The US FTC adopts its final “click-to-cancel” rule requiring businesses to make canceling a subscription as easy as signing up, after proposing the rule in 2023
WOOT. … Rebekah Valentine / IGN : FTC New ‘Click to Cancel’ Rule Will Make it Easier to Cancel Subscription Services Justin Bachman / Payments Dive : FTC unveils final ‘click-to-cancel’ rule for consu...
SAG-AFTRA announces a strike starting on Friday against major video game studios, including EA, after talks for a new contract broke down over AI protections
Hollywood's video game performers voted to go on strike Thursday, throwing part of the entertainment industry into another work stoppage …
The MPA announces plans to work with US Congress to enact a SOPA-like anti-piracy law; SOPA was fiercely opposed by the tech industry and failed to pass in 2012
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The previous big strikes reshaped Hollywood and fueled reality TV's rise; the current ones will likely turn established actors into TikTok stars and vice versa
The last big strikes reshaped the movie business and fueled the rise of reality TV. The latest walkout likely …
South Korean and Indian filmmakers are hoping the Hollywood strikes will give them more bargaining power with US streaming services and a precedent to follow
Washington Post : Twitter: @jintakhan See also Mediagazer Twitter: Jintak Han / @jintakhan : Ever wonder how your favorite Bollywood flicks and K-dramas were made? Curious how the Hollywood strikes m...
South Korean and Indian filmmakers are hoping the Hollywood strikes will give them more bargaining power with US streamers and a precedent to follow
SEOUL — When Netflix launched in South Korea in 2016, it was a breath of fresh air for filmmakers jaded by a local industry notorious for labor abuses and penny-pinching. Twitter: @jintakhan Twitter: ...
Antenna: Netflix gained more US subscribers from May 25 to May 28, after its password-sharing crackdown began, than in any other four days since at least 2019
here's what happened 24/7 Wall St. : Netflix Saw as Much as 100,000 Daily Sign-Ups Post Password-Sharing Ban James Lee Taylor / Sammy Fans : Netflix sees subscribers spike in the US, courtesy of new p...
Netflix delays a “broad rollout” of its paid sharing plan to Q2 2023, including to the US, after its Canada, New Zealand, Portugal, and Spain launch in February
paid sharing is coming very soon Rik Henderson / Pocket-lint : Free Netflix days will soon be over, paid sharing to roll out to US and more broadly Rajesh Pandey / Cult of Mac : Netflix's password-sha...
Hollywood and music industry insiders, actors, and others say a TikTok ban could seriously hurt their businesses and are scrambling to create contingency plans
The entertainment industry has become so reliant on TikTok that banning the app could hurt business, industry insiders say
Netflix joins the British ratings agency, or BARB, as a full member, publishing independently audited viewing figures on individual shows for the first time
in the UK at least Jessica Bromley / BARB : Netflix signs up to BARB Mariella Moon / Engadget : Netflix will finally disclose how many people watch its shows, in the UK at least Preslav Mladenov / Pho...