Streamers Push Freeloading ‘Sharers’ To Pay Up

If every streamer platform with many “sharer” users — those using others’ logins/passwords — is in flux, what happens to the streaming marketplace when it endures a downturn?

Covid Exposure Apps Are Headed for a Mass Extinction Event

The US government will pull the plug on the servers powering the nation’s Covid notifications on May 11. States aren’t rushing to boot up replacements.

Publishers Are Pivoting To Video (Again) – But This Time It’s Vertical

Mail Metro Media partnered with Firework to integrate a new vertical video player across dmg’s sites that features interstitial ads and TikTok-esque clickable overlays.

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McDonald’s Hamburglar Comes Out of Hiding To Steal Newly Improved Classics

McDonald’s Hamburglar is one of the most recognizable fast-food mascots. As the foil to the lovable Ronald McDonald, the mischief maker will stop at nothing to steal and hoard every last burger for himself. But for the past several years, the Hamburglar’s whereabouts have been unknown. Now the cunning food criminal is back–and up to…

AMC Networks Sets Ad-Supported AMC+ Tier Ahead of Upfront

AMC is about to have its die-hard fans tiering up. Ahead of the company’s in-person upfront on Tuesday at New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center, AMC Networks is revealing several new offerings. In addition to expanding its Content Room and unveiling Audience+, its new, cross-platform targeting service, the company is announcing an upcoming ad-supported version…