YouTube increases Premium price again, says 90-second unskippable ads are a bug An individual plan now cost $15.99 per month, and the free tier comes with buggy ads.

YouTube increases Premium price again, says 90-second unskippable ads are a bug #Technology #Business #IndustryGiants #YouTubePremium #Advertising #StreamingServices

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Netflix just got MORE expensive 😳
Netflix has increased its subscription prices again in the US 🇺🇸

👉 Ad tier: $7.99 → $8.99
👉 Standard: $17.99 → $19.99
👉 Premium: $24.99 → $26.99

Comment your thoughts 👇

#TechContent #TechCreator #OTTIndia #StreamingServices #NetflixIndia

Fubo targets $300M EBITDA by 2028 after Disney merger profitability turn Fubo today set Adjusted EBITDA targets of $80-$100M for fiscal 2026 and $300M for 2028, backed by contractual wholesale fee step-ups tied to its Disney deal.

FYI: Fubo targets $300M EBITDA by 2028 after Disney merger profitability turn #Fubo #DisneyMerger #EBITDA #StreamingServices #MediaInvestments

Fubo targets $300M EBITDA by 2028 after Disney merger profitability turn Fubo today set Adjusted EBITDA targets of $80-$100M for fiscal 2026 and $300M for 2028, backed by contractual wholesale fee step-ups tied to its Disney deal.

FYI: Fubo targets $300M EBITDA by 2028 after Disney merger profitability turn #Fubo #DisneyMerger #EBITDA #StreamingServices #MediaInvestments

Comcast Adds Disney+, Hulu and HBO Max Comcast adds 3 services to Xfinity on Apr 9, 2026; watch ARPU, churn and revenue-share in next two quarters for material investor implications.

Comcast Adds Disney+, Hulu and HBO Max: Comcast adds 3 services to Xfinity on Apr 9, 2026; watch ARPU, churn and revenue-share in next two quarters for material investor implications. 👈 Read full analysis #StreamingServices #Comcast #DisneyPlus #Hulu #HBOMax

You can now ask ChatGPT to find your next movie or TV show on Tubi Tubi is now available as an app inside ChatGPT, making it the first streaming service to do so, letting users ask for movie and TV recommendations in plain language and start watching instantly.

You can now ask ChatGPT to find your next movie or TV show on Tubi #Technology #Internet #Tubi #ChatGPT #StreamingServices

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UK subscription refund rules finalised - and streaming firms won't like it UK's new subscription regime under the DMCCA 2024 sets cooling-off refunds, easy-exit rules and £400m in projected annual consumer benefit from spring 2027.

FYI: UK subscription refund rules finalised - and streaming firms won't like it #SubscriptionRefund #StreamingServices #ConsumerRights #DMCCA2024 #UKLaw

UK subscription refund rules finalised - and streaming firms won't like it UK's new subscription regime under the DMCCA 2024 sets cooling-off refunds, easy-exit rules and £400m in projected annual consumer benefit from spring 2027.

FYI: UK subscription refund rules finalised - and streaming firms won't like it #SubscriptionRefund #StreamingServices #ConsumerRights #DMCCA2024 #UKLaw

The MP3 fatigue - Negative PID We love listening to music while we work. There's nothing like a good song playing in the background to pull out some genius from your brain and get you going

The MP3 fatigue
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#music #MP3 #vinyls #analogueMusic #fileFormats #soundCompression #Internet #tech #IT #science #STEM #computing #inventions #innovation #digitalRights #copyrights #streamingServices #negativepid

UK subscription refund rules finalised - and streaming firms won't like it UK's new subscription regime under the DMCCA 2024 sets cooling-off refunds, easy-exit rules and £400m in projected annual consumer benefit from spring 2027.

ICYMI: UK subscription refund rules finalised - and streaming firms won't like it #UKSubscriptions #ConsumerRights #StreamingServices #DMCCA2024 #RefundPolicy

UK subscription refund rules finalised - and streaming firms won't like it UK's new subscription regime under the DMCCA 2024 sets cooling-off refunds, easy-exit rules and £400m in projected annual consumer benefit from spring 2027.

ICYMI: UK subscription refund rules finalised - and streaming firms won't like it #UKSubscriptions #ConsumerRights #StreamingServices #DMCCA2024 #RefundPolicy

Streaming services:

10-13 episodes per season MINIMUM.

Anything less is a limited series.

Let's do this!

#Filmsy #tvseries #streamingservices

Unlike studios, #StreamingServices like HBO have little motivation to invest in the #MoviePosterArt. see [1] & [4]. So in between we give you #DeeBrown'sBookCover And the #BigChief himself, #SittingBull [3] #Freedom&theMoment

Music streaming is "minutes away from being obsolete" Jimmy Iovine warns streaming services face obsolescence as artist-fan disconnect and broken revenue models collide. Here's what the music industry must do next.

FYI: Music streaming is "minutes away from being obsolete" #MusicStreaming #JimmyIovine #MusicIndustry #StreamingServices #ArtistFanConnection

Music streaming is "minutes away from being obsolete" Jimmy Iovine warns streaming services face obsolescence as artist-fan disconnect and broken revenue models collide. Here's what the music industry must do next.

FYI: Music streaming is "minutes away from being obsolete" #MusicStreaming #JimmyIovine #MusicIndustry #StreamingServices #ArtistFanConnection

Dolby and QQ Music Advance Streaming Music with Dolby AC-4 Enhancements for Greater Fidelity in Dolby Atmos Expanding its presence in China, Dolby Laboratories just opened Dolby House Shanghai, its first global flagship experience center. Dolby also announced a collaboration with QQ Music, Tencent Music Ent...

