Instagram takes on YouTube’s living room dominance with Apple TV app
The application allows viewers to watch videos from creators they follow, discover new programming and resume watching content across devices.
Google signs AI licensing partnership with CNN
CNN says it will receive compensation in exchange for providing Google with access to its content to train AI programs and features.
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Report: YouTube explores audiobook service to compete with Spotify, Audible
It remains unclear whether the service would offer unlimited listening, a monthly listening allowance or individual audiobook purchases.
Variety owner Penske loses lawsuit against Google over lost search traffic
A judge ultimately determined that traffic was never promised as a trade-off for allowing AI robots to train on their content.
Google pays some news publishers as AI-generated results dominate search
Nearly 100 publishers are participating in the trial, according to a report. The program comes as Google search results become more reliant on AI-generated responses.
YouTube TV to drop Tastemade, Court TV by end of September
The channels are being removed as YouTube TV focuses on highly-sought sports, news and entertainment-inclusive networks.
Antenna: Fall is best season for acquiring streaming subscribers
Streaming has developed a new version of the traditional fall TV season, with the last four months of a year being crucial for subscriber acquisition, according to Antenna.
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Comscore: ChatGPT losing market share to Gemini, Claude
ChatGPT remains the category leader, but its share of total AI prompt volume fell this year as consumers sampled and integrated competing products.
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Tech companies form new lobbying group to press for streaming-friendly policies
Netflix, Amazon's Prime Video and Google's YouTube are founding members of the Streaming Access and Choice Alliance, which will lobby lawmakers for favorable policy.
Google hikes price of Google TV Streamer to $150
Google joins other companies like Roku, Amazon and Apple in raising prices for streaming TV hardware due to ongoing component shortages.
YouTube raises payment threshold for independent content creators
The new requirements mark a significant increase from current thresholds, and could deprive independent creators of incentives to continue offering their videos there.
AMC channels coming to lower-priced YouTube TV packages
A new carriage deal with YouTube TV will allow the platform to offer AMC's channels in lower-priced packages and resell access to AMC Plus.
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