Comcast launches $5 streaming platform for internet-only customers March 22, 2019 US media giant Comcast has launched a new platform for its internet-only customers that will bundle together streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon. The firm has unveiled plans for Xfinity Flex, a streaming box aimed at its non-cable TV customers that ties together a range of apps with its voice remote. Read more: TV advertising revenue [...]
Record label income grows amid rise in streaming subscriptions March 21, 2019 UK recorded music revenues rose more than three per cent last year as the popularity of streaming services shows no signs of slowing. New figures from trade body BPI revealed record label revenues hit £865.5m in 2018, the highest level in almost a decade. Read more: Music streaming revenues overtake ownership for the first time [...]
Apple reveals UK pricing for new Airpods ahead of TV streaming service launch March 20, 2019 Apple has updated its wireless Airpods headphones before a likely launch of its very own streaming service. Read more: Netflix will not partner with Apple’s streaming service The tech giant’s new set of Airpods will boast a better battery life, Apple’s new, more powerful chip, as well as the option of a wireless charging case. [...]
Netflix will not partner with Apple’s streaming service, says boss March 19, 2019 Streaming giant Netflix has said it will not make its films and TV shows available on Apple’s on-demand video platform, as competition in the sector begins to heat up. Chief executive Reed Hastings told reporters in Hollywood the firm will not cooperate with Apple, which is expected to unveil a new video platform at an [...]
Don’t hit snooze: Eve Sleep calls on Apple to scrap ‘detrimental’ snooze function in iOS update March 15, 2019 Mattress maker Eve Sleep has published an open letter asking that Apple delete the snooze function from its alarm clock app in iOS 12.2. Read more: Britain is sleepwalking into the clutches of the exhaustion industry The letter sent to Apple's London headquarters and addressed to chief executive Tim Cook asks Apple to “single-handedly improve the nation's sleep [...]
Apple slams Spotify for wanting ‘benefits of a free app without being free’ March 15, 2019 Apple has hit back at Spotify’s EU competition complaint, saying the streaming service wants “all the benefits of a free app without being free”. Earlier this week Spotify filed a complaint with EU competition authorities over the way the tech giant’s App Store works. Read more: Spotify reports Apple to EU commission over antitrust concerns [...]
Facebook hit with US criminal investigation over data-sharing deals March 14, 2019 US prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into Facebook over a number of data deals it struck with other major tech firms. A grand jury in New York has ordered two smartphone manufacturers to hand over records, the New York Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Read more: Facebook to encrypt more messages [...]
Spotify reports Apple to EU commission over rules which ‘disadvantage’ app developers March 13, 2019 Spotify fired a broadside at Apple today as it reported its rival to the EU competition authorities over the way that the tech giant's App Store works. Chief executive Daniel Ek blasted what he called an "Apple tax" which forces his company to pay a 30 per cent commission for sales made via Apple's payment system. [...]
‘Tim Apple’: Donald Trump makes latest name gaffe with Apple boss Tim Cook March 7, 2019 US President Donald Trump has referred to Apple chief executive Tim Cook as ‘Tim Apple’ in his latest name-related gaffe. Trump met with the Silicon Valley boss during a White House meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, which was set up to help the country manage the shift to automation and artificial intelligence. [...]
Strong and stable: London extends lead as Europe’s top hub for unicorn startups March 1, 2019 London has cemented its status as the home of more young billion-dollar tech companies than any other European city, taking home the crown for ten consecutive years. Read more: Female fintech leaders highlighted as sector battles gender imbalance The number of so-called unicorn startups – private businesses valued at $1bn (£752.6m) and founded after 2000 [...]