The dominance of American media across the globe means we don’t have to worry about our culture being drowned out by foreign media, but that same dominance also makes it to where foreign countries have to worry about American media drowning out their culture. That’s why many European countries require local broadcasters to devote a certain amount… Continue reading The EU wants to force streaming services to show European content
Category: Entertainment
Facebook is making its own morning show
Back in the day, people would flip on the television or grab the newspaper as soon as they woke up, but nowadays, most people open up Facebook first thing in the morning. Wanting to take full advantage of that fact, Facebook has decided to partner with an advertising company by the name of DigitasLBi to create a… Continue reading Facebook is making its own morning show
YouTube might be working on an online television service
With the release of its ad-free subscription service and the exclusive content that comes with it, YouTube has turned itself into an emerging Netflix competitor, and it doesn’t plan on stopping there. Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that the company is working on yet another subscription service, known as Unplugged, which will take it into unfamiliar territory by offering bundled television channels… Continue reading YouTube might be working on an online television service
Amazon Prime Video is now a standalone Netflix competitor
Amazon Prime Video started off as a nice little bonus for Prime subscribers, but Amazon has improved the feature to the point where it’s now up there with Hulu as the only two serious Netflix competitors. The only problem is that you need to have an annual Prime membership in order to access Prime Video, which limits the… Continue reading Amazon Prime Video is now a standalone Netflix competitor
Tidal wants to stream movies as well as music
Tidal has been plagued by an endless stream of controversy and criticism since it first launched, and things are going so poorly for the music streaming service that Jay Z thinks he got screwed out of $56 million when he acquired it, and is now trying to sue the company that sold it to him, according… Continue reading Tidal wants to stream movies as well as music
Redbox is trying its hand at online streaming again
Judging from the fact that most people don’t even know that Redbox and Verizon tried to release their own Netflix-killer back in 2013, known as Redbox Instant, I think it’s safe to say that it was a failure. Redbox isn’t giving up, however, and even though Redbox Instant has already been killed off, the company is going to… Continue reading Redbox is trying its hand at online streaming again
Music streaming now generates more revenue than digital downloads
Just as digital downloads replaced physical copies as the most-popular way to listen to music, music streaming has now replaced digital downloads. This is according to statistics published by the RIAA, which show that steaming accounted for 34.3% of music sales in 2015, with digital downloads accounting for 34% and physical copies accounting for the rest. But… Continue reading Music streaming now generates more revenue than digital downloads
Pandora wants to help artists connect with their fans
When every music-streaming service offers roughly the same content for roughly the same price, it can be hard for one service to differentiate itself from the competition. One of the ways Spotify is doing this is by expanding its messaging and social features, which not only strengthens the sense of community within the service, it makes it… Continue reading Pandora wants to help artists connect with their fans
Kanye West doesn’t understand why people are pirating his new album
Kanye West is in need of some serious cash to pay off his $53 million debt, and his newly released album, The Life of Pablo, is supposed to help him acquire that money, but he’s running into a problem that most artists are abundantly familiar with: online piracy. West’s decision to release the album exclusively through the… Continue reading Kanye West doesn’t understand why people are pirating his new album
Spotify might be close to reaching thirty million paying subscribers
Apple Music may have more than eleven million paying subscribers, but Spotify has nearly three times that amount. It reached ten million paying subscribers back in May of 2014, which then doubled to twenty million in June of 2015, and now The Financial Times is claiming that Spotify is close to reaching thirty million. That means… Continue reading Spotify might be close to reaching thirty million paying subscribers