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Epic Wins Antitrust Case Against Google As the Play Store is Ruled a Monopoly
Fortnite-maker Epic Games scored a decisive win against Google in its antitrust lawsuit on Monday after a jury ruled that the search giant’s Google Play app store and its cozy relationship with different partners constituted a monopoly, according to The Verge. The jury ruled that Google’s Play Store represented a monopoly in its distribution power…
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Netflix Outage Hits Some Users
Netflix users are reporting that the service is down in some areas. Both DownDetector and Down For Everyone or Just Me detected a spike in complaints about two hours ago. A Reddit thread with nearly 450 responses have also flagged the issue, noting that Netflix keeps checking the internet connection. It’s the first outage in…
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Apple is Getting Closer to Phasing Out iTunes Completely
Apple already killed iTunes back in 2019. But on Monday, the company moved closer to phasing out the iTunes name completely. The company unveiled a new interface for its Apple TV app, found on the iPhone and iPad, as well as through a tvOS update for its Apple TV streaming box. Buried at the end…
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Apple TV App and Apple TV Unveils New Home Screen That Makes it Easier to Find Your Shows and Movies
The Apple TV app and Apple TV on Monday unveiled a refreshed home screen that adds a sidebar, allowing you to more easily access your favorite shows, movies and channels. The Apple TV streaming player has been updated with the tvOS 17.2 update, which brings the same interface changes. You will no longer find iTunes…
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T-Mobile Lays Out the Future of ‘Private 5G Networks’ — Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Them
The idea of a private, dedicated cellular network has been around for a while. With the advent of 5G, that has idea has not only become a reality, but has taken off. On Monday, T-Mobile Chief Technology Officer John Saw talked about how the Un-carrier has taken a leadership position in the area. The technology…
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Cutters Q&A: Future Today Co-Founder on How Free, Ad-Supported Streaming and On-Demand Can Co-Exist
Future Today isn’t exactly a household name, but it’s been in the streaming business roughly as long as Netflix. The company started with a streaming cooking channel called iFood.tv, but is best known today for its kids platform HappyKids, which feature everything from P.J. Mask to Peppa Pig. Behind the scenes, its technology powers the…
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The Recap: Comcast Price Hikes, DIRECTV-Tegna Fight Gets Uglier, and More
It’s been about a week or so since the last price hike from a cable or streaming service, so we’re overdue. The latest to warn customers that its prices were going up is cable giant Comcast, which said the increases would take effect later this week. It follows price hikes from DIRECTV, DISH, and pretty…
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Paramount Has Massive Costs Like $2 Billion in NFL Rights Coming in 2024, S&P Warns
Paramount, more than any other media company, faces big financial questions and lots of pressure going into 2024. That’s according to Naveen Sarma, managing director and sector lead for the U.S. media and telecom sectors for S&P, who spoke at the UBS investor conference on Tuesday, according to Deadline. Sarma laid out the case for…
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DIRECTV Slams Tegna For Denying Military and Government Facility Access to NBC, CBS, ABC, and FOX During Blackout
DIRECTV on Thursday slammed Tegna for denying a request to restore the blacked out local stations to government and military facilities while the negotiations continue. “We privately sought TEGNA’s permission to restore its signals exclusively to military and federal institutions while we continue to negotiate a new agreement, which would’ve allowed DIRECTV to once again…
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Disney+ is Looking at Adding Gaming and Shopping Experiences To its Ads
It appears Disney has even bigger plans for Disney+ beyond just more movies and shows. An executive told Variety that the media giant is considering launching shopping and gaming elements in the advertisements found on the streaming service. “The world of advertising experiences on AVOD (ad-based video on demand) is an important place to be…