streaming media
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Netflix Tests Killing Off Its ‘Basic’ Subscription
Netflix announced its ending the Basic plan for Canadian subscribers, and new or rejoining members can no longer access the cheap tier.
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Is Your TV Still Playing Ads When It’s Turned Off?
As struggling streaming services race to expose more viewers to ads, advertisers are seeing some pretty expensive hiccups start to happen. Case in point: on Monday, GroupM — one of the biggest ad-buying brands around — published a new study that found that about $US1 ($1.44) billion worth of streaming ads every year are playing after…
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Time-Travelling Digital Ads Might Start Infiltrating Your Favourite TV Shows
Imagine if in Back to the Future, Marty McFly goes back in time to order a “Pepsi Free,” but instead receives a Coke Zero. Imagine if in Skyfall, Daniel Craig’s James Bond doesn’t put his tight lips to a Heineken, but instead wraps his muzzle around a Bud Light Lime, which all in all would…
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New York’s Governor Calls Out Social Media Companies After Buffalo Shooting
In light of the racially motivated mass shooting at a Buffalo supermarket that killed 11 people, New York Governor Kathy Hochul is urging social media companies to do more to combat hate speech on their platforms.