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Nielsen Reports Christmas 2024 As The Most Streamed Day Ever

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Cord Cutters News reports: “Considered the global leader in audience measurement, data, and analytics, Nielsen announced that December 25, 2024, set a new milestone as the most-streamed day of television in U.S. history. This historic record was fueled by Netflix’s exclusive live streaming of two NFL Christmas Day games, which not only delivered unprecedented viewership for the platform but also contributed to the broader achievement of over 51 billion viewing minutes in a single day (51,218,510,400 to be exact).”

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Phynd Raises $10M For Subscription-Free Smart TV Cloud Gaming Platform

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GamesBeat reports: “Phynd has raised $10 million for its subscription-free smart TV cloud gaming platform. And it comes from an entrepreneur with an interesting pedigree. Cofounded by tech and media innovator André Swanston, Stamford, Connecticut-based Phynd (pronounced “find”) is poised to make high-quality gaming universally accessible by offering a free-to-play experience on smart TVs and other connected devices.”

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Google Backs Toonsutra To Grow Its Webtoons Platform In India

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TechCrunch reports: “It’s no news that India is a huge market for entertainment businesses, but what often doesn’t get mentioned is that its people love to see content in their own languages. According to a recent survey by non-profit Internet and Mobile Association of India, more than 870 million Indians sought out videos, music and other content in Indian languages in 2024, and of those, 57% preferred content in local languages.”

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BuzzFeed (BZFD) Announces New Social Platform

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Street Insider reports: “Today, BuzzFeed announced a new social platform designed to bring joy and creativity back to the internet. The digital media pioneer introduced a strategy to counter tech platforms’ unchecked influence over an internet increasingly fueled by misinformation, addiction, and negativity. At the heart of the strategy is a commitment to human creativity and a reinvention of how content is created and shared.”

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Publicis Media Strikes Pacts To Buy Ad Positions In Women’s Sports For Clients

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Variety reports: “Publicis Media has a different game to play when it comes to women’s sports. The Publicis Groupe media-investment unit on Tuesday unveiled the launch of Women’s Sports Connect, a new offering made via its Publicis Sports agency that uses agreements to buy certain types of ad inventory as well as the funding of original content to help advertisers get positions in sports and programming centered around female athletes.”

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Sony Apologises For Global Outage That Took PlayStation Network Offline For Nearly 24 Hours

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Games Industry Biz reports: “Sony has apologised to players after PlayStation Network was taken offline for almost a full 24 hours over the weekend. Whilst Sony has not revealed the cause of the problem – it only cited “an operational issue” when confirming the issue was resolved yesterday, February 10 – the global outage impacted almost all areas of PlayStation’s services, including account management, online play, PlayStation Video, the PlayStation Store, and PlayStation Direct.”

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Disney+, Tubi Lone Super Bowl LIX Streaming Advertisers

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MediaPlayNews reports: “Streamers Disney+, Google-owned YouTube TV, and Fox’s free ad-supported Tubi platform were the only direct-to-consumer advertisers during Fox Sports’ Feb. 9 broadcast of Super Bowl LIX from the Superdome in New Orleans. With Super Bowl ads costing as much as $8 million for a 30-second spot, Disney, YouTube TV spent big dollars promoting content and synergies between Disney+, Hulu and ESPN, and sports-streaming.”

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A New OTA TV Network Is Launching From Fubo

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Cord Cutters News reports: “FuboTV, a leading sports-centric live TV streaming platform, is making its mark on traditional television. The company announced today that its owned and operated linear network, Fubo Sports, will be distributed on over-the-air (OTA) stations in over 100 markets across the United States. This expansion includes major markets such as New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, bringing Fubo Sports to more than 12 million traditional TV households.”

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Cricket Media Acquires Sensical, A Kids Streaming Service Backed By Common Sense Networks

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Deadline reports: “Cricket Media, the 50-year-old children’s media company known for its namesake print magazine, has acquired majority control of kids streaming outlet Sensical. The streaming service launched in 2021 under Common Sense Networks, the for-profit affiliate of Common Sense Media. Eric Berger, the former Sony exec who headed up Crackle and other digital operations, had run Sensical since its inception and will take the helm of the merged company as CEO.”

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Sharge’s Loomos AI Smart Glasses Hits $1.5M In 5 Days On Kickstarter

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GamesBeat reports: “Sharge, a wireless charging supplier, has raised $1.53 million for the Kickstarter launch of its Loomos AI Glasses in just a five days. The Loomos AI glasses feature a 450mAh battery, giving it market-leading battery life of 40 hours on standby. It also will have a Sony 16MP camera for 4K photos (4656 x 3496), immersive open-ear audio with dual DSP amplifiers and 5.1 virtual surround sound for ultra-clear, theater-grade performance.”

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