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Whatever streaming video service you pay for your stuck-at-home entertainment, you can expect to see it present the same thing eventually: a rate hike.The latest came Wednesday from Sling TV: New subscribers will pay $35 monthly for basic service, up from $30, with all subscribers getting 50 hours of digital video recording instead of 10. (A rate freeze protects existing customers through July.)That followed earlier hikes from Netflix (in October, its HD plan inched from $12.99 monthly to $13.99, with 4K ratcheting from $15.99 to $17.99), Google’s YouTube TV (in June, it spiked $15 to hit $64.99), Hulu + Live TV ($10 more in December to $64.99), and AT&T TV (January’s folding of AT&T TV Now into AT&T TV meant the two cheapest plans went from $55 and $80 to $69.99 and $84.99).Social media detox?: For many, 'doomscrolling' on Facebook and Twitter has bummed them out.Samsung Galaxy S21 smartphones: Will upgraded and cheaper Android get iPhone users to switch?Viola Davis starred as real-life Southern singer Gertrude "Ma" Rainey in Netflix's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" (now streaming).But these streaming services don’t sock you surcharges like cable and satellite TV. Their rates don’t hide rent for reception hardware (often $10 and up,…

YouTube star Abigail Thorn has come out as a trans woman.The star behind the platform’s successful Philosophy Tube channel made the announcement in a new video she posted for her followers.In the clip, she says she came out “ages ago” in private, but this was the first time she was telling her fans.“It’s so lovely now to finally relax, to sleep well with sweet dreams and be at home in myself,” she said.In a follow-up video, she delivered an impassioned speech, in which she stated: “Being trans is perfectly normal."She continued: “Like all human beings, we are inherently valuable and entitled to self-determination, and if that makes some people uncomfortable, well, it’s only because they’re choosing not to live in reality.”On Twitter, Thorn then posted a statement, which has been widely shared and supported by her followers on social media.Independent Culture NewsletterThe best in film, music TV & radio straight to your inbox every weekIndependent Culture NewsletterThe best in film, music TV & radio straight to your inbox every weekThe Independent would like to keep you informed about offers, events and updates by email, please tick the box if you would like to be contactedRead our full mailing list consent…

People are still criticizing former Blue Devil Zion Williamson for not being whatever they think he should be - lighter, taller, a better defender, whatever - but with consistent minutes, his game is continuing to grow. Take Saturday’s game against Milwaukee. Williamson didn’t shoot as well as he sometimes does with 7-13, but look at his overall stats: 21 points, nine rebounds and seven assists. That’s pretty close to a triple double. And there’s one more wrinkle involved with his improvement that’s not getting a lot of attention: his free throw shooting has significantly improved. In five games in December, he shot 25, 66.7, 57.1, 33.3 and 66.7 percent. So far this month, while he shot 50 percent from the line against the Clippers and Sacramento (a total of 5-10), in the other games this month he hit 70, 75, 83.3, 100, 66.7, 80, 77.8, 72.7 and 70 percent. In the last four games, he’s hit 30-40 for 75 percent. That’s a huge improvement and if he can continue that, he’s going to be vastly more effective and will get a lot of easy points because realistically, the only way to stop him is to foul him. And if he’s…

Before the Beatles hit it big, they put in a tremendous amount of hard work. A lot of it came in Hamburg, West Germany prior to reunification, where they played in the ‘60s. They played exhaustively, set after set, day after day and night after night. This was just 15 years or so after the end of World War II remember, and while young people had put it behind them, there were a lot of reminders of the war. There were plenty of veterans with amputations around, still fairly young themselves, and many former members of the Nazi party walked by them every day. Talk about a bizarre environment. But it made them an incredibly tight band and helped catapult them to enduring global fame. They were also the first great rock n roll group to ascend to international stardom that wasn’t American. Here’s some video of them in Liverpool’s Cavern Club from 1962 as Beatlemania began to build. Peter Jackson has been working on a documentary about the band that has been delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Here are some excerpts that are really fun. They were active from 1960 to 1970 which seems like a tiny fraction of…

The Gothra Kalamandalam channel, launched on January 16, attempts to present the unsung stories of the tribal people and document their knowledge of art and medicine.Mudhaa Mooppan was a familiar figure in the tribal hamlets of Kerala’s Attappadi. He could be seen walking about wearing his trademark black coat and white turban. Mooppan, who died in 2013, was a treasure house of the traditional, indigenous knowledge of the tribals. A tribal chief, Mooppan was more than a 100 years old, had married 23 times and had 113 children and grandchildren, according to a video published on the newly launched YouTube channel Gothra Kalamandalam.There are scores like Mudhaa Mooppan who are no more, their knowledge about the traditional ways of life, indigenous medicines and art forms of the tribal communities undocumented. There are numerous stories the tribal people told and retold, but these are undocumented too. The Gothra Kalamandalam channel, launched on January 16, attempts to present the unsung stories of the tribal people and document their knowledge of art and medicine, so that it does not become extinct. The channel’s name comes from ‘Gothra’, meaning a tribal clan, and Kerala ‘Kalamandalam’, a learning centre for Indian performing arts based in…

Spanish Youtube Sensation Gonzalo Sapiña Arrested In Andorran Cryptocurrency Fraud. image: MOSSOS D'ESQUADRA Spanish Youtube Sensation Gonzalo Sapiña Arrested In Andorran Cryptocurrency Fraud. The Mossos d’Esquadra, the Civil Guard and the Andorran Police have arrested six men for an alleged crime of fraud by an Andorran company dedicated to trading and training investments in cryptocurrencies. Those arrested were part of the GNZ Academy company, which offers courses on its website ranging from €99 to €599 euros. Among those arrested is the well-known youtube ‘sensation’ Gonzalo Sapiña. Sapiña is a media influencer who has more than 90,000 followers on Instagram, he became famous for his classes on digital investments. At 34, he rose to fame in 2013 when his idea of ​​a solidarity cafe became a massive success into Italy, it was based on leaving a paid coffee in a bar for the poor. The investigation, in which Europol was involved, ended with a joint police operation on January 18 to make the arrests, the Mossos explained in a statement. The detainees were between 20 and 34 years old, and the agents also searched the homes of the suspects, confiscating eight vehicles, and several electronic devices that they will now analyse to…

Post the coronavirus crunch, video content creators resumed traveling which is why GoPro users surged forward. The company's YouTube channel has reached ten million subscribers. GoPro Hero 9 BlackHIGHLIGHTSGoPro users surged forward post the coronavirus crunch.GoPro YouTube channel hits ten million subscribers.GoPro uploaded its first YouTube video in September, 2009.The camera market share in 2020 was hampered by an outbreak of coronavirus. Some camera companies surpassed their expected sales projection, Canon with its EOS R5 and R6 models for instance, others made efforts to sustain their business such as GoPro.The US-based GoPro company is known for producing top-quality action cameras. The GoPro cameras are meant for shooting travel and adventure videos. This is why the company was lulled during COVID-19. In April, 2020, GoPro announced a $100 million reduction in operating expenses including a workforce reduction of more than 20 per cent (over 200 employees).The company's founder and CEO, Nicholas Woodman, said, "GoPro's global distribution network has been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, driving us to transition into a more efficient and profitable direct-to-consumer-centric business over the course of the year."There were assumptions that the company will not release a new GoPro camera in 2020. But that didn't happen.…

NDTV's coverage of the January 26 violence in Delhi was the most-watched among English Channels on YouTube, proving yet again that it is the leader in quality news journalism. NDTV India was the second most-watched among Hindi channels.NDTV's YouTube page collected 60 million views, according to statistics acquired by Social Blade.NDTV's team of outstanding reporters covered all aspects of the violence in the national capital during the tractor rally that drove into the centre of Delhi and escalated with the breach of the iconic 17th century Red Fort.NDTV had won the silver for Best News Website in the South Asian Digital Media awards 2020.

Here are highlights from the Duke-Georgia Tech game. It’s from the ACC Digital Network so it’s not entirely Duke highlights but still worth watching. From the Georgia Tech perspective, look at what a good point guard Jose Alvarado has become. He’s unbelievably efficient and smart. The game just seems to bounce off of him and he sends the ball where it needs to go. He’s pretty impressive. They’re going to have a very hard time replacing him next season. For Duke, we saw a lot of really good things from Matthew Hurt, especially down the stretch, Jalen Johnson, DJ Steward and Jordan Goldwire, among others. Then here’s Coach K’s press conference and also some video of the players commenting on the win. Georgia Tech vs. Duke Condensed Game | 2020-21 ACC Men’s Basketball Coach K Duke vs Georgia Tech Postgame Press Conference Georgia Tech vs Duke Basketball Game Highlights 1 26 2021 Blue Devils’ Players Duke vs Georgia Tech Postgame Press Conference

This story is a part of our playbook for VidSpark, a Poynter initiative to bring local news to younger audiences. We worked with three local newsrooms over the course of 2020 to create social media video series aimed at GenZ viewers. Find our entire playbook here. 10 Tampa Bay wanted to reach younger viewers, and that required leaning into social media video. “We have an audience on TV that is aging and they are aging out of news” said Stephen Adams, digital executive producer at 10 Tampa Bay. “We need to be focused on how we bring in the next generation of news consumers or else we simply aren’t going to have jobs.” In this case study, we’ll look at how 10 Tampa Bay pushed outside of the typical broadcast style to reach a new audience on YouTube. We’ll cover how the newsroom spun up a new curated YouTube channel, worked with talent to adapt a fresh presentation style, and shifted its mindset in producing for the platform. Watch: 10 Tampa Bay staff describe their process of creating for YouTube and TikTok 10 Tampa Bay’s initial social-first video strategy was largely focused on Facebook, which was primarily reaching an older…