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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Failed $16 Billion Rescue Program Hits Sour Notes For Music Venues
Failed $16 Billion Rescue Program Hits Sour Notes For Music Venues
April 18, 2021  |  Economy

A $16 billion federal program designed to help performance venues and museums closed due to COVID-19 that was supposed to debut more than a week...

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Every Download Costs Apple Music About One Cent
Every Download Costs Apple Music About One Cent
April 16, 2021  |  Apple

A letter viewed by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) from Apple Music that was sent to creators, publishers and labels said that the tech giant...

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Toymaker Hasbro Partners With Online Gamer Roblox For Digital Nerf Merch
Toymaker Hasbro Partners With Online Gamer Roblox For Digital Nerf Merch
April 13, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Hasbro, the world’s biggest toymaker, is teaming up with the gaming platform Roblox to launch new Nerf and Monopoly experiences and merchandise. Adam Kleinman, vice...

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Spotify Tests Out ‘Smart Player’ For In-Car Use
Spotify Tests Out ‘Smart Player’ For In-Car Use
April 13, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

It’s hard to know how much the pandemic will cut into this summer’s road trips or curb Americans’ commutes. However it turns out, Spotify wants...

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The Attack Of The 50-Foot Metaverse
The Attack Of The 50-Foot Metaverse
March 27, 2021  |  Innovation

It’s happened to all of us over the course of the last year. Zoom fatigue sets in. Too much time looking at distracting backgrounds, too...

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Dallas Mavericks Reportedly Consider Jumping Into The NFT Craze
Dallas Mavericks Reportedly Consider Jumping Into The NFT Craze
March 26, 2021  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, is said to be seeking use cases to harness non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for his NBA team, CNBC...

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Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island Theme Park Implements Facial Recognition
Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island Theme Park Implements Facial Recognition
March 26, 2021  |  Authentication

People visiting Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island can use facial recognition technology to access the resort’s theme parks — Ferrari World, Yas Waterworld and Warner Bros...

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Netflix Pilots Old-School Weekly Alternative To Binge-Watching
Netflix Pilots Old-School Weekly Alternative To Binge-Watching
March 24, 2021  |  Streaming

Netflix, the streaming service that started the concept of binge-watching, is planning to trial an old-fashioned way of viewing television shows — weekly episodes, according...

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LiveXLive Partners With Facebook On PPV Events
LiveXLive Partners With Facebook On PPV Events
March 24, 2021  |  Streaming

Livestreaming and on-demand video and audio platform LiveXLive Media will be launching a series of pay-per-view (PPV) shows on Facebook’s new paid online event feature,...

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