Media & Entertainment
The cast of the ‘Scott Pilgrim’ movie returns for Netflix anime
Netflix is adapting the “Scott Pilgrim” comic books into an anime series, which is exciting in its own right, but fans of the movie “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” are in for a t
Roku announces a second set of layoffs impacting 200 employees, or 6% of its workforce
Roku is the latest tech company to announce a second round of layoffs with today’s news that it’s letting go of 6% of its workforce, or around 200 employees. The company disclosed the cuts
Spotify is testing new card-style user profiles focused on discovery
At Spotify’s Stream On event this month, the company introduced a redesigned app with TikTok-like discovery feeds, an AI DJ and other tools for artists and podcasters. But the app’s change
Apple spotted developing a ‘multiview’ feature for watching sports on Apple TV
Earlier this month, YouTube TV launched a new “multiview” feature that allows viewers to watch up to four streams of sports content at once. Now it looks like Apple TV is working on a simi
Google’s new ad transparency center will keep track of a brand’s previous ads
Google is launching a new ad transparency center that will let users search for verified advertisers and their campaigns across all of the company’s platforms, including Search, Display and YouT
Hygraph raises $30M to scale out a new, federated approach to managing digital content
The Series B was led by European investor One Peak, with previous backers OpenOcean and SquareOne, and new investor Boris Lokschin also participating.
Google gets antitrust attention in Spain over news licensing
Google can add another antitrust investigation to its stack. This one has been opened by Spain’s competition authority, the CNMC, which said today it’s concerned about possible anti-compet
Disney cuts metaverse division as part of broader restructuring
Walt Disney Co. has eliminated its metaverse division as part of staff cuts that promise to reduce head count by around 7,000 across the company over the next two months, reports The Wall Street Journ
The first round of Disney layoffs begins this week, CEO Bob Iger shares in memo
In February, Disney CEO Bob Iger told shareholders in an earnings call that the company plans to lay off 7,000 employees as part of a significant restructuring. Today, in an internal memo to employees
You can now bundle Frontier internet with YouTube TV on the same bill
YouTube TV announced today that it expanded its partnership with internet service provider Frontier to launch a single billing option, which will allow customers in the U.S. to bundle fiber internet w
Here’s how to stream Major League Baseball games in 2023
Major League Baseball (MLB) regular season is back this week, with Opening Day beginning on Thursday, March 30. MLB Opening Day 2023 will be one to watch since all 30 teams play their first game of th
Here’s how to stream March Madness 2023
We hope you’ve filled out your brackets by now because the madness is officially here. Last night kicked off NCAA Selection Sunday, where the full March Madness schedules were finalized for the NCAA
Huupe, a ‘smart’ basketball hoop startup, raises its game with $11M
A startup built on a smart hoop, a video backboard, and streamed training videos is looking for a slam dunk with basketball-crazy consumers.
TikTok CEO says company scans public videos to determine users’ ages
Amid questioning about TikTok’s use of biometrics in today’s Congressional hearing, TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew offered some insight into how the company vets potentially underage users on its
Live sports streaming service Fubo adds MLB.TV after YouTube TV drops MLB Network
With Major League Baseball Opening Day starting next week, on March 30, Fubo announced today that it is adding MLB.TV to its lineup in the coming days. The out-of-market package will be available as a
Apple reportedly plans to spend $1B a year to release Apple TV+ movies in theaters
Apple may be partnering with studios to put more titles in theaters, a plan that could cost $1 billion a year. Typically, Apple’s original movies have either received small theatrical runs or been e
Amazon expands Fire TV lineup with more QLED models, entry-level 2-Series TVs and new markets
As competition among smart TV makers heats up, Amazon today is introducing an expanded Fire TV lineup which now includes more sizes for its top-of-the-line Omni QLED series as well as a new, lower-cos
Apple TV+ drops its free offering for ‘Friday Night Baseball,’ expands games to 45+ countries
Apple and Major League Baseball (MLB) announced today new updates to its “Friday Night Baseball” offering. The games are now available to Apple TV+ subscribers in 60 countries, up from the origina
Netflix’s ‘Gears of War’ movie gets ‘Doctor Strange’ writer Jon Spaihts
Netflix announced today that its “Gears of War” live-action movie will be written by Jon Spaihts, known for his work on “Doctor Strange” and “Dune.” “Gears of War is one of the all-time