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Twitch CEO Emmett Shear Resigns After 16 Years
Twitch, the livestreaming platform that’s brought us infinity steamed hams and an avenue for gaming creators to more easily monetise their video work, is going through a transition. The Amazon-owned company’s CEO and co-founder, Emmett Shear, is resigning after 16 years spent leading Twitch into what it is today.
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Plex Is Finally Rolling Out a Video Rental Marketplace
Video streamer Plex announced it is bringing its rental service to consumers after a three-year delay stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Netflix Is Expanding Its ‘Preview Club’ to Let More People View Upcoming Shows and Movies Early
Netflix is appealing to more of its subscribers in an move that will allow tens of thousands of individuals around the world to preview films and tv shows before they’re released on the streaming platform. This is a drastic increase from the 2,000-plus subscribers who previously had VIP preview access.
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What Happens When China Makes a Popular Homegrown Movie Disappear?
Return to Dust, a movie that had been generating buzz in China as a sleeper hit, was unceremoniously pulled from streaming services in the country yesterday, according to multiple reports on social media. Mentioning the film on Weibo, China’s equivalent to Twitter, has even been banned. Will movie fans outside China ever get to see…