Comcast’s cord-cutting pivot: Its Now TV will offer an attractively priced streaming option combining live and ad-supported channels.
Technology companies are caught between China and the US. Bans from both countries could upend entire supply chains and future growth.
Streaming shake up: Paramount+ integrates with Showtime, while HBO Max drops ‘HBO’ and transforms into Max, introducing Discovery+ programming.
A quarter of US adults recently cut their spending on video streaming subscriptions due to inflation, per a Morning Consult survey. Slightly less cut back on music streaming subscriptions (24%) and cable or satellite TV (23%). Across all entertainment categories studied, more adults either didn’t pull back or didn’t pay for the product or service in the first place.
Beyond having to pay the largest GDPR fine, Facebook risks discontinuing its services in the EU, where it has 255 million users.
The memory chipmaker’s products getting blocked in China is another escalation that stifles innovation and competition.
AI is becoming a labor issue: Media workers from CNET reporters to Hollywood writers are making use of AI a major point of negotiation.
Esports’ uncertain future: As viewership declines and major investors exit, companies are forced to cut costs.
The company was once all in on cloud computing but is selling off the business unit as part of its massive restructuring. The move raises questions about its future business focus.
Google, Twitter breathe sighs of relief over Supreme Court ruling: The decision pacifies tech’s fear of a broken internet and revenue losses, but Section 230 controversy is far from over.
Its fastest-selling game is extending the popularity of the 7-year-old handheld console and defying the cloud-gaming trend.
The new legislation will impose fines on TikTok for continuing operations in the state and on Apple and Google for enabling app downloads.
Upfronts are Netflix’s coming-out party: This is the week it became an ad company. Really.
CTV ad fraud surges: It’s up 69%, with unprotected campaigns bearing the brunt of the fraud.
Coca-Cola helps usher in an era of generative AI advertising: The brand recently told marketers that it believes AI is much more effective than Web3.
On today's episode, we discuss whether the most watched program in the US (the NFL) has a looming viewership problem, Disney+ and Hulu joining forces, whether the free returns party is over, ride-hailing apps giving mixed messages, YouTube viewership on TV screens, the best-selling video games in history, and more. Tune in to the discussion with our forecasting writer Ethan Cramer-Flood and analysts Ross Benes and Paul Verna.
Can Apple leverage its expertise as well as its 34 million developers to build a mixed reality ecosystem?
A Disney purchase of Hulu would upend the streaming industry: Comcast CEO Brian Roberts said it’s willing to sell its stake to Disney, ending a stalemate.
WBD highlights Max’s ad options at upfront: The new streamer launches next week, and promises a better viewer experience than HBO Max offered.
Disney adapts to industry challenges: House of Mouse emphasizes ESPN's sports offerings and nonscripted content at upfronts.