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1 day agoSix great reads: the OnlyFans legacy, stolen cargo and Meta's creepy' glasses
Leonid Radvinsky's death leaves a void in the leadership of OnlyFans, a platform that has transformed the adult content landscape. His secretive management style and the controversies surrounding the site have raised questions about its future direction and stability.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
4 days agoDigital entertainment grew 7x faster than the UK economy - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
The UK digital entertainment sector hit £13.5 billion in revenue in 2025, reflecting a 7.1% year-over-year growth, significantly outpacing the general economy's growth rate of 1.3%.
Digital life
European startups
fromInfoQ
2 weeks agoQCon London 2026: From DVDs to Global Streaming How Netflix's Commerce Architecture Actually Evolve
Netflix evolved its commerce architecture from real-time US-based billing to a hybrid global system supporting 130+ countries through pragmatic incremental changes driven by regional payment method differences.
Marketing tech
fromThe Hollywood Reporter
6 days agoGlobal Streaming Subscription Revenue Tripled In Five Years, Poised to Top $200 Billion by 2030
Global streaming subscription revenue surpassed $150 billion in 2025, with projections of $202 billion by 2030 due to price increases and ad-supported tiers.
Business intelligence
from24/7 Wall St.
3 weeks ago3 Beaten-Down Streaming and Media Stocks Worth Watching: AMCX, ROKU, SE
Three beaten-down streaming and media stocks present distinct investment opportunities based on business fundamentals, cash flow generation, and debt management rather than valuation multiples alone.
#publishers
Media industry
fromDigiday
4 days agoDigiday+ Research: How Dow Jones, Forbes, The Guardian and other publisher revenue streams are shifting in 2026
Publishers are diversifying revenue streams amid economic challenges, focusing on ads, events, and subscriptions, with events gaining prominence since 2025.
Digital life
fromAndroid Authority
3 weeks agoUsing YouTube for free, as we knew it, is dead
YouTube's free experience is deteriorating rapidly with increasingly aggressive advertising tactics including unskippable 30-second ads on TVs and invasive mobile ad banners, making paid subscription the only viable option.
#streaming-services
Media industry
fromThe Verge
2 weeks agoPaid streaming for cheapskates is having a moment
Streaming services have raised prices significantly in 2025, prompting consumer backlash and cancellations, while Roku's budget-friendly Howdy service at $2.99/month targets price-sensitive viewers with older catalog content.
Media industry
fromThe Verge
2 weeks agoPaid streaming for cheapskates is having a moment
Streaming services have raised prices significantly in 2025, prompting consumer backlash and cancellations, while Roku's budget-friendly Howdy service at $2.99/month targets price-sensitive viewers with older catalog content.
Television
fromInterview Magazine
2 weeks agoThese Creators Are Getting Rich Off Reaction Content While We Watch
Reaction videos have evolved from a niche curiosity into a massive YouTube phenomenon, with top channels accumulating hundreds of millions of views and attracting attention from major artists.
Marketing tech
fromwww.cnbc.com
1 month agoBuy Netflix as ads, pricing power and generative AI drive growth, says CFRA
Netflix's advertising expansion, pricing power, and international growth position it for significant revenue acceleration, with advertising potentially contributing $1.5B-$3.0B in 2026.
#netflix-advertising
Marketing tech
fromwww.marketingdive.com
1 month agoNetflix enriches ad-targeting prowess with Amazon, Yahoo audience data
Netflix expands ad-targeting capabilities through partnerships with Amazon and Yahoo, introducing audience data integration and a Conversion API tool to enhance advertising precision and full-funnel marketing effectiveness.
fromAdExchanger
2 months agoCan I Help You Find Something?; The Streaming Fortress Prison | AdExchanger
Last October, PayPal an integration with OpenAI so that ChatGPT users could transact within the app. Apparently, PayPal is now ready to take that idea to other retailer chatbots. Of course, now that ChatGPT is making its foray into advertising , other LLMs and chatbots are bound to follow suit, if they haven't already done so. Walmart, for instance, rolled out ads in its generative AI agent Sparky earlier this month.
Artificial intelligence
Media industry
fromDigiday
2 weeks agoFuture of TV Briefing: How Netflix is shaking up the upfront deal model
Netflix is signing multi-year deals with advertisers that provide early access and first-right-of-refusal, moving beyond traditional upfront commitments and resembling tech-company retail media agreements.
Media industry
fromExchangewire
1 month agoFreeWheel & Dynata Research Finds Streaming Content Wins Over Viewers, but Intrusive Ads Can Harm Their Experience
European streaming viewers prioritize content availability and value, with 83% satisfied overall, though ad-supported viewers find ads more intrusive than traditional TV watchers.
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