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 to Benzinga and other news outlets. The Silicon Valley entertainment platform is piloting the format with the Wednesday premieres of...
Starting in 2023, Amazon will be handing over somewhere in the neighborhood of a cool billion a year to the NFL for the exclusive rights to stream Thursday Night Football (TNF), according to CNBC. The contract, which will last a decade, marks the biggest sports...
The original Hollywood influencer and the world’s largest podcast publisher have teamed up to introduce the fast-growing world of audio to quick, social media-style morsels of sound dubbed “PodPosts.” In announcing their partnership, iHeartMedia and Paris Hilton said the first-of-its-kind content platform marks an evolution...
Given that live television news and sports have been a household staple since the 1950s, pay-per-view dates back to the ’80s, and online media services like Netflix have been around for almost 15 years, the new frontier in media is set to take low-budget livestreaming...
October 16, 2019
In August, Facebook instituted changes to its advertising policies as the result of a settlement it reached with anti-discrimination groups and the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The social media site faced accusations that its ad-targeting platform — which allows ad buyers to select what demographic groups they want to target with […]
March 24, 2021
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 to Benzinga and other news outlets. The Silicon Valley entertainment platform is piloting the format with the Wednesday premieres of two of its most popular competition series, “The Circle” and […]
January 19, 2021
ViacomCBS is planning a March 4 rollout of Paramount+, its new streaming service rebranded from CBS All Access, the company said in a press release on Tuesday (Jan. 19). The...
December 08, 2020
Apple is introducing a new exercise solution called Fitness+ that was developed around the Apple Watch and offers on-demand, studio-style workouts. “Being more active is one of the most important...
July 21, 2020
Spotify Technology on Tuesday (July 21) augmented its big push into podcasting with a major new offering, as the music streaming service announced plans to let select creators roll out...