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    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
      The Top LineChristopher Grimes
      Netflix is taking a necessary risk in tackling its 100mn freeloaders

      Widespread password sharing is incompatible with subscription growth in an intensely competitive market

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
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      Netflix alerts telecoms groups over looming account-sharing crackdown

      Streaming service braced for potential outcry against move to stop customers from giving passwords to family and friends

    • Friday, 12 May, 2023
      Inside BusinessAnna Nicolaou
      AI’s disruptive forces are rapidly reshaping the music industry

      Insiders say the effect of the technology is akin to that of sharing site Napster in the early 2000s

    • Thursday, 11 May, 2023
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      TV shows: record number threatens to overwhelm viewers Premium content

      Writers’ strike comes as nearly 600 scripted US TV shows aired last year, giving viewers ample content to watch

    • Wednesday, 10 May, 2023
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      Disney reduces streaming losses as subscription fees rise

      But falling subscriber numbers after loss of Indian Premier League rights weigh on shares after earnings results

    • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
      Artificial intelligence
      Spotify ejects thousands of AI-made songs in purge of fake streams

      Platform cracks down on bots posing as listeners as flood of content rattles music industry

    • Tuesday, 9 May, 2023
      Global task force established to tackle online sports piracy

      Group will work with Interpol and Europol to crack down on illegal streaming of sporting events

    • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
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      Union says offer is ‘wholly insufficient’ and complains of gig economy conditions

    • Thursday, 27 April, 2023
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      Mukesh Ambani and James Murdoch win rights to show ‘Succession’ in India

      Viacom18’s deal for HBO content includes award-winning comedy drama inspired by media baron Rupert Murdoch

    • Tuesday, 25 April, 2023
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      South Korea’s entertainment wave grows with $2.5bn Netflix investment

      Streaming platform is betting that country’s television shows will become global hits

    • Wednesday, 19 April, 2023
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      Netflix delays account sharing crackdown after ‘cancel reaction’

      Streaming platform expects boost from ‘paid sharing’ service later in the year

    • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
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      Netflix: cheaper content and more subscribers won’t make up for disappointing forecasts Premium content

      Video streaming service is asking investors to be patient

    • Monday, 17 April, 2023
      Fourteen reasons why AI pop won’t eat itself

      Don’t sweat the technique

    • Wednesday, 12 April, 2023
      Streaming services urged to clamp down on AI-generated music

      Universal Music Group says new technology relies on unauthorised use of copyrighted material

    • Thursday, 30 March, 2023
      Inside BusinessAnna Nicolaou
      ‘Succession’ triumph may mark bookend for ‘peak TV’ era

      A production spree came to an abrupt halt last year as the Federal Reserve started to raise interest rates

    • Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
      UK politics & policy
      Amazon and Google told to let UK radio stations stream on smart speakers

      Requirement part of biggest overhaul of rules for online and traditional broadcasting in 20 years

    • Monday, 27 March, 2023
      US & Canadian companies
      Disney’s Bob Iger sets out timeline for 7,000 job cuts

      Media company is trying to find $5.5bn in savings to stem video streaming losses

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
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      ‘Iger is stuck’: Disney chief debates future of Hulu and ESPN

      Selling off streaming service or sports network would sharpen focus on superbrands such as Marvel and Star Wars

    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      EU tech regulation
      Brussels focuses Apple probe on app restrictions

      Antitrust investigation to look at how tech giant deals with subscription information from streaming services such as Spotify

    • Thursday, 16 February, 2023
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      Here’s my Netflix password — but you’ll have to pay for it

      The change of policy signals another shift in how we share our viewing experiences with family and friends

    • Thursday, 9 February, 2023
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      Walt Disney to axe 7,000 jobs in $5.5bn cost-cutting plan

      Bob Iger announces ‘significant transformation’ in his first quarter back as chief executive

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      Inside BusinessAnna Nicolaou
      Reality check for Spotify and the podcast boom

      Big investments in the audio format turn into a drag on the company’s returns

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      Universal Music Group
      Universal Music in talks with big platforms to overhaul streaming model

      Group looks into options such as cracking down on bots and adding ‘superfan’ subscriptions

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      Spotify Technology SA
      Spotify losses balloon after pandemic hiring binge

      Music streaming group adds subscribers but is hit by rise in operating expenses

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      Music
      Music financing boom reverberates to markets

      Start-up is seeking to launch futures to let streaming companies and rights owners manage risks

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