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Netflix Confirms Ad-Supported Plans Are On the Way

WebProNews - June 24, 2022

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Netflix Lays Off An Additional 300 Employees

Matt Milano - June 23, 2022

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No More Free Streaming Services For New AT&T Customers

Matt Milano - June 10, 2022

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Canada May Force Online Giants to Pay News Publishers

WebProNews - April 7, 2022

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Senators Ask the FTC to Investigate Microsoft’s Activision Acquisition

Matt Milano - March 31, 2022

Amazon Now Officially Owns MGM

Amazon is now the official owner of MGM, closing its $8.45 billion bid to acquire the storied studio....

Netflix May Charge More For Account Sharing

Netflix is experimenting with changes to its plans, possibly charging more for customers who share their account with others....

Nintendo Veteran Doesn’t Think Meta’s Metaverse Vision Is On-Target

Meta may be going all-in on the metaverse, but former Nintendo President and COO Reggie Fils-Aime isn't a fan of its approach....

Spotify Bucks Pressure, Won’t Pull Out of Russia

In what is sure to be (another) unpopular move, Spotify has said it will not pull out of Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine....

Google and French Newspapers Reach Licensing Deal

Google and French newspapers have reached a licensing deal, ending a long-term dispute. Google has lon...

Amazon Music Set to Pass Pandora For Number Two Spot

Amazon Music is set to pass Pandora as the second-largest music app, leaving only Spotify ahead of it....

David Crosby Calls Spotify ‘Scummy People’ As Music Pulled

Spotify's troubles continue to mount with music legend David Crosby calling the people who work there "scummy people."...

Apple Drops Apple Music Trial to One Month

Apple has dropped its free trial period for Apple Music from three months to a single month. Apple Mus...

Amazon Prime Going Up $20 to $139 a Year

Amazon is raising the price of its popular Amazon Prime to $139, a $20 increase over the current price....

FTC Will Review Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard Purchase

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is preparing to review Microsoft's $68.7 billion purchase of Activision Blizzard amid increased scrutiny of major acquis...

Sony Purchasing Game Make Bungie for $3.6 Billion

Less than two weeks after Microsoft ...

Spotify Chooses Joe Rogan Over Neil Young

Neil Young gave Spotify an ultimatum: Him or Joe Rogan — and Spotify chose Joe Rogan. Despite Spotify...

YouTube Originals Shutting Down

YouTube is shuttering its YouTube Originals division, with lead Susanne Daniels expected to leave in March....

Microsoft Buying Activision Blizzard, CEO Kotick Likely Leaving Soon After

Microsoft announced it is buying Activision Blizzard in a deal worth a whopping $68.7 billion. Activis...

Spotify Misses Deadline For HiFi Audio, Gives No Further Updates

Spotify has failed to deliver on its promise to roll out HiFi audio in 2021, and is offering no update on when users can expect it....

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