Category: Media
0
-
Media Consumption During Coronavirus Quarantine
Since most of the world is still in coronavirus lockdown, Netflix, Hulu, Playstation, Amazon and other streaming media servers have been working overtime to entertain and inform us all. Most of us have increased watching and listening time since time stopped.
-
30 Important Facts About the COVID-19 Coronavirus
It’s not clear all of the ways that the coronavirus pandemic is going to affect life in the United States, but it is certain that things are changing, and changing quickly.
-
The 30 Most Important Twitter Influencers in Business for 2020
Business has been transformed by social media. In fact, it’s safe to say that thanks to social media, all business is marketing to some degree. Today’s business leaders (i.e., top business influencers) have many platforms from which to speak or to author significant narratives that speak to the importance of social media influencers in business. […]
-
Top 10 Absurdly Outrageous Lawsuits
Some lawsuits are serious cases that have substantial and wide-reaching implications. Some are frivolous. And then some others are just so absurd that we have to wonder how these cases even made it before a judge. In this Top 10 ranking, we will be taking a look at some of the most absurd, baseless and […]
-
One of China’s billionaires wants Disney to fail miserably in Shanghai
Chinese billionaire Wang Jianlin is hoping Disney will fail miserably with its new theme park set to open in Shanghai next month. Jianlin believes it will take the $5 billion park at least 10 to 20 years to turn a profit. Wang’s Dalian Wanda Group is also in the theme park business, and he says […]
-
PBS to debut 24/7 kids channel and web stream
PBS is prepping for a 24/7 children’s television channel and web stream. The channel, part of the company’s existing PBS Kids franchise, has not been named at this time. It is expected to include daytime programming and an on-demand streaming service. The idea behind the service is to provide a live feed of shows that […]
-
Boston Globe reporters to personally deliver papers on Sunday
The person delivering your Sunday edition of the Boston Globe might very well be the person who wrote one of the very same paper’s news stories. Over the last week the Boston Globe has been hit with major delivery problems which have apparently angered the paper’s journalists. Writers and editors at the paper are now […]
-
Disney Shares Down On Bad News For ESPN
Shares of The Walt Disney Company were down in early Friday trading after its ESPN unit announced millions of subscriber losses. As of October 3, ESPN had three million fewer subscribers than a year prior, down to 92 million. While that’s still a hefty number, the drop is part of a longer term trend of […]
-
Alibaba’s Jack Ma In Talks To Buy Newspaper
Alibaba founder and CEO Jack Ma is reportedly in talks to purchase the South China Morning Post, an English speaking newspaper. Bloomberg reported the talks Monday, citing two people familiar with the matter. Newspaper acquisitions are becoming a popular topic among internet tycoons these days. Jeff Bezo’s purchased the Washington Post for $250 million, while Facebook […]
-
Final ‘Hunger Games’ Movie Has Worst Opening In Franchise History
‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2,’ the final film in the “The Hunger Games” series, earned $101 million in the U.S., marking the lowest weekend box office opening in the franchises run. While the box office take for the movie was still the fifth highest opening of the year, it was the lowest for […]
-
Snapchat Video Is Starting To Catch Up To Facebook
Snapchat videos have reached 6 billion plays per day according to the Financial Times. In May the company was delivering just 2 billion video plays on a daily basis. Snapchat confirmed the view count but declined to give any further details about its quick climb. The new 6 billion figure means Snapchat is quickly closing […]
