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AI Turns Streaming Video Search Into Churn-Reducing Conversations
Streaming // May 16, 2024

Streaming platforms have transformed the content and digital entertainment landscape. Platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and many others all offer subscribers access to thousands of movies, TV shows, documentaries and other forms of entertainment. While this abundance of options might seem like a...

Roblox Rethinks Strategy as Shares Plummet, Young Audience Matures
Earnings // May 09, 2024

The thing about shiny new things, is that they are often dulled by repeated play. Roblox, the virtual world gaming platform, is finding that out the hard way as its muted second quarter guidance — released Thursday morning (May 9) — has since sent the...

Live Events Take Center Stage in Consumer Spending
Earnings // May 07, 2024

As consumers feel their budgets come under pressure, people continue to spring for live event tickets, Vivid Seats’ latest earnings results reveal, even as they cut back on retail purchases. The online ticket resale marketplace reported Tuesday (May 7) that it saw marketplace gross order value (GOV) of...

Dave & Buster’s Launches Arcade Betting as Wagers Gain Popularity
Retail // May 04, 2024

With the proliferation of betting apps bringing gambling into more parts of consumers’ lives, now even Skee-Ball is getting the Las Vegas treatment. Restaurant and entertainment center chain Dave & Buster’s has partnered with gaming technology firm Lucra to add “gamification software” to its app...

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AI Turns Streaming Video Search Into Churn-Reducing Conversations

May 16, 2024
Streaming platforms have transformed the content and digital entertainment landscape. Platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and many others all offer subscribers access to thousands of movies, TV shows, documentaries and other forms of entertainment. While this abundance of options might seem like a good thing, it can overwhelm users and make it difficult […]

Live Events Take Center Stage in Consumer Spending

May 07, 2024
As consumers feel their budgets come under pressure, people continue to spring for live event tickets, Vivid Seats’ latest earnings results reveal, even as they cut back on retail purchases. The online ticket...

3 Strikes and Cashiers Are Out at the New Ball Game

March 30, 2024
Baseball is back, and this year, more stadiums are tapping frictionless checkout to cut labor costs while meeting fans’ demand to spend as little time out of their seats as possible....

AI Composers Turn Algorithms Into Music

March 29, 2024
An artificial intelligence (AI)-created blues song that went viral has ignited discussions among experts about the revolutionary role AI might play in reshaping the music and commerce fields.  The platform...

Quick Reads
UK Relaxes ‘Land-Based Gambling’ Rules as Online Betting Grows

May 16, 2024
The British government is loosening its rules for brick-and-mortar betting businesses as online gambling grows. The U.K.’s Department for Culture, Media and Sport issued a report Thursday (May 16) that would allow for cashless payments on gaming machines in places like casinos, arcades and bingo halls, while introducing an age limit of 18 for these machines. The rules would allow establishments to […]

Report: Kroger and Disney Exploring Streaming Service Offering

May 01, 2024
Kroger and Walt Disney Co. are reportedly exploring a partnership that would offer the Disney+ streaming service to subscribers of Kroger’s grocery delivery program. If a deal is struck, Kroger Boost subscribers would get access to Disney+...

X to Launch TV App ‘Soon,’ CEO Linda Yaccarino Says

April 23, 2024
X (formerly Twitter) will soon launch an X TV App that will bring real-time content to smart TVs. “This will be your go-to companion for a high-quality, immersive entertainment experience...

Trustly and Light & Wonder Team on Cashless Casino Deposits

April 10, 2024
Trustly launched a payments partnership with games company Light & Wonder. The collaboration is designed to bring cashless, in-person deposits to casino floors using Light & Wonder’s RAPIDPLAY solution, according to a...