May 30, 2022
Warner Bros. Discovery

By:  Ben Thompson (Stratechery) Last week the Wall Street Journal ran a profile of longtime Discovery CEO (now Warner Bros. Discovery CEO) David Zaslav entitled There’s a New Media Mogul Tearing...

May 27, 2022
Fitness Token GST Falls After Ban in China

GST, a non-fungible token (NFT) tied to fitness app STEPN, dropped around 10% after its operator said it would be banned in China this summer. As Bloomberg reported Friday (May...

May 23, 2022
Today in Data: Viewers Watching Less Cable, Netflix

Today in data, new research shows there are fewer consumers paying for cable and satellite TV than just two years ago. Data 150: Jobs cut at Netflix as its subscriber...

May 23, 2022
NEW REPORT: Cloud-Based Microservices Are Transforming Modern Risk Management

Financial institutions (FIs) face a range of challenges in today’s payments ecosystem. While developing new ways of removing frictions from sending and receiving funds for clients, FIs must also maintain...

May 20, 2022
The Best Way to Keep Subscribers Loyal May Be to...

Consumers have started to rethink their finances, and subscriptions may be the first to go as they decide which to keep and which to quit. Many have grown accustomed to...

May 19, 2022
EU Sues Five Countries Over Media Content

The European Commission on Thursday said it had referred Czech Republic, Ireland, Romania, Slovakia and Spain to the EU Court of Justice over their failure to implement the revised directive...

May 17, 2022
Netflix Trims 150 Mostly US Jobs Amid Subscription Growth Slowdown

Netflix was liberal in its layoffs on Tuesday (March 17), cutting 150 positions out of its 11,000-strong workforce due to slower revenue growth, Deadline reported. The lost positions are mostly...

May 17, 2022
Theater Business Strives for Comeback as Streaming Subscription Drama Plays...

Enjoying streaming TV, as billions do, you’d never know the sector is currently experiencing a hiccup as we reset our financial lives a bit trimming a subscription or two —...

May 17, 2022
Domino’s ‘Stranger Things’ Promotion Offers Ordering via Facial Recognition

As restaurant ordering becomes increasingly frictionless, Domino’s Pizza is offering a promotion whereby consumers can order by making different facial expressions and moving their heads. The company announced that it...