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Daily Mirror
04-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Your Fire TV Stick gets a free upgrade this month and the timing could not be better
Fire TV Sticks, Sky devices and Google streamers are all getting free access to new service this month. If you have a Fire TV Stick plugged into the back of your telly, you might want to try a heart-pumping new service that has launched just in time for the school summer holidays. It's called Mvmnt Family and has just been released by the fitness team at Mvmnt. As the name suggests, this online platform isn't built for just adults - it's been created to help the whole family get moving during the long break. Once installed, Fire TV users will find 7-minute workouts included in Mvmnt Family, which are all led by a fitness coach. But that's not all as all the classes also feature children as well. This should make it easy for parents and kids to follow along together from the comfort of their front rooms. So it doesn't get boring, Mvmnt also says its sessions span a broad range of activities which include strength, yoga, HIIT, football skills and balance. Even if you don't have a Fire TV Stick, don't worry. This service is also now available on devices including Sky Q, Sky Glass and Google - it's also possible to join in via phones and tablets. Fancy giving it a go? There's good news for new Mvmnt members as it's completely free for all of August. The launch of Mvmnt Family could come at the perfect time. New research suggests many parents hit a summer slump with 46 percent of parents admitting they run out of active ideas by mid-August. 27 percent of families also say they are only active together just once a week or less. 'We wanted to create something simple, fun, and accessible that helps families stay active together,' said Rory Knight, Coach and Director of Fitness at Mvmnt 'By bringing Mvmnt Family to millions of living rooms, we're making fitness something parents and kids can easily do side by side. No setup, no stress.' How to access Mvmnt on Amazon Fire, Google TV and Sky: Amazon Fire, and Google TV customers can access Mvmnt via ' Apps ' on their device. Sky customers can also head to the 'Apps' section on Sky Live, Sky Stream, Sky Q and Sky Glass to find Mvmnt. Search for Mvmnt, and start a free 7-minute family session straight from their TV. New users can sign up for a free month in-app or at Don't forget, once the freebie ends you'll pay £14.99.
The Sun
04-08-2025
- The Sun
Millions of Sky and Fire TV Stick users receive free upgrade this month to keep the kids entertained over the holidays
A NEW addition for Sky and Fire TV Stick users will get everyone in the family moving. Customers of the Amazon TV extension and subscribers to Sky will now get access to a free upgrade which comes just in time for the summer holidays. 3 3 The UK-based digital fitness platform, Mvmnt, has now launched Mvmnt Family which is designed to help families to get active together with short videos that everyone can follow. Mvmnt is offering new customers to its app an one-month free trial throughout August. That will also include access to the Mvmnt Family workouts for the entire school holidays, online and on TV including via Sky, Amazon Fire, and Google TV. All of the Mvmnt Family programs are very user friendly each workout runs for less than 10 minutes and no equipment is needed. What's even better is the sessions are led by a coach and child exercising side-by-side on screen so that everyone feels comfortable getting involved. There's also plenty of sessions to choose from including strength, yoga, HIIT, football and balance. The Mvmnt Family programs were designed to help parents rethink exercise as a family activity. Family Moving Time The new launch comes as research reveals that almost 50 percent of parents run out of ideas for school holidays entertainment, and that only 27 percent of families do something active together just once a week or less. Many parents said they wanted to be more active with their kids but are worried how much it will cost them, and other parents say there never seems to be enough time to get moving with family during school holidays. 'Families are an underserved segment in the digital fitness space,' said Colin Griffith, Managing Director at Mvmnt. Quick look at Fire TV Stick remote and top button tips 'We saw an opportunity to support parents who are time-poor, stressed, and want a shared active experience that benefits everyone in the house – not just the kids.' Be Warned The free upgrade comes after Fire TV Stick users were warned about illegal streaming devices, including dodgy versions of the TV extension. The Federation Against Copyright Theft warned this could lead to users having their ID stolen or their credit card details handed to criminals. Posts have begun flooding social media sites advertising modified Fire Sticks for just a few pounds. Some posts advertised all Sky channels plus streaming sites such as Netflix and Disney Plus for as little as £2.50 a month. Kieron Sharp, chairman of the Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) said dodgy Fire Stick users are breaking the law too, and could end up being prosecuted. According to FACT, watching an illegal stream is an offence under the Fraud Act 2006, and has a maximum penalty of five years in prison. 3
Newsweek
17-07-2025
- General
- Newsweek
Woman Tells MIL She Can't Buy Stepson a Tablet—Nobody Prepared for Response
