University of Copenhagen: Streaming culture creates new digital communities for film fans. “In a new book, media researcher Helle Kannik Haastrup explores how TV series and films can both challenge our view of the world and engage us in online communities. The book challenges prejudices about popular culture’s ‘banal’ narratives and uncritical fan culture and shows that digital platforms also […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/06/university-of-copenhagen-streaming-culture-creates-new-digital-communities-for-film-fans/

AFP: US music industry posts 100 million paid streaming users. “The US music industry passed 100 million paid streaming subscriptions for the first time in 2024, according to the latest report from the Recording Industry Association of America released Tuesday. The US industry’s total revenue last year increased 3% to $17.7 billion retail, the report said, up half a billion dollars from […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/21/afp-us-music-industry-posts-100-million-paid-streaming-users/

Ars Technica: “Awful”: Roku tests autoplaying ads loading before the home screen. “Owners of smart TVs and streaming sticks running Roku OS are already subject to video advertisements on the home screen. Now, Roku is testing what it might look like if it took things a step further and forced people to watch a video ad play before getting to the Roku OS home screen.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/19/awful-roku-tests-autoplaying-ads-loading-before-the-home-screen-ars-technica/

Georgia State University: New Research Explores How Streaming Platforms Influence Consumers. “A recent study by Nasim Mousavi, assistant professor of computer information systems at Georgia State’s Robinson College of Business, and two co-researchers, examines how companies can use a specific behavioral strategy—the decoy effect—in different personalized and non-personalized […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/15/georgia-state-university-new-research-explores-how-streaming-platforms-influence-consumers/

‘With Love, Meghan,’ the Duchess of Sussex’s Netflix series, renewed for a second season | Nation / world https://www.inbella.com/940839/with-love-meghan-the-duchess-of-sussexs-netflix-series-renewed-for-a-second-season-nation-world/ #BritishRoyalFamily #DuchessOfSussex #DukeOfSussex #Entertainment #GeneralNews #HARRY #lifestyle #Meghan #MeghanMarkle #PrinceHarry #Royal #RoyalFamilies #RoyalGossip #Royals #RoyalsGossip #royalty #StreamingMedia #television #U.s.News #wildfires #WithLoveMeghanNetflixSeriesRenewal #WorldNews

‘With Love, Meghan,’ the Duchess of Sussex’s Netflix series, renewed for a second season https://www.inbella.com/940232/with-love-meghan-the-duchess-of-sussexs-netflix-series-renewed-for-a-second-season/ #BritishRoyalFamily #CAStateWire #California #DuchessOfSussex #DukeOfSussex #Entertainment #GeneralNews #HARRY #inc.. #lifestyle #LosAngeles #Meghan #MeghanMarkle #netflix #PrinceHarry #Royal #RoyalFamilies #RoyalGossip #Royals #RoyalsGossip #royalty #StreamingMedia #television #TrendingNews #U.s.News #wildfires #WorldNews

PCWorld: Plex is dropping a popular feature from its new streaming apps. “Watching Plex videos with friends is about to get harder, with the company announcing that it will drop its ‘Watch Together’ feature from its redesigned suite of mobile and TV apps.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/28/pcworld-plex-is-dropping-a-popular-feature-from-its-new-streaming-apps/

‘Saturday Night Live’ 50th anniversary special watched by nearly 15 million people https://www.inbella.com/912351/saturday-night-live-50th-anniversary-special-watched-by-nearly-15-million-people/ #AUBREYPLAZA #business #comedy #Entertainment #EntertainmentNews #GeneralNews #GoldenGlobeAwards #JackNicholson #MerylStreep #NewYorkCityWire #NYStateWire #PaulMccartney #SabrinaCarpenter #SteveMartin #StreamingMedia #television #TrendingNews #U.s.News

Engadget: Plex update adds public reviews and profiles. “The expanded reviews are paired with some new privacy options. Plex users can make their profiles visible to others in search, allowing anybody to see their reviews and ratings, as well as their watchlist and viewing history. Users will be findable in search by default unless they have previously changed that setting.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/01/26/engadget-plex-update-adds-public-reviews-and-profiles/

