Displaying items by tag: Streaming services

Security vendor Bitdefender has published a report lifting the lid on dark web marketplaces including the types of products and services offered and the asking prices asked for stolen consumer credentials.

Looking for a new TV? Then Philips has you covered with the PML9506 in 65” and 75”. Not looking for a new TV? Well, you will when you see the jaw-dropping colour and features on offer.

A Federal Government review may lead to tightened anti-siphoning rules that make streaming services subject to the same rules as Foxtel.

Six million households in Australia subscribe to at least one video streaming service in Q2 22 with Netflix as the dominant streaming provider, according to a study by data, insights, and consulting company Kantar.

The 2022 Women's FA Cup Final will be available in Australia exclusively on Optus Sport.

Aussies feel trapped by the digital economy with a new online survey finding that the majority of consumers feel they have to share personal data if they want to use digital services - but they don’t trust these organisations to protect that data.

Sony is making the new Paramount+ streaming service available on its Bravia Android and Google TVs.

Consumers on NBN fixed-line connections experienced strong speed performance in December last year, with retail service providers achieving between 85.0 and 98.9% of
maximum plan speeds across all fixed-line plans in the busy evening hours of 7-11pm in December 2020, according to the latest Measuring Broadband Australia report from the competition regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

Increased broadband speeds have improved performances of popular streaming services such as Netflix and YouTube during mid-September and October when compared to a pre-COVID baseline of February 2020, according to the ACCC.

GUEST OPINION by Peter O’Connor, Vice President Asia Pacific and Japan at Snowflake: As organisations generate and store increasing amounts of digital data, many are turning their minds to finding ways to extract additional value from it.

GUEST OPINION by Yaniv Hoffman, Radware: A recent report reveals that with the emergence of new opportunities, Covid-19 has fuelled a contactless economy.

Steps taken by NBN Co and service providers meant that broadband speeds and connectivity held up well during May 2020 despite a big increase in the use of video conferencing and streaming services due to COVID-19, according to the ACCC.

One in three (39%) Australians already face regular streaming dropouts and the demand for the Internet is about to surge as more Australians remain housebound due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to comparison website Finder which says telcos should purchase more capacity from the NBN to help Internet users working from home through the crisis.

GUEST CONTRIBUTION By Dean Chester, CoolTechZone:  How often do we see advertisements hailing a service as “the best VPN for Netflix” as if that is the primary reason to use a virtual private network? Quite often, and sometimes they are made by the providers themselves.

GUEST CONTRIBUTION:  How often do we see advertisements hailing a service as “the best VPN for Netflix” as if that is the primary reason to use a virtual private network? Quite often, and sometimes they are made by the providers themselves.

Telstra customers now have access to an exclusive offer for Kayo, allowing new and returning users to the sports streaming service access for $10 less per month for 12 months on the Kayo Basic - now $15/mth - and Premium (now $25/mth) plans.

Mobile commerce company Bango and audio streaming subscription services vendor Spotify are partnering in a deal to deliver streaming services to a worldwide market.

Australians and their Canadian counterparts are paying 34% more for using Amazon Prime Video than US users of the video streaming services which were launched worldwide by Amazon two years ago.

Robert Burian's song "17,000km" from that very cool Trivago "virtual reality" ad has finally been released to Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming music services.

Amazon is making a play for the sports audience in its Prime Video line-up for October, but the geek market isn't overlooked.