Apple TV has become the latest streaming service to try and rebrand its way into viewers' hearts. As part of a press release for the streaming debut of F1: The Movie, the company said "Apple TV+ is now simply Apple TV, with a vibrant new identity." What else does that vibrant new identity entail? Unclear! This is just the latest in a long list of rebrands for streamers.
This week, I've been reading about Intel factories and Nobel Prize winners and ATM thieves, watching this pop-punk "Defying Gravity" cover on repeat, reliving my teenage music taste now that The Format is back, catching up on the new Critical Role campaign, taking all my calls with the delightful Pop Phone handset, watching more Love Is Blind than I'm proud of, sending this deep dive on RSS readers to anyone who hasn't blocked me,
The 49ers' quarterback situation is still shaky as Brock Purdy has not practiced this week with turf toe and Mac Jones works through knee and oblique injuries. Jones gutted through those issues last Thursday to help the 49ers to a road win over the Rams, but can he do it again? Tampa Bay is a surprise 4-1 team, like the 49ers, as Baker Mayfield has led the Bucs to some last-minute victories early in the season.
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We heard Californians loud and clear, Newsom said in a statement, and what's clear is that they don't want commercials at a volume any louder than the level at which they were previously enjoying a program.
Leeds United are continuing to surprise a few given their start to the Premier League season, as soon in their most recent outing, a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth. It could have been so different from the Whites should they have held on in added time, with Cherries forward Eli Junior Kroupi scoring a dramatic leveller at Elland Road last weekend.
It enjoyed 13% year-over-year growth in total view time. Ad revenue spiked 31% from last year, fueled by Fox's bold move to stream the Super Bowl on Tubi alongside broadcast TV. The event drew a record 127.7 million viewers - Tubi had 24 million unique viewers - supercharging ad rates and proving free access can rival paid models for live spectacles.
Alexa Plus is coming to a bunch of Amazon's new and current Fire TV hardware. Just like before, you can summon the new, improved version of Alexa with your voice, but it's designed to be much more helpful and better at fetching context-sensitive information about things happening onscreen that you might normally reach for your phone to find. The company shared some ways in which Alexa Plus supercharges its X-Ray feature that tells you more about the content you're watching on Prime Video.
Yet for as many 99-cent songs as were purchased in the 2000s, anyone who spent time on that era's file-sharing networks can verify that the LP was still the most important unit for music obsessives. And it has remained so-albums are the venue for the most niche and audacious creative projects; they remain the organizing principle for press cycles and stadium tours; no one has gold mp3s hanging on their studio walls.
Fall brings colder weather, sweaters, pumpkin-flavored treats, and new television shows to binge-watch. Historically, TV networks used the autumn season to launch their new programming because it coincided with big advertising agencies' spending schedules after a slow summer of reruns. Today, thanks to cable TV and streaming, the rules have altered, but the fall still maintains its dominance-especially since audiences have been so well trained.
YouTube TV has refused the best rates and terms in the market, demanding preferential treatment and seeking an unfair advantage over competitors to dominate the video marketplace- all under the false pretense of fighting for the consumer.
Limp Bizkit put a chart-topping musician's name in the title of their new single, and it paid off with some chart-topping of their own. The nu-metal band's recently released song "Making Love to Morgan Wallen" has landed at No. 1 on multiple Billboard charts. According to , the single garnered 2.6 million US streams and 639,000 radio audience impressions, while selling 2,000 downloads in the week ending September 18th.
Crunchyroll will bring a bunch of the biggest manga series to the anime streaming service on October 9 with the launch of Crunchyroll Manga. While there are other manga reader services out there, the fact that lots of people already have a Crunchyroll sub and that Crunchyroll Manga brings many different publishers under a single roof has the potential to make it one of the most convenient options out there for keeping up with One Piece and other big series.
About three-quarters of U.S. adults said they watched a new movie on streaming instead of in the theater at least once in the past year, according to the survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, including about 3 in 10 who watched new movies on streaming at least once a month.