Dolby and QQ Music Advance Streaming Music with Dolby AC-4 Enhancements for Greater Fidelity in Dolby Atmos

Expanding its presence in China, Dolby Laboratories just opened Dolby House Shanghai, its first global flagship experience center.

#musicstreaming #streamingservices #immersivemusic

Music streaming is "minutes away from being obsolete" Jimmy Iovine warns streaming services face obsolescence as artist-fan disconnect and broken revenue models collide. Here's what the music industry must do next.

ICYMI: Music streaming is "minutes away from being obsolete" #MusicStreaming #MusicIndustry #StreamingServices #ArtistFanConnection #RevenueModels

Music streaming is "minutes away from being obsolete" Jimmy Iovine warns streaming services face obsolescence as artist-fan disconnect and broken revenue models collide. Here's what the music industry must do next.

ICYMI: Music streaming is "minutes away from being obsolete" #MusicStreaming #MusicIndustry #StreamingServices #ArtistFanConnection #RevenueModels

Music streaming is "minutes away from being obsolete" Jimmy Iovine warns streaming services face obsolescence as artist-fan disconnect and broken revenue models collide. Here's what the music industry must do next.

Music streaming is "minutes away from being obsolete" #MusicStreaming #JimmyIovine #MusicIndustry #StreamingServices #ArtistFanConnection

Music streaming is "minutes away from being obsolete" Jimmy Iovine warns streaming services face obsolescence as artist-fan disconnect and broken revenue models collide. Here's what the music industry must do next.

Music streaming is "minutes away from being obsolete" #MusicStreaming #JimmyIovine #MusicIndustry #StreamingServices #ArtistFanConnection

Netflix Raises Prices Across All Plans on Mar 29, 2026 Netflix raised fees on Mar 29, 2026 and cited materially higher content spending; company says commitments rose in FY2025 (reported by Yahoo Finance), prompting swift market reaction.

Netflix Raises Prices Across All Plans on Mar 29, 2026: Netflix raised fees on Mar 29, 2026 and cited materially higher content spending; company says commitments rose in FY2025 (reported by Yahoo… 👈 Read full analysis #Netflix #StreamingServices #PriceIncrease #ContentSpending #MarketReaction

Streaming Movies and TV for Free (or Almost Free) Here’s How Netflix just announced a price increase, and when one streaming platform does it, it seems the others aren't too far behind. I've rounded up some alternative ways to stream content for Free (or a few bucks a month). Photo by Jakub Zerdzicki on Pexels.com Hoopla Many libraries in Wisconsin offer the Hoopla app. It offers free service to library card holders and offers e-Books, Audiobooks, e-Magazines Movies, TV Shows, and more.

Streaming giant Netflix announced rate increases for their subscriptions. Did you know there are alternatives to paying for content? Details --> #Wisconsin #StreamingServices #Netflix #Hoopla #Kanopy #HBOMax #YouTube #PlutoTV #Plex #TubiTV #HistoryChannel #FilmRise #PBSPassport #FreeStreaming

The Death of Spotify: Why Streaming is Minutes Away From Being Obsolete Jimmy Iovine just called the Death of Spotify. He might be right.

What is to become of Spotify?
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#streaming #music #spotify #musicians #tech #listening #streamingservices #musicbusiness #artists

Man Pleads Guilty to $8M AI Music Streaming Fraud A North Carolina man has pleaded guilty to using AI-generated music and bot accounts to steal over $8 million in streaming royalties from legitimate artists.

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Man Pleads Guilty to $8M AI Music Streaming Fraud

#AI #StreamingFraud #AIMusic #GenerativeAI #MusicIndustry #StreamingServices #Copyright #AppleMusic #Spotify #Deezer

I’m going 2 cancel all these #StreamingServices! Not worth it.
All R spineless, ass Kissing #CorporateParasites scamming everyone.
I had #HULU for 15Y, cancelled it after #JimmyKimmelFiring
Next 2 chop AppleTV+- $37. 95 AmazonPrime- #125
Crunchyroll -$ 13.99 removing shows 4 Amazon-Collision scam

The MP3 fatigue - Negative PID We love listening to music while we work. There's nothing like a good song playing in the background to pull out some genius from your brain and get you going

The MP3 fatigue

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#MP3 #music #Internet #streaming #streamingServices #onlineMusic #onlineCatalogue #arts #copyrights #LPs #turntables #analogMusic #negativepid

Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Streaming Services of $8 Million With AI-Generated Songs: Mike Smith agreed to return the money he was paid in royalties as he awaits sentencing #AIMusic #MusicFraud #StreamingServices #Royalties #MikeSmith

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About half a year ago I switched from Spotify to Tidal. While in a wider view the both are so similiar, that I would recommend the switch, here are a few things that bother me:

- when you pause a song on your phone and then want to continue to listen, it starts over the song.

- same thing […]

Prime Video Officially Says Goodbye to Current Ad-Free Streaming Tier in Major Shakeup Prime Video will launch a new Ultra streaming tier, replacing its current ad-free model with a $4.99 monthly fee increase.

Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVFeatures #PrimeVideo #StreamingServices Prime Video Officially Says Goodbye to Current Ad-Free Streaming Tier in Major Shakeup

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AI music & other unsound sound stuff

#GRACEDigitalCafe #DigitalLiteracy #ComputerSkills #AI #Suno #LRAD #SoundCannon #ListeningDevice #Alexa #AmazonEcho #Spotify #AudioTechnology #StreamingServices #Music #Noise #Artificial #AIMusic #BennJordan #RickBeato

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