entertainment

Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of keeping an audience's attention.

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Concerts Still Strike Chord With Consumers Despite High Prices
Concerts Still Strike Chord With Consumers Despite High Prices
January 31, 2025  |  Consumer Insights

This year’s concert season will feature several high-profile acts and increasingly high prices. The cost of seeing movies, plays and live music has jumped 20%...

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Bank of America: New Use Cases Take Unattended Payments Into the Future
Bank of America: New Use Cases Take Unattended Payments Into the Future
January 28, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

Making things easier rarely goes out of style. Just take, for example, unattended payments. Typically facilitated by self-service machines, kiosks or other devices allowing customers...

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Cantaloupe Introduces Card Reader for Arcade and Amusement Operators
Cantaloupe Introduces Card Reader for Arcade and Amusement Operators
January 21, 2025  |  Payment Methods

Cantaloupe has introduced a card reader for amusement and arcade operators that enables cashless payments and allows customers to pay once and then enjoy multiple...

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Nice Spread: AI Is Coming for the Guac This Super Bowl Sunday
Nice Spread: AI Is Coming for the Guac This Super Bowl Sunday
January 18, 2025  |  Artificial Intelligence

Every single American holiday is about the spread. Your mom’s Thanksgiving dinner sets the standard, but don’t discount the Super Bowl. This clash of pigskin-wielding...

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Disney Sees 157 Million Monthly Viewers For Ad-Supported Programming
Disney Sees 157 Million Monthly Viewers For Ad-Supported Programming
January 09, 2025  |  Streaming

Disney said its three streaming platforms have attracted roughly 157 million monthly active users worldwide. The entertainment giant announced those figures for Disney+, Hulu and...

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Global Live Events Industry Focuses on Biometrics in 2025
Global Live Events Industry Focuses on Biometrics in 2025
January 02, 2025  |  Biometrics

Biometrics are increasingly being adopted for use at sports and other live events. The technology is being used to enhance ticketing, credentialing, and sales of...

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Apple TV Offers 2 Days Free Access to Streaming Service
Apple TV Offers 2 Days Free Access to Streaming Service
December 30, 2024  |  Streaming

Apple TV will offer free access to its streaming service this weekend. “This weekend, see for yourself,” the company wrote in a Monday (Dec. 30)...

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Crypto.com Debuts Sports Event Trading Product
Crypto.com Debuts Sports Event Trading Product
December 23, 2024  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto.com has introduced what it calls the first-ever sports event trading product. The new offering, dubbed “Sports” and announced Monday (Dec. 23) in an email...

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Lawmakers Tell Apple and Google to Prepare for TikTok Ban
Lawmakers Tell Apple and Google to Prepare for TikTok Ban
December 13, 2024  |  Mobile

The Republican and Democratic leaders of a House select committee said Friday (Dec. 13) that TikTok should sell its app and that Apple and Google should be ready...

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