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TikTok Shutting Down in the US...Trump Choice
TikTok went down at 10:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 18 in the United States. TikTok's 170 million users in the U.S. began receiving messages stating that the service was temporarily unavailable. The app also disappeared from Google and Apple's app stores at midnight on January 20th.
2025 The Year of Vertical Drama
In the U.S., the closure of short-form streaming service Quibi in 2020 left the future of short dramas in doubt, but these mini-dramas have proliferated in China in 2020.
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[CES2025]Netflix, selling ad for viewers of The Squid Game
With the battle for streaming services shifting from subscribers to ad acquisition, CES 2025 was an opportunity for Netflix, the world's No. 1 streaming service.
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[CES2025] Media New BIZ "linear, personalization, contextual"
Business of Media Panel –. Moderator: Cynthia Littleton (Co-Editor, Variety). In recent years, entertainment companies have been under pressure to increase revenue amid a weak economy and fierce competition.
Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban...TikTok's Fate After 20th Jan
The Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a federal law that gives TikTok's Chinese owners until January 19 to sell the app to another company or shut it down, agreeing that Congress's national security concerns and ban on the platform trump users' claims that it violates their First Amendment…
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[CES2025]AI is a tool, not a strategy
Digital Hollywood, an official CES conference partner, hosted an in-person event on January 6, 2025, at CES 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada, that explored the transformative changes in the media, entertainment and technology industries.
Super Bowl finally touchdown on FAST Tubi
Tubi, FOX's free ad-supported streaming TV FAST, is taking on the challenge of premium sports coverage as it heads to the Super Bowl. This is the first time FAST will be broadcasting a major NFL game, the most expensive sport in America.
LA reality TV down, drama up.. Film production Report
This report from FilmLA provides a comprehensive analysis of film and television production activity in the Greater Los Angeles area for the fourth quarter and the entire year of 2024. Here's a breakdown of the key points:
Conflict between studios and artists over 'ＡＩ scope of learning’
Major South Korean broadcasters (KBS, MBC, and SBS) have sued South Korean internet portal Naver for copyright violation of news data.
Wildfire Destruction in LA
Snap CEO Evan Spiegel wrote an open letter to Los Angeles, where he lives and where Snap, Snapchat's parent company, is headquartered. Spiegel said that he, the company, and co-founder Bobby Murphy “have contributed $5 million to wildfire recovery and will be contributing more.”
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[Video]CES Visitors are many, AI is here to Stay
A CES 2025 field report: more than 140,000 visitors gathered in Las Vegas, and CES has become a global hub for media and entertainment.
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[CES2025]Netflix Embrace Creators such as CES
CES, the celebration of the art of the possible, is expanding. The specialty exhibits and networks are evolving, but so is the scope.