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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 »

Survey: Pandemic saw more time spent listening to music

Reuters
Posted at Oct 21 09:03 AM

Music fans globally spent about 18.4 hours a week on average listening to tunes, according to a survey published on Thursday. Read more »

Global 'Squid Game' mania lifts Netflix quarter

Lisa Richwine and Eva Mathews, Reuters
Posted at Oct 20 09:45 AM

Netflix Inc's global sensation "Squid Game" helped lure more new customers than expected, the world's largest streaming service said. Read more »

Streaming site Twitch confirms hack

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 07 01:10 PM

Amazon's popular live video streaming platform Twitch said Wednesday hackers had broken into its network after reports of exposed confidential company data surfaced online. Read more »

The more video streaming services we get, the more we'll turn to piracy

The Conversation, Reuters
Posted at Aug 17 04:14 PM

New original content has become more exclusive to other streaming services, consumers are turning to file sharing to get access to those exclusives since they can’t or won’t pay money just for a few shows. Read more »

Sony posts record Q1 profit

Reuters
Posted at Aug 04 05:53 PM

Sony raised its earnings outlook after a record first-quarter operating profit helped by pandemic demand for PlayStation 5, TVs, music and movies. Read more »

Sky News Australia says suspended from YouTube for one week

Reuters
Posted at Aug 02 09:21 AM

Sky News Australia said on Sunday it has been temporarily suspended by the video-sharing site YouTube following the platform's review of content for compliance with its COVID-19 policies. Read more »

Netflix to add mobile video games as subscriber growth slows

Lisa Richwine and Akanksha Rana
Posted at Jul 21 08:20 AM

Netflix Inc said it would make a deeper dive into video games as the movie and TV streaming service projected weak subscriber growth amid growing competition and the lifting of pandemic restrictions that had kept people at home. Read more »

Friends: The Reunion ignites copyright battle among Chinese video streaming sites

Coco Feng in Beijing, South China Morning Post
Posted at May 30 08:49 AM

Much beloved by Chinese urban youth, the special reunion episode of Friends was highly sought after by China’s video streaming sites. Users uploaded clips and full episodes to popular video-sharing site Bilibili, bringing accusations of piracy. Read more »

‘Spider-Man’, other Sony films to hit Netflix after theaters

Lisa Richwine, Reuters
Posted at Apr 09 05:54 AM

The 2022 slate of movies is scheduled to include Marvel film "Morbius," best-selling book adaptation "Where the Crawdads Sing" and Brad Pitt thriller "Bullet Train." Read more »

YouTube says rule-breaking videos get scant views

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 07 08:43 AM

YouTube on Tuesday said rule-breaking videos get looked at very little before being removed by the Google-owned platform. Read more »

Netflix tests feature that could limit password sharing

Reuters
Posted at Mar 12 08:42 AM

Netflix Inc is testing a feature that asks viewers to verify they share a household with the account holder, the company said on Thursday, a move that could lead to a clampdown on sharing of passwords. Read more »

No subscription costs? Netflix, Smart offer bundle mobile data plan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 29 06:20 PM

Smart Signature users can now enjoy Netflix without subscription costs through mobile data bundles, the telecoms company said Friday. Read more »

MTRCB urges Netflix, other video streaming services to ‘adopt’ PH ratings system

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 05 06:35 PM

Netflix and other video streaming providers are "very much amenable" to adopt the local system of labeling which shows or movies are suitable to viewers, the MTRCB chief said. Read more »

YouTube views see exponential rise as pandemic gives rise to content creators in PH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 02 11:16 AM

Video streaming platform YouTube now has about 40 million monthly adult viewers, giving content creators more chance to be seen, Google Philippines country marketing head Gabby Roxas. Read more »