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Variety reports that this is set to become law in December. This can be achieved by commissioning European content, buying existing TV shows and movies – or by paying into national film funds, an approach currently taken in Germany. “We just need the final vote, but it’s a mere formality,” he told Variety at the Venice Film Festival. Companies will have 20 months to comply, and individual countries can set the quota as high as 40% if they wish, as well as having the option to set smaller quotas for content produced in their own country....

In 2018, Netflix original shows and movies outpaced the subscription service’s acquired content from other properties. Netflix began to change the movie industry in 1997 when it founded a program that allowed consumers to rent movies by mail through a monthly subscription service. In 2007, the company expanded to streaming, which transformed the way that consumers got their entertainment forever. Now, Netflix is more popular than traditional broadcast television, cable and other streaming services....

The newest Pokémon movie, Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution, hit Netflix this past week, but failed to learn from Detective Pikachu. While Detective Pikachu was able to update another Pokémon story in fresh ways, Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution is a major missed opportunity. Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution is a retelling of Pokémon: The First Movie, the original Mewtwo Strikes Back story. The movie follows the creation of Mewtwo, a powerful Psychic Pokémon, and a clone of Mew....

The Saw movies, which come from Lionsgate Films and Twisted Pictures, center around the Jigsaw Killer and game-like traps that test different characters and that entertain fans in an intense way. This franchise started in 2004, with Saw, and seven more flicks followed, including Jigsaw from 2017. This year, a new installment will be coming out, full of even more thrills. Down below, readers can find out five things that are known about this new movie so far, such as the stars and the release date, as well as five hopes we have for it since it has a lot to live up to, based on the popularity of the past Saw stories!...

This is one of the reason’s why the new hardware would be shown at WWDC, so that developers can begin application development ahead of the product’s release. This is what we reported last week on the subject: The Apple TV was last updated in 2012, so new hardware is definitely due. The timing also coincides with reports that Apple intends to launch a new over-the-top television subscription service, featuring a handful of the major networks....

LemonDuck malware has evolved from a cryptocurrency botnet to a dangerous malware that can steal the user’s important data, can remove security controls and spread it via emails, and more. Microsoft Warns Windows & Linux Users for LemonDuck Malware Malware is a code that can cause unwanted changes to your system. It can steal credentials, spreads via emails, moves laterally, and more. According to Microsoft, the LemonDuck malware is a cross-platform threat that targets both Windows and Linux-based machines....

Sony has announced the date for its next State of Play address, which will feature announcements for upcoming PlayStation games, but won’t include any information about the PlayStation 5. State of Play is Sony’s answer to the Nintendo Direct, as it’s a livestream that features announcements and reveal trailers for games appearing on the PlayStation platform. Sony held its first State of Play on March 25, where it was met with such a tepid response that it caused “Nintendo Direct” to start trending on Twitter....

Apple TV+ today announced that it had ordered a new thriller drama ‘Suspicion’, based on an award-winning Israeli series ‘False Flag’, which Apple bought the rights to last year. Suspicion will star Uma Thurman, Kunal Nayyar, Noah Emmerich and Georgina Campbell among others. Apple did not announce a release date for the series at this time … The plot of the drama revolves around a prominent businesswoman (played by Thurman) and the kidnapping of her son....

That’s why many creators are thrilled to hear that Instagram is now supporting NFTs on the platform. The move comes as Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces NFTs will also be coming to Facebook and other Meta apps, while Twitter and YouTube begin to embrace web3 technologies, too. So, what does this latest change mean for content creators and NFT collectors? Here’s what you need to know. NFTs are now on Instagram In a recent announcement by Head of Instagram Adam Mosseri, we’ve learnt that Instagram is going to be rolling out a test of NFTs for a select number of US-based creators....

Luckily, there are a few cheapskate secrets you can use to cut down on streaming costs. Tap or click here for five ways to spend less on entertainment. A new feature could make the transfer easy if you’re ready to set up your own Netflix account. Netflix recently announced its “Profile Transfer” feature, which is available to subscribers across the globe. It lets you transfer your profile and viewing history to a new account....

