IT総合 GIPHY comes to connected TVs with launch of a GIPHY Arts app for Roku
GIPHY Arts, the Giphy division dedicated to GIF art and artists, launched a free exclusive app on Roku today that allows...
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IT総合 IT総合 It’s no surprise HBO canceled ‘Westworld’ after four seasons
In a series of cancellations, HBO has managed to disappoint many viewers as of late. Now, “Westworld” fans will be among...
IT総合 Combined HBO Max/Discovery+ service gets an earlier launch date, price hike is to be expected
After Warner Bros. Discovery reported its third-quarter earnings results yesterday, the company told investors and analy...
IT総合 Hulu set to raise the cost of the Hulu Live TV bundle in December
A month after Hulu raised the subscription prices of its on-demand streaming service, it is now targeting the subscriber...
IT総合 Warner Bros. Discovery falls short of expectations in Q3 despite success of “Game of Thrones” spinoff
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) reported its fiscal quarterly earnings this afternoon– its last one before the compan...
IT総合 Netflix’s ad-supported plan is finally here
Today’s a big day for Netflix as it’s now launching its new ad-supported plan, “Basic with Ads,” to subscrib...
IT総合 Roku drops ~19% as it braces for a bumpy fourth quarter
As advertisers pull back on spending and supply chain disruptions persist, investors have braced themselves for an unple...
IT総合 HBO series ‘The Last of Us’ premieres this January
“The Last of Us,” HBO’s upcoming original series, gets an official release date of January 15, 2023, WarnerMedia a...
IT総合 Warner Bros. Discovery and HBO announce plans for ‘Game of Thrones’ NFTs
“Game of Thrones” NFTs are coming this winter. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) and HBO have teamed up with NFT platform Nif...
IT総合 Google puts an end to Google Hangouts once and for all
Google Hangouts, a text, video and voice chat app built into Gmail, is finally being shut down today. As announced earli...
IT総合 YouTube begins selling streaming subscriptions with its new streaming hub, ‘Primetime Channels’
YouTube is bringing more streaming services to its platform in the U.S. with a new feature, “Primetime Channels,” allowi...
IT総合 Snapchat reduces total payouts for Spotlight creators
Snapchat has changed the way it pays creators through its Spotlight reward fund. Creators that use Snapchat’s TikTok clo...
IT総合 VR gaming startup ForeVR Games raises $10M to grow its library of Wii Sports-like titles
While Meta tries to convince users to attend virtual work meetings in its metaverse, ForeVR Games, a VR gaming startup w...
IT総合 Apple’s iMessage and FaceTime are down for some users
First, WhatsApp went down this morning. Now, Apple’s iMessage and FaceTime appeared to experience an outage in the...
IT総合 Disney+ becomes the international home for new seasons of ‘Doctor Who’
Disney and the BBC announced today that Disney+ will be the new exclusive home outside of the U.K. and Ireland for the h...
IT総合 Hyph set to launch a music creation app with an emphasis on remixing
Music startup Hyph announced an upcoming mobile app, which aims to be a music creation and remixing tool for everyone to...
IT総合 Marvel drops first trailer for ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’
Marvel released the first trailer for “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” today, which gives fans a look at Jonathan Maj...
IT総合 Apple increases US subscription prices for Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple One bundle
Today marks another blow to subscribers and their wallets. Apple increased the subscription prices for Apple TV+, Apple ...
IT総合 YouTube rolls out new design with pinch-to-zoom on iOS and Android and other updates
YouTube announced a makeover to its interface today, including a new look, a pinch-to-zoom feature, precise seeking, new...
IT総合 Apple Fitness+ is coming to iPhone iOS 16.1 on Oct. 24
Next Monday, October 24, Apple Fitness+ is coming to iPhones with iOS 16.1, so users in 21 countries can use the service...
IT総合 Snapchat expands its paid subscription with Story expiration controls, custom sounds, and more
Snapchat+, Snapchat’s $3.99 per month subscription plan, is today rolling out three new features to entice users to its ...
IT総合 Microsoft looks to build an Xbox mobile gaming store with Activision and King content
As the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigates Microsoft’s $68.7 billion acquisition of Activisi...
IT総合 YouTube Music rolls out iOS 16 lock screen widget ‘Recently Played’
Following the launch of Apple’s iOS 16 update, Google’s YouTube Music becomes the latest to introduce an iOS 16 Lock Scr...
IT総合 Klarna launches new creator features and shoppable video
As consumers turn to content creators to influence their online shopping habits, Klarna, the buy now, pay later platform...
IT総合 Netflix adds 2.41M subscribers, soaring past expectations
Things are looking up for Netflix this quarter. The streamer added 2.41 million subscribers, bringing the total to 223.0...
IT総合 DuckDuckGo’s beta Mac app is open to public with new features
DuckDuckGo’s web browser for Mac is now available as an open beta test, the Internet privacy company announced today. Si...
IT総合 Netflix launches new ‘Profile Transfer’ feature to help end account sharing
Netflix announced today that it has launched “Profile Transfer,” a feature that lets a member on an existing account swi...
IT総合 Amazon launches weekly livestream concert series ‘Amazon Music Live’ on Prime Video
As more streaming services explore the livestreaming space, Amazon Prime Video is branching out beyond live sports and i...
IT総合 Peacock experiments with interactive scenes to give fans a ‘Real Housewives’ deep dive
NBCUniversal’s Peacock is unveiling a new interactive video feature that will let Peacock Premium subscribers delve into...
IT総合 Netflix undercuts Disney+ with launch of its $7/month ad-supported plan starting Nov. 3
The moment has finally come. Today, Netflix hosted a press call to reveal a preview of its new ad-supported tier, “Basic...