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Amazon Joins US Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute to Promote Responsible AI
Today, Amazon announced it is taking steps to work with AI partners to develop safety, fairness, and security for the AI they develop. The hope is through a group of companies and governments to build regulatory frameworks and guardrails for AI at the same time developing them going forward. To do this, Amazon has joined…
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Tubi is Adding More Live & Free Sports With Liga MX and Liga MX Feminil Live Soccer Matches
Tubi, Fox’s free ad-supported streamer, will stream Mexico’s top professional soccer league matches. The platform released its slate of 2024 Liga MX and Liga MX Feminil live sports tournaments for the 2024 season. Liga MX Clausura matches will feature teams including Santos Laguna, Club Tijuana, and Club Atlético de San Luis. The first match will…
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Local FOX & ABC TV Stations Want to Get Paid for the New Sports Streaming Service from Disney, FOX, & Warner Bros. Discovery
This week Disney, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery announced a partnership that would see a new sports-focused TV streaming service launch this fall. This service would offer 14 live channels of sports, including ESPN, BTN, FOX Sports, and sports from TNT—to name a few. It would address one of the main complaints of streaming services—the…
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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Concert Film Will Be an Exclusive on Disney+
Disney+ will be the exclusive home of pop sensation Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert film, CEO Bob Iger said on the company’s fiscal first-quarter earnings call. The streaming service will be getting a special “Taylor’s Version” of the film, which includes a performance of Cardigan and four acoustic songs not seen in the theatrical or…
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Netflix’s Ad-Based Plan is Missing Some Key Titles
The difference between Netflix’s cheaper ad tier and its premium plans isn’t just in price — it’s also the amount of titles available for you to watch. That’s right. It might be hard to notice those missing titles with the flood of content that is available, but it’s a significant number. What’s on Netflix Editor…
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Fox Ad Revenue Drops 20% Even as Tubi Surges With 78 Million Users
Fox’s ad revenue fell 20%, the company said during its second-quarter earnings call. CEO Lachlan Murdoch says the company aims to drive up ‘cord never audiences through streaming sports and its free ad-supported platform, Tubi. The company reported an overall revenue of $4.2 billion during last year’s second quarter, down from $4.6 billion in 2022.…
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Disney’s Password Crackdown Begins, With Customers Notifications Coming This Summer
Walt Disney has already laid down the groundwork to start cracking down on password sharing, but it won’t start alerting subscribers until the summer. That’s according to Disney Chief Financial Officer Hugh Johnston, who disclosed on a Wednesday earnings call that the effort would kick off in the coming months. He said that the company…
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Fubo Says The Joint Streaming Service With Disney, Fox, & Warner Bros. Discovery is Concerning For Them
This week Disney, FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery announced a partnership that would see a new sports-focused TV streaming service launch this fall. This service would offer 14 live channels of sports, including ESPN, BTN, FOX Sports, and sports from TNT—to name a few. This would address one of the main complaints of streaming services—the…
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Disney CEO Says ESPN Streaming Option Will Launch in August 2025
Disney CEO Bob Iger said that ESPN will launch its standalone streaming service in August 2025, touting the experience as “unlike anything available in the market today.” The service, which brings together the full suite of ESPN channels, will be highly interactive, and include digital integrations of services like ESPN Bet and fantasy sports. It’ll…
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Disney+ Lost 1.3 Million Customers After Price Hike as Streaming Services Lost $138 Million
Walt Disney’s streaming services continued to lose money, and its efforts to tighten its belt are having an effect on its customer base. In an effort to get Disney+ and Hulu into the black, the company took steps like removing content from Disney+ and Hulu, raising prices, and moving forward with a password sharing crackdown.…