Streaming services

Local journalism in Atlantic Canada in trouble as company known to ‘slash and burn’ buys dozens of newspapers

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Local journalism in Atlantic Canada in trouble as company known to ‘slash and burn’ buys dozens of newspapers

If you want to understand the struggling local news landscape, look no further than Atlantic Canada, where a takeover has kept the region’s largest newspaper publisher in operation, but still leaves local journalism in a tenuous state. Toronto-based Postmedia, whose titles include the National Post and the Montreal Gazette, has taken over the financially insolvent SaltWire … Read more

‘Mirzapur’ star Rasika Dugal says she had enough of tearful scenes, acknowledges OTT has given her ‘a lease of life’ | Hindi Movie News

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‘Mirzapur’ star Rasika Dugal says she had enough of tearful scenes, acknowledges OTT has given her ‘a lease of life’ | Hindi Movie News

Rasika Dugal refuses to do the same crying sequences in any production that is presented to her. The actress revealed that she would read a script backward and, sure enough, there would be a passage where there would be some crying scene in them. She also acknowledged that in recent years, the OTT sector has … Read more

Seriously? Audiences miffed as The Bear enters Emmys as a comedy

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Seriously? Audiences miffed as The Bear enters Emmys as a comedy

Most critics agree The Bear is worthy of award nominations, but the popular TV show’s placement in the comedy category at the upcoming Emmy Awards has viewers scratching their heads. The second season of the FX series, which follows a young chef who inherits his family’s sandwich shop after the suicide of his older brother, got … Read more

How Netflix wins the streaming wars: it crunches subscribers’ data to tailor its services

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How Netflix wins the streaming wars: it crunches subscribers’ data to tailor its services

So someone who likes romance might see a trailer for The Crown highlighting the relationship between Diana and Charles, while another viewer more into political intrigue may be shown a clip of the queen in a meeting with then-British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. A still from Bridgerton. Photo: TNS For a film like Nyad, a … Read more

Foreign streamers must pay into fund to boost Canadian content, CRTC says

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Foreign streamers must pay into fund to boost Canadian content, CRTC says

Online streaming services operating in Canada will be required to contribute five per cent of their Canadian revenues to support the domestic broadcasting system, the country’s telecoms regulator said on Tuesday. The money will be used to boost funding for local and Indigenous broadcasting, officials from the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) said in a briefing. “Today’s decision … Read more

Twitch terminates all members of its Safety Advisory Council

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Twitch terminates all members of its Safety Advisory Council

Twitch on Friday will terminate all members of its Safety Advisory Council, according to sources familiar with the situation and documents viewed by CNBC. The council is a resource of nine industry experts, streamers and moderators who consulted on trust and safety issues related to children on Twitch, nudity, banned users and more. The Amazon-owned … Read more

Amazon Prime’s NHL deal breaches cable TV’s last line of defence: live sports

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Amazon Prime’s NHL deal breaches cable TV’s last line of defence: live sports

For years, cable TV has bled viewers and subscribers to streaming giants like Netflix, Apple and Amazon. Now, those same companies are vying to stream live sports, one of the last lines of defence when it comes to audiences paying big bucks for traditional cable packages. AppleTV+ has a 10 year, multibillion-dollar deal to stream MLS soccer matches and also streams … Read more

Canada’s biggest documentary festival says it’s dying. Documentarians worry they’re next

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Canada’s biggest documentary festival says it’s dying. Documentarians worry they’re next

A misunderstood and mistreated killer whale. An investigation into the 1999 Columbine High School massacre and American gun culture at large. An inconvenient truth about the future of planet Earth in the face of devastating climate change. If you go by overwhelmingly successful films like Blackfish, Bowling for Columbine and An Inconvenient Truth, it might seem like documentaries are … Read more

The end of the world is trending. Why are we so obsessed with the apocalypse?

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The end of the world is trending. Why are we so obsessed with the apocalypse?

It’s the end of the world as we know it, and Jay Baruchel feels fine. On the second season of his Crave series We’re All Gonna Die (Even Jay Baruchel), which launched last week, the host and namesake explores several possible apocalyptic scenarios, from insect extinction to a world ruled by artificial intelligence. “I think we are all understandably … Read more

How Spotify AI plans to know what’s going on inside your head

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How Spotify AI plans to know what’s going on inside your head

With about 100 million tracks available and over 600 million subscribers, helping listeners find the music they will love has become a navigational challenge for Spotify. It’s the promise of personalization and meaningful recommendations that will give the vast catalog more meaning, and that is central to Spotify’s mission. The streaming audio giant’s suite of … Read more