Netflix will stream CBS’ new Star Trek series in 188 countries
Netflix and CBS have announced the former will hold exclusive rights outside the U.S. and Canada on the new Star Trek series set to launch at the start of next year. As well as the new CBS series coming to Netflix, the company will also ensure 727 existing episodes from the show library are available for streaming worldwide by the end of 2016.
Sean Carey, Vice President of Global Television at Netflix, commented on the announcement:
“‘Star Trek’ is one of the most iconic shows in television history and we’re thrilled to partner with CBS to bring the beloved series to Trekkies around the world. The newest chapter of the story promises to continue the rich tradition of adventure and is sure to excite fans everywhere Netflix is available.”
The first episode of the new series will premiere on the CBS TV network in January. All subsequent episodes thereafter will be exclusively available on CBS All Access in the U.S. and Canada, while those located outside these two markets will be able to leverage their Netflix subscription.
Press Release
LOS ANGELES and AMSTERDAM, July 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Netflix and CBS Studios International today announced a landmark international licensing agreement for the new “Star Trek” television series. Netflix will be the exclusive premiere home of “Star Trek” in 188 countries (excluding the US and Canada). Each episode of the new series will be available globally within 24 hours of its U.S. premiere.
Additionally, all 727 existing episodes of the iconic “Star Trek” television library – including “Star Trek: The Original Series,” “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine,” “Star Trek: Voyager” and “Star Trek: Enterprise” will be available on Netflix around the world by the end of 2016.
The all-new “Star Trek” will begin production in Toronto in September for its January 2017 premiere. The iconic and influential global franchise will return to television for the first time since 2005 with a new ship, new characters and new missions, while embracing the same ideology and hope for the future that inspired a generation.
“The launch of the new ‘Star Trek’ will truly be a global television event,” said Armando Nuñez, President and CEO, CBS Studios International. “‘Star Trek’ is already a worldwide phenomenon and this international partnership will provide fans around the world, who have been craving a new series for more than a decade, the opportunity to see every episode virtually at the same time as viewers in the U.S. Thanks to our world-class partners at Netflix, the new ‘Star Trek’ will definitely be ‘hailing on all frequencies’ throughout the planet.”
“‘Star Trek’ is one of the most iconic shows in television history and we’re thrilled to partner with CBS to bring the beloved series to Trekkies around the world,” said Sean Carey, Vice President of Global Television at Netflix. “The newest chapter of the story promises to continue the rich tradition of adventure and is sure to excite fans everywhere Netflix is available.”
In the U.S., the new “Star Trek” will launch with a special premiere episode on the CBS Television Network in January 2017. The premiere episode and all subsequent episodes will then be available in the United States exclusively on CBS All Access, the Network’s digital subscription video on demand and live streaming service.
As previously announced, the new “Star Trek” marks the first original series developed for U.S. distribution on CBS All Access, which provides viewers thousands of episodes of CBS’s current and past seasons on demand, plus the ability to stream their local CBS Television station live for $5.99 per month.
Alex Kurtzman and Bryan Fuller are co-creators and executive producers for the new “Star Trek,” based on Gene Roddenberry’s original series. Fuller launched his career writing for “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and “Star Trek: Voyager.” Kurtzman is co-writer and producer of the blockbuster films “Star Trek” and “Star Trek Into Darkness.”
The series is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Kurtzman’s Secret Hideout, Fuller’s Living Dead Guy Productions, and Roddenberry Entertainment. Alex Kurtzman, Bryan Fuller, Heather Kadin, Gretchen Berg & Aaron Harberts, Rod Roddenberry, and Trevor Roth will serve as executive producers.
Pokémon Go launch in France delayed due to Nice attack
Niantic has confirmed that its augmented reality game Pokémon GO will have its launch in France delayed out of respect to the victims of the attack in its city in Nice last week.
