Author: Kayla Wassell
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DoorDash Adds an AI-Powered Voice Ordering Phone Service
DoorDash is branching out from app-only ordering by adding an artificial intelligence voice that will take your order . The feature builds off the app’s existing model to support customers and restaurants who prefer the phone call to an app. Customers can place orders by speaking to an AI-powered DoorDash representative with little wait time.…
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Amazon & Netflix Enter a Multi-Million Dollar Bidding War for ‘Crime 101’
Amazon and Netflix are in a bidding war for the rights to Crime 101 and are apparently prepared to spend big bucks to get it. Neither company has cemented a contract yet, though according to Deadline a deal could reach $100 million for a film that has yet to begin production. Working Title’s Eric Fellner…
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Roku’s ‘NFL Draft’ Documentary Scores Big With Roku Channel
The results are in on the latest Roku Original film, and they look good. NFL Draft: The Pick Is In debuted last weekend and quickly rose to become the #1 Roku Original Documentary. NFL Draft: The Pick Is In gathered more new and returning members to The Roku Channel than any other Roku Original Documentary,…
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Verizon Makes It Easier to Block Text Spam. Here’s How You Can Activate it
Verizon added a new feature that makes it easier to block unwanted text messages effortlessly from your phone. Customers can opt into this feature by texting OFF to 4040 to block texts originating from spammer email accounts. Instead of logging into your My Verizon account, you can turn off all emails to texts through your…
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Adult Swim Kicks Off Earlier With Classic Cartoon Lineup
Cartoon Network added an extra hour to Adult Swim’s fall lineup by airing a nightly nod to classic CN cartoons. Yesterday, Cartoon Network began airing Checkered Past, an hour-long tribute to classic cartoons such as Courage The Cowardly Dog, Ed, Edd n Eddy, Dexter’s Laboratory, and The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy. In June,…
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Walt Disney’s Visual Effects Staff Moves to Unionize
Visual effects workers on Monday at Walt Disney Pictures filed with the National Labor Relations Board to hold an election to unionize. More than 80% of the 18 in-house visual effects crew members signed authorization cards supporting a VFX union. Visual effects workers want the same rights and protections provided to other entertainment industry fields,…
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IPTV Services Find Themselves Target of a New Law to Stop Pirate Streaming Services
A new plan to stop illegal IPTV services in Italy could prevent millions of stolen live sports content. In July, Italy unanimously passed a law to crack down on IPTV services streaming live games. The law grants Italy’s communications and competition regulator, AGCOM, the ability to quickly disable illegal channels within 30 minutes of issuing…
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FCC Wants to Pair Broadband Assistance With Housing Cost Aid
The Federal Communications Commission has partnered with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to help more low-income households get connected to affordable internet. The partnership aims to promote the Affordable Connectivity Program to those in federally-assisted housing . The FCC and HUD will increase outreach activities to decrease the time it takes to…
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Freevee is Streaming the First Four Seasons of Magnum P.I. Starting Next Month
The first four seasons of Magnum P.I. reboot are coming to the free streaming platform Freevee starting next month. The series will start streaming on Friday, September 1. Although NBC-owned Peacock hosts the fifth season, this is the first time the previous seasons will be available on a streaming platform, according to TVLine. The first…
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The Classic 1934 ‘Woody Woodpecker’ is Coming to OTA MeTV Next Month
MeTV is adding some new content from an old feathered friend. Starting September 2, Woody Woodpecker and his pals will debut on the network’s Saturday Morning Cartoons lineup. MeTV acquired the rights to over 360 Woody Woodpecker and Friends animated shorts. The series features a rambunctious woodpecker named Woody and his friend, Chilly Willy, The…