Tubefilter: Nearly half of all streaming subscriptions are now supported by ads. “When streaming services like Netflix and Disney+ first launched, their ad-free nature was part of the appeal. A shifting media landscape led both of those services to add on ad-supported tiers in 2022, and adoption of those subscriptions has skyrocketed since. A report from market data firm Antenna found that […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2024/12/27/tubefilter-nearly-half-of-all-streaming-subscriptions-are-now-supported-by-ads/

‘Gravy Day’ is an Australian tradition inspired by an unlikely Christmas song by Paul Kelly https://www.inbella.com/816199/gravy-day-is-an-australian-tradition-inspired-by-an-unlikely-christmas-song-by-paul-kelly/ #AnthonyAlbanese #Australia #BellaOGrady #Celebrity #CountryMusic #DarleneLove #DavidBauder #Entertainment #EntertainmentNews #GeneralNews #IrvingBerlin #JeffJenkins #JoeyRamone #music #NewYork #NickWaterman #NinaSimone #PaulKelly #prisons #StreamingMedia #TrendingNews #WorldNews

Moving averages on the switch, small bins statistics on the router? I like the blinkenlights. #StreamingMedia #Ubiquitin #HomeNetworking

Plex, where people typically avoid Hollywood fees, now offers movie rentals - Enlarge / Because sometimes your friend Tim, the one with all the legal... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2002035 #streamingisjustcablenow #streamingservices #plexmediaserver #streamingmedia #movierentals #hollywood #culture #tech #plex

So, I completely misread the description on Amazon and thought that the women in question were cannibals, so if you watch this and also expect it to involve clear and present danger from them for the cosmonauts, you too will be somewhat disappointed!

That said, since a significant amount of footage was cannibalised from a completely different film, it is perhaps an apt word regardless.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyage_to_the_Planet_of_Prehistoric_Women

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What makes internet, including live streaming globally possible?

It is a network of sub-sea cables draped across the cold, dark contours of the ocean floor, transmitting sights and sounds at the speed of light through strands of glass fibre as thin as your hair but thousands of miles long.

The Secret Life of the 500+ Cables That Run the Internet

#internet #streamingservices #streamingmedia #networks

https://www.cnet.com/home/internet/features/the-secret-life-of-the-500-cables-that-run-the-internet/

Working on my budget… I spend $43 a month supporting podcasts, Mastodon, and public radio. I also spend about $74 a month on streaming video (Prime, HBO, PBS, Netflix, AppleTV+)

Tough to allocate what % of my Amazon Prime and Apple One to video streaming, so I guessed.)

Work reimburses me for my internet costs and a portion of my cell bill (since I’m 100% remote), so I got that going for me. #Podcasts #StreamingMedia #PublicRadio #PublicTelevision

What's your tech: Online Streaming Now Subject to Canadian Law, Privacy Regulations, Funding Requirements https://whatsyourtech.ca/2023/05/26/online-streaming-now-subject-to-canadian-law-privacy-regulations-funding-requirements/ #gaming #tech #CanadianBusiness #streamingmedia #streaming #Trending #Business #Featured #Canada

Kotaku: Netflix’s Love Is Blind Live Failure Had Big 'Game Servers Are Down' Energy https://kotaku.com/netflix-love-is-blind-not-working-reunion-twitter-error-1850345833 #gaming #tech #kotaku #entertainment2cculture #losgatos2ccalifornia #concurrentcomputing #irinasolomonova #streamingmedia #vanessalachey #stephenasmith #blockbuster #livestream #vanderpump #chrisrock #andycohen #marketing #ecommerce #netflix #redbox #nick #you

Krasinski's 'Jack Ryan' returns to TV after 3-year wait https://apnews.com/article/john-krasinski-jack-ryan-TV-series-season-three-6640f7efca3b5719adf96c1ec56cccff #Artsandentertainment #Streamingmedia #Entertainment #JohnKrasinski #TrendingNews #Technology #Television #APTopNews #Pandemics