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YouTube working on ‘Premium Lite’ subscription plan

YouTube is working on a ‘Lite’ version of its Premium subscription plan, one that offers an ad-free experience but with fewer of the other…

Sweet Tooth confirmed for Season 2 on Netflix

Netflix has confirmed that the post-apocalyptic series Sweet Tooth, based on a comic of the same name, has been renewed for a second season….

British streaming service BritBox comes to SA: launch date & price

BBC and ITV have lifted the lid on the details around the launch of British streaming service BritBox in South Africa, including the launch…

Spotify to add What’s New feed to showcase new releases

Spotify has announced it will introduce a What’s New feed that notifies users when their favourite artists and podcasters have published new releases. The…

Temptation Island South Africa: Showmax drops teaser trailer

Showmax has released a first-look trailer for Temptation Island South Africa, a local version of the popular romance reality show. The streaming service revealed the…

King of Boys sequel: Netflix reveals cast list following teaser

Netflix has revealed the cast list for King of Boys: The Return of the King, ten months after its creator teased the sequel series…

Google celebrates Olympic Games with 16-bit Doodle game

Google has introduced a 16-bit Doodle game to its homepage to celebrate the 2021 Olympic Games, the largest-ever Doodle game the company has made….

The best moments from the American Music Awards according to Twitter

The 2019 American Music Awards on Sunday honoured some of the biggest names in the music industry, including Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, BTS, and…

Meet Showmax Mobile: a R49pm mobile-only streaming service for Africa

Understanding the challenges of the African data landscape, Showmax on Friday announced the debut of a new low-cost mobile-only streaming plan called Showmax Mobile….

‘Superstar’ Trevor Noah has been nominated for a 2020 Grammy Award

The 62nd Grammy Awards nominations are out and, among some of the biggest names in the music industry, South Africa’s very own Trevor Noah…

Deezer’s HiFi high-quality streaming tier arrives on mobile

Deezer HiFi, the French streaming service’s high-quality tier, is now available on mobile. Previously, Deezer’s HiFi tier was only available on the web and…

Spotify brings back its three-for-one holiday Premium offer

Spotify South Africa is bringing back its holiday three-for-one Premium offer to those who may have jumped music services since the middle of October….

5 things we learned from ‘Rick and Morty’s creators ahead of season 4

With the season four premiere of Rick and Morty now exclusively available for South Africans to stream on Showmax, here are the top five…

A ‘SpongeBob’ spinoff all about Squidward could be coming to Netflix

A SpongeBob SquarePants spinoff series could be coming to Netflix soon thanks to a new deal between the streaming service and Nickelodeon. The two…

Apple Music Replay lets you relive your fave tracks of 2019

This decade is nearly over. Some of us will be thankful for that, and some will miss it dearly. But either way, there’s a…

An original cast ‘Friends’ reunion could be coming to HBO Max

A report by The Hollywood Reporter on Tuesday revealed that a Friends reunion special could be coming to HBO Max in the future. According…

Disney+ will include the biggest Marvel movies at launch

After revealing the bulk of its Disney+ line-up last month, Disney on Monday tweeted a list of Marvel movies also coming to the streaming…

YouTube launches new Super Stickers feature for creators

YouTube is giving creators another way to raise money on the platform with its new Super Stickers. Like the company’s Super Chat feature, viewers…

You can now watch Netflix trailers in WhatsApp on iOS

WhatsApp has developed a new feature that allows users to watch Netflix trailer videos directly in the app, reports WABetaInfo. According to the feature…

DStv Now streaming records smashed by the Rugby World Cup final

Surprise, surprise. It turns out that South Africa really loves watching rugby — so much so that Saturday’s World Cup Final broke DStv Now…

Netflix is testing feature that lets you change playback speeds

A report by Android Police this week revealed that Netflix is testing a new feature that will allow users to adjust playback speed on…

HBO cancels first ‘Game of Thrones’ spinoff and announces replacement

A report by Deadline on Tuesday revealed that HBO has cancelled its first Game of Thrones spinoff series starring Naomi Watts. According to the…

HBO Max will launch for $14.99 in the United States next year

WarnerMedia on Tuesday revealed the official launch date and subscription fee for its upcoming streaming service HBO Max. Launching in May next year, the…

Lenovo at MWC 2025: AI-Powered Laptops, Sustainable Concepts, and a Glimpse into the Future

Smart Tech: Turning the Tide on South Africa’s Water Crisis

Celebrating Innovation: Redmi Note 14 Post-Launch Event in South Africa

Verto Launches Global Business Award to Fuel African Startup Expansion

GITEX Africa: Shaping the Future of Tech and Positioning Africa as a Global Powerhous

Gozem Secures $30M Series B to Fuel Super App Expansion Across Francophone Africa

Microsoft launches new Surface devices in new AI era

Honor Magic V3 launches, four things to know

Honor Magic V3, a Guinness world record attempt

Lucid CEO becomes strategic advisor

Golf 8.5 update with lots of Life

Tariffs trump US new car affordability needs