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HBO Max

I'm not entirely sure you're missing out on anything much with HBO Max not being in the UK. Originals are on Sky / Now TV and the original movies like The Witches etc have come via cinema to home before going on to the usual ways you can buy content.
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NOW TV

An incoming rebrand might explain the current lack of branded Roku sourced hardware on sale currently, I don't buy the argument that is being raised on the NOW Community that they are no longer in the TV hardware provision business. Rebranded, relabelled or even new hardware being launched in the late Spring would seem quite a reasonable proposition.


I wouldn't hold your breath waiting.
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Good Morning Britain

Anyone else wondering what it’s got to do with Alex Beresford? Stick to the weather and mind your own shop. That dreadful rambling monologue was so contrived. No wonder Piers did one.


He's discussed knife crime, issues to do with race and contributed to other debates in the past. This is no different, and his views are just as valid as anyone elses.

He's also saying what a lot of people are thinking.
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…and finally

Like many, I've been here for far too long and it's been a daily thing for pretty much the whole time.

I haven't been a regular poster, but hopefully what I have posted has added something. This site kindled my love of the industry and I'm very happy to work in the technology side of the streaming biz thanks to the knowledge and geekery I've picked up from here.

All I really want to say is thanks, Asa. When a labour of love becomes more of a labour then it's time to hang the hat up and move on, so I can only respect you for that.
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TV Forum: New for (the middle of) 2020

I find it all a bit odd and off really.

Of course, there's no obligation to provide a platform to talk about GB News at all, but then it is a platform for talking about TV Presentation.

Like it or not, presenters are part of presentation. This channel, and the News UK one, are likely going to be the biggest channel launches and changes this year, and so it's natural that people will want to speculate and talk about them. Speculation is more than half of what TVF does after all!

Shutting down conversation before it even gets going seems overkill, especially in the context of other discussions.
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Saturday Night Takeaway 2021

There really are a bunch of grumpy buggers on here tonight.

It was a decent show and put a smile on my face which is exactly what is needed after the last year.

Technical issues aside, it's pretty impressive to have 300 video calls up and running and coordinated live.
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GMB 2020

A treat that I found on TikTok (of all places)!

Clicky!
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GB News Launches on Social Media

News channels sometimes operate as loss-leaders to increase brand prestige (not relevant here) and to aid in political influence and lobbying. It might be the case here that success isn't determined by quick results or financial return.
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Discovery+ without prime sub

Yep, sounds like you're still browsing Prime. Boot up the Discovery+ app itself, sign in with your new credentials and you should be good to go.
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Discovery+ without prime sub

Sounds like you've bought the Discovery+ Prime channel rather than the standalone service.

Head to https://www.discoveryplus.co.uk/ and you can sign up there, then you can download and sign in to the Discovery+ app on your Fire Stick (details here: https://www.discoveryplus.co.uk/how-to-watch)
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ASA ban "Jab&Go" Ryanair ads

I don't think it was in poor taste at all, merely reflecting a large minority of the population who have been angling to get abroad and indeed have done so, successfully bringing the virus back with them and setting us back time and time again. For people to throw up their arms at Ryanair in disgust is a bit rich for me. No such thing as personal responsibility in this country.


Sure, there's personal responsibility. There's also corporate responsibility too though - and Ryanair clearly didn't show any of that with this ad campaign.
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New Sky channels: Crime, Comedy, Documentaries, Nature

I doubt ViacomCBS will kick up a stink about what is, ultimately, a pop up channel name.