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Pocket.watch’s Streaming Expansion
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Isabelle Sarraf
· May 22, 2023 2:09 PM PDT
Pocket.watch, a TI 50 startup and entertainment company that helps young YouTube stars such as 11-year-old Ryan Kaji develop original shows, games and toys, is bringing its ad-free streaming service to Comcast’s Xfinity X1 and Stream platforms this summer. The move will bring kid creator content to Comcast’s 16 million customers.Ryan and...
Pocket.watch, a TI 50 startup and entertainment company that helps young YouTube stars such...
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YouTube Undercuts Amazon on Streaming Push
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Sahil Patel
· May 19, 2023 6:00 AM PDT
YouTube and Netflix are the most-watched streaming services in America. But it is Amazon that has come closest to building a streaming version of cable TV with its Prime Video Channels service, which lets Prime subscribers easily sign up for a wide range of streaming services run by other companies. It’s an enormously profitable business,...
YouTube and Netflix are the most-watched streaming services in America. But it is Amazon that has...
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The Fighter: V Pappas and the Battle for TikTok’s Future
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Margaux MacColl
· April 21, 2023 9:00 AM PDT ·
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V Pappas awoke to the sound of dragons. It had been one week since Pappas’ boss, Shou Zi Chew, was questioned for five grueling hours by members of Congress, and the chief operating officer of TikTok was enjoying their first vacation in months. (Pappas uses the pronouns they and them and recently changed their name to V from Vanessa.) They...
V Pappas awoke to the sound of dragons. It had been one week since Pappas’ boss, Shou Zi...
Bob Chapek is Finally Pushing Disney Out of its Comfort Zone
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Jessica Toonkel
· March 9, 2022 6:00 AM PST
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Bob Chapek is Finally Pushing Disney Out of its Comfort Zone
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Jessica Toonkel
· March 9, 2022 6:00 AM PST
Bob Iger only left the building at Walt Disney Co.’s headquarters at the end of December, and his successor as CEO, Bob Chapek, is already doing things differently. In the months since Iger’s departure, Chapek has developed plans to launch a cheaper ad-supported version of its flagship Disney+ streaming service and has explored...
Bob Iger only left the building at Walt Disney Co.’s headquarters at the end of December,...
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Disney’s Streaming Slowdown Shows Pitfalls Ahead
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Martin Peers
· Nov. 10, 2021 5:00 PM PST
The streaming wars are starting to get interesting. Today, Disney reported a dramatic slowdown in subscriber growth at its Disney+ service—it added just 2 million subscribers in the September quarter, the weakest growth since the service’s launch two years ago. More strikingly, Disney executives indicated that Disney+ won’t return to meaningful...
The streaming wars are starting to get interesting. Today, Disney reported a dramatic slowdown in...
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Are SpongeBob NFTs a Dopey Idea? Maybe Not
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Martin Peers
· Oct. 13, 2021 5:01 PM PDT
If you’re allergic to the catchy buzzwords executives and investors love to throw around, you might not want to read the next sentence, given the risk of anaphylactic shock. ViacomCBS has become “one of the first major media and entertainment companies to enter the metaverse in a significant way,” thanks to a partnership that will bring its TV...
If you’re allergic to the catchy buzzwords executives and investors love to throw around, you...
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