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Viewers were shown video without the audio, allowing hosts to spin the proceedings in real time.
In the US, that is. In the rest of the world, Netflix is still booming.
The UK press’s continued denial of racism just shows how entrenched these attitudes are.
You can also pay $5 or $10 a month for “premium” versions. But the main selling point is free — like TV used to be.
In trying to be above taking sides, the mainstream media does Trump a favor by making order out of his chaos.
There’s room for multiple streaming services in the cord-cutting future.
The irony is that they’re the only ones who seem to be mad.
Sports betting is booming, so Penn National is looking at the sports publisher.
Google and Twitter have changed their approach to political advertising. Facebook is standing pat.
Meet the author who predicted the upheavals of the 2010s.
The new deal should value the political publisher at $200 million or more.
The surprisingly long ripple effect of the Jennifer Weiner-Jonathan Franzen feud.
“I’m radical and that’s what I want. And I don’t understand why I can’t have it.”
We would die for this adorable lil’ guy.
“Why shouldn’t I root for Russia? Which I am.”
The streamers want your money, which means they’re going to spend lots of money making stuff you want to watch.
And Trump loved it.
Disney used to always be looking forward. These days, it increasingly only looks back.
Google’s decision puts new pressure on Facebook to change its policies on political ads.
Netflix relied heavily on data to make programming decisions. Disney’s been in the business long enough, it doesn’t have to.
Some negative reviewers may have made up their minds before watching the show, executive producers Mimi Leder and Kerry Ehrin said onstage at Code Media in Los Angeles.
“No one knows the brand better than he does.”
Speaking at Code Media, they tried to spin massive layoffs as better business.
That’s what John Stankey, CEO of HBO parent company WarnerMedia, said today at Recode’s Code Media conference in Los Angeles.
Leaders at Facebook, Verizon Media, Condé Nast, and more join us this week.
Outlets should know better by now than comparing politics to reality TV. Alas.
A week after CEO Reed Hastings said Netflix was in the entertainment business, not the “truth to power business,” another exec takes a stab at it. Tldr: It’s still going to get censored.
Float is about the fear of not being able to protect someone you love and learning to let go.
Disney’s long-awaited streaming service has arrived with a cavalcade of obvious and obscure content.
“The consumer demand for Disney+ has exceeded our highest expectations.” Translation: Whoops.
America’s top labor law enforcer’s decision may have troubling implications for media unions.
Advice from two veterans of Amazon and Hulu.
The “Money Stuff” columnist comes to Recode Media.
The tape suggests that ABC News stopped its own anchor from reporting on Epstein’s crimes in order to preserve access to the royal family.
Author James Andrew Miller, who has done warts-and-all books about Saturday Night Live and ESPN, is working on his next project.
There’s a lot of #content coming your way, and you may not have to pay more to see any of it. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Kids from more affluent families have more access to tech but use it less.
The limits of the platform model: Sometimes you need to pay humans to make and edit news.
Facebook’s news project will pay some publishers millions for stories they’ve already written. It’s a major shift.
Just because there’s smoke doesn’t mean there’s fire.