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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Netflix crashes within minutes of releasing Stranger Things series five

When Netflix crashed within minutes of releasing Stranger Things series five, it felt like a plot twist worthy of the sci-fi show itself. Viewers were left unable to stream the opening episodes of the long-awaited final series, with many voicing their frustration on social media platforms. The outage tracker Downdetector recorded more than 14,000 reports in the US, while fans in India reported the streaming service freezing and displaying connection errors, with 200 reports made in the country during its peak.
Television
Tech industry
fromForbes
1 month ago

Disney-YouTube TV Battle Highlights Huge Changes In Media Business

The Disney–YouTube TV carriage dispute exposes how streaming competition, declining multichannel subscribers, ad pressure, and big tech growth are reshaping media distribution economics.
World news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

YouTube says it has restored service after global streaming disruptions

YouTube experienced a roughly 60-minute global outage impacting YouTube, YouTube Music and YouTube TV, with hundreds of thousands of user error reports before restoration.
Media industry
fromFast Company
3 months ago

Paramount Skydance reportedly wants to buy Warner Bros. Discovery. Here's what the megamerger would mean

Paramount Skydance is preparing an all-cash bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery, potentially creating one of the largest U.S. media conglomerates.
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