Netflix Tests Feature That Picks Shows and Episodes at Random
Streamer could adopt a new feature that harkens back to a time when viewers couldn’t pick and choose what was on
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I Lived Like Jack Dorsey for a Week. It Wasn’t Easy
Cold showers and fasting are hellish — but there are some advantages to the Twitter chief’s daily routine
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Netflix to Open New York City Production Hub
Streamer bringing “up to $100 million in investments to the city,” Gov. Andrew Cuomo says
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Amazon and Google Drop Feud, Will Bring Streaming Apps to Each Other’s Platforms
YouTube will hit Fire TV, and Prime Video will now be available on Chromecast, companies say
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Netflix’s ‘Competitive Moat': Can Streaming Giant Spend Rivals Like Disney and Apple Into Oblivion?
Netflix’s huge outlay on original programming and classic shows could be impacted by new competitors
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Ben Affleck’s ‘Triple Frontier’ Was Watched by More Than 52 Million Accounts in First Month, Netflix Says
The first episode of “Umbrella Academy” pulled in 45 million viewers during its first month as well, the company also announced
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Netflix Adds Nearly 10 Million New Subscribers, Pushes Toward 150 Million Total Customers
Streaming heavyweight says Q1 subscriber growth was “unaffected” by price hikes
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Twitter Will Test a ‘Hide Replies’ Feature to Fight ‘Abusive Content’
Twitter’s current system “makes it super easy to harass and abuse”other users, chief Jack Dorsey says
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CBS All Access’ ‘The Good Fight’ Deletes Tweet with List of Words That Included ‘Assassinate’ and ‘Trump’
“The post was perceived very differently than the intended result and has since been removed,” CBS says
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Netflix Earnings Preview: Will Price Hikes Dent Subscriber Growth?
What to keep an eye on when streaming giant reports its first quarter earnings on Tuesday
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New Zealand Mosque Attack Sparks Charges Against 6 People for Sharing Video
Charges carry up to 14 years in prison for sharing Christchurch shooting footage
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The Streaming Wars Heat Up: Just How Big a Threat Is Disney+ to Netflix?
“Once again, Netflix is in the driver’s seat,” one industry expert says
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Netflix Chief Reed Hastings Exits Facebook’s Board After 8 Years
Hastings “will not be nominated for re-election” at Facebook’s annual shareholder meeting, company says
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Disney Stock Leaps 10% to All-Time High After $7-Per-Month Streaming Service Announced
Netflix, meanwhile, drops 3 percent after Disney+ is unveiled
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Within Co-Founder Chris Milk on the Biggest Challenges of Augmented and Virtual Reality Storytelling
“These are mediums of living the story, not observing the story,” says LA-based creator of the AR app Wonderscope
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Disney+ Will Be Ad-Free, Just Like Netflix
An ad-free Disney+ comes in contrast to ESPN+, which runs limited ads
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Julian Assange Found Guilty by UK Court of Failing to Surrender on 2012 Rape Charges
WikiLeaks founder faces up to a year in prison for not turning himself in and staying in the Ecuadorian embassy to avoid extradition on sexual assault charges
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How to Watch Nipsey Hussle’s Funeral Service
Rap star’s memorial service will be held at Staples Center Thursday morning
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Ted Cruz Threatens Facebook, Twitter With Regulation Over Political ‘Censorship’
Tech giants have shown a “consistent pattern of political bias and censorship,” Cruz says
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Most Americans Would Keep Netflix Over All Streaming Networks, Study Shows
Nearly 60 percent of viewers between the ages of 16-34 would rather have Netflix than anything else
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Why Snap’s Original Content Head Is Big on 5-Minute Shows That Are Shot Vertically
“There’s no algorithm for the creative process,” Sean Mills tells TheWrap
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John Oliver and ‘The Good Place’ Actress D’Arcy Carden on Why Mobile Homes are ‘Financially Catastrophic’
“Last Week Tonight” host shows how private equity firms are preying on millions of low-income Americans
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Most Americans Trust Facebook Less Than the US Government
60% of Americans say they distrust Facebook — but company continues to add new users in the U.S.
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Will Snapchat’s Bet on New Shows and Video Games Pay Off?
Snap’s slate of new games and shows will drive “deeper engagement,” one expert says, giving it an opportunity to attract more users and increase ad sales
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Snap Brings Stories to Tinder, Adds Multi-Player Gaming to Snapchat
Bitmoji is also coming to Venmo and Fitbit
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Snapchat Unveils Daily BuzzFeed News Show Among Several New Original Series
Snap continues to expand its content slate with several shows coming out this year
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YouTube Blocks Comments, Recommendations of British Far-Right Activist Tommy Robinson
The immigration and Islam critic’s videos have been removed from YouTube’s recommendations and stripped of comments and likes
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Mark Zuckerberg Says Facebook Could Pay for ‘High-Quality News’ – Should It?
Funding credible journalism and sharing data with media outlets would back CEO’s claim “news is incredibly important to society and democracy,” experts say
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LeBron James, Rihanna Pay Tribute to Nipsey Hussle: ‘This One Hurts Big Time’
Musicians, athletes and Hollywood stars say goodbye to the Los Angeles rapper who was shot and killed Sunday
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YouTube Product Chief Says It’s Not in the Company’s ‘Business Interest’ to Promote ‘Extreme’ Videos
Neal Mohan tells The New York Times it’s “purely a myth” that the video giant intentionally recommends polarizing content
