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Spotify Got Rid Of Its Convenient Android Home Screen Widget
The Verge reports: "The ability to plop widgets anywhere on your home screen is one of the more convenient things about Android. But one...
Quibi’s troubled launch was compounded by a drop in mobile video...
VentureBeat reports: "While there may be numerous reasons Quibi’s mobile video platform has been a bust so far, launching during the pandemic was the...
Instagram Reels Is DOA: Why TikTok Is Superior
Hypebot reports: "While the world holds its breath on whether a US TikTok ban will actually go into effect, Instagram has tasted the blood...
Twitter says it now proactively surfaces 38% of abusive content
VentureBeat reports: "In a candid blog post today, Twitter gave an update on its ongoing effort to tamp down on hateful speech, threats, and other abusive...
Instagram Reportedly To Replicate TikTok Features
Hypebot reports: "Over the past couple of years, TikTok, the brainchild of Chinese tech company ByteDance, has blown up particularly among teens. Not one...
Google’s Stadia Game Streaming Service Will Launch Nov. 19
Variety reports: "Google hardware chief Rick Osterloh gave us an update on the company’s game streaming service Stadia during the company’s fall hardware event...
Roku Takes Credit for Being ‘Important’ Part of Disney Plus’s Booming...
Variety reports: "Roku, in announcing strong 2019 holiday-quarter results, gave a bit of a flex in claiming it was a key part of Disney...
Facebook Gaming surpassed one billion hours watched in Q3
Gamesindustry.biz reports: "After a significant leap in streaming hours watched due to pandemic-related lockdowns, viewership for Q3 appears to be steadying somewhat, though YouTube...
The TV upfront marketplace is moving along at breakneck speed, and...
Digiday reports: "The 2021-22 TV upfront marketplace, accounting for some $20 billion or more in advertiser commitments laid down across linear, cable and streaming/connected...
Quibi’s Dispute with Eko Over Turnstyle Feature Trimmed By Judge
The Hollywood Reporter reports: "Jeffrey Katzenberg's startup must fight allegations of patent infringement and stealing trade secrets, though claims over its logo and alleged...
