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In The US, Live Shopping Is “Taking Over” With Short-Form Video
Video is becoming an increasingly important factor in retail media's explosive growth, which is emerging as the fastest-growing advertising segment. A Brightcove and YouGov survey conducted in 2018 revealed that 76% of consumers have made a purchase following a video....
Concerns About Bankruptcy Are Growing, Therefore DISH Is Selling Some Of Its Buildings To Its Majority Owner For $26.75 Million
Charlie Ergen, the primary owner of DISH, is the new owner of the building where the company's headquarters is located. DISH moved to sell this building last week. In 2022, Ergen established Conx Corp. as a special purpose purchase vehicle, as reported by 9News...
The Video Gateway That Allows People From New York City And Dublin To Engage In Real-Time Reopens With One Important Rule
The notorious video portal, which allowed people in New York and Dublin to converse in real time, has reopened, albeit with some alterations. The portal has a huge circular screen that displays video from a camera on a secondary screen in another location. While the...
Roku Only Pays $10 Million Per Season For MLB’s ‘Sunday Leadoff’ Rights, According To Reports
After signing a breakthrough agreement to bring live major-league American sports to free ad-supported streaming, details about Roku's acquisition of Major League Baseball's Sunday Leadoff games package have began to emerge. According to The Athletic, Roku pays merely...
Sony’s Move Into AI Makes Sense, But The Music Industry Might Benefit From Technology
With AI already invading the music industry, as seen by Randy Travis' publication of a new song employing AI technology, Sony is advising hundreds of companies not to exploit musicians signed to its labels in AI applications without authorization. According to NBC...
Demi Moore Discusses Graphic Nudity In A Cannes Hit… “This Is Why I Did It”
Demi Moore has opened out about shooting full frontal graphic nudity for her new feminist body horror film at Cannes, and why she did it. Demi was at a Cannes Film Festival press conference this weekend following the debut of her new film, "The Substance," and she...
The Complicated Architecture Of Programmatic Advertising Makes CTV Resemble A Dangerous House Of Cards
The Hollywood film industry and the larger television industry are undergoing substantial transformations as traditional linear TV switches to streaming platforms. This change, however, resembles an unstable house of cards due to the complexities of programmatic...
‘American Idol’ Judges Share Must-Haves For Katy Perry’s Replacement After The Season Finale
When the cameras turned off on Sunday's "American Idol" finale after 21-year-old Abi Carter won, it signaled the end of the Lionel Richie, Katy Perry, and Luke Bryan judging triangle that had been on televisions throughout the country since 2018. Perry said in...
Sony Music Publishing Is ‘Considering All Options’ Against Spotify Following The MLC Litigation And NMPA Warnings
Sony Music Publishing, the music publishing industry's heavyweight, is now taking legal action against Spotify over its unwelcome royalty cutbacks. Spotify has just stabbed another enormous bear with its switch to bundled subscription packages—and the correspondingly...