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What ‘The Social Dilemma’ misunderstands about social networks

The Verge

Directed by Jeff Orlowski, The Social Dilemma explores the effect of smartphones and social networks on human behavior. I started writing this newsletter in 2017 after coming to the belated realization that social networks really did have an outsized impact on modern life, and deserved to be taken as seriously. the film is ridiculous?

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Peacock hit 33 million signups before The Office even arrived

The Verge

While the company’s overall revenues beat Wall Street’s expectations, Comcast continued to see the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its filmed entertainment and theme park divisions. percent decline year over year, and net income of $3.3 Its cable networks had revenue of $2.7 Comcast posted revenue of $27.71

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Netflix’s subscriber growth slows, but company isn’t worried about running out of content

The Verge

Netflix’s business soared during the pandemic , but as it heads into 2021 and faces a potential shortage of films and movies, the company will have to prove it can continue performing. million net subscribers in Q3, compared with the company’s 2.5m The company added 2.2 guidance. “The Those shows are all risk. It’s too expensive.”.

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Peacock has added 10 million customers since April

The Verge

Net income for the quarter fell 4.4 Universal announced on Tuesday that it had reached a deal with AMC Theaters to shrink the theatrical release window for its films from around 90 days to 17 days. Advertising revenue for its cable networks, which include Bravo and USA Network, was down 27 percent to $679 million.

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Will financial advice be delivered primarily through Netflix-like subscription platforms?

Trends in the Living Networks

The emergence of a tailored and personalized model underpinned by data can be observed across industries, but is perhaps most prevalent in entertainment — in the shift from physical music recordings to unlimited streaming of digital music, or from seeing films in movie theatres to streaming them from home — or from anywhere.

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Here are all the winners of the 2020 Webby Awards

The Verge

Webby Award for Cultural Institution : Harvard Film Archive by Huncwot. Webby People’s Voice Award for Media Streaming : DC Universe by WB Digital Networks - DC Universe. Webby Award and Webby People’s Voice Award for Net Art : 150 years of Nature by IBM Research AI - Northeastern University.

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Those fake baseball fans are creeping people out

The Verge

To be sure, this is a new thing, and Brad Zager of Fox Sports told The Verge the network was still figuring it out, with plans to evolve the process from game to game and week to week. Ryan Parker of The Hollywood Reporter agreed: The virtual crowd is kinda. pic.twitter.com/eutj2r3EAe — Ryan Parker (@TheRyanParker) July 25, 2020.

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