Author: Shelby Brown
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The FTC Extended the Deadline for Comments on Its Proposed Junk Fee Ban That Could Block Cable TV Fees
If you have thoughts about the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed junk fee ban, you’ve got some extra time to file a public comment. The FTC said it’s extending the comment period to February 7, 2024. The deadline was originally January 8, 2024. You can file a comment by visiting Federalregister.gov and clicking Submit a Formal…
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Streaming Services Are Reportedly Testing Putting Their Kids Content on YouTube
More kids seem to be watching YouTube, and streaming services have taken notice. According to The Wall Street Journal, Nielsen data revealed that Netflix’s share of U.S. streaming viewership by 2-to 11-year-olds dropped to 21% in September — a 4% drop from the 25% the streamer had in 2021. In comparison, YouTube’s viewership in the…
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Streaming Services Might Become Profitable in 2024
The streaming industry could turn a financial corner in 2024. Research firm Ampere Analysis predicts the streaming industry will start generating a consistent profit in the next 18 months. The firm’s new data, reported earlier by The Wrap, forecasts studios will make between $1 billion and $2 billion per year — before interest and taxes…
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MoviePass Will Give You a Free Trial to Its Subscription Service if You Sign Up This Month
MoviePass — yes, that MoviePass — is offering a free trial to its subscription service if you sign up through December 31, 2023. With the two-week free trial, customers can try out the movie-ticketing service’s system, which assigns credit values to movies depending on showtimes. A weekday afternoon is 15 credits while a weekend night…
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Comcast Faces Class Action Lawsuit in the Wake of Massive Data Breach
Comcast is facing a class action lawsuit following a massive data breach that exposed personally identifying information of about 36 million Xfinity customers. On December 19, Plaintiff Kenneth Hasson filed the suit in Pennsylvania for Comcast’s “failure to properly secure and safeguard highly valuable, protected, personally identifiable information.” According to the suit, Hasson and others…
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FETV New Year’s Event Will Feature Dozens of Episodes From Classic TV Shows
Family Entertainment Television is welcoming 2024 with a special lineup of classic TV shows. FETV’s Never Say Goodbye New Year’s special will kick off on December 31, 2023 with series finale episodes from shows like Bewitched, The Lone Ranger, Leave it to Beaver, Barney Miller, and more. Viewers can tune in the following day –…
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Disney Owes Thousands for Infringing Visual Effects Tech To Make “Beauty and the Beast”
A California court on Thursday ruled that The Walt Disney Company used another company’s motion-capture technology without permission. In its 2017 live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast, the media giant used MOVA Contour software, a technology owned by visual effects firm Rearden, without proper licensing to render the face of actor Dan Stevens, who…
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“Steamboat Willie” Mickey and Minnie Will Become Public Domain on January 1
The next Public Domain Day, or January 1, 2024, will release the earliest version of iconic Disney couple Mickey and Minnie Mouse from the media giant’s copyright. The black-and-white cartoon, Steamboat Willie, was one of the first times audiences were introduced to Mickey and Minnie. Copyright laws are a bit tricky (Duke University has a…
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Top 10 Christmas Movies To Watch for Free on Tubi
A cozy holiday movie can make the mad dash to finish wrapping gifts more fun. Tubi is a free ad-supported channel like Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, Crackle, and Freevee. These apps offer huge catalogs of shows, movies, and documentaries without the price tag of on-demand subscription streamers. Check out these 10 holiday movies as…
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These New TVs Will Use Thermal Cameras to Make It Easier for You To Buy Stuff You See in Ads
In the future, you might be able to buy something from a commercial straight through your TV. Startup company Displace is demoing two unreleased wireless TVs at CES 2024 — the Displace Flex and the Displace Mini — that will incorporate artificial intelligence, advanced thermal cameras, and NFC payment readers “to deliver a seamless shopping…