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Disney+ promises a light ad load and zero commercials for preschoolers on new ad-supported tier
8:43 am PDT • May 17, 2022
The Walt Disney Company announced two months ago that it would be offering an ad-supported tier. While questions remain about the plan, such as pricing and launch date, we now…
Los Angeles-based ‘deep tech’ investment firm Riot Ventures is raising a $75M fund
12:26 pm PST • February 13, 2020
Riot Ventures, the Los Angeles-based, early-stage and deep technology investment firm is going out to market to raise a $75 million second fund to finance the development of startups in…
Caffeine inks exclusive agreement with Drake preps Ultimate Rap League for launch
9:04 am PST • February 11, 2020
Two years after getting a $100 million commitment from 21st Century Fox to build a mobile-based live streaming platform that could compete with Twitch, the startup Caffeine has scored another…
Baby Yoda memes return as Giphy stops pulling content over copyright concerns
1:26 pm PST • November 25, 2019
Almost as soon as “Baby Yoda” (or “Yoda Baby”?) debuted on the wildly popular new Disney Plus series “The Mandalorian,” a thousand internet memes bloomed in its wake. Yet, nearly…
