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YouTube (mostly) abandons its original content ambitions
YouTube is shrinking its Originals program to focus on Shorts, its Black Voices Fund and shopping.
Amazon series starring actors on the autism spectrum debuts this week
The entire first season of 'As We See It' hits Prime Video on Friday.
'Cuphead' animated series comes to Netflix February 18th
Netflix has revealed that 'The Cuphead Show' premieres February 18th, and much of the game's signature style remains.
Netflix is about to get more expensive for North American customers
Netflix is raising prices for customers in the US and Canada. Monthly prices are slated to increase a buck or two, depending on your subscription tier.
Netflix greenlights a tennis docuseries from the 'Drive to Survive' team
It might feature the ongoing Novak Djokovic saga.
Sinclair locks down local streaming rights for 16 NBA teams
The company previously secured deals with some NHL and MLB teams for its upcoming streaming service.
'Baby Shark' is the first YouTube video to reach 10 billion views
'Baby Shark' is the first video to hit 10 billion views on YouTube, blasting past other music videos.
A Netflix PGA Tour docuseries is coming from the producers of 'Drive to Survive'
The men's major championships and top-ranked players like Collin Morikawa and Dustin Johnson are on board.
Twitch will launch an improved reporting and appeals process in 2022
Following a year that saw it struggle to contain a flood of automated “hate raid” harassment campaigns, Twitch has published a retrospective of its safety efforts in 2021.
You'll need Apple Music to listen to J. Cole's albums in spatial audio
J. Cole has made his albums available in spatial audio, but only on Apple Music.
Netflix and Apple lead SAG Award nominations with 'Squid Game' and 'Ted Lasso'
Netflix and Apple led the SAG Awards with nominations for many of the major awards, including the first non-English series nod for 'Squid Game.'
Spotify is still working on HiFi streaming, but won't say when it's coming
The service previously said it would offer Spotify HiFi in some markets in 2021.
A 'Scott Pilgrim' anime series is coming to Netflix
Netflix is developing a 'Scott Pilgrim' anime series, and both Bryan Lee O'Malley and Edgar Wright are involved.
David Bowie's later albums have been remixed in 360 Reality Audio
Five of David Bowie's post-2000 releases will be released in 360-degree audio versions on streaming services January 21st.
'Prodigy' is becoming a headache for Star Trek's chronology
This week's 'Star Trek: Prodigy' indulges in nostalgia and raises questions about when the show is set.
Peacock will stream all of NBCUniversal's Winter Olympics coverage
But you'll need to be on the Premium plan to watch it.
NPR's podcast push now includes subscriber-only bonus material
NPR is ramping up its podcast plans with subscriber-only bonus content and a bundle for local memberships.
Netflix will be required to stream 20 state TV channels in Russia
The country's communications watchdog has registered the platform as an 'audiovisual service.'
Premier League games will stay on Peacock as NBC Sports Network shuts down
Much of NBC Sports' programming is moving to USA Network.
'Star Trek: Discovery' finally embraces standalone storytelling in its fourth season
Each episode is a new adventure.

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