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Netflix is launching, but can it win the Australian streaming battle?

November 21, 2014

Netflix is launching in March next year, but it won’t find an empty streaming landscape for it to take over.

Netflix is coming down under, but what kind of Netflix will we get?

November 4, 2014

Reports indicate that Netflix is gearing up to spend big marketing its streaming solution to Australians. That’s grand in a competitive sense, but what’ll…

Will HBO kill Foxtel? Should you install Yosemite? — Vertical Hold Episode 22, 2014

October 24, 2014

Will HBO going online prove fatal for Foxtel Play? OS X Yosemite is here (and it’s free!) but does that mean that you should…

HBO goes online but Aussies shouldn't celebrate yet

October 16, 2014

Overnight, HBO announced that it’ll offer an internet-only subscription service in the States. Hurrah! Easy Foxtel-free Game Of Thrones access for all, right? Probably…

The Netflix Problem

March 8, 2014

Every time somebody complains about Australian TV choices, Netflix gets brought up as the gold standard that “we really all should have”. Here’s why…

Fetch TV Review

February 25, 2014

It’s the low-cost alternative to Foxtel, or a PVR on serious steroids. But is it worth paying money for? That depends somewhat on your…

EzyFlix won't change Australia's piracy habits

August 20, 2013

Australians rank amongst the heavy hitters when it comes to film and TV piracy despite our small population, with timely access to legal material…

Optus isn't doing Fetch-based iView quota-free

August 7, 2013

Just over a week ago, the ABC announced that iView had gone quota free for FetchTV customers, which led me to wonder if this…

iView goes free for FetchTV customers

July 29, 2013

ABC’s immensely popular and undeniably excellent iView service has gone quota-free for Fetch TV customers. Remind me again — commercial TV. That’s still something…

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