As such, Trump Media has expanded its offerings in the hopes of attracting more customers, including a new artificial intelligence search tool, in partnership with Perplexity, that frequently contradicts many of Trump's own statements. But the most peculiar of these bonus features may be Truth+, an entire streaming service available, mostly, for free. Of all the cash-intensive goodies now made available to Trump's most die-hard stans, the Truth+ streamer is the most elaborate and overlooked.
The San Francisco 49ers battle the Arizona Cardinals in their home opener at Levi's Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 21 at 1:25 p.m. PDT. The Niners are coming off consecutive road victories to open the season, including a 26-21 win in New Orleans with backup quarterback Mac Jones directing the offense. Arizona comes in at 2-0 on the season, as well, after beating the Saints and Panthers. Brock Purdy just may make his return for the 49ers as he returned to practice this week.
we're proposing some changes to the structure and ways of working which will impact around 900 colleagues, with potentially 600 colleagues leaving Sky if the proposals go ahead. This includes moving more work to our trusted global outsource partners so that we can be more flexible and responsive in how we operate.
Sky is planning to cut 600 UK jobs as it looks to focus on its streaming services. The media organisation has launched a consultation on proposed changes, which affect 900 roles. However, it expects 600 positions will be axed. About two-thirds of jobs to go are understood to be at sites in Leeds, London and Livingston, West Lothian. Since 2023, Sky has cut almost 3,000 roles including engineers installing satellite dishes and earlier this year it announced the closure of three call centres, slashing 2,000 jobs.
Here are the week's best deals, including a solar-powered dash cam, Nothing earbuds, and five other must-see discounts. It's September, and many among us are dealing with back to school, and anticipating the colder weather that's on its way (at least, if you live in the northern climes). This, plus a somewhat fraught political atmosphere, means that you might be looking for reliable, affordable ways to escape the doldrums.
With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week's batch includes new albums from Jade; Algernon Cadwallader; Jens Lekman; Mark William Lewis; Frost Children; Anysia Kym & Tony Seltzer; El Cousteau; King Princess; Maruja; Rian Treanor & Cara Tolmie; the Hidden Cameras; Liquid Mike; and Verses GT.
Digital entertainment platforms have brought a wave of transformation in the global economy, especially in London. Digital entertainment refers to all forms of formally traditional activities like recreation, amusement, or enjoyment that formerly required physical interaction, but are now also delivered through electronic devices and platforms. There is a wide range of activities which are included in this, such as streaming movies on Netflix, listening to music on Spotify, playing online gambling games, the use of social media platforms, or just surfing through online content.
And right now, NordVPN (the world's leading VPN) has an incredible offer that feels like getting nearly two years of service for free: Thanks to a 73% discount, it's as if you only pay for 7 months at the regular rate and get 20 months free. Spread across the entire 27-month duration, that works out to just $3.09 a month instead of the usual $11.59. In practical terms, you're locking down your online safety for pennies a day.
Tomorrow, the Atlanta Falcons kick off the 2025 season. If you're nervous, it's hard to blame you. If you're excited, hey, me too. If you're both nervous and excited, by all means, let those nerves jangle for the next 30ish hours. Here's what you need to know to watch the game ahead. Date: Sunday, September 7 Location: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia
While other countries have already played multiple games in the UEFA World Cup qualifiers, Spain are only starting now due to their presence in the latter stages of the Nations League earlier in the year, when they lost in the final to Portugal. Luis de la Fuente's side travel to Sofia to play Bulgaria, a match they'll be expected to win in Group E that also contains Georgia and Turkey.
But as the summer fades to fall, the events that transpired this season have set the conditions for what's likely to be an even more eventful - to use a euphemism - end to the year. To that end, Digiday managing editor Sara Jerde joined Digiday Podcast hosts Kimeko McCoy and Tim Peterson to recap the stories of the summer and analyze what they portend for the rest of 2025 and beyond.
Chelsea's all-London start to the new Premier League season goes on as they face their most nearby rivals, Fulham. Enzo Maresca's world champions have already taken on Crystal Palace and West Ham with Brentford to come on the other side of the international break. Fulham have meanwhile shown themselves to be at least as good as Grimbsy Town with a draw against Manchester United last weekend having also shared the spoils against Brighton.
