Consumer
VLC crosses 7 billion downloads
In our world of expensive streaming platforms, the very free and offline VLC media player has crossed 7 billion downloads.
Topic
Streaming-platforms
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Geopolitics
How NBCUniversal's deal with YouTube could jumpstart the next chapter of the streaming wars
The next iteration of the streaming wars is likely to be about aggregating content on the biggest existing platforms.
Technology
HBO Max embraces vertical video with a new 'Shorts' feed
HBO Max, like other streaming platforms, is rethinking content discovery as large libraries are making it hard for viewers to find something to watch and as au…
Technology
AI and the rise of the universal entertainment app
Over the past decade, streaming platforms competed by dominating individual formats like music, video, podcasts, or audiobooks. Now, as AI makes it easier to c…
Consumer
Sports Media Used To Make Stars - Now It Doesn't Know How
The internet and streaming platforms haven't just left a mark on Hollywood-style entertainment; the sports industry has felt the waves: a rushing tide that swe…
AI
Deezer built a tool to call out AI music - even on rival streaming platforms
Deezer built a tool to call out AI music - even on rival streaming platforms
AI
Meet the artists who don't exist | Opinion
Streaming platforms are flooded with AI music often disguised as human artists to trick unsuspecting listeners.
Geopolitics
The Piracy Problem Streaming Platforms Can't Solve
In parts of the Middle East and North Africa, a patchwork of sanctions, payment failures, and licensing gaps pushes people into piracy networks.
Consumer
Roku's $3 streaming service Howdy will be coming to other platforms, CEO says
At CES 2026, Anthony Wood, Roku's founder, chairman, and CEO, offered a hint about the future of the company's newest streaming channel, Howdy, and its ambitio…
The curious rise of novelty popcorn buckets (Encore)
Even before the Dune: Part 2 popcorn bucket went viral this year, movie theaters have been trying all types of ways to lure customers back. There's reclining s…
