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Zurich (awp/ats) - Plus de la moitié des jeunes Suisses disposent d'un accès illimité aux films, