalties generated by people listening to them. These tracks are cheap, quick and easy to make, with Deezer estimating in April that over 20,000 fully AI-created tracks – that’s 18% of new tracks – were being ingested into its platform daily, almost double the number in January. The fraudsters often then use bots, AI or humans to endlessly listen to these fake songs and generate revenue, while others are exploiting upload services to get fake songs put on real artists’ pages and siphon off royalties that way. Continue reading...

Events

5 d. ago Netflix's Department Q has 'glaring mistake' that's left viewers 'really bugged'

The Netflix series has been a huge hit since it landed on the streaming service at the end of last month. However, it's not all been positive reviews for the show

Politics

5 d. ago Gary Lineker’s The Rest Is Football podcast gets new home after BBC exit

The deal comes after the podcast was removed from the BBC’s audio streaming service last week.

Politics

7 d. ago New on Netflix in June 2025, including dramatic end of biggest show

The next 30 days will lead to an end of an era for the streaming service

Events

8 d. ago A pair of Celtic sinners condemned to the one trick pony club as cracks appear on green and white armour

The Aberdeen defeat may have done Brendan Rodgers a favour in the long run as our man Hugh delivers his hard hitting verdict

Society

9 d. ago Jesse Armstrong says new Mountainhead film is ‘not an Elon Musk hit job’

Mountainhead will air for the first time on June 1, on Sky and streaming service Now.

Events

1 week ago Netflix down LIVE: Updates as thousands face chaos with popular streaming service

People across the US, including in New York City and Los Angeles, are experiencing problems with Netflix, the streaming service that offers a wide variety of award-winning TV shows and films

Events

1 week ago Sinners to land on streaming services just 2 months after 'cinematic triumph'

You can soon watch one of the best films of the year in the comfort of your own home as the horror thriller Sinners is set to land on streaming platforms from June

Politics

1 week ago Steam Deck gets huge upgrade as NVIDIA GeForce Now comes to Valve's handheld

Valve's Steam Deck is getting a shot in the arm via NVIDIA, with the GPU manufacturer's GeForce Now streaming service arriving on the handheld PC – here's all you need to know

Politics

1 week ago Warning to all Netflix and Disney+ users amid epidemic of leaked details

Login details for millions of streaming service accounts were leaked last year, according to a new report.

Events

1 week ago Adolescence star Ashley Walters admits Netflix show taught him he's been 'too liberal and easy

The four-part series received critical acclaim when it hit the streaming service in March, and centres on a 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a schoolgirl.

Politics

1 week ago Ashley Walters admits he learned he's been 'too liberal and easy

The four-part series received critical acclaim when it hit the streaming service in March, and centres on a 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a schoolgirl.

Politics

2 w. ago Sky TV users are furious over 'outdated' free gift offer after their service crashed for more than 12 hours

Sky customers are venting over the 'insulting' compensation offered by the streaming service after tens of thousands across the UK were left without service following an outage earlier this month.

Events

2 w. ago Fire TV Stick warning issued as popular feature will stop working next month

Some Fire TV Stick users face being blocked from watching a popular streaming service.

Events

2 w. ago New Freely box that rivals Freeview could change how TV fans watch favourite shows

A new streaming service could be on the way for millions of TV fans - and it might help you save some money

Sport

2 w. ago Netflix fans are binging new true crime documentary that's 'truly horrifying'

A new true crime documentary has landed on Netflix, and fans of the streaming service can't get enough as they're binging the docuseries, despite it being 'horrifying'

Events

2 w. ago Netflix drops another Fred and Rose West series after renewed interest in TV drama

Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story has been a huge hit for Netflix and it's now been followed by the streaming service adding ITV's drama Appropriate Adult

Events

2 w. ago Sesame Street coming to Netflix later this year as HBO Max deal ends

Sesame Street’s new 56th season, plus 90 hours of previous episodes, will be available on the streaming service

Economics

3 w. ago Netflix fans obsessed with 'masterpiece' gangster series compared to The Godfather and Goodfellas with glowing reviews

The thriller is based on Vikram Chandra's novel of the same name and first hit our screens on the streaming service back in 2018.

Events