Apple has apparently decided to make Apple TV+ the anti-Netflix
So many times in tech and even general business journalism, the tendency is to pit a new thing against its closest rival. To measure everything …
Andy Meek
Andy Meek is a reporter who has covered media, entertainment, and culture for over 20 years. His work has appeared in outlets including The Guardian, Forbes, and The Financial Times, and he’s written for BGR since 2015. Andy's coverage includes technology and entertainment, and he has a particular interest in all things streaming. Over the years, he’s interviewed legendary figures in entertainment and tech that range from Stan Lee to John McAfee, Peter Thiel, and Reed Hastings.
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Twitch will offer giveaways and a live-streamed shopping show for Prime Day
No surprise, the Twitch game streaming site owned by Amazon has a number of plans in store for this year’s Prime Day event, plans that …
Don’t worry, you’re not going to start seeing ads on Netflix anytime soon
Stock analysts and advertising industry professionals love flogging a particular bit of misguided wisdom about Netflix — namely, that its embrace of the advertising it’s …
Another Florida city gives in to hackers’ demands and pays $460,000 ransom
Florida municipalities are proving to be a juicy and lucrative target these days for hackers who’ve been launching cyber attacks on computer systems, government phones …
‘Avengers: Endgame’ directors confirm the fan runtime theory is pure coincidence
When you’re dealing with a cinematic universe as extensive and interconnected as Marvel’s 22-film saga that culminated with Avengers: Endgame, it’s pretty much a given …
It took two minutes for Taco Bell to sell out its new hotel, because people are weird
Taco Bell fans are apparently so addicted to the brand of the Mexican fast food chain, that not only do they patronize its locations on …
Huge ‘Game of Thrones’ Blu-ray box set comes with tons of bonus content
Season 8’s shortcomings notwithstanding, HBO’s Game of Thrones was a landmark moment in popular culture whose influence is so pervasive it will remain a standard …
Foldable phone designs are already bizarre, but this one from Google is the weirdest yet
By now, it should be clear that foldable phone design is something close to a Wild West of the handset space. None of the major …
This supercut of the entire ‘Toy Story’ franchise is a three-minute masterpiece
Monday’s box office haul of an estimated $14.2 million has pushed Toy Story 4‘s four-day receipts to just above $135 million, a solid start for …
Cybersecurity firm says Huawei’s telecom equipment is easier to hack
Another day, another shot fired in the ongoing war between the US and all things Huawei. The Wall Street Journal is out with a new …
Instagram just said you’re going to start seeing even more ads, which we didn’t think was possible
Not that this should surprise anyone, but you’re about to start seeing more ads on Instagram now that the Facebook-owned photo-sharing app has announced a …
eBay promises a ‘Crash Sale’ on Amazon Prime Day if Amazon’s website crashes
By now, word is out that this year’s version of Black Friday in July for Amazon — its annual Prime Day deals event — will …
‘The Lion King’ is blowing away all other Disney remakes in ticket presales
Disney’s live-action remake of The Lion King doesn’t open until July 19, but this new version of the beloved animated classic is already breaking records. …
It’s official: ‘The Office’ is leaving Netflix in 2021 for NBCUniversal’s streamer
The signs have been pointing in this direction for quite some time, and now it seems it’s official. NBC’s hit workplace comedy The Office is …
Here’s what Samsung’s Galaxy Fold 2 could look like
If you rewind the clock back a bit to before Samsung’s disastrous aborted launch of its Galaxy Fold smartphone that was supposed to have been …
Here’s what the new footage will include in this weekend’s ‘Avengers: Endgame’ rerelease
Tickets started going on sale Monday night for this weekend’s re-release of Avengers: Endgame, which is heading back into theaters for a brief run that …
Southwest’s just-announced fall fare sale has some great deals, with tickets as low as $49
We’re barely into summer, which means most of you probably aren’t already looking ahead to the latter part of the year yet or to the …
‘Harry Potter: Wizards Unite’ couldn’t match the early success of ‘Pokemon Go’
After launching a day early in the US, the new AR-based mobile game from Niantic that draws from the magical world of J.K. Rowling’s Harry …
Samsung adds an affordable, wide-angle camera to its lineup of SmartThings products
Samsung’s SmartThings product ecosystem just got a little bigger today, thanks to the company’s announcement of a trio of affordable new products that serve as …
Facebook takes another completely unnecessary shot at Apple’s business model
Facebook and Apple have been taking thinly veiled shots at each other over the last few years, the cadence of which really picked up in …
Samsung confirms the Galaxy Fold delay won’t affect the Note 10’s release date
Samsung is still teasing a release at some unspecified future date for its much-maligned debut foldable phone, with the Galaxy Fold now two months past …
Meet Scamp the Tramp, the messy-haired toothless canine just named the world’s Ugliest Dog
Last year’s runner up in the annual Ugliest Dog Contest held at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California, was a messy-haired good boy with no …
Samsung’s deepfake technology is getting scary
Deepfake technology has been getting insanely good, with just the last few days and weeks chock-a-block with examples of everything from the Mona Lisa being …
This map reveals the most popular Pixar movie in every state
Woody and the rest of the gang have finally arrived in theaters and already roped in $12 million just during the Thursday night previews for …
Sony just kicked off a weekend sale with tons of games for under $10
Just in time for the weekend, Sony has kicked off a flash sale on dozens of games (many of which have been slashed to under …
AT&T has this year’s fastest US mobile network (thanks to those misleading ‘5GE’ upgrades)
Thanks in part to its confusingly (some would say misleadingly) labeled LTE upgrades, AT&T has just been crowned by PCMag as having the fastest mobile …
Despite the US ban, Huawei is still China’s most attractive employer
The Trump administration’s inclusion of Huawei on a blacklist that bans US companies from doing business with the Chinese consumer electronics giant has generated at …
16-bit recreation of the final battle in ‘Avengers: Endgame’ deserves to be watched
For those of you keen on checking out the re-release of Avengers: Endgame when it hits theaters in just a few days — when it …
Sketchy businesses are hijacking legitimate Google Maps listings to fool you
A sketchy practice is becoming more commonplace on Google Maps involving companies hijacking legitimate business listings in order to make you think that you’re contacting …
Listen to Beyonce and Donald Glover sing together in Disney’s new ‘Lion King’ clip
Ahead of the highly anticipated July 19th release of Disney’s live-action remake of The Lion King, we now finally have a new teaser clip released …
