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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Hasbro Is Helped And Hurt By COVID; Digital Sales Jump, But TV And Film Slump
Hasbro Is Helped And Hurt By COVID; Digital Sales Jump, But TV And Film Slump
April 27, 2021  |  Retail

The world’s largest toymaker said on Tuesday (April 27) that the pandemic-era digital shift saw its first-quarter eCommerce revenues grow 70 percent, while COVID-related shutdowns...

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Bitcoin Daily: Amazon’s Former Finance Director Named Bitstamp CFO; Digital Music Retailer Beatport To Accept Bitcoin Payments
Bitcoin Daily: Amazon’s Former Finance Director Named Bitstamp CFO; Digital Music Retailer Beatport To Accept...
April 21, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Bitstamp has announced a new chief financial officer in former Amazon finance director Stephen Bearpark, according to a press release. Bearpark will be tasked with...

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Facebook To Add Audio Features Similar To Clubhouse
Facebook To Add Audio Features Similar To Clubhouse
April 19, 2021  |  Facebook

Facebook is the latest company to reveal it is working on a clone of the popular audio app Clubhouse, CNBC reported. CEO Mark Zuckerberg made...

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Microsoft To Launch Streaming Gaming Service
Microsoft To Launch Streaming Gaming Service
April 19, 2021  |  Streaming

Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming service, which is sort of a Netflix for games and was known previously as xCloud, is debuting this week on iPhones,...

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Failed $16 Billion Rescue Program Hits Sour Notes For Music Venues
Failed $16 Billion Rescue Program Hits Sour Notes For Music Venues
April 18, 2021  |  Economy

A $16 billion federal program designed to help performance venues and museums closed due to COVID-19 that was supposed to debut more than a week...

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Every Download Costs Apple Music About One Cent
Every Download Costs Apple Music About One Cent
April 16, 2021  |  Apple

A letter viewed by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) from Apple Music that was sent to creators, publishers and labels said that the tech giant...

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Toymaker Hasbro Partners With Online Gamer Roblox For Digital Nerf Merch
Toymaker Hasbro Partners With Online Gamer Roblox For Digital Nerf Merch
April 13, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Hasbro, the world’s biggest toymaker, is teaming up with the gaming platform Roblox to launch new Nerf and Monopoly experiences and merchandise. Adam Kleinman, vice...

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Spotify Tests Out ‘Smart Player’ For In-Car Use
Spotify Tests Out ‘Smart Player’ For In-Car Use
April 13, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

It’s hard to know how much the pandemic will cut into this summer’s road trips or curb Americans’ commutes. However it turns out, Spotify wants...

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The Attack Of The 50-Foot Metaverse
The Attack Of The 50-Foot Metaverse
March 27, 2021  |  Innovation

It’s happened to all of us over the course of the last year. Zoom fatigue sets in. Too much time looking at distracting backgrounds, too...

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