Tag: entertainment
Quibi is the anti-TikTok (that’s a bad thing)
It takes either audacious self-confidence or reckless hubris to build a completely asocial video app in 2020. You can decide which best describes Quibi, Hollywood’s $1.75 billion-funded attempt at a mobile-only Netflix of six to 10-minute micro-TV show episodes. Quibi manages to miss every trend and tactic that could help…
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The best online resources for quarantine cooking at all skill levels
Many of us have been cooped up in our homes for a while now, filling our time with Netflix streams and jigsaw puzzles when we’re not working from home. In the middle of all of that, we obviously also need to eat. However, health officials have recomm… Source
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Disney+ racks up 50 million subscribers in five months
Disney+ hasn’t had much trouble attracting customers now that its honeymoon phase is over. Disney has revealed that its streaming service now has over 50 million subscribers in the five months since launch. International expansion played a significan… Source
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Disney+ Hotstar has about 8 million subscribers
We finally know just about how many subscribers Hotstar has amassed over the years in India. “Approximately 8 million.” Disney said on Wednesday that its eponymous streaming service has hit 50 million subscribers, nearly 8 million of whom are in India, where it launched its service atop of Hotstar this…
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Disney+ has more than 50M subscribers
The Walt Disney Company just announced that its streaming service Disney+ has more than 50 million subscribers. The service launched less than five months ago, and apparently had 28.6 million subscribers as of February 3. These “paid subscriber” numbers include subscribers who are bringing in revenue for Disney but are…
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Radiohead is uploading concert films to YouTube for isolated fans
Radiohead has made a career for themselves writing songs about personal and social alienation. And so it should come as no surprise that the band is now trying to help its fans get through recent tough times by posting weekly concert videos to its Yo… Source
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