Author: Roger Cheng
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These Were the Most Streamed Movies and Shows Of 2023
The Suits phenomenon held strong throughout 2023, with the legal drama boasting the most minutes viewed out of all streaming programs — by a wide margin. The legal drama, which was a modest hit on USA in the early 2010s, saw its clips blow up on TikTok and Instagram shorts, translating into streaming success, according…
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Why Amazon Believes Prime Video is More Than Just a Streaming Service
While you may associate Prime Video with hit shows such as The Boys or Reacher, Andrew Bennett wants you to know it’s so much more. Bennett, vice president and head of video partnerships for Amazon, wants to convince both its users and partners that Prime Video is more than just a streaming service, but a…
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Reddit’s User Anonymity is Under Legal Assault As Pirate Streamers Targeted By Studios
Reddit’s ability to post anonymously is one of the core attributes of the social media platform. But media companies have been attempting to chip away its ability to protect its users via lawsuits, on the name of combating piracy. TorrentFreak has a nice breakdown of the numerous lawsuits, with filmmakers trying three times to gain…
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The Recap: Price Hikes and Blackouts Teased, 5G Home Internet Soars, and More
It was a busy week of earnings, which meant subtle teases of price hikes? In the first week of earnings, we got major players like Comcast, Netflix, and all three major telecom players reporting their fourth-quarter results, and the numbers are interesting. We saw a continued rise in 5G home internet service, and perhaps a…
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T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T Adds Nearly 840,000 5G Home Internet Customers as Cord Cutting 2.0 Surges
The three largest telecom companies in the nation, T-Mobile, Verizon, and AT&T, combined to add nearly 840,000 5G home internet subscribers in the fourth quarter, establishing the legitimacy of Cord Cutting 2.0 and posing a real threat to cable providers like Comcast and Spectrum. T-Mobile was the clear winner of the trio, which all reported…
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Apple Unveiled Changes to its App Store, Which Spotify Just Ripped
Apple on Friday laid out how its App Store will charge developers in the Europe as part of a new EU regulation that dismantles excessive power from Big Tech companies. Spotify quickly responded by calling it “extortion, plain and simple.” The biggest change to the fee structure that developers pay to be on the App…
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Even Netflix is a Little Spooked By the Rise of Generative Artificial Intelligence
You’re not the only one spooked by the rise of artificial intelligence. Netflix is concerned enough about it that it listed generative AI as a potential risk factor in its annual filing. The streaming giant added it to its annual 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Variety’s Todd Spangler was the first to…
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T-Mobile CEO Hints at Possible 5G Home Internet Price Increases Again
Consumers are flocking to T-Mobile’s 5G home internet service — to the point where it’s become one of the largest internet service providers in the nation after just two years. But would T-Mobile slow that growth down by raising prices? Maybe. Speaking to investors on a Thursday earnings conference call, T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert hinted…
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Walmart and Boost Are Offering a Free Phone and a Year of Service for $129 — But There’s a Catch
Walmart and Boost Mobile are teaming up on a bundle that includes a free phone and a full year of service for $129 — which is a great deal as long as you don’t need a smartphone. The free handset that comes with this deal is the Summit Flip phone, a basic handset that lets…
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Peacock Lost $2.75 Billion For Comcast in 2023, and Somehow That Was Good News?
Streaming service Peacock posted a massive loss in 2023, but executives at parent Comcast have some reason to be optimistic. The service added 3 million subscribers in the fourth quarter, but posted a loss of $825 million. For the year, Peacock lost $2.75 billion. While that seems like a lot — and it is —…