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Streaming service Hooq shuts down, ends partnership with Disney’s Hotstar, Grab and others
Hooq, a five-year-old on-demand video streaming service that aimed to become “Netflix for Southeast Asia,” has shut down weeks after…
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Original Content podcast: ‘Devs’ asks unsettling questions about free will
We discussed our initial impressions of “Devs” on an episode of the Original Content podcast a few weeks ago, shortly after…
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NBCUniversal’s Peacock launches on Comcast tomorrow
NBCUniversal’s new streaming service Peacock is launching for Comcast’s Xfinity X1 and Flex customers tomorrow, April 15, at no additional…
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Mighty Jaxx raises $3.2 million for MightyVerse, its platform for tech-enabled collectible figures
Mighty Jaxx, which makes licensed collectibles, has raised 4.5 million Singapore dollars (about $3.2 million) in funding for MightyVerse, its…
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Sony invests $400M in Chinese entertainment platform Bilibili
Sony said on Thursday that it is investing $400 million to secure a 4.98% stake in Chinese entertainment giant Bilibili.…
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Original Content podcast: ‘The Platform’ offers a gruesome metaphor for capitalism
“The Platform” is not a subtle movie. That’s true of its approach to horror, with intense, bloody scenes that prompted…
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Original Content podcast: ‘Tiger King’ might be the wildest show on Netflix
Netflix’s “Tiger King” is a docuseries focusing on the man who calls himself Joe Exotic — owner of a private…
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Original Content podcast: Hulu’s ‘Little Fires Everywhere’ is agonizing in all the right ways
“Little Fires Everywhere,” a new miniseries on Hulu, can be hard to watch. Based on Celeste Ng’s novel of the…
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Disney+ launches in seven European countries
Disney+ launches in seven European countries, Microsoft admits to a “critical” Windows security flaw and we review the new iPad…
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