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Filipino YouTube channels grow in subscribers: Google PH

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 01 02:47 PM

Google Philippines said Filipino content creators are seeing their channels and communities grow on YouTube. Read more »

Google's money churning ad engine sputters in rough economy

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 26 08:28 AM

Google parent Alphabet reported quarterly earnings that fell short of market expectations as belts tightened in the digital ad market that drives its revenue. Read more »

MTRCB seeks power to regulate Netflix, Amazon

Jacque Manabat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 03:54 PM

The MTRCB on Tuesday said updates are needed to widen its jurisdiction to cover international video streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon. Read more »

TikTok search results rife with misinformation: report

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 15 08:26 AM

TikTok is serving up misinformation to users searching for news about politics, climate change, Covid-19, the war in Ukraine and more, according to a report released Read more »

Netflix partners with Microsoft to offer cheaper streaming plan

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 14 08:34 AM

Netflix will work with Microsoft to launch a cheaper subscription plan that includes advertisements, the firms said as the streaming giant fights to attract customers. Read more »

How YouTube deals with copyright claims

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 06:28 PM

With over 500 hours of video content uploaded every minute, it is understandable that YouTube faces a ton of copyright claims on a daily basis. Read more »

TikTok lets creators charge monthly subscriptions

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 24 09:04 AM

TikTok said it will start letting some popular accounts at the video-snippet streaming star charge subscriptions for live streams. Read more »

Netflix trims staff to weather slowing growth

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 18 10:31 AM

Netflix said it laid off about two percent of its staff in a belt-tightening move after growth slowed at the once-booming streaming television service. Read more »

Shareholder sues Netflix over subscriber slip

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 05 09:04 AM

A Netflix shareholder is seeking class action status for a lawsuit accusing the streaming television titan of not making it clear that subscriber numbers were in peril. Read more »

Can movie theaters save Netflix? 'Door is open,' says trade group boss

Andrew Marszal, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 28 03:42 PM

Netflix's loss of 200,000 users -- announced last week -- spooked Wall Street, sending shares plunging more than 30 percent in a single day. Read more »

Netflix tests charging a fee to share accounts

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 17 05:25 PM

Netflix said it is testing charging a fee to subscribers who share their accounts with people who don't live in their homes. Read more »

Pandemic boosts video consumption on mobile: Meta

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 15 11:16 AM

More social media users shift to watching videos on mobile devices during the pandemic, Meta Philippines Country Manager John Rubio said Tuesday. Read more »

Raise facts, reduce fakes: Google's move in Halalan 2022

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 01 05:54 PM

Google and YouTube said they have intensified efforts to boost credible content and mitigate the spread of misinformation ahead of the Philippines' May 2022 polls. Read more »

Disney+ streaming soars past growth projections

Glenn Chapman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 10 08:22 AM

US entertainment giant Disney on Wednesday blew past expectations for new subscribers to its flagship streaming service, as its big studio muscle brings the fight to rival Netflix. Read more »

YouTube will explore NFT features for creators

Elizabeth Culliford, Reuters
Posted at Jan 26 08:18 AM

YouTube is exploring features for its video creators to capitalize on non-fungible tokens, its chief executive officer said on Tuesday, becoming the latest tech company to tap into a digital collectibles craze that has exploded in the past year. Read more »

YouTube says services fixed after disruption affects thousands

Reuters
Posted at Dec 15 08:36 AM

Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Tuesday it has fixed an issue that caused thousands of users to lose access to its platform or face slow services. Read more »

Boss sorry after laying off 900 employees in Zoom call

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 06:25 AM

The mass sacking by head of online mortgage originator Better.com attracted social media fury. Read more »

Amazon cloud outage hits major websites, streaming apps

Eva Mathews, Reuters
Posted at Dec 08 10:23 AM

A major outage disrupted Amazon's cloud services on Tuesday, temporarily knocking out streaming platforms Netflix and Disney+, and others. Read more »

How much are you paying in monthly subscriptions?

Aneth Ng-Lim
Updated as of Nov 30 05:43 PM

Before life in lockdown, our family was enrolled only in 3 subscriptions: for our mobile phone services, Spotify and Netflix. Read more »

Netflix removes spy drama episodes after Philippines' complaint over China map

Reuters
Updated as of Nov 02 04:32 PM

Netflix Inc has removed two episodes of spy drama "Pine Gap" from its streaming service in the Philippines after the Southeast Asian country rejected scenes involving a map used by China to assert its claims to the South China Sea. Read more »