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Sajid Javid compares NHS to defunct Blockbuster video and says it must be like Netflix

Health Secretary Sajid Javid likened the 74-year-old NHSto the now-bust video rental company and said it must evolve

Daily Mirror

NHS is 'Blockbuster in the age of Netlix', Tory Health Secretary says

THE Conservative Health Secretary has likened the NHS to a bust video rental store chain which has been run out of business by modern streaming…

The National (Scotland)

Health Secretary Sajid Javid says NHS is a 'Blockbuster healthcare system in the age of Netflix'

Sajid Javid was updating Cabinet earlier today

Wales Online

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Javid likens NHS to defunct video store Blockbuster in ‘the age of Netflix’

Downing Street said Sajid Javid told a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday that it is ‘no longer simply an option to stick to the status quo’.

The Independent UK

Six Throwback Movies To Indulge In A Dose Of 90s Fashion Inspo ’Cos Nothing Compares TBH

Disney+ has a bunch of classic films available to stream with a large chunk of them being straight from the golden years of fashion AKA the 90s.

Pedestrian.tv

Retro Blockbusters video themed bar - first look and opening date confirmed

"I thought what better homage to an iconic part of our history than to create a parody of Blockbuster, one where you can drink."

Manchester Evening News

Karla Peterson: Yes boomers, the DVD turns 25 this year. This writer can help you celebrate

The "DVD" acronym originally stood for "Digital Versatile Disc." The first DVD to ship more than 1 million units was "Titanic." And when Disney released "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" on DVD in October of 2001, it sold 1 million copies. In one day.

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Companies are mitigating labour shortages with automation — and this could drastically impact workers

Last month, unemployment in Canada reached a record low of 5.2 per cent. Alongside low unemployment, many industries saw — and are still seeing — a worker shortage, with the number of job vacancies in Canada reaching 900,000 in January.

The Conversation

Netflix Launched Its Website 24 Years Ago: A Timeline

This article was originally published on April 16, 2022 The streaming giant has come a long way since launching its first product. Reed Hastings and Marc Rudolph decided to mail themselves a DVD in 1997, and after the DVD arrived unscathed, the idea for Netflix was born.

Benzinga

Video game developers set for cash influx as tech firms compete for deals

Companies including Microsoft and Apple are attempting to build ‘Netflix for games’

The Guardian - UK

A biryani western on bhang: RRR reopens Indian cinema in spectacular style

Fans and critics welcome multilingual, pan-Indian, historical-action-romance blockbuster from the renowned Telugu film-maker SS Rajamouli

The Guardian - UK

The 5 Nottingham high street shops we miss the most

The lost retailers that left a hole in our lives ... and our hearts

Nottingham Post

Blockbuster: Why video rental giant sunk by Netflix won't disappear from Manchester

Nearly a decade after stores closed, Blockbuster refuses to vanish completely

Manchester Evening News

Blockbuster CEO ‘struggled not to laugh’ at chance to buy Netflix, new books says

‘As soon as I saw it, I knew what was happening: John Antioco was struggling not to laugh,’ Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph recalls of the disastrous meeting

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Benzinga

Blockbuster Could Be Launching NFTs, A Cryptocurrency Soon: What Investors Should Know

A comeback for video game rental company Blockbuster could come soon via the cryptocurrency market. Here’s the latest on what Blockbuster could have planned for the future.

GamesRadar

Blockbuster: The Game review - "Fast, frantic, and fun"

Is it worth buying this party game? Our experts weigh in.

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