Author: Roger Cheng
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This is How Many Ads We’re Willing to Tolerate On Streaming Shows
A new study has found that consumers are surprisingly tolerant of ads when it comes to watching their favorite shows. But there is a breaking point. For every 30 minutes of streaming video, five ads or fewer seemed to be the key number, according to a study conducted by Hub Entertainment Research. Its survey, which…
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Walmart Is Starting to Bombard You With Ads In its Stores
Walmart is hoping that customers eyeing the latest deals will also start paying attention to commercials in display in its stores or through its in-store radio network as the company attempts to more tightly wed retail and marketing. While this initiative was announced in June, Walmart stores are beginning to actively push the idea of…
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DirecTV Broke Free From AT&T Two Years Ago. It’s Been a Weird Ride Since
Some breakups were meant to be. That was certainly the case with AT&T and DirecTV, a wildly unsuccessful merger that saw the telecom giant try – and fail – to transform itself into a media juggernaut. So DirecTV splitting from AT&T to become its own company should have set it on the correct path, right? …
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Britbox Raises Monthly Rate to $8.99
Britbox, a streaming service specializing in British content, is joining the myriad of other services jacking up their rates. The service, which features BBC content like Pride and Prejudice, Luther and Doctor Who, will now cost $8.99 a month or $89.99 a year in the US. It previously cost $7.99 a month or $79.99 a…
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YouTube Shorts Takes on TikTok With Tools Like Split-Screen Clips
YouTube Shorts is among the fastest growing parts of the video service, so it’s no surprise that new features to support that medium keep bubbling up. YouTube on Tuesday rolled out six different features to help people create more stylish and effective Shorts. The move comes as YouTube battles the explosive popularity of TikTok, which…
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YouTube is Using AI to Auto-Summarize Videos
The role that artificial intelligence increasingly plays in our lives is a hot topic, and that’s particularly the case for Big Tech companies like Google. Its YouTube video site, for instance, has quietly began using AI to auto-generate summaries for a limited number of videos. The company disclosed the experiment in a YouTube support page…
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Here is Everything We Know About Amazon’s $25 a Month Unlimited For Life Wireless Plan
After months of rumors, Amazon this week announced a partnership with DISH’s Boost Mobile. Now Amazon has a special deal for its Prime subscribers that brings you unlimited data, talk, and text for just $25 a month. The best part is it locks that price in for life as long as you don’t cancel. So…
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Is Disney+ the Next Streaming Service To Crack Down on Password Sharing?
Netflix has laid out the roadmap for how to stamp out password sharing. Reports that Disney is experimenting with something similar in one of its markets suggest its Disney Plus service could be next. Disney’s India streaming service, called Disney Plus Hotstar, will start limiting its premium users to only four devices, with its cheaper…
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Nintendo Switch Sequel Reportedly Set To Launch in 2024
Nintendo’s long-awaited follow-up to the blockbuster Switch console could arrive in the second half of next year, according to VGC. The company is already distributing development kits to key studio partners, VGC reported, citing unnamed sources. The report also indicates the next-gen console will have the same kind of portable capabilities as the current switch,…
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Oprah Winfrey’s OWN Channel Gets Max Hub For its Show Library
Max is putting the spotlight on Oprah Winfrey and her OWN channel. The video streaming service said on Monday that it was launching a hub dedicated to OWN programming on the service. The OWN hub joins other key Warner Discovery Bros. properties such as HBO, DC, Max Originals and Warner Bros. The move continues Max’s…