Kalshi is looking into an incident in which streams of a song on Spotify may have been artificially boosted at the same time there was a jump in wagers on Kalshi’s prediction markets platform that the song would reach No. 1 on Spotify’s charts, the...
Instagram is expanding its ambitions beyond mobile screens, rolling out new television features that position the Meta-owned platform more directly against streaming services for viewer attention in the living room. The move reflects a broader battle among digital platforms to capture longer viewing sessions, deepen...
Choosing something to watch can be a chore. Viewers spent an average of 20 minutes searching for their next title in 2025, more than double the time in 2019, turning discovery into a hassle rather than part of the experience. Tubi is betting that friction...
The increasingly heated fight for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is, on its face, about libraries: HBO’s prestige slate, DC’s franchises and Warner’s studio machine. But the bidding war now featuring Netflix and Paramount is also a referendum on something less visible and arguably more defensible...
Every now and then a dark horse appears in the PYMNTS App Provider Rankings that shows how much consumers are willing to discover and explore new apps in what would seem to be a settled category. That’s the case with streaming apps. The biggest moves...
Spotify is launching a messaging feature for its free and premium subscribers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...
Netflix said Thursday (July 17) that it expects advertising revenue to roughly double in 2025, as the company introduces interactive ads in the second half of the year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
America is now officially a nation of cord-cutters, according to new Nielsen data. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...
Netflix is reportedly about to experiment with placing ads in the middle of its programming. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...
