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Apple wages war on Netflix streaming service

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According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Apple Music service are planning to add original video content to their service to help gain more subscribers.

This has been rumoured for a long time. It seems that Apple is now starting to reach out to Hollywood producers and are planning to add original content by the end of this year. 

Apple are apparently trying to create some hard hitting original content like Westworld and Stranger Things.  There will be original movies potentially appearing later on down the line if the Tv Shows are a success.

There’s no news as to what type of shows that the big fruit seem to be planning due to how tight lipped they are with things usually.  This is kind of a surprise but kind of isn’t. Apple recently released a documentary. It was called 808: The Movie and narrated by Zane Lowe. So there were some signs! Apple acquired the rights to broadcast their own 30 minute series of James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke. Also the company are planning a semi-autobiographical documentary series. One called ‘Vital Signs’ starring Dr Dre which is due out on Apple Music this year.

So this new venture see’s Apple’s first step outside of music related video content. How will they do?

Feel free to listen to the guys chatting about this please click here!

Join Marcus Bronzy (BBC TV / Capital Radio). Joined by Dev ( BBC Radio 1), Nick Bright (BBC Sport / Radio 1Xtra), Ace (BBC Radio 1Xtra) and Funk Butcher.

They try out loads of things, all in the name of finding the best ways to kill some time!

In fact return regularly enough and you will find a great deal to do, try, buy fly and loads more. Thank you for killing some time with us!

Digital Video outsells Physical Video!

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The inevitable happened and in 2016 streaming and downloadable video outsold DVD’s and Blu Rays for the first time in 2016.

Based on data from The Official Charts Company DVD and Blu Ray sales dropped by 17% year on year, (£1Billion – £894Million) Digital sales grew from £250M to £1.3billion according to estimates from market research firm IHS!!

Places like Netflix and Amazon churning out insanely good original content it’s no surprise that digital sales grew by so much and with them continuing to put more money into original content the sales will only continue to grow. Not only that places like Sky Store and Wuaki.tv also means you don’t even have to wait for the latest releases to hit Netflix you can rent them upon day of release!

To listen to the guys chatting about this please click here! 

24

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Marcus was a little late to the 24 party but he is loving it this week and is up to Season 7! Now on the podcast he discusses who is more bad ass Jack Bauer or Jason Bourne?!

Let us know via Twitter your thoughts! @HowToKillAnHour

Here’s a refresh of what 24 is all about:

“Jack Bauer – Director of Field Ops for the Counter-Terrorist Unit of Los Angeles, races against the clock to subvert terrorist plots and save his nation from ultimate disaster”

 

Purchase 24 here! or Watch via Netflix!

To listen to the guys discussing 24 please click here! 

 

The Nvidia Shield is a machine from the future!

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The Nvidia Shield has been out for about a year now, but this year Nvidia have outdone themselves with the new and improved Shield with 4K and google built in! We’ve had a go trying out all its features, and it blew us all away. Read more

Download Netflix Shows!

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Hold the phone!

This is a game changer!

As of this week, Netflix has allowed you to download it’s programmes for offline viewing, there is no additional cost for this beautiful feature and is available on all plans worldwide. The videos will play on Android and iOS devices.

This comes alongside the announcement that Netflix are planning to offer 20 brand new original shows in 2017.

To listen to the guys chatting about this please click here!

Episode 124 Netflix vs Hollywood

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Netflix planning a SPLURGE!

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Prepare to kill even more hours on Netflix in 2017 and beyond as the company are looking to spend $6billion dollars (that’s a bit of an increase from $5million dollars in 2016) on brand new original content, spanning across 20 unscripted series in 2017! To put this into perspective as of December 2016 there are currently 30 original series that are either in development or already released.

Which equates to around 1,000 hours of original content! (according to Netflix’s very own Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos that this is a conservative measure) Getting further and further towards their goal of having over half of their catalogue as original content.

To listen to the guys chatting about this please click here!

 

Luke Cage on Netflix!

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Marcus has been really poorly this week so between stabbing pens in pineapples and listening to music on his Bragi Dash in the shower, he has been binging on the Luke Cage series on Netflix. He was not dissapointed! So much so he went ahead and bought the killer soundtrack that goes along with it.

If you don’t know what or who Luke Cage is here is some information for you to learn.

Situated within the Marvel Universe, Luke Cage, is a former bad guy convict who is now on the other side of the law and fighting crime. Sounds pretty normal right? Well Luke Cage is a superhero with incredible amounts of strength and not only can he outlift you in the gym but he has unbreakable skin. Practically making him unstoppable.

 

The music is just as good as the show itself, featuring music from hip hop giants such as A Tribe Called Quest and Wu-Tang Clan. The shows composers Adrian Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad were aiming for a hip hop influence stating that “It was about getting that hip-hop foundation and making sure those drums were as big as day,”  even go as far as naming the episode titles with hip hop references. 

To watch Luke Cage on Netflix please click here! 

To buy Luke Cage Soundtrack please click here!

To listen to the guys talking about Luke Cage please click here! 

Narcos on Netflix

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Narcos is the programme that everyone is talking about and Season 2 started recently which Funk Butcher has been fully engrossed in and has been trying to get Marcus Bronzy involved in with little joy, however on this weeks show Marcus may have been persuaded to give Narcos another go!

The programme is created and produced by Chris Brancato, Carlo Bernard and Doug Miro and follows the drug king pin Pablo Escobar’s life and how he became a billionaire selling the illicit substance. The series was so successful Season 2 was green lit and most recently the programme has been renewed by Netflix for a 3rd and 4th season!

To watch Narcos please download Netflix here! 

To hear the guys discussing Narcos please click here! 

EP 62 Alarm Cocks w/Funk Butcher

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