We’re not far out from the next batch of Black Mirror episodes hitting Netflix on April 10th. And while we’ve already seen some of the new season, that latest trailer provides a more detailed rundown of the six episodes, including the direct sequel to “USS Callister.”
Amazon has agreed to license Nokia technologies for its video streaming services and devices, resolving a lawsuit initiated back in 2023 by the former mobile phone giant. Apple, Oppo, Reddit, HTC, RIM, Withings, Viewsonic... you name it, have all gone through this in one way or another.
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As reported by the New York Times and CNBC, FCC chair Brendan Carr has followed up on a previous threat against Disney in a new letter (pdf). Now he says its enforcement bureau will investigate to see if it’s “violating FCC equal employment opportunity regulations by promoting invidious forms of DEI discrimination.”
Along with an administration-wide push to remake government and industry that targets the catch-all buzzword, Carr has said it will be a focus for merger and acquisition approvals, and has begun inquiries into other companies.
Ashly Burch, John Howell Harris, and Katie McElhenney saw their Side Quest series as a way to flesh out the world of Mythic Quest prime.
Dead Talents Society, Taiwanese director John Hsu’s supernatural comedy about ghosts who have to earn haunting permits and sometimes compete in reality competitions for the deceased, was one of the most fantastic movies out of last year’s Toronto International Film Festival. And now that it’s streaming on Netflix, you should do yourself a favor and give it a watch.
Though Velma Dinkley didn’t end up doing so well in Max’s recent animated series, Netflix is giving her and the rest of Mystery Inc. another go with a new live-action Scooby Doo series from writers / showrunners Josh Appelbaum and Scott Rosenberg (who previously worked on the streamer’s live-action Cowboy Bebop adaptation).
DJ with Apple Music allows users to access the streaming platforms’ catalog of over 100 million songs via integrations with new DJ software and hardware platforms, including AlphaTheta, Denon DJ, Numark, Rane DJ, Serato, and InMusic’s Engine DJ. Apple Music is also launching a new category that features DJ-friendly editorial playlists and curated pages for each integration partner to showcase practice materials.
HDR10 Plus streams have been added for “new releases and existing popular HDR titles,” with Netflix aiming to add it to all HDR content by the end of the year. This should help to address a visual quality gap on Samsung TVs, which don’t support Netflix’s Dolby Vision streams.
Netflix users will require a Premium subscription and a device that supports both AV1 and HDR10 Plus in order to benefit.
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If you’re tired of a family member messing up your Continue Watching queue, you can now remove TV shows and movies by pressing and holding your remote’s select button on Apple TV and hitting “Remove.” You can also find the option within the three-dot menu next to a show on the iOS app and the web.
Disney says this feature is coming to more platforms “in the coming weeks.”
A Death Star is coming together in the latest trailer for Andor’s final season, and every member of the Resistance seems to know exactly what needs to be done to take the thing out.
