Monthly Archives: July 2019

‘Stranger Things’ brings a lot of ex-Netflix subscribers back to the service, study says

The third season of “Stranger Things” is proving to be a zeitgeist-defining hit for Netflix and the streaming television era. According to the service, it’s breaking viewership records. Source link …Read More

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Facebook offers creators new video monetization options

Facebook is trying to catch up with user-generated content machine YouTube by introducing more video monetization options for its creator community. Source link …Read More

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Is auto-replying ruining email?

Do you use Gmail’s “smart reply” feature when answering e-mails? Ashley Carman and Kaitlyn Tiffany explore the world of the automated email responses and how it makes us feel as both the sender and the recipient.  Source …Read More

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ThinkAnalytics’ cloud video personalization platform amasses more than 100M users

ThinkAnalytics today said that its cloud-based personalized content discovery platform now has more than 100 million monthly active users in the cloud. Source link …Read More

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Donating to Locast is the ‘single smartest move’ any MVPD/vMVPD can make – analyst

AT&T’s current carriage dispute with Nexstar Media came along shortly after the company made a hefty investment in free TV streaming service Locast, which one analyst said was a good idea by AT&T. Source link …Read More

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AT&T names streaming service HBO Max, makes it exclusive home for “Friends”

AT&T’s WarnerMedia division today revealed that its upcoming streaming service will be called HBO Max, and it will house several original series plus exclusive rights to “Friends.” Source link …Read More

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YouTube returns to Amazon Fire TV devices

Amazon and Google are friends again, and that means the YouTube app today is officially returning to Fire TV devices. Source link …Read More

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Discovery taps AMC veteran to grow sports streaming business in Europe

Discovery, Inc. is hiring Paul Rehrig as general manager of Eurosport Digital, the company’s direct-to-consumer business unit in Europe. Source link …Read More

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TiVo extends patent deal with Shaw in Canada

TiVo has entered into a multiyear extension of its agreement with Canadian operator Shaw Communications for TiVo’s i-Guide and its intellectual property license. Source link …Read More

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AT&T declines deal to keep local channels on DirecTV, U-verse, Nexstar claims

AT&T is embroiled in a massive carriage dispute and broadcast channel blackout with Nexstar Media, which said that AT&T declined its offer for a carriage extension. Source link …Read More

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