Startup proposes USB drives as a modern replacement for DVDs and Blu-rays
Video StoreAge wants to break the streaming chains by selling indie films on encrypted USB drives
Oracle billionaire Larry Ellison is building a media empire, with stakes in TikTok, CBS, CNN and more
Editor's take: Larry Ellison has spent decades shaping Silicon Valley through Oracle, the software company he co-founded in 1977. Now 81, and with a fortune that recently placed him among the richest people in the world, Ellison is moving in a new direction: media ownership. His investments, alongside those of his son, David, suggest ambitions that extend well beyond the corporate software world he helped define.
German court rules cookie banners must offer "reject all" button
A web without cookie banners would be even better
Most kids want game currencies and subscriptions instead of physical titles for Christmas
Are boxed games going the way of the VHS?
Media giant Gannett sputters nonsense, puts its AI-based reporting experiment on hold
Facepalm: AI algorithms are well known for being unreliable and untrustworthy for journalism reporting or factual documentation. And yet, media companies are extremely eager to jump on the AI bandwagon anyway. They can always retreat from their "experiments" and ask for forgiveness later, after all.
Many Sinclair employees can't quit because their contracts make it too expensive
Employees may be required to pay up to 40% of their annual salary back to Sinclair
VLC 3.0 'Vetinari' arrives across all platforms with Chromecast support
The latest VLC update adds new features and fixes 1,500 bugs
Plex can now automatically remove commercials from your media
Current algorithm permanently removes commercials from source media
YouTube's latest milestone: 1 billion hours of video watched each day
Fast approaching TV's 1.25 billion
Plex introduces auto-tags for your photos using machine learning
Automatic photo-tagging makes it easier to find pics later
How to Access Region-Locked Content From Anywhere: Proxy, VPN, DNS Redirections Tricks and More
Online services like Netflix, Hulu, Pandora, Spotify and many others have brought upon an era of instant, on-demand digital media consumption in a world where linear programming, bundled content, and physical formats no longer fit many people's lives.
Unfortunately this is a revolution not everyone can partake in (not yet or not as easily, at least). In this article we'll offer you three alternatives to get around region locks. Each has their advantages and disadvantages and whichever route you choose will depend on the services you need to access as well as the devices you need to access them from – not to mention whether you are willing to pay or not.
