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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. The biggest advantage Netflix had over its competitors until now was a constant stream of new shows and films. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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With the Olympics over, Peacock needs to figure out what’s next

The Verge

It’s too soon to tell whether these series have enough appeal to drive significant subscriber growth, but they lack the kind of splashy pre-premiere fanfare that other services often enjoy prior to the debut of big-budget title releases. But even those pay-one exclusives are split with Netflix and Amazon Prime Video.

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What exactly is the Jodorowsky’s Dune crypto collective trying to make, anyway?

The Verge

The whole scheme might help illustrate why art can’t be reduced to a neat series of copyright licenses — rather than simply showing that “crypto bros aren’t sure how rights work.”. The Dune story bible’s owners, known as Spice DAO (short for “decentralized autonomous organization”), appear perfectly aware they don’t own Dune itself.

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Pioneering study uses traffic cameras and AI to predict future, promising to save lives and money

GeekWire

The city this week shared its first batch of reports from the groundbreaking program, which has drawn comparisons to “Minority Report,” the 2002 film in which Tom Cruise anticipates and preemptively stops crime. Bellevue is leading the way on this,” said Roger Millar, Washington Secretary of Transportation.

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Robin Hood of the Internet or the apocalypse of an industry

Dataconomy

This rampant practice poses significant challenges to the creative industries, encompassing film, music, publishing, software development, and gaming. Its repercussions are far-reaching, casting a shadow of concern upon various creative industries, spanning from the captivating realms of film, television, publishing, music, and gaming.

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The Wild West of streaming TV is here and it’s free

Vox

Or they may have licensing agreements, where they just pay a set fee for access to the content. Maybe you heard about an original show on Freevee, or you’re into Tubi’s no-budget horror movies, or you really want to watch Star Trek: Voyager , but not enough to pay for Paramount+. We’re going to see a similar thing.”

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Netflix scrambled internally to suppress a controversial movie from search results

The Verge

Earlier that year, the streaming platform had acquired the worldwide rights to the French film Cuties after its lauded premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. A Change.org petition calling for the film to be removed had more than 40,000 signatures. Netflix apologized for the poster but stood by the film.

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