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Like most streaming services, Apple TV+ spends more of its budget on TV shows. Its first huge hit was the comedy series Ted Lasso (AFP)

Apple to spend $1 billion a year on films to break into cinemas

3 min read . 23 Mar 2023

Snap will roll out a test of the product in New Zealand and Australia starting Monday and plans to release it more widely later this year

Now add music to your posts within Snapchat

2 min read . 03 Aug 2020

Netflix reveals its biggest hits for the first time

1 min read . 17 Jul 2020

Spotify is eager to reduce its reliance on music, and has pinned much of its future on the growth of podcasting (Photo: Reuters)

Spotify is developing daily sports programs in podcast expansion

2 min read . 08 Jan 2020

Director Sam Mendes accepts the award for best motion picture drama for 1917 at the Golden Globe Awards. (AP/NBC)

‘1917’ pips Netflix favourites to win big at Golden Globes

3 min read . 06 Jan 2020

Instagram has received far less scrutiny, but the company’s leadership is still concerned about how the app will be used ahead of the 2020 election. (Reuters)

Instagram covers celebrity video costs — if they avoid politics

3 min read . 11 Nov 2019

Netflix’s Greatest Hits: TV Shows - 'Stranger Things' was followed by 'Umbrella Academy'

Netflix reveals its biggest hits - TV shows, movies

1 min read . 17 Oct 2019

isney’s ESPN network will still run Netflix spots. (Photo: Reuters)

Disney bans Netflix ads from some networks

2 min read . 07 Oct 2019

Belgian actress Deborah Francois poses during a photocall for the premiere of season 3 of the Netflix series 'Stranger Things' on 4 July, (AFP)

‘Stranger Things’ is Netflix’s hunt for a billion-dollar franchise

5 min read . 09 Jul 2019

Spotify is likely to introduce its service in India in the next few weeks (Reuters)

Warner Music sues to block artists like Katy Perry from Spotify in India

2 min read . 25 Feb 2019

Netflix's 'Roma' is the favourite to win the Academy Award for best picture.

With 'Roma', Netflix may complete Hollywood invasion at the Oscars

3 min read . 23 Feb 2019

Raising prices enabled Netflix to boost sales 40% last quarter and quiet investors who fret about all the money the company spends on original series and movies. Photo: Bloomberg

Netflix proves it can raise prices without losing customers

3 min read . 17 Apr 2018

Spotify’s market debut delivered a windfall for the music companies that acquired stakes several years ago. Photo: Reuters

Sony stands to reap almost $1 billion gain from Spotify stake

1 min read . 05 Apr 2018

YouTube generated an estimated $10 billion in revenue last year, almost all from advertising, and could make even more if it sells subscriptions.

YouTube to ‘frustrate’ some users with ads so they pay for music

2 min read . 23 Mar 2018

Spotify made no direct comparison to Netflix in a filing announcing its plans to list on the NYSE, but its pitch to investors rests on a similar thesis to the one driving Netflix shares. Photo: AFP

Spotify paints self as next Netflix, transforming entertainment

3 min read . 01 Mar 2018

Netflix has now lured two of the most successful producers in TV—Ryan Murphy and Shonda Rhimes—from two of the industry’s most valuable companies. Photo: Bloomberg

Netflix, Amazon billions lure Hollywood hitmakers to jump ship

3 min read . 15 Feb 2018

TV is finally succumbing to the forces that have weakened its other media brethren. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint

Advertisers tuning out TV in sign of trouble for media companies

3 min read . 14 Feb 2018

Netflix added 24 million customers in 2017, bringing its global total to 117.6 million. Photo: Reuters

Netflix value tops $100 billion, matches Goldman Sachs, Qualcomm

3 min read . 23 Jan 2018

Facebook will continue to prioritize content that users search for or return regularly to view, such as weekly video series. Photo: Reuters

Facebook reassures partners it’ll help them adjust to new policy

1 min read . 13 Jan 2018

Spotify was valued at $8.5 billion when it raised money in March 2016, and has since been pegged at more than $15 billion. Photo: AFP

Spotify tests whether investors believe in music’s resurgence

3 min read . 09 Jan 2018