How loyal are consumers to their favorite streaming services? It depends on their age. A recent survey of more than 1,000 American adults found most baby boomers chose Amazon Prime of their streamer of choice, while Generation X consumers tend to be fans of ESPN+....
Insert your favorite sports analogy here as Amazon shoots and scores in a way that archrival Walmart may find hard to beat, with the eCommerce giant signing a multifaceted pact with Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE) for new streaming sports experiences. It’s the latest...
Amazon and Spotify are looking to possibly buy Audioboom Group, a report from Bloomberg says. The decision might be made by the end of February. Audioboom is a podcasting group, and the two massive digital companies have been looking into rival bids. Amazon is working...
Don’t you love surprises in your entertainment? We do. Be it a science fiction series on Netflix, a murder mystery on Amazon Prime or our Marvel favorites on Disney+. What’s going to happen next? It’s called a “cliffhanger” — but we won’t keep you hanging. PYMNTS’...
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Neil Young has asked Spotify employees to quit their jobs — and he’s also taking aim at large American banks in protest as well, Reuters reported Tuesday (Feb. 8). His protests center around coronavirus misinformation, as well as climate change. Young, writing on...
“Call My Agent,” the Netflix blockbuster about a Paris talent firm where staff struggle to keep their clients happy and their business afloat, has generated spin-offs at bewildering speed, the Financial Times reported. Critics say “Dix Pour Cent,” the French title, is a sharp, hilarious...
For subscription companies, for streaming media in particular, content is king. But having the right content is only half the battle. The other half of the battle is keeping consumers in place, on the proverbial couch and logging in, so to speak. That’s well in...
Comcast Corp. plans to inject more money into its Peacock streaming service in the hopes of competing with Netflix, Hulu and some of the other companies fighting for viewers’ attention and eyeballs, executives said Thursday (Jan. 27), according to a Reuters report. Peacock’s streaming service...
“Hey, Hey, My, My” — Neil Young is leaving Spotify. Among the most storied of all classic rockers, the voice and guitar behind ballads and anthems, from “Heart of Gold” to “Rockin’ In the Free World,” can’t abide keeping platform company with The Joe Rogan Experience...
