Meta has finally found a willing buyer for Giphy, the animated GIF search engine it bought for $400 million three years ago. Shutterstock announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Meta to buy Giphy in a transaction that “consists of $53 million in net cash paid at close,” meaning Facebook’s parent company … Read more
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) launched Max to US subscribers on Tuesday, giving them access to 35,000 hours of content, more than double what HBO Max offered. As of today, a large portion of HBO Max subscribers will automatically be upgraded to Max, while other customers will have to manually download the new streaming app. All … Read more
The Apple Store could go beyond technical products. As the company continues to invest in its original Apple TV+ content, a recent Bloomberg report indicates that Apple plans to introduce a new product category for its online store: merchandise tied to its popular TV shows. This includes “Ted Lasso” merchandise, which is wrapping up its … Read more
Thanks to a new update, Netflix is making it easier for iOS and Android users to search through “My List,” a feature that allows users to have a section dedicated to saved movies and TV shows. On Monday, the streaming service began rolling out new filters for its My List feature, including options for users … Read more
Disney is actively preparing to launch a standalone ESPN streaming service, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal. The report indicates that ESPN plans to sell its channel directly to cable cutters as a subscription streaming service in the coming years. It is not known when Disney plans to launch the service. … Read more
Apple is officially launching its new multiview feature for sports fans on the Apple TV 4K, which allows viewers to watch up to four simultaneous streams at once. The feature was previously in beta and is currently limited to watching select sports content, including Major League Soccer games, Friday Night Baseball games, and select MLS … Read more
YouTube is making its service more attractive to TV ad buyers with a new ad offering announced Wednesday at its annual YouTube Brandcast upfront event in New York. The company said it will introduce non-skippable 30-second ads on connected TVs, which will replace the two consecutive 15-second ads that run today when advertisers target top … Read more
If retail As the industry becomes increasingly reliant and increasingly focused on data and artificial intelligence (AI), it is essential that retailers understand exactly how to turn first-party data analytics into insights into customer behavior – and in turn a tangible competitive advantage. To that end, consider the chart below, also known as the “Data … Read more
During Netflix’s first Upfront presentation on Wednesday, Netflix revealed that its ad plan has nearly five million monthly active users worldwide. This is the first time the company has released figures for the new tier – which launched just six months ago – and the number is certainly remarkable. In March, Bloomberg reported that one … Read more
A few years ago, The New York Times acquired the audio journalism app Audm with the aim of using it as the basis for its own audio product. Today, the media company unveils the result of that work with the official debut of New York Times Audio — a new mobile app that combines the … Read more