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Netflix Aims to Double Game Offerings by Year’s End
Netflix Aims to Double Game Offerings by Year’s End
August 09, 2022  |  Streaming

With fewer than 1% of its users interacting with its gaming offering, Netflix is stepping up its efforts in that sphere, with ambitions to have...

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Google Rolls out Tweaks to Make YouTube, Search More Shoppable
Google Rolls out Tweaks to Make YouTube, Search More Shoppable
July 27, 2022  |  Google

Continuing the transformation of its massive commerce product suite, Google is quietly introducing new features to build a better buying experience. This was laid out...

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EU Regulators Find New Evidence in Apple Antitrust Case
EU Regulators Find New Evidence in Apple Antitrust Case
July 20, 2022  |  ANTITRUST

European Union antitrust regulators said they have found new evidence in an investigation into Apple prompted by streaming music rival Spotify. Regulators are hoping the...

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Netflix to Buy ‘Happy Feet’ Animation Studio Animal Logic
Netflix to Buy ‘Happy Feet’ Animation Studio Animal Logic
July 19, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Streaming giant Netflix announced Tuesday (July 19) that it has acquired Sydney, Australia-based animation studio Animal Logic, which has previously worked on titles like “Happy...

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Netflix Tests New Password Sharing Fee Model in LatAm
Netflix Tests New Password Sharing Fee Model in LatAm
July 18, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Netflix plans to ask customers in five Latin American countries to pay a fee to use their accounts in homes other than their own, the...

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Amazon to Launch Search, Viewing Updates for Prime Video
Amazon to Launch Search, Viewing Updates for Prime Video
July 18, 2022  |  Amazon Entertainment

Amazon is preparing to launch several updates for its Prime Video app on connected living room devices. The company said in a Monday (July 18)...

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Microsoft to Help Launch Ad-Supported Netflix
Microsoft to Help Launch Ad-Supported Netflix
July 13, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Netflix has chosen Microsoft as its advertising technology and sales partner for the streaming service’s new lower-cost, ad-supported subscription plan. “Microsoft has the proven ability...

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The Consumer Psyche: Are We Entering a Post-Streaming Era?
The Consumer Psyche: Are We Entering a Post-Streaming Era?
July 13, 2022  |  Opinion

Vindicia CEO Roy Barak writes in the PYMNTS eBook “Baseline 2022: What the Next Six Months Holds” that subscription businesses may be slowing, but companies...

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Spotify Buys Music Trivia Game Heardle
Spotify Buys Music Trivia Game Heardle
July 12, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Spotify has purchased Heardle, a daily music game, in what it says is a way to add more opportunities for music discovery, a company press...

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