entertainment

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of keeping an audience's attention.

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Netflix Pushes Up Debut of Ad-Supported Tier to Year’s End
Netflix Pushes Up Debut of Ad-Supported Tier to Year’s End
May 10, 2022  |  Streaming

Netflix might introduce a lower-priced service with ads by the end of 2022, The New York Times reported Tuesday (May 10). This would represent a...

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Metaverse Weekly: Meta Starts Small, Disney Sends in the Imagineers, Bored Apes and Memecoin Dogs Battle for Land, and Dubai Brings Regulation to The Sandbox
Metaverse Weekly: Meta Starts Small, Disney Sends in the Imagineers, Bored Apes and Memecoin Dogs...
May 05, 2022  |  Metaverse

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Amazon Prime Debuts Indian Movie Rental Service
Amazon Prime Debuts Indian Movie Rental Service
April 28, 2022  |  Streaming

Amazon Prime Video has debuted a movie rental service in India, pledging to release more than 40 original movies and series in the next two...

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Disney Outlines Its Metaverse as ‘Next-Generation Storytelling’
Disney Outlines Its Metaverse as ‘Next-Generation Storytelling’
April 28, 2022  |  Metaverse

Walt Disney is looking to get into the metaverse, a report from LA Times says. The company, known for providing realistic experiences bringing its characters...

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Twitch Could Alienate Top Talent With Revamped Creator Pay Structure
Twitch Could Alienate Top Talent With Revamped Creator Pay Structure
April 27, 2022  |  Streaming

Amazon-owned livestreaming platform Twitch could soon change how it pays creators on its site, a move that would boost the company’s profits but risks alienating...

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Charter, Comcast Partner for Next-Gen Streaming Platform
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April 27, 2022  |  Streaming

Charter Communications, Inc. and Comcast Corp. have formed a 50-50 joint venture to develop a new streaming platform, the companies announced. The platform, according to...

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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO: We’ll Move Fast, Spend Wisely
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO: We’ll Move Fast, Spend Wisely
April 26, 2022  |  Streaming

David Zaslav, the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery Inc., said the new conglomerate, which includes CNN, HBO and Warner Bros., would be moving quickly on...

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It’s Time for Netflix to Stage Its Next Blockbuster Pivot
It’s Time for Netflix to Stage Its Next Blockbuster Pivot
April 25, 2022  |  Streaming

When Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and INSEAD Professor Erin Meyer released their business book bestseller No Rules Rules in September 2020, they wrote that it...

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The Knot CFO Says Vendors Brace for Burst of Business as Weddings Hit 20-Year High
The Knot CFO Says Vendors Brace for Burst of Business as Weddings Hit 20-Year High
April 25, 2022  |  Retail

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