The Verge reports: “A new third-party app store is launching for iPhone users in the European Union that describes itself as being “built specifically for mobile gamers.” Skich is the latest in a short list of alternative app marketplaces to take advantage of Apple’s App Store restrictions being loosened by the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), including AltStore Pal, SetApp Mobile, and Mobivention.”
Broadband TV News reports: “A new study of 5,000 US subscribers has found they’re finding new ways to save money through bundling. Bango’s Subscriptions Assemble study records that nearly a quarter of US subscribers (23%) over $100 per month on streaming and subscription services, equating to over $1,200 a year. Subscribers are swapping their standalone subscriptions for combined ‘bundle’ deals.”
GamesBeat reports: “Players who receive rewards for playing or downloading a game tend to feel more positively towards the game and are more likely to recommend it, according to a study conducted by user acquisition company Almedia. This is especially true, according to the study’s findings, if the reward in question has tangible value outside of the game, such as cash or gift cards.”
Music Business Worldwide reports: “US performance rights organization BMI has unveiled Spark, a new program offering its music creators access to industry tools, educational resources, and even health and wellness services. The initiative, available to BMI’s affiliated songwriters, composers, and producers, aims to support artists at every career stage, BMI announced Tuesday (March 11).”
TechCrunch reports: “Los Angeles-based startup Moonvalley has launched an AI video-generating model it claims is one of the few trained on openly licensed — not copyrighted — data. Named “Marey” after cinema trailblazer Étienne-Jules Marey, the model was built in collaboration with Asteria, a newer AI animation studio.”
Geek Wire reports: “In advance of this year’s Game Developers Conference, Microsoft revealed a new version of its AI-powered personal assistant Copilot that’s designed for the Xbox platform. The new program, called Copilot for Gaming, is designed as a personal assistant for anyone playing video games on the Xbox platform.”
Media Play News reports: “Cineverse has adopted SymphonyAI’s Revedia DataOps to unify AVOD, TVOD, SVOD, and FAST viewership data as well as ad-supported and subscription-based revenue data from previously siloed sources to perform AI-based data augmentation and conduct rapid in-depth analysis across all platforms and channels.”
Polygon reports: “Titmouse, Inc., the animation studio behind countless hits mainstream and indie — from Star Trek: Lower Decks and The Legend of Vox Machina to The Midnight Gospel and Scavengers Reign — announced a subscription box service during the company’s 25th anniversary panel at SXSW, that will double as an exclusive club for access to original animation.”
Broadband TV News reports: “Amazon Prime Video has expanded its offering in Germany by integrating Apple TV+ as a separate channel. This move follows a similar launch in the United States last October and is part of a broader strategy to position Prime Video as a central hub for streaming content. The new partnership extends beyond Germany, as Apple TV+ is now also available via Prime Video in Spain and Italy.”
TechCrunch reports: “Salesforce plans to invest $1 billion in Singapore over the next five years as it seeks to fuel the adoption of its AI agent development platform, Agentforce. Salesforce claimed that Agentforce can help alleviate Singapore’s ongoing labor issues and augment the country’s workforce and enterprises by creating “digital workforces” that combine humans with autonomous AI agents.”