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. A mother-in-law has been slammed online for her response to being told that she couldn't buy a tablet for her autistic grandson. In a post on Reddit, u/bbywace turned to the r/AmIOverreacting subreddit to ask: "Am I overreacting?" Newsweek reached out to u/bbywace via Reddit. A strict and anxious mature mother-in-law lectures her grown daughter, left, on the sofa at home. A strict and anxious mature mother-in-law lectures her grown daughter, left, on the sofa at home. fizkes The original poster shared screenshots of the exchange that began at 7:47 a.m. with a text from the mother-in-law asking if she could buy another Amazon Fire tablet for her grandson, referred to in the post as "Green." The timing and content caught the poster off guard, given their prior conversations about how tablet use significantly increased Green's screaming—already a major challenge in their household. "I'd prefer if he doesn't have it, it causes him to scream a lot more," the poster responded, adding, "but it's up to you. I won't be mad lol [laugh out loud]." The mother-in-law's tone quickly shifted. "I'm just trying to stay a part of his life but I can tell I'm getting push back and rejection," she wrote, eventually concluding: "I guess it's better I stay away and wash my hands." The poster replied: "Nobody is rejecting or pushing you back, we just don't want him having things that cause him to scream … You are welcome to call him on my iPad, anytime we have him … Buying things for him does not equate to being a part of his life." The mother-in-law's final response read: "No worries. No lectures needed … I would not want to disrupt everyone's life/time with screaming." In her Reddit post, the poster provided important context. Green, her nonverbal stepson, has level 3 autism and is currently being reenrolled in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy—something she says has intensified his behaviors. The family had already determined that screen time, especially on tablets, was a significant trigger. "If you don't know what it's like to sit in a small house with someone screaming at the top of their lungs every 2 minutes as is, I'm jealous," the poster wrote. She added that, after the mother-in-law previously brought a secondhand tablet to a birthday party—despite being told screen time worsened Green's symptoms—her husband informed his mother that the device hadn't been given to him due to its performance issues. The final straw for the poster was the mother-in-law's sudden outreach after a month of no contact, timed during a chaotic Monday morning as she scrambled to get two kids ready for therapy appointments. "She hasn't tried to talk to either kid since," the poster added, adding that the mother-in-law had continued to interact with her on social media "like nothing happened." At the time of writing, the post has sparked hundreds of supportive comments, with many other users calling out the mother-in-law for being manipulative. "It's crazy to me you're even allowing her around him still after that—that's grounds for no contact," one user wrote. "I have relatives like this. Trust me, they don't recognize they are doing something wrong. Here is where they begin to martyr themselves because they're 'just trying to do something nice', and they just. don't. Understand. why they are being 'pushed aside'" another added. Others also empathized with the challenges of raising a neurodivergent child and the emotional labor of managing in-law dynamics. "You're not overreacting; she's making it about herself and not what is actually helpful for the children or your family," a third user commented. For the stepmom, it is not about cutting someone off—it's about setting necessary boundaries in a high-stress, high-needs environment. "I decided after her visit to our state for my son's first birthday I was done reaching out to her to push a relationship," the poster wrote.
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO) Announces Harvest Small Cap Partners and No Street Capital Lead 6.75M Preferred Stock Conversion at $1.50 per Share
LOS ANGELES, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO), an award-winning, creator-first music, entertainment, and technology platform, today announced certain investors elected to convert their preferred stock to common stock at $1.50 per share. 'We are incredibly excited and grateful that our amazing partners, Harvest Funds and No Street Capital, have elected to convert their preferred shares into common stock at $1.50 per share,' said Robert Ellin, CEO of LiveOne. 'This vote of confidence from such highly respected investors reinforces their belief in our long-term vision and growth strategy. Their decision strengthens our capital structure, aligns interests with shareholders, and sets the stage for the next phase of value creation at LiveOne.' About LiveOneHeadquartered in Los Angeles, CA, LiveOne (Nasdaq: LVO) is an award-winning, creator-first, music, entertainment, and technology platform focused on delivering premium experiences and content worldwide through memberships and live and virtual events. LiveOne's subsidiaries include Slacker, PodcastOne (Nasdaq: PODC), PPVOne, CPS, LiveXLive, DayOne Music Publishing, Drumify and Splitmind. LiveOne is available on iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Spotify, Samsung, Amazon Fire, Android TV, and through STIRR's OTT applications. For more information, visit and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and X at @liveone. For more investor information, please visit Forward-Looking StatementsAll statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this press release are 'forward-looking statements,' which may often, but not always, be identified by the use of such words as 'may,' 'might,' 'will,' 'will likely result,' 'would,' 'should,' 'estimate,' 'plan,' 