While the highly popular game officially launched in 26 more countries today as part of a big European rollout, France was not among them. IGN France got a (translated) statement from Niantic on the decision to delay the launch in that country:
As a sign of respect for the French people in this time of national mourning, the release of Pokemon Go is postponed. Our thoughts and prayers are with France and the victims affected by this terrible attack.
There’s no word on when the game will make its official debut in France.
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LG K10 and G Pad X 8.0 heading to AT&T on July 22
AT&T is adding a new phone and tablet from LG to its lineup of more affordable devices. The carrier will sell the LG K10 smartphone and LG G Pad X 8.0 tablet beginning Friday, July 22.
The LG K10, launched earlier this year, is a budget phone with. a 5.3-inch 720p display and sports an 8-megapixel rear camera, along with a 5MP front-facing camera. The K10 will also accept up to 32GB of additional storage with a microSD card.
The LG G Pad X 8.0 offers an 8-inch, full HD display and comes with a customizable physical button, which lets you quickly access DirecTV if you have a subscription. The tablet also supports AT&T’s NumberSync feature, letting you receive calls to that number on your tablet, even if your phone isn’t around.
AT&T didn’t announce up-front pricing for either device. The K10 will be available as part of AT&T’s Next installment plans for $6.00 per month for 30 months, while the G Pad X 8.0 will start at $49.99 with a two-year contract.
Press release:
AT&T Offers Affordable LG Devices with LG K10™ Smartphone and LG G Pad™ X 8.0 Tablet
DALLAS, July 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — AT&T* is heating up summer with the launch of the LG K10 and the LG G Pad™ X 8.0. Starting Friday, July 22, customers can purchase both devices at AT&T stores and http://www.att.com. Purchase the LG K10 smartphone on AT&T Next® for $6.00 per month for 30 months when you have eligible service. And hurry in to get the LG G Pad X 8.0 tablet starting at $49.99 with a two-year agreement and eligible service.
LG K10
The LG K10 has a contemporary, stylish design and will help you stay entertained and productive with Advanced Messaging, Video Calling and Wi-Fi Calling capabilities.
The LG K10’s 5.3 inch HD display shows sharp, vibrant video comfortably in the palm of your hand – even outdoors.
You can also use the K10 to document all those summer memories with its 8 megapixel camera with 4x zoom. The 5 megapixel front-facing camera comes with Gesture Shot™, which lets you snap photos without pushing a button. Just raise your hand, align it with the front-facing camera, and the K10 will detect you and everyone else in the shot. You can also use the voice shutter by simply saying “Cheese” or “Smile” to take photos with your voice.
Need more room for those photos and videos? Add up to 32GB of extra storage with the microSD card slot. The LG K10 also comes with a removable 2,300 mAh battery that lets you watch video, surf the web and answer emails on-the-go.
LG G Pad X 8.0
The LG G Pad X 8.0 is a tablet that brings you great specs at an amazing value.
The 8-inch full HD display is ideal for games, videos or presentations. A dedicated DIRECTV button gives you instant access to your shows and movies. In addition, AT&T NumberSync lets you make and receive video calls using the same mobile number as your smartphone, even if your smartphone is powered off.
Take your entertainment with you to unwind. Or, stay connected with complete video calling and data connectivity9 – all in a portable solution at a price you won’t want to miss. To see the G Pad X 8.0 in action check out this video.
“The LG K10 and G Pad X 8.0 offer high performance, portability, and convenience, but at a price that won’t put a dent in your wallet,” said Jeff Bradley, senior vice president, Device and Network Services Marketing, AT&T. “Our customers want to enjoy the features of high end products, without having to pay an arm and a leg. We’ve heard their feedback, and have worked with LG to give them what they want.”
For more information, check out http://www.att.com.
Xbox One S out in two weeks: Coming 2 August for pre-orders
The new, smaller version of the Xbox One will be available from 2 August, with pre-orders for the 2TB Xbox One S launch edition being delivered that day.
It actually comes as a small shock, considering most online retailers had set release date as 31 August. But Microsoft has confirmed that the most premium version, priced at £349.99, will be coming in just two weeks time.
