January 11, 2018
US: DoJ’s antitrust case against AT&T/ TW sets sights on...

A according to documents reviewed by The Wall Street Journal the antitrust fight over AT&T’s US$85 billion takeover of Time Warner will focus heavily on the small screen, with much...

January 10, 2018
Facebook Readying Video Chat Device Dubbed Portal

Facebook is gearing up to enter the hardware market with Portal, its video chat device aimed at Amazon’s Echo. Citing people familiar with the matter, Cheddar reported that the device,...

January 09, 2018
Bringing The Video Store Back In The Age Of Netflix

Seeing a movie at the Alamo Drafthouse is a unique cinematic experience — which is saying something, given that movies are a fairly stereotyped affair. Customers go to the theater,...

January 08, 2018
US: Google, Microsoft, and Amazon join Net Neutrality offense

The lobbying group representing major internet players like Amazon, Netflix, and Google said it plans to join the legal battle over the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) move last month to...

January 08, 2018
Google, Facebook Take FCC To Court Over Net Neutrality

Internet Association (IA), a lobbying group that represents the likes of Amazon, Facebook, Google and Netflix, is joining a lawsuit against the Federal Communication Commission’s move to get rid of...

January 05, 2018
Payments Innovation Down Under, Organized By Tribes And Squads

Member of the tribe? Or maybe part of the squad? If both terms sound out of place in banking or payments and more at home on fields of battle, then...

January 02, 2018
In-App Spending Up 12.3 Percent On Christmas Day

Spending on in-app purchases jumped 12.3 percent on Monday (Dec. 25), with consumers around the globe spending money on in-app purchases, subscriptions and premium apps. That’s according to marketing intelligence...

January 02, 2018
Are Smart TVs Retail’s Next Frontier?

Retailers are starting to tune in to the potential of smart TVs for offering on-screen, real-time commercial purchasing. In the latest PYMNTS Intelligence of Things Tracker™, Connekt CEO Mike Fitzsimmons...

December 19, 2017
Game Of Thrones: CFPB Edition

When “Game of Thrones” finished the first half of the season earlier this year, its 17 million weekly viewers were left with a problem: they had a year, at least,...