Tubefilter: On the new streaming hub Shibuya, fans decide which stories continue on. “Shibuya is launching a namesake streaming service that puts viewers in control of the renewal decisions. The self-proclaimed ‘crowdfunding storytelling platform’ has premiered with six original programs, including a proof-of-concept film from Shibuya Co-Founder Emily ‘pplpleasr’ Yang and five new shorts […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/22/tubefilter-on-the-new-streaming-hub-shibuya-fans-decide-which-stories-continue-on/

University of Copenhagen: Streaming culture creates new digital communities for film fans. “In a new book, media researcher Helle Kannik Haastrup explores how TV series and films can both challenge our view of the world and engage us in online communities. The book challenges prejudices about popular culture’s ‘banal’ narratives and uncritical fan culture and shows that digital platforms also […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/06/university-of-copenhagen-streaming-culture-creates-new-digital-communities-for-film-fans/

ICYMI: Magnite to merge ad server with SSP tech in streaming play https://ppc.land/magnite-to-merge-ad-server-with-ssp-tech-in-streaming-play/ #Magnite #AdTech #SSP #StreamingMedia #DigitalAdvertising

ICYMI: Disney expands biddable ad technology across streaming platforms https://ppc.land/disney-expands-biddable-ad-technology-across-streaming-platforms/ #Disney #AdTech #ProgrammaticAdvertising #StreamingMedia #DigitalAdvertising

ICYMI: Disney expands biddable ad technology across streaming platforms: Disney introduces new programmatic advertising capabilities for live content. https://ppc.land/disney-expands-biddable-ad-technology-across-streaming-platforms/ #Disney #AdTech #ProgrammaticAdvertising #StreamingMedia #DigitalAdvertising

AFP: US music industry posts 100 million paid streaming users. “The US music industry passed 100 million paid streaming subscriptions for the first time in 2024, according to the latest report from the Recording Industry Association of America released Tuesday. The US industry’s total revenue last year increased 3% to $17.7 billion retail, the report said, up half a billion dollars from […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/21/afp-us-music-industry-posts-100-million-paid-streaming-users/

Ars Technica: “Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen. “Owners of smart TVs and streaming sticks running Roku OS are already subject to video advertisements on the home screen. Now, Roku is testing what it might look like if it took things a step further and forced people to watch a video ad play before getting to the Roku OS home screen.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/19/awful-roku-tests-autoplaying-ads-loading-before-the-home-screen-ars-technica/

Georgia State University: New Research Explores How Streaming Platforms Influence Consumers. “A recent study by Nasim Mousavi, assistant professor of computer information systems at Georgia State’s Robinson College of Business, and two co-researchers, examines how companies can use a specific behavioral strategy—the decoy effect—in different personalized and non-personalized […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/15/georgia-state-university-new-research-explores-how-streaming-platforms-influence-consumers/

‘With Love, Meghan,’ the Duchess of Sussex’s Netflix series, renewed for a second season | Nation / world https://www.inbella.com/940839/with-love-meghan-the-duchess-of-sussexs-netflix-series-renewed-for-a-second-season-nation-world/ #BritishRoyalFamily #DuchessOfSussex #DukeOfSussex #Entertainment #GeneralNews #HARRY #lifestyle #Meghan #MeghanMarkle #PrinceHarry #Royal #RoyalFamilies #RoyalGossip #Royals #RoyalsGossip #royalty #StreamingMedia #television #U.s.News #wildfires #WithLoveMeghanNetflixSeriesRenewal #WorldNews

‘With Love, Meghan,’ the Duchess of Sussex’s Netflix series, renewed for a second season https://www.inbella.com/940232/with-love-meghan-the-duchess-of-sussexs-netflix-series-renewed-for-a-second-season/ #BritishRoyalFamily #CAStateWire #California #DuchessOfSussex #DukeOfSussex #Entertainment #GeneralNews #HARRY #inc.. #lifestyle #LosAngeles #Meghan #MeghanMarkle #netflix #PrinceHarry #Royal #RoyalFamilies #RoyalGossip #Royals #RoyalsGossip #royalty #StreamingMedia #television #TrendingNews #U.s.News #wildfires #WorldNews