The company is still to set a date for the release of the 500GB or 1TB Xbox One S variants though. And the Gears of War 4 Limited Edition model is still set for a mid-September release.
The Xbox One S was originally announced during Microsoft’s E3 press conference in June. It is 40 per cent smaller than the current Xbox One, has the power supply built into the box, and comes in white. It is capable of 4K HDR video output, including full 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray playback. Games can also be presented in HDR, with Gears 4 and Forza Horizon 3 both confirmed to support the wider colour gamut and more dynamic contrast settings.
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A new wireless controller is also included, which has a textured grip, greater range and Bluetooth support if you want to use it with a PC or other devices.
The 500GB and 1TB models will cost £249.99 and £299.99 respectively. You can still pre-order the 2TB edition for launch day delivery if you get in sharpish.
Netflix will air the new ‘Star Trek’ series outside the US
Netflix has announced that it’ll be the exclusive home of the brand-new Star Trek TV series, and will broadcast the show globally next year. When it was announced, CBS revealed that only the first episode would air on TV, with the rest of the episodes exclusive to the network’s own streaming service. But since CBS has no digital footprint outside the US and Canada, Netflix will bring the show to the rest of the world. It wasn’t long ago that Netflix also won the rights to all six existing Star Trek shows, which will be available in 188 countries around the globe. Each episode will arrive on the service within 24 hours of its arrival in the US, mirroring the distribution strategy for other high-profile shows where spoilers are a constant threat.
When CBS announced that the only way to get the new series was by coughing-up $5.99, it was slammed as a corporate cash-grab. It also raised concerns as to how users outside the US and Canada would be able to watch the show, if at all. Netflix’s presence allays those fears, and saves everyone else in the world from having to sign up to yet another streaming service. The fact that Bryan Fuller and Nicholas Meyer — who was involved with all the good Trek films — are now involved with the show means it’s time to be hopeful. Much like Star Trek: The Next Generation pioneered the first-run syndication model, it looks like the show will, once again, circumvent old broadcast models.
Source: Netflix
Samsung’s Galaxy S7 Edge Olympic Edition on sale for $850
If you’re more into real-life superheros than fantasy ones, Samsung’s Galaxy S7 Edge Olympic Games Limited Edition is now available at Best Buy for $850. Like the Batman Edition, this is a standard Galaxy S7 Edge on the inside, but the outside is another thing. There, you’ll find a unique “black onyx” body replete with Olympic colors: A yellow-trimmed fingerprint sensor and speaker, red and green buttons and the iconic rings and camera tinted in blue. It also includes the Rio Olympics 2016 app with schedules, venue info and real-time updates and results.
Samsung said that it would only sell 2,016 of the devices around the world, including in the US, so you may need to act quick if you want one. At $850, the device is a $100 premium over the regular Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. We originally thought it may come with a Gear IconX wireless Bluetooth earbuds, but Best Buy’s listing doesn’t mention those, so they may be reserved for the 12,500 Olympic athletes getting the phone for free.
Via: Mashable
Source: Best Buy
Opera browser sold to a Chinese consortium for $600 million
After a $1.2 billion deal fell through, Opera has sold most of itself to a Chinese consortium for $600 million. The buyers, led by search and security firm Qihoo 360, are purchasing Opera’s browser business, its privacy and performance apps, its tech licensing and, most importantly, its name. The Norwegian company will keep its consumer division, including Opera Apps & Games and Opera TV. The consumer arm has 560 workers, but the company hasn’t said what will happen to its other 1,109 employees.
The original deal, announced in February, reportedly failed to gain regulatory approval. While expressing disappointment that it was scrapped, Opera CEO Lars Boilesen says “we believe that the new deal is very good for Opera employees and Opera shareholders.” The acqisition was approved by Opera’s board, and the company now has 18 months to find a new name, according to Techcrunch.
