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Microsoft to Help Launch Ad-Supported Netflix
Microsoft to Help Launch Ad-Supported Netflix
July 13, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Netflix has chosen Microsoft as its advertising technology and sales partner for the streaming service’s new lower-cost, ad-supported subscription plan. “Microsoft has the proven ability...

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The Consumer Psyche: Are We Entering a Post-Streaming Era?
The Consumer Psyche: Are We Entering a Post-Streaming Era?
July 13, 2022  |  Opinion

Vindicia CEO Roy Barak writes in the PYMNTS eBook “Baseline 2022: What the Next Six Months Holds” that subscription businesses may be slowing, but companies...

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Spotify Buys Music Trivia Game Heardle
Spotify Buys Music Trivia Game Heardle
July 12, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Spotify has purchased Heardle, a daily music game, in what it says is a way to add more opportunities for music discovery, a company press...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Pepsi Distributes Alcohol; YouTube TV Marks 5M Subscribers
Today in the Connected Economy: Pepsi Distributes Alcohol; YouTube TV Marks 5M Subscribers
July 12, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, as food and beverage companies deal with inflation, PepsiCo begins using its distribution network to help sell alcohol from the...

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YouTube TV Marks 5 Years, 5M Subscribers
YouTube TV Marks 5 Years, 5M Subscribers
July 12, 2022  |  Streaming

YouTube TV has amassed five million subscribers after five years in business, the streaming service said Tuesday (July 12). “When YouTube TV started out, a...

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Streaming App Provider Ranking Sees Just One Star Get Top Billing
Streaming App Provider Ranking Sees Just One Star Get Top Billing
July 11, 2022  |  Mobile Applications

Another month has passed, so the streaming apps are ready for their close-up.  As happens every 30 days or so, PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Streaming...

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Netflix Co-CEO Blames Inflation, Smart TV Sales, Russia for Subscriber Slowdown
Netflix Co-CEO Blames Inflation, Smart TV Sales, Russia for Subscriber Slowdown
July 10, 2022  |  Subscriptions

According to Ted Sarandos, Netflix co-CEO, the recent subscription slowdown for the streaming giant can be attributed to inflation, supply chain problems effecting smart TV...

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Napster Plans Web3-Focused Comeback With NFTs
Napster Plans Web3-Focused Comeback With NFTs
June 29, 2022  |  NFTs

Napster, the brand of an early, free music-file sharing service that was born in a university dorm room and helped turn the music industry on...

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NBCUniversal, Google Compete to Build Netflix’s Ad Subscription Tier
NBCUniversal, Google Compete to Build Netflix’s Ad Subscription Tier
June 22, 2022  |  Subscriptions

The top contenders to work with Netflix on creating an ad-supported tier for the streaming service are now NBCUniversal and Google, The Wall Street Journal...

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