The Netflix and Warner Bros. deal might be great for shareholders, but not for anyone else

Netflix's $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. is, in many ways, the last thing a weakened Hollywood needs right now. The industry is still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, where theat [...]

Spotify lossless streaming is finally here and it's included with a Premium plan

Stop me if you've heard this one before: over a half-decade of rumors, infrequent teases and affirmations that something is on the way, only for fans to impatiently bide their time and the thing [...]

Spotify partners with the big three music labels on 'artist-first AI music products'

Spotify sees the music industry's AI problem, and it's going to do… something about it. On Thursday, the company published a blog post heavy on principles, partnerships and vague plans. Un [...]

David Ellison extends deadline for Warner Bros. Discovery takeover offer

Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison is apparently still hopeful that investors will approve his $108.4 billion hostile takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery. Paramount Skydance announced Thursday that i [...]

Best Prime Day TV deals 2025 from Sony, LG, Samsung and others

Amazon’s Prime Day is always a great time to consider a TV upgrade (aside from Black Friday, of course). So we've gathered the best selection of Prime Day TV deals we could find. While the pric [...]

Warner signs AI music licensing deal with Udio

Warner Music Group (WMG) settled a lawsuit with an AI company in exchange for a piece of the action. The label announced on Wednesday that it had resolved a 2024 lawsuit against AI music creation plat [...]

Amazon Prime Day TV deals for 2025 from Sony, LG, Samsung and others

Amazon Prime Day is here, and it’s the perfect time to consider upgrading that old 1080p or first-gen 4K set. While it’s been nice to see TV prices fall in general over the years, there’s always [...]

Anna's Archive told to pay Spotify and record labels $322 million over unprecedented music scraping

The open-source library and search engine Anna’s Archive has been ordered to pay Spotify and the three of the world’s largest music labels $322 million in damages after it claimed to have scraped [...]

The new Warner Bros. and Discovery Global would like you to forget Warner Bros. Discovery

Earlier this summer Engadget covered the news that Warner Bros. Discovery would split into two giant media companies. Today the conglomerate announced the names for the restructured entities.<br /& [...]