Netflix changed movie distribution, and its executives now think that licensing shows leaves money on the table; YouTube may help Netflix's WBD antitrust case
Warner Bros. started with distribution. Just after the turn of the century, Harry, Albert, Sam, and Jack Warner bought …
Some users are circumventing UK's age checks by using VPNs, providing fake AI-generated photo IDs, or using images of high-fidelity video game characters
It's a privacy nightmare and is the slipperest of slopes. @kaidzsu.com : my headcanon is twitter rolled out the UK age verification nightmare for the entirety of Europe because the one remaining devel...
Ookla: Starlink use rose by 35% above average in Spain and Portugal on April 28, as a widespread electricity outage exposed vulnerabilities in telecoms networks
Widespread electricity outage on the Iberian peninsula exposed vulnerabilities in telecoms — Spanish and Portuguese mobile … X: @redskullpro and @imnotharryjames X: @redskullpro : In Spain...electri...
Apple releases an iOS beta with Stolen Device Protection; if enabled, the feature limits actions like Apple ID password resets when not in a “familiar location”
here's how it works James Bentley / iMore : Apple debuts new highly-requested feature to stop thieves who steal your iPhone Ashwin / Ghacks : Apple introduces Stolen Device Protection for iPhone with ...
A look at Harry and Meghan's Hollywood flop in streaming's era of slower growth; sources: Netflix is unlikely to renew their $100M deal, which runs through 2025
They arrived three years ago with royal star power amid a streaming boom, but have notched more cancellations and rejections than produced shows
Sources: Spotify's podcasting boss Courtney Holt, who brought on Joe Rogan, Harry and Meghan, the Obamas, and others, is leaving after almost five years
The architect of Spotify Technology SA's podcasting strategy, including the signing of controversial commentator Joe Rogan …
Coaching and mental health startup BetterUp says Prince Harry has joined as chief impact officer
he notes we face an “avalanche of misinformation” which affects our ability to “truly understand the world we live in,” via @brianstelter https://www.cnn.com/... Brian Stelter / @brianstelter : Scoop:...
How some high-profile direct-to-consumer startups have struggled to make their economics work amid rising customer acquisition costs
How venture capital became the most dangerous thing to happen to now-troubled DTCs like Outdoor Voices, Harry's, and Casper
Direct-to-consumer retailer Brandless shuts down, becoming the first company backed by SoftBank's Vision Fund to do so
Good morning and welcome back to Merger Week. Tom Maxwell / Input : Brandless is shutting down after two years and $300 million invested Miles Kruppa / Financial Times : SoftBank-backed Brandless cuts...