The company actually makes more of its $616 million in revenue from Opera TV and the other consumer division products that it’s keeping in the deal. “For Opera shareholders we are selling approximately a quarter of the company for $600m, which is an attractive price for this part of our business,” Boilesen says.
Opera is the fifth most popular desktop browser with a meager 1.9 percent share, but it does hold a very respectable 10 percent of the mobile market. The company has been especially innovative in mobile, having introduced built-in ad-blocking, data and video compression and a built-in VPN. It’s unclear if the new owners will continue that trend, but current CEO Boilesen will reportedly head the firm under its new ownership. However, the deal is still subject to regulatory approval.
Via: Techcrunch
Source: Opera
Germany plans to require ‘black boxes’ in self-driving cars
Self-driving cars in Germany might end up having “black boxes” that can record details of accidents, similar to planes, Reuters reports. Sources say that the proposal from Germany’s Transport Minister, Alexander Dobrindt, will also require that riders stay seated in front of the steering wheel, though they won’t have to pay attention to traffic or actually steer. As you’ve probably guessed right now, the legislation follows the recent Tesla Autopilot-related driver death. Regulators and car companies alike will have to work even harder to prove the safety of self-driving cars.
Specifically, the proposal will require the boxes to record data when self-driving modes are turned on. It’ll note when drivers enable the feature, and when they take over for manual driving, to help determine who exactly is at fault during an accident. While it’s only a draft at the moment, the proposal is expected to be sent to other German legislative bodies this summer to be approved.
Source: Reuters
Facebook and ABC team up for live DNC and RNC coverage
Your options for livestreaming the Democratic and Republican national conventions just got even wider. ABC and Facebook are partnering on 24-hour live online coverage of both the DNC and RNC, whether it’s speeches on the floor or protests outside. And importantly, this isn’t just reusing TV programming onilne — there will be in-depth coverage that wouldn’t be practical in conventional broadcasting. Your comments and questions on Facebook will also influence the coverage.
ABC isn’t the only one getting cozy with Facebook. C-SPAN, PBS and Fusion have all unveiled plans to use Facebook Live for some of their coverage. However, the ABC deal is one of the most ambitious yet, and suggests that you’ll want to turn to the internet first if you want the most thorough examination of the electoral process. TV news channels can only devote so much airtime to a given subject, while Facebook Live and other livestreaming services make it relatively easy to focus on a single topic.
Source: Variety
GSK Launches First ResearchKit Study by a Major Pharmaceutical Company
British pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline recently announced the launch of a new clinical study, Patient Rheumatoid Arthritis Data from the Real World (PARADE), which will gather medical data and patient feedback using an iOS app powered by Apple’s ResearchKit. Notably, GSK is the first major pharmaceutical company to implement ResearchKit into its research, which it hopes assists in lessening “the burden of patients in clinical studies by reducing the frequency of doctor visits.”
The company noted that while it’s “not testing a medicine right now,” ResearchKit is helping put it on the path of a medicinal development process — centered mainly around rheumatoid arthritis — thanks to the insight and health goals of each patient that Apple’s research framework provides. Through surveys and the sensors on an iPhone, the GSK PARADE app gathers info on symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, including joint pain, fatigue, and mood.
“Our goal is to engage with patients in a new way that integrates the research into their daily lives versus the traditional model that requires patients to travel to their doctors’ offices,” said Rob DiCicco, Vice President of Clinical Innovation at GSK. “By making research as easy and accessible as possible for patients, we have the potential to disrupt the model for how we conduct research in the future and ultimately improve patient health.”
The current goal is to track the activity and “quality of life measures” of 300 patients over a 3-month period using GSK’s app. On the patient side of things, users will be able to access a dashboard which shows their own personal recordings and data from the study that they can easily share with their own healthcare providers to further investigate into more effective treatment and recovery plans.
GSK encourages anyone 21 years or older to participate in the ResearchKit-enabled trial by downloading the GSK PARADE app for free on the App Store. [Direct Link]
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