Netflix is reportedly about to experiment with placing ads in the middle of its programming. The streaming service has created interactive “mid-roll” and pause ads that incorporate generative artificial intelligence (AI), the publication Media Play News reported Wednesday (May 15) from the company’s upfront to...
Go figure. Apple reports flat sales for Q4 on its flagship product and Wall St. applauds. But that’s what happened Thursday (Jan. 30) as the company reported record overall revenue and a positive impact so far on iPhone sales from Apple Intelligence. By the numbers,...
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 ESPN+ Wednesday (Jan. 8) as part of its presentation at the CES showcase in Las Vegas. The company said that...
As streaming platforms continue to raise subscription fees, many consumers say they are dissatisfied with the quality of content being offered. Recent surveys, such as TiVo’s 2024 report, suggest satisfaction with both ad-free and ad-supported services has declined, sparking concerns that the golden age of...
January 30, 2025
Go figure. Apple reports flat sales for Q4 on its flagship product and Wall St. applauds. But that’s what happened Thursday (Jan. 30) as the company reported record overall revenue and a positive impact so far on iPhone sales from Apple Intelligence. By the numbers, Apple reported a 4% year-over-year increase to $124.3 billion, alongside record […]
November 04, 2022
Subscription-based services soared as consumers sought access to goods, services and entertainment during the pandemic. Lately, however, subscriptions have seen a downturn due to inflation, with the percentage of United...
May 20, 2022
Consumers have started to rethink their finances, and subscriptions may be the first to go as they decide which to keep and which to quit. Many have grown accustomed to...
March 30, 2022
Latin America is a continent as case study when it comes to digital modernization from payments to streaming, blazing trails that emerging and developed markets can learn from. In a...
June 17, 2025
America is now officially a nation of cord-cutters, according to new Nielsen data. For the first time ever, the number of viewers who watched TV via streaming services has surpassed the combined total of broadcast and cable viewing, the media research company said in its monthly Gauge report Tuesday (June 17). According to the report, streaming accounted for 44.8% […]
May 15, 2025
Netflix is reportedly about to experiment with placing ads in the middle of its programming. The streaming service has created interactive “mid-roll” and pause ads that incorporate generative artificial intelligence...
January 09, 2025
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 ESPN+ Wednesday (Jan. 8) as...
December 09, 2024
Spotify has pulled the plug on Car Thing, its hardware product that allowed users to control the company’s streaming service through car speakers when connected to a phone by using...