PCWorld: Plex is dropping a popular feature from its new streaming apps. “Watching Plex videos with friends is about to get harder, with the company announcing that it will drop its ‘Watch Together’ feature from its redesigned suite of mobile and TV apps.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/28/pcworld-plex-is-dropping-a-popular-feature-from-its-new-streaming-apps/

Engadget: Plex update adds public reviews and profiles. “The expanded reviews are paired with some new privacy options. Plex users can make their profiles visible to others in search, allowing anybody to see their reviews and ratings, as well as their watchlist and viewing history. Users will be findable in search by default unless they have previously changed that setting.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/26/engadget-plex-update-adds-public-reviews-and-profiles/

Tubefilter: Nearly half of all streaming subscriptions are now supported by ads. “When streaming services like Netflix and Disney+ first launched, their ad-free nature was part of the appeal. A shifting media landscape led both of those services to add on ad-supported tiers in 2022, and adoption of those subscriptions has skyrocketed since. A report from market data firm Antenna found that […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2024/12/27/tubefilter-nearly-half-of-all-streaming-subscriptions-are-now-supported-by-ads/

‘Gravy Day’ is an Australian tradition inspired by an unlikely Christmas song by Paul Kelly https://www.inbella.com/816199/gravy-day-is-an-australian-tradition-inspired-by-an-unlikely-christmas-song-by-paul-kelly/ #AnthonyAlbanese #Australia #BellaOGrady #Celebrity #CountryMusic #DarleneLove #DavidBauder #Entertainment #EntertainmentNews #GeneralNews #IrvingBerlin #JeffJenkins #JoeyRamone #music #NewYork #NickWaterman #NinaSimone #PaulKelly #prisons #StreamingMedia #TrendingNews #WorldNews

Taylor Swift is Spotify Wrapped 2024’s most-streamed artist https://www.inbella.com/791089/taylor-swift-is-spotify-wrapped-2024s-most-streamed-artist/ #ArianaGrande #ArtsAndEntertainment #BADBUNNY #BensonBoone #BillieEilish #CelebritiesTopics #ChappellRoan #drake #GeneralNews #KanyeWest #KarolG #KendrickLamar #MorganWallen #NoahKahan #PostMalone #SabrinaCarpenter #shaboozey #StreamingMedia #TaylorSwift #TeddySwims #TheWeeknd #TommyRichman #U.s.News #WorldNews #ZachBryan

Plex, where people typically avoid Hollywood fees, now offers movie rentals - Enlarge / Because sometimes your friend Tim, the one with all the legal... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2002035 #streamingisjustcablenow #streamingservices #plexmediaserver #streamingmedia #movierentals #hollywood #culture #tech #plex

Arrowhead Stadium weather update, Chiefs fans campaign, NFL Playoff schedule: Historically cold temperatures are expected for the Miami Dolphins vs. Kansas City Chiefs Wild Card game. Fans are not happy. https://shut.net/2024/01/13/news-arrowhead-stadium-weather-update-chiefs-fans-campaign-nfl-playoff-schedule?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Socialmedia #Streamingmedia #KansasCityChiefs #Cabletelevision

Okay Neon NZ, so you want to make life annoying for paying customers?

"....from 11 January 2024 we’re introducing ads to Neon Plans"

Interesting move.

So, I completely misread the description on Amazon and thought that the women in question were cannibals, so if you watch this and also expect it to involve clear and present danger from them for the cosmonauts, you too will be somewhat disappointed!

That said, since a significant amount of footage was cannibalised from a completely different film, it is perhaps an apt word regardless.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_to_the_Planet_of_Prehistoric_Women

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What makes internet, including live streaming globally possible?

It is a network of sub-sea cables draped across the cold, dark contours of the ocean floor, transmitting sights and sounds at the speed of light through strands of glass fibre as thin as your hair but thousands of miles long.

The Secret Life of the 500+ Cables That Run the Internet

#internet #streamingservices #streamingmedia #networks

https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/features/the-secret-life-of-the-500-cables-that-run-the-internet/