Author: Kayla Wassell
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Free Streaming Services Like Pluto TV, Tubi, Freevee, & More Are Becoming More Popular Worldwide
Today, LG Ad Solutions announced the company is expanding into the Canadian marketplace and provided some stats on Canadian streaming preferences. In a study titled “The Big Shift: Wave II Canada”, over 750 connected Canadians were surveyed last June. As a global leader in connected TV and cross-screen advertising, LG Ad Solutions helps brands find…
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Amazon’s Audible Names A New Chief Content Officer As It Looks to Expand
Amazon is shuffling operations at Audible by announcing Rachel Ghiazza as the new chief content officer. She will be working on Amazon’s new main objective for Audibles and managing the creation of new Audible originals. Ghiazza’s new role also includes overseeing all stages of audiobooks and podcast content from pitch to delivery as well as…
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Congress Prepares NASA to Head Back to The Moon
NASA is planning to head back to the moon by 2025 and Congress is ready to spend billions to help fund these missions. A proposal earlier this year requested $27.2 billion for NASA’s endeavors, granting NASA enough room to continue growing funding for the Artemis lunar exploration program, Mars Sample Return, Earth Science, technology research…
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Lionsgate Begins Process of Spinning Off Starz As Cord Cutting Grows
Lionsgate is working towards separting the company’s studio division from its pay TV and streaming divisions. The company bought Starz for $4.4 billion in 2016 and already are parting ways, in a sense. Earlier this week, Lionsgate announced the studio business will be rebranded as StarzPlay and rename the streaming service Starz as Lionsgate+ in…
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FTC is Investigating ChatGPT After Several Claims of Violating Consumer Protection Laws
The Federal Trade Commission is investigating OpenAI due to claims of copyright infringement, data leaks, and violating consumer protection laws. OpenAI is the creator company behind ChatGPT. The FTC is requesting access to OpenAI’s data after issuing several warnings the app is not exempt from consumer protection laws and must comply. In a 20-page Civil…
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Redbox & TikTok Team Up
Redbox is teaming up with TikTok to add viral videos to some of its collection of kiosks. The new deal will add TikTok content to over 3,000 Redbox screens prominently displayed on the DVD rental company’s kiosks. In total, Redbox has around 31,000 kiosks, so this is an initial rollout testing the waters before adding…
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Solar Powered 5G Internet Is Here As 5G Goes Green
Ericsson is committed to environmental responsibility and has been working on the development of a sustainable 5G site in Plano, Texas. The company announced its new energy-smart network solution earlier this week offering an efficient and sustainable mobile network that is powered by renewable energy sources, such as solar power. “We’re thrilled to announce this…
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Walmart Rolls Out New Sensory Friendly Hours For Back to School Shopping
Tired of shopping trips accompanied by blaring music and an array of bright lights? Walmart is listening to customers with sensory sensitivities by announcing new quiet shopping hours to make back-to-school shopping more bearable for a larger range of customers. The sensory-friendly shopping hours will begin in July and go through August on Saturdays from…
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By 2027, Smart Phones Will Be Required to Have Replaceable Batteries
The European Council has made a decision regarding a regulation proposed earlier this year mandating smartphones come equipped with replaceable batteries. The Council ruled in favor of the regulation, which also extends to all types of batteries including smartphones, electric vehicles, industrial batteries, and electric bikes. Starting in 2027, all manufacturers will need to comply…
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Netflix’s U.S. Catalog Now Comprised of 55% Original Content
Netflix recently celebrated its ten-year anniversary of debuting original content. Starting with deliverable DVDs and moving on to streaming, the platform has since produced a vast number of original titles. As reported by Whats On Netflix, there are 6,621 films, television series, mini-series, and special programs available on the streaming service, 3,657 of which are…