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Reliance Jio Infocomm, India’s top telecom mobile operator, has earmarked a spending of $25 billion on the rollout of its 5G services that it plans to debut in key cities this Diwali in October, the company announced at its annual general meeting Monday. The company, which has amassed more th

Netflix’s upcoming ad-supported plan could cost anywhere from $7 to $9 per month according to a Bloomberg report published over the weekend. For comparison, the streaming service offers a basic single-screen plan in the U.S. for $9.99 per month, while its most popular plan, which offers full

Days after HBO's “House of the Dragon” became the most-watched premiere for a new HBO original series, the “Game of Thrones” prequel series is renewed for a second season. Now that the rumor is confirmed, fans can rest in knowing the Dance of the Dragons is just beginning to unfold. The

IMDb’s recently launched What to Watch app for Amazon Fire TV introduced fun mini-games to help users decide which TV show or movie they should watch next. Now, it’s added a new game called “Time Machine” that helps users find something to watch by either year or decade. This film r

SiriusXM Holdings Inc. is trying to further entice customers by bundling Stitcher Premium with its SiriusXM Platinum Plan.  The streaming giant has been trying to become the go-to spot for podcasts. SiriusXM originally purchased Stitcher for $325 million back in 2020, and later acquired Team Coco

Amazon announced the launch of Alexa Game Control, allowing gamers to play games by using their voice. “Dead Island 2” will be the first game to be compatible with Alexa Game Control, with other games to follow. Gamers can yell at zombies now! Alexa Game Control gives users an accessible, hands

Amazon Prime Video and DirecTV struck a multiyear agreement that allows business owners to stream “Thursday Night Football” for their patrons. Amazon's “TNF” broadcasts, including pregame, halftime and postgame coverage, will be available to more than 300,000 sports bars, restaurants, r

Adani Group, run by Asia’s richest man Gautam Adani, has launched a hostile bid to take over the influential news broadcaster in a move to establish footing in the South Asian nation’s media landscape. AMG Media Networks, a unit of Adani Group, has indirectly taken control of about 29.1

Google may be working on a handful of new features for its live TV streaming service, YouTube TV. According to Protocol, the feature is called “Mosaic Mode” and would let viewers watch up to four livestreams at the same time. Google did not immediately respond to technewss's request for co

The premiere of the “Game of Thrones“ prequel “House of the Dragon” on Sunday made history for HBO and HBO Max and drew the largest audience for any new HBO original series, with 9.986 million viewers across linear and streaming in the U.S. Warner Bros. Discovery announced the news on Monda

Netflix is expanding its roster of games with the addition of Netflix Heads Up!, an exclusive version of the popular mobile game, the company announced today. Heads Up! is a twist on charades where players have to guess the words on another player’s forehead before the one-minute timer runs o

The world has gotten a lot more serious about privacy and data protection, but in many cases business models that rely on personalization of one kind or another have struggled to keep up. Today, a startup out of Paris called Ravel Technologies is emerging from stealth with an approach it believes c

Russian search giant Yandex has finalized the sale of its two flagship media properties to local rival VK, owner of the eponymous social network. The deal to sell the products, Yandex’s algorithmically sorted news aggregator (News) and blogging recommender platform (Zen), was inked back in Ap

Disney+ revealed that “Thor: Love and Thunder” will be coming to the streaming service on September 8. The announcement is a part of this year's Disney+ Day — an annual celebration that debuted in 2021 to mark the anniversary of the streaming service’s launch. On Disney+ Day, su