On today’s news digest: OpenAI Inks Data Deal with Reddit; Sony Warns AI Giants over Use of its Artists; Amazon Prime Video Becomes US’ Biggest Ad-Supported Streaming Platform   OpenAI has struck another deal, this time with social giant Reddit. The AI [...]

VideoElephant CEO Stephen O’Shaughnessy today (9th May, 2024) announced that Preeya Naul is joining the company as vice president, streaming partnerships. In this newly-created position, Naul will be charged with expanding the distribution of the company’s O&O FAST channels as [...]

On today’s news digest: Disney Plus and Hulu Post First Profit; OpenAI Releases Deepfake Detector; Microsoft Hit with Spanish Startups’ Complaint  For the first time on Tuesday, Disney Plus and Hulu have posted a profit. Disney’s earnings report shared that both [...]

On today’s news digest: UK Streaming Service Freely Launches; Amazon Ads Sees 24% Growth; Google Strengthens Ad Partnerships with Disney & Paramount  Freely, the streaming service backed by the UK’s major broadcasters (the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5) launched [...]

On today’s news digest: Netflix Attracted 9.3 Million New Subscribers in Q1; X Loses Another Major Ad Partner; TikTok Notes Photo App Available in Australia and Canada  The introduction of Netflix’s ad-supported streaming plans helped attract 9.3 million new subscribers, which [...]

Sixty nine per cent of CTV users prefer streaming free, ad supported streaming TV (FAST) content instead of a paid subscription without ads, and over half (53%) spend two or more hours per week using FAST applications. That’s according to a [...]

On today’s news digest: UK & US Enter Formal AI Safety Partnership; Musicians Sign Open Letter Against Irresponsible AI; ITVX Announces Record Quarter Amid growing concerns around AI’s potential risks, the UK and US have announced a partnership on the science [...]

On today’s news digest: Hulu Launches on Disney+; Sony Pictures Entertainment to Launch Portfolio of 54 FAST Channels; LinkedIn Testing Video Feed  Last week, Hulu on Disney+ launched in the US under the Disney Bundle subscription option. The merger has brought [...]

This week on The Stack: Big Tech in Hot Water Under Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act; Spotify to Provide More Educational Content with Video Based Lessons  Big tech has been in hot water lately. Apple was hit with an [...]

On today’s news digest: The European Commission to Investigate Alphabet, Apple, and Meta for DMA Non-Compliance; Spotify Testing Video Learning Courses; 2024 Political Ad Spend to Nearly Triple 2016 Spend  Under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the European Commission (EC) has [...]