entertainment

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of keeping an audience's attention.

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Spotify Rolls Out Payment Options With Google
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November 13, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Spotify and Google have begun testing user choice billing (UCB), a tool that lets users of the audio streaming platform subscribe and make purchases with...

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Thousands Complain to BBB About Slow Payments From Sports-Betting Apps
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November 13, 2022  |  Faster Payments

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November 13, 2022  |  Streaming

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November 02, 2022  |  Streaming

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October 26, 2022  |  Google

Calling it “a big deal” for creators, Google parent Alphabet said Tuesday it will pay top creative talent to post videos on its new YouTube...

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October 24, 2022  |  Subscriptions

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