April 21, 2022
CNN+ to Shut Down April 30, One Month Post-Launch

Warner Bros. Discovery has announced that it is shutting down CNN+ April 30 as a way to cut costs following the merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery, CNN Business reported Thursday...

April 21, 2022
Netflix Debuts Category Hub Amid Subscriber Slump

Netflix on Thursday (April 21) debuted its “Category Hub” in its TV menu, a change designed to allow members to find their favorite genres as well as new categories in...

April 21, 2022
Moscow Court Rules Antitrust Case Against Apple App Store Valid

A Moscow court on Thursday ruled that it was lawful for Russia’s anti-monopoly regulator to open an antitrust case against Apple over an App Store payment dispute, dismissing a case brought...

April 20, 2022
Disney+, Netflix Look to Ads as Streaming Market Slows Down

Endless TV with no ads. It was too good to last — and it didn’t. Now the gloves are coming off, and streaming platforms are addressing revenue leakage and slowing...

April 20, 2022
Best Buy Sweetens Subscription Plan With at-Home Recycling Pickup Service

At a time when the product refresh cycle has left most Americans with a stockpile of outdated and broken devices and gear, the nation’s largest electronics and appliance retailer has...

April 19, 2022
Don’t Look Down: Slump in Netflix Subscribers Bucks Connected Economy’s...

Maybe the title for Netflix’s latest report on subscribers, on the battle for video streaming, and the striving to monetize it all,  might be “Don’t Look Down.” Losing 200,000 subscribers...

April 19, 2022
Italy’s Antitrust Watchdog Lifts 2019 Ban On Sky Italy

Italy’s antitrust regulator said on Tuesday it would lift a ban on Sky’s Italian business related to the distribution of exclusive content on its online service platform. The three-year ban...

April 18, 2022
Netflix to Launch First Mobile Game Paired With ‘Exploding Kittens’...

Netflix plans to roll out a mobile game and TV series from the popular Exploding Kittens card game, a company blog said. The game will debut on Netflix in May...

April 18, 2022
EMEA Daily: Zambia-Based Union54 Raises $12M; Francois Pinault, I2PO Buy...

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, the Zambian card-issuing company Union54 raised $12 million in seed funding. Plus, music-streaming platform Deezer may be going public as part...