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EU Telcos Want Big Tech and Streamers to Invest in Their Networks
EU Telcos Want Big Tech and Streamers to Invest in Their Networks
May 02, 2022  |  Big Tech

Big Tech and video streaming companies should foot at least some of the almost $30 billion they are costing European telecommunications groups for their dominance...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Amazon Goes After India’s 1B Movie Watchers
Today in the Connected Economy: Amazon Goes After India’s 1B Movie Watchers
April 28, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, Amazon brings Prime movie and TV rentals to India in an effort to tap into a hugely popular streaming market....

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Amazon Pairs Fire Cube, Starkey Hearing Aids
Amazon Pairs Fire Cube, Starkey Hearing Aids
April 28, 2022  |  Amazon Technology

Amazon has teamed up with hearing aid maker Starkey to help users of its Fire TV Cube streaming device better hear their programming. As CNET...

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Amazon Prime Debuts Indian Movie Rental Service
Amazon Prime Debuts Indian Movie Rental Service
April 28, 2022  |  Streaming

Amazon Prime Video has debuted a movie rental service in India, pledging to release more than 40 original movies and series in the next two...

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Today in the Connected Economy: WhatsApp Looks to Attract More Users in India
Today in the Connected Economy: WhatsApp Looks to Attract More Users in India
April 27, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, WhatsApp is offering cash back rewards on peer-to-peer (P2P) payments in an effort to entice new customers in India. Plus,...

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Twitch Could Alienate Top Talent With Revamped Creator Pay Structure
Twitch Could Alienate Top Talent With Revamped Creator Pay Structure
April 27, 2022  |  Streaming

Amazon-owned livestreaming platform Twitch could soon change how it pays creators on its site, a move that would boost the company’s profits but risks alienating...

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Charter, Comcast Partner for Next-Gen Streaming Platform
Charter, Comcast Partner for Next-Gen Streaming Platform
April 27, 2022  |  Streaming

Charter Communications, Inc. and Comcast Corp. have formed a 50-50 joint venture to develop a new streaming platform, the companies announced. The platform, according to...

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Spotify Touts Growth in Users, Subscribers, Podcasts
Spotify Touts Growth in Users, Subscribers, Podcasts
April 27, 2022  |  Earnings

Spotify saw double-digit growth in the number of subscribers and monthly active users on its streaming service, the company said in its earnings report Wednesday...

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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO: We’ll Move Fast, Spend Wisely
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO: We’ll Move Fast, Spend Wisely
April 26, 2022  |  Streaming

David Zaslav, the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., said the new conglomerate, which includes CNN, HBO and Warner Bros., would be moving quickly on...

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