'project,' 'forecast,' 'intend,' 'expect,' 'anticipate,' 'believe,' 'seek,' 'continue,' 'target' or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including: LiveOne's reliance on its largest OEM customer for a substantial percentage of its revenue; LiveOne's ability to consummate any proposed financing, acquisition, spin-out, special dividend, merger, distribution or transaction, the timing of the consummation of any such proposed event, including the risks that a condition to the consummation of any such event would not be satisfied within the expected timeframe or at all, or that the consummation of any proposed financing, acquisition, spin-out, merger, special dividend, distribution or transaction will not occur or whether any such event will enhance shareholder value; LiveOne's ability to continue as a going concern; LiveOne's ability to attract, maintain and increase the number of its users and paid members; LiveOne identifying, acquiring, securing and developing content; LiveOne's intent to repurchase shares of its and/or PodcastOne's common stock from time to time under LiveOne's announced stock repurchase program and the timing, price, and quantity of repurchases, if any, under the program; LiveOne's ability to maintain compliance with certain financial and other covenants; LiveOne successfully implementing its growth strategy, including relating to its technology platforms and applications; management's relationships with industry stakeholders; LiveOne's ability to extend and/or refinance its indebtedness and/or repay its indebtedness when due; uncertain and unfavorable outcomes in legal proceedings and/or LiveOne's ability to pay any amounts due in connection with any such legal proceedings; changes in economic conditions; competition; risks and uncertainties applicable to the businesses of LiveOne's subsidiaries; and other risks, uncertainties and factors including, but not limited to, those described in LiveOne's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC') on July 1, 2024, Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2024, filed with SEC on February 14, 2025, and in LiveOne's other filings and submissions with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and LiveOne disclaims any obligation to update these statements, except as may be required by law. LiveOne intends that all forward-looking statements be subject to the safe-harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. LiveOne Press Contact: press@ Follow LiveOne on social media: Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and X at @liveone.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
14 best (and cheapest!) Amazon Prime Day TV deals in Canada, starting under $200
Amazon Prime Day 2025 is in full swing (we're on day 3 of 4!) and among the year's hottest — and steepest — deals are TVs from the Amazon Fire brand, TCL, Hisense, Toshiba and more. One TV deal, in particular, worth checking out is the Amazon Fire TV 55" Omni QLED Series 4K UHD smart TV. Beloved by hundreds of shoppers, the smart TV is "full of features" and according to one reviewer, it's "perfect" for streaming your favourite shows. Like most Prime Day deals, the Amazon Fire TV is only on sale for Prime members (.), so if you want to take advantage of the 31 per cent off deal, you'll need a membership to save. To take advantage of the Prime Day discount and shop even more TVs on sale, scroll below. This 55" TV is equipped with Dolby Vision IQ, Local Dimming, Fire TV Ambient Experience and hands-free with Alexa. This smart TV features a stunning 4K Quantum Dot Display (QLED), Dolby Vision IQ and HDR10+, bringing brighter, richer and more lifelike visuals to your favourite TV shows, sports, games and movies. The Fire TV automatically optimizes the brightness of movies and shows using a built-in sensor that detects the lighting in your room, enhancing your TV-watching experience. With the Fire TV Ambient Experience, shoppers can display art, photos and more when not actively watching TV. When it's time to watch your favourite show, users can stream more than 700,000 movies and TV episodes with subscriptions to Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and more. Like most Amazon devices, users can access Alexa to find their favourite apps, movies and shows, plus check the weather, sports scores and more. Save 54% on an Amazon Fire TV Stick HD — shop for $23 with Prime (was $50) Save 56% on a Blink Video Doorbell — shop for $40 with Prime (was $90) Save 53% on soundcore by Anker Q20i Hybrid Headphones — shop for $47 with Prime (was $100) Save 38% on an Amazon Fire HD 8 Tablet — shop for $75 with Prime (was $120) Save 53% on a Ninja Foodi 10 QT 6-in-1 DualZone XL Air Fryer — shop for $150 with Prime (was $320) The Amazon Fire TV 55" Omni QLED Series 4K UHD smart TV has earned a 4.2-star average rating from more than reviews. According to one reviewer, the TV is "perfect" if you like to stream shows and watch the occasional 4K movie. The "image is crisp, setup is a breeze," and the settings are "easy to navigate," they say. $550 $800 at Amazon "[I] love, love, love it," writes another shopper. That said, you need wireless home internet to use the device, they say. An Ethernet cable won't work. The TV is "full of features," adds a third user. The picture is "excellent," however, the operating system is "a tad slow." If you're in the market for a new TV, this is a deal you won't want to miss — especially at its Prime Day sale price. Reviewers laud the Amazon Fire TV 55" Omni QLED Series 4K UHD smart TV for its picture quality and features. However, some shoppers note it can be "a tad slow," something to keep in mind when placing your order.
