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Podcast is social: How China’s Lizhi makes audio interactive
For Marco Lai, the founder of Chinese podcast network Lizhi, radio has always been social. Twenty years ago, the entrepreneur…
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Bingie is an app for all your streaming recommendations and debates
If you’re overwhelmed trying to choose the next movie or TV show to watch on Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, HBO Max…
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UK immersive music startup MelodyVR acquires Napster from RealNetworks for $70M
Napster, the pioneering digital music brand from way back when, is changing hands once more. Today, a UK startup called…
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Google warns users in Australia free services are at risk if it’s forced to share ad revenue with “big media”
Google has fired a lobbying pot-shot at a looming change to the law in Australia that will force it to…
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Original Content podcast: ‘The Umbrella Academy’ returns for a messy-but-delightful second season
The first season of “The Umbrella Academy” had its flaws, but empathetic portrayals of its seven superhero siblings (all adults…
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Federal judge approves ending consent decrees that prevented movie studios from owning theaters
A federal judge has approved the Department of Justice’s efforts to end the Paramount Consent Decrees — 70-year-old court orders…
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