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27 Apr
Half the best films of the past five years are Netflix Originals
Walk into a room of film fans and mention Netflix Originals and you’re likely to be greeted with sighs and eye-rolls.
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26 Apr
Nintendo: The Switch success story is just getting started
While the Nintendo Switch success has been well publicised, the Japanese company today said it expects to sell an additional 20 million Switch consoles in the upcoming financial year — more than double what it’s already sold.
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25 Apr
What’s coming to UK Netflix in May 2018?
If last month was a bit of a content drought for UK Netflix, May is the part where viewers shrivel up and die.
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24 Apr
Marvel’s banking on history being made at the Avengers: Infinity War box office
After a ten-year journey, the Marvel Cinematic Universe is finally reaching its apotheosis.
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24 Apr
Does hyper-reality, fully immersive virtual reality, live up to the hype? We visited the Void VR to find out
The release of Ready Player One, a Steven Spielberg flick in which humanity uses fully immersive virtual reality to escape from real life, has us dreaming of the future.
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20 Apr
How EU geo-blocking rules will impact Netflix’s European expansion
Netflix is planning a major expansion into Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
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18 Apr
How the resurrection of horror movies happened
We’re currently in the middle of a renaissance for horror movies in cinemas.
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16 Apr
Snow Crash and four other novels which are required reading for the Facebook generation
In an age where Facebook seems to know everything and big data controls the planet, the world can look pretty scary.
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13 Apr
Movio is using data to save cinemas: Can it work?
Cinema is stuck in the past and it’s dying on its feet.
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12 Apr
Fortnite is up for two Bafta Games Awards – but what is the battle royale game?
Fortnite pits 100 players against each other in a fight for first place.
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10 Apr
Gameboxx’s inter-pub virtual reality tournament & six other VR experiences worth trying
Verdict was recently invited to Gameboxx, a central London virtual reality pub, to take part in what it claimed to be the first ever inter-pub VR tournament.
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9 Apr
Disney has spent a huge amount on making Marvel movies in the UK
As Marvel approaches the culmination of years of movies with The Avengers: Infinity War, UK production figures show just how much the studio has spent on filming in the UK over the years.
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9 Apr
Olivier Awards: Hamilton has become one of the most lauded musicals
Proving that its success is truly well-earned, Hamilton picked up seven Olivier Awards last night.
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6 Apr
Amazon Lord Of The Rings series: Everything we know so far
After being announced back in November, things went quiet on the Amazon Lord Of The Rings series adaption.
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5 Apr
WrestleMania: How WWE’s biggest show has persevered despite decline in interest in wrestling
Comparable to American football’s Super Bowl, cycling’s Tour de France and Wimbledon for tennis fans, WWE WrestleMania is the pinnacle of the wrestling calendar.
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5 Apr
Saudi Arabia to re-open cinemas after 35 year ban
The first commercial cinema in 35 years is opening in the Saudi capital on 18 April, after the conservative kingdom lifted a decades-long ban on screenings in January.
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4 Apr
Peppa Pig is taking over the world and doing big things for her creators
Anyone who has spent any time around small children in the past decade will have heard of Peppa Pig.
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3 Apr
Greece wants to be the world’s hot new destination for filmmakers
Greece has announced a series of new measures designed to attract film productions to the country.
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26 Mar
Dubai World Cup 2018: All the details ahead of the richest day in racing
This coming weekend will be a big one for sports fans, with the Premier League returning to action and Anthony Joshua taking to the ring for the first time this year.
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26 Mar
Beijing film festival pulls Oscar-winning film Call Me By Your Name
Despite critical acclaim from critics and audiences around the world, the Beijing International Film Festival will not screen Call Me By Your Name.
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26 Mar
The most popular Netflix original series — the fall of House of Cards
Netflix is a real content machine.
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23 Mar
A look back at past races, as Oxford and Cambridge prepare for the Boat Race 2018
The Boat Race 2018 will see Oxford and Cambridge go head-to-head in their annual rowing competition for a 163rd year, as they look to secure the bragging rights for the next 12 months.
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21 Mar
What’s coming to Netflix in April 2018? (UK)
After a reasonably quiet March which held a lot of the best content until the end of the month, Netflix’s April update does feel slightly sparse.
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15 Mar
Pierce Brosnan says he was “cheated” by an Indian mouth freshener brand
Former James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan says an Indian mouth freshener brand “cheated” him.
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14 Mar
Stephen Hawking on The Simpsons: The famed physicist’s many pop culture cameos
His name crops up in iconic shows and movies from Doctor Who to The Avengers.
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14 Mar
A brief history of books by Stephen Hawking and what you should read next
While Stephen Hawking has passed away, his genius will live on for generations.
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14 Mar
Could algorithms and data help publishers find the next Harry Potter?
Across the internet there are a huge amount of budding authors. Popular writing website Wattpad revealed in January 2018 that it has 2.5 million writers using its service.
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14 Mar
Netflix is embroiled in a gender pay controversy over The Crown
After debuting in late 2016, The Crown soon cemented itself as one of Netflix’s most popular series (it actually came ninth out of 52 in Verdict‘s most popular Netflix series rankings.) The series tells the story of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, the current monarch of Great Britain.
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12 Mar
Peta claims responsibility for the incident at Crufts: this is why they did it
You have to hand it to People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA); they know how to make a scene.
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9 Mar
SXSW lineup 2018: who is going to be there?
As one of the world’s most preeminent entertainment and technology expositions, it’s unsurprising that a lot of well-known names and faces are going to be appearing at South By Southwest (SXSW.) From actors to journalists, film directors to tech CEOs, politicians to royals, they’ll all be there.