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Netflix receives the most searches when accompanied by phrases like “free…”

Netflix is winning the stream wars

Netflix is winning the streaming wars – among users trying to get content for free

Netflix is the UK’s most popular streaming service – that people are hoping to access for free. New research by IVA Advice has revealed the streaming platform receives the most searches when accompanied by phrases like “free…” and “how to get free…”.

The company accounts for half of all searches...

Just how much do reality TV shows have on contestants’ subsequent fame

THIS reality TV show is MOST likely to make contestants famous

The year is nearing an end. We’ve already seen I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! take place, whilst Bill Bailey was crowned champion of the dance floor at the Strictly Come Dancing final over the weekend. And with Dancing on Ice due to start in the New Year, there’s a certain level of fame contestants attract, no matter their intentions.

To discover just how much certain reality...

Alesha Dixon

Alesha Dixon says she feels really fired up and energised

She’s become one of the nation’s favourite TV personalities as a judge on Strictly Come Dancing and now Britain’s Got Talent – but Alesha Dixon has never hidden the self-doubt and lack of confidence that troubled her in the past.

Now in her 40s though, things have changed a lot on that front. “I feel I’m on the brink of a new era, a new decade and a new adventure,” Dixon, 41, reveals...

Bobby Davro

Laughter is the best medicine right now says Bobby Davro

Comedy legend Bobby Davro is happily chatting and firing off jokes, when suddenly the laughter stops. He’s spotted a large spider and there’s no mistaking his fear.

“Please come and get it,” he wails to his daughter Brittany, 25, as he stands on a chair in the living room of his Surrey home.

“I’m not just scared of spiders, I’m terrified of them,” he explains, after it’s...