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The Federal Trade Commission is hosting a virtual workshop on April 29th to examine digital “dark patterns” to examine what dark patterns are and how
Microsoft might buy Discord, Cinedigm grows viewership by 208% year-over-year, and YouTube TV tries to grow base with big discounts.
After raising $155M in Series F funding, Patreon announced a valuation of $4B, three times the company’s valuation six months ago.
Ad wraps for bookazines, new funding for Substack and FCC rules on media cross-ownership are all in the weekly subscription news this week.
Making the subscription news headlines this week are merger talks, advertising platforms, job cuts and the weirdness of pandemic dating.
News Corp announced this week that it will be Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Books & Media division for $349 million in cash.
Roku has purchased ‘This Old House,” its TV programs, the shows’ content library, digital assets and TV production studio.
The New York Times A/B tests 29% of its headlines, the U.S. box office lost 80% of revenue last year while streaming soared, and TikTok
Over the next few weeks, YouTube is launching a TikTok rival, YouTube Shorts, in the U.S. in beta.
Starting in 2023, Amazon Prime Video will become the exclusive home to the NFL’s Thursday Night Football, a first for a streaming service.
