YouTube is revamping its TV app to mimic paid streamers like Netflix, organizing videos by seasons and episodes, blurring the lines between pro and user content
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Adam Mosseri says Instagram is exploring building a TV app as part of a deeper video push, but isn't interested in licensing live sports or Hollywood content
BEFORE they go into TVs → Meta's mobile RPMH hit $207 globally in Q2, competitive with Netflix's $229... @richlightshed : 🔥 “GenAI will bring the cost of producing content to zero” [NOT good for catal...
Amazon's Fire TV Stick 4K Select, which comes with Vega OS, will use cloud app streaming to run Android versions of select apps that haven't been ported to Vega
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Sources: Apple's AI plans include robots, like a tabletop one in 2027, a conversational Siri, a smart speaker with a display in 2026, and home security cameras
and there's a lot more devices John Quintet / iPhone in Canada : Apple Plans Home Security Devices to Take on Nest and Ring: Report Ryan Christoffel / 9to5Mac : Siri could get Finder-inspired new visu...
Developers worry about future monetization of Alexa's voice experiences, as Amazon prepares to launch Alexa+ without many of Alexa's 160K current skills
but your favorite skill might not make the cut Mastodon: Janko Roettgers / @jank0@sfba.social : Amazon has largely kept mum on what will happen to skills on Alexa+, but a company spokesperson for the ...
Google unveils Android XR, a mixed reality OS for headsets and smart glasses, with Gemini built in, and plans a 2025 debut with Samsung's Project Moohan headset
I'm way more excited about Android XR in smart glasses Andrew Nusca / Fortune : Data Sheet: We don't judge Rebekah Carter / XR Today : Microsoft XR and Windows Mixed Reality: Could the HoloLens Make a...
Adtech company The Trade Desk announces Ventura, a smart TV operating system, and plans to partner with TV manufacturers for its rollout, expected in H2 2025
ad tech marketers weigh in Peter Adams / Marketing Dive : Trade Desk tries to shake up streaming TV with content-agnostic strategy Jeff Baumgartner / Light Reading : The Trade Desk's angle into the sm...
Email: Elon Musk says X plans to award stock options based on employees' anticipated impact, and tells them to submit a one-page summary of their contributions
down down down goes the revenue — is going to screw her stock grants. — RE: https://www.threads.net/... Mastodon: Janko Roettgers / @jank0@sfba.social : @Techmeme but do they need to print out their...
Appfigures: consumers spent $3.8B on entertainment mobile apps worldwide in Q1 2024, including $2.1B on streaming apps and $0.9B in short video apps like TikTok
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An interview with Netflix's senior encoding technology director Anne Aaron about the company's cutting-edge codecs, preparing for livestreaming, and more
How cutting-edge codecs and obsessive tweaks have helped Netflix to stay ahead of the curve — until now. … Anne Aaron just can't help herself. Threads: @rafaelcaricio . Mastodon: @cdarwin@c.im . X: @g...