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CNN+ to Shut Down April 30, One Month Post-Launch
CNN+ to Shut Down April 30, One Month Post-Launch
April 21, 2022  |  Streaming

Warner Bros. Discovery has announced that it is shutting down CNN+ April 30 as a way to cut costs following the merger of WarnerMedia and...

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Netflix Debuts Category Hub Amid Subscriber Slump
Netflix Debuts Category Hub Amid Subscriber Slump
April 21, 2022  |  Streaming

Netflix on Thursday (April 21) debuted its “Category Hub” in its TV menu, a change designed to allow members to find their favorite genres as...

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Disney+, Netflix Look to Ads as Streaming Market Slows Down
Disney+, Netflix Look to Ads as Streaming Market Slows Down
April 20, 2022  |  Streaming

Endless TV with no ads. It was too good to last — and it didn’t. Now the gloves are coming off, and streaming platforms are...

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Today in Data: People Are More Digitally Engaged When They’re Having Fun Online
Today in Data: People Are More Digitally Engaged When They’re Having Fun Online
April 20, 2022  |  Today In Data

Today in data, there’s nothing like fun to increase consumer engagement online. An 11-nation study found that 61% of respondents go online to have fun....

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Don’t Look Down: Slump in Netflix Subscribers Bucks Connected Economy’s Rise
Don’t Look Down: Slump in Netflix Subscribers Bucks Connected Economy’s Rise
April 19, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Maybe the title for Netflix’s latest report on subscribers, on the battle for video streaming, and the striving to monetize it all,  might be “Don’t...

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Today in Data: Big-Name Subscriptions Take the Lead, or Do They?
Today in Data: Big-Name Subscriptions Take the Lead, or Do They?
April 19, 2022  |  Today In Data

Today in data, the number of Amazon Prime subscribers dwarfs other retail membership programs by more than a 2-to-1 margin, this at a time when...

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Netflix to Launch First Mobile Game Paired With ‘Exploding Kittens’ Animated Series
Netflix to Launch First Mobile Game Paired With ‘Exploding Kittens’ Animated Series
April 18, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Netflix plans to roll out a mobile game and TV series from the popular Exploding Kittens card game, a company blog said. The game will...

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Streaming Subscriptions Decline in UK as Inflation Mounts
Streaming Subscriptions Decline in UK as Inflation Mounts
April 18, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Households in the U.K. are dropping steaming services in record numbers as runaway inflation eats away at already strained budgets, according to media reports on...

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Today in the Connected Economy: Red Sox Stadium Goes Cashless
Today in the Connected Economy: Red Sox Stadium Goes Cashless
April 15, 2022  |  Connected Economy

Today in the connected economy, the Boston Red Sox become the latest sports franchise to go cashless, opening Fenway’s season with a card or touchless...

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