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Spotify Wrapped 2024 Just Dropped with a Host of New A.I. Features
Spotify just dropped its much-beloved “Spotify Wrapped” for 2024, offering users the chance to take a deep dive into their listening habits, favorite artists, top songs—and, for the first time, a...
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Streaming’s ‘Squid Game’ Dilemma: Can Non-English Content Drive Both...
The entertainment industry currently finds itself in a logical loop knot that’s proving difficult to untangle. Rising production costs have led to an exodus of film and TV production from California,...
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Streaming Is Making Live Sports More Expensive and Becoming a Fan Harder
Sports fans increasingly sigh in frustration when asking, “Where’s the game on?” Where once all fans needed was access to pay-TV to catch their favorite teams and biggest sporting events in one...
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Netflix Tops 300M Subscribers in 2024, Raises Plan Prices Again
Your monthly Netflix subscription just became a bit more expensive. The streaming giant announced a set of price increases for its U.S. plans yesterday (Jan. 21) reporting surging fourth-quarter...
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Netflix Pivots to Theatre With Greta Gerwig’s New Movie: Opportunities and...
Over the years, Netflix has repeatedly reversed course on key strategies, from advertising to password-sharing to binge releases and live sports. Companies will always take hard stances until markets...
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By the Numbers: Exactly How Popular Is Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ 2?
Not to be too hyperbolic, but Squid Game Season 1 stands as one of Netflix’s most important and impactful television shows ever. The too-close-for-comfort dystopian thriller cleverly spins...
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Forget Streaming Bundles—the Future is About ‘Ecosystem Bundling’
I’ve always been fascinated by metamorphosis—a tadpole becomes a frog, or a caterpillar becomes a butterfly. Why do living creatures need to change form as they mature? Do environments demand constant...
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‘The White Lotus’ Shows HBO Still Has Its Magic in the Franchise Era
HBO and Max (wisely) embrace the power of franchise IP. This year, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the third live-action TV series set in the Game of Thrones universe, will premiere on HBO, following...
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Apple TV+ Chief Unpacks Costly Content Strategy with ‘Severance’ Director
Quality over quantity has long been the mantra of Apple TV+, which provides a fraction of the programming offered by its rivals despite pouring billions into its content. Eddy Cue, Apple’s head of...
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Hollywood Keeps Betting on Books, Games and Manga—Why Familiar Stories Always...
I’ve always been bewildered about how people in the Jurassic Park/World universe keep returning to these dino-infested destinations despite repeated catastrophes. But that’s consumers for you—they...
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Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos on How Hyperlocal Shows Become Global Hits
“The more authentically local it is, the more likely it is to travel.” That’s the secret formula behind global sensations like Squid Game, according to Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, who spoke today...
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Dropping HBO Was a Mistake, and Warner Bros. Discovery Isn’t Afraid of...
The confusion is over. Warner Bros. Discovery announced this week that it would be rechristening its streaming service, Max, as HBO Max again after dropping the iconic cable brand from its name in...
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Library-Based Kanopy Offers a Solution to Streaming Sticker Shock—And Steps...
In the beginning of this year, Netflix raised its prices a dollar or two, depending on your subscription tier. Amazon Prime Video became ad supported by default while increasing their ad load;...
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Unpacking British Shows’ Enduring Appeal to American Audiences
How does a British four-episode limited series not based on any pre-existing intellectual property, with no aliens, magical sorcerers or action sequences become one of Netflix’s most popular shows...
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ESPN’s Streaming Leap Could Make or Break Sports TV as We Know It
ESPN is facing down the barrel of a self-made paradox: the company’s upcoming full-service streaming platform, creatively named “ESPN,” might accelerate cord-cutting while potentially making streaming...
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Pride Month Gets a Quieter Reception From Streaming Platforms This Year
In past years, major streaming services marked the arrival of Pride Month with events like concerts and art installations to spotlight LGBTQ+ voices. In 2023, for example, Hulu transformed New York’s...
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Warner Bros. Discovery Splits Into Two New Companies 3 Years After Merger
Three years after Warner Bros. Discovery was created through a high-profile merger between WarnerMedia and Discovery Inc., the media giant is breaking up. The company announced today (June 9) that it...
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Squid Game’s Final Season Marks a Turning Point in Netflix’s Korean Fever
When the third and final season of Squid Game arrives on Netflix on June 27, it will mark the end of a show that captured the world’s fascination and went on to become the streamer’s biggest hit of...
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Apple TV+ Leads Streaming’s Return to Old Hollywood Economics
The streaming industry once considered itself the disruptive challenger of archaic entertainment business practices. But now that the industry has matured, the one-time rebel is aging into fiscal...
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Disney Now Fully Owns Hulu—What Changes are Coming for Subscribers?
When The Bear returns for its fourth season on June 26, fans of creator Christopher Storer’s hit series will finally learn the fate of Carmy’s new restaurant, which had been left up in the air while...
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