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HipBits

Short shows. Big opinions.

HipBits makes fast, sharp shows about the things you watch, play, stream and eat. New episodes every week, built for the scroll and worth the sit-down.

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The lineup

The shows

Each one has its own host, its own beat and its own night of the week.

  • On air

    Lightspeed Leaks

    Sci-fi news, rumors and leaks.

    The week in sci-fi, briefed from a station in orbit: real news with the sources on screen, rumors labelled as rumors, and the big fan debates.

    Hosted by Nyx Vela · New episode every week

    WebsiteYouTubeInstagramTikTok

  • On air

    Starts This Friday

    What to watch, every Friday.

    What just landed on Netflix, HBO Max, Prime, Hulu, Peacock and Paramount+, and whether it is worth your night. Binge it, bail, or background it.

    Hosted by Remy Marlow · Every Friday

    WebsiteYouTubeInstagramTikTok

  • On air

    Unit 500

    Gaming news, rumors and leaks.

    The week in gaming, briefed from a back room above Akihabara. Juno brings the leaks, Sky rates every rumor legit, likely or LOL, then it is what drops this week.

    Hosted by Sky Hayashi & Juno Sato · New briefing every week

    WebsiteYouTubeInstagramTikTok

  • On air

    OS Leaks

    Apple news, minus the noise.

    The week in Apple news, the rumors worth your time rated Ships, Maybe or Vapor, and one feature you should turn on today. Three hosts, three segments.

    Hosted by Nia Blake, Kenji Mori & Sasha Vale · New episode every week

    WebsiteYouTubeInstagramTikTok

  • Coming soon

    FoodVIP

    New tables, every week.

    The new restaurants worth your night in New York, Los Angeles, Miami and London: what just opened, what is on the radar, and what is coming soon, straight from the permits and licence filings. One city, one minute, every weekday.

    Hosted by Margot Hale & Nate Harper · Nine hosts, four cities, every weekday

    WebsiteYouTubeInstagramFollow @hipbits for the launch

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Latest from the network

FoodVIPFoodVIP Wine List · Ep 1: Four cities, four wine listsOct 30
Starts This FridayNocturne, Dexter: Resurrection & the Best Horror of the 2020s | Starts This Friday Ep. 3Oct 30
OS LeaksApple's First Touchscreen Mac + iPhone Duo Screen Cracks | OS Leaks Ep. 3Oct 30
Lightspeed LeaksEpisode X Rumor: Two New Leads, Rey as Mentor? | Lightspeed Leaks Ep. VOct 29
FoodVIPFoodVIP London · Ep 1: Two new tables in LondonOct 29
Unit 500Cancelled Mass Effect Trailer LEAKED (It's Real) + GTA 6 Review Date: LIKELY | Unit 500 Ep. 3Oct 28
Starts This FridayDexter: Resurrection Season 2 on Paramount+: BINGE | Binge or Bail #shorts
OS LeaksApple's first touchscreen Mac, from $2,899 #shorts
Starts This FridayNocturne on Apple TV: Binge or Bail? #shorts
FoodVIPFour cities, four wine lists, one vintage each #shorts
Starts This FridayNocturne, Dexter & The Gilded Age: binge or bail? | Starts This Friday Ep. 3 #shorts
Unit 500PS6 leak: $200 cheaper to build than the next Xbox? Rumor Meter: LIKELY #Shorts

On camera

The hosts

Every HipBits host is an AI-generated character with a point of view. The research, sources and opinions behind them are real.

  • Nyx Vela, host of Lightspeed Leaks

    Nyx Vela

    Lightspeed Leaks

  • Remy Marlow, host of Starts This Friday

    Remy Marlow

    Starts This Friday

  • Sky Hayashi & Juno Sato, host of Unit 500

    Sky Hayashi & Juno Sato

    Unit 500

  • Nia Blake, Kenji Mori & Sasha Vale, host of OS Leaks

    Nia Blake, Kenji Mori & Sasha Vale

    OS Leaks

  • Margot Hale & Nate Harper, host of FoodVIP

    Margot Hale & Nate Harper

    FoodVIP · coming soon

About

What HipBits is

HipBits is a small, independent network of short-form shows. We pick a beat, give it a host, and make the fastest smart take on it every week, for YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Facebook.

  • 01

    Short

    Three-minute episodes and sixty-second clips. Every second earns its place.

  • 02

    Sourced

    News comes with sources on screen. Rumors are labelled. Scores are checked before we record.

  • 03

    Opinionated

    Every show ends in a verdict, a vote or a question. You are allowed to disagree.

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