Netflix has now become one of the basic necessities of the modern world where you might want to watch your favorite shows beyond your geographical boundaries. VPN services such as ExpressVPN and SurfShark VPN help us achieve just that. However, many users do face small issues from time to time. And one common issue users frequently face is Netflix not working with ExpressVPN and SurfShark VPN. In this post, we intend to discuss some of these problems and possible solutions for the same....

In the new version of this piece of ransomware, the threat is not compiled into a PE file. Threat actors are using PowerShell scripts to load the threat into the memory (using a well-known technique called reflective loading) and make it a fileless threat, more difficult to detect and analyze. For that, malware operators achieve persistence and evade detection by abusing tools that are already in the system to initiate attacks....

After several years’ worth of waiting, a second trailer for New Mutants has finally dropped - and here’s our full breakdown. Although Fox’s tentpole X-Men movies had struggled, they’d seen real success with their spinoffs. Films like Logan and Deadpool proved that there was a real demand for superhero films that deviated from the norm. Joker has reinforced that argument, becoming the most profitable comic book adaptation of all time....

The rules for the challenge are simple: complete any walk, run, or wheelchair exercise that lasts 50 minutes or longer and unlock the achievement: Like previous Activity Challenges that promote exercising with Apple Watch, the latest national park-themed challenge will unlock animating themed stickers in the Activity app for Messages as well as an award in the iPhone’s Activity app. These rewards are only redeemable for one day, so mark your calendar and plan accordingly....

Netflix has been absolutely killing the game lately with great new shows, including their newest release, Sex Education. The comedy series depicts the life of a socially awkward high-schooler turn sex counselor, and the countless debacles he and the rest of the characters manage to get into. With the show surrounding an array of high school students, it goes without saying that the series is full of eclectic and different personalities....

Netflix sets the cast for Warrior Nun, a drama series inspired by the American manga Warrior Nun Areala. Last September, Netflix ordered Warrior Nun, along with October Faction and The I-Land. Created by Ben Dunn and published by Antarctic Press, Warrior Nun Areala debuted in 1994. The narrative focuses on Sister Shannon Masters, a character who chooses avatars to execute her missions over time. In the past, the comic has been criticized for its use of religious imagery, while the title character has been correlated with “nunsploitation....

We’ve already seen one set of iPhone 12 renders, though we noted at the time that the notch-free design shown isn’t feasible for next year’s models. Today, though, new iPhone 12 concept images give us a more realistic idea of how next year’s flagship iPhone design might look, based on reports from noted Apple supply-chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo… PhoneArena created the renders, which reflect Kuo’s expectation of a slab-sided design reminiscent of the iPhone 4/5/SE....

Apple is facing a lawsuit over its marketing for the Apple Watch. While the company markets the device as “brilliantly scratch-resistant,” an Ontario man is taking issue with that as he claims the device is actually very susceptible to scratches and tarnishes… As reported by iPhone in Canada, 21-year old Dean Lubaki first purchased his Apple Watch last September. He purchased the 42mm ceramic Edition model with a Milanese Loop....

New documents leaked by Edward Snowden and reported by The New York Times, The Guardian and ProPublica detail how the NSA and its British counterpart can collect users’ personal data through smartphone apps. The reports specifically mention popular apps like Angry Birds, Twitter, Google Maps and Facebook and claim the NSA is capable of intercepting information ranging from location, age, and sex of users to address books, buddy lists, phone logs, geographic data and more:...

Nearly ten days ago, the Nexus 5 made a brief appearance on the Play Store confirming its specs and retail price of $349. Now, joining it is the new Nexus 10 tablet from ASUS. As sighted by one of PhoneArena’s tipster, the new Nexus 10 listing made a brief appearance on the Play Store before it was pulled down. This appearance, however, confirms the final specifications of this upcoming Nexus tablet — details about which have been pretty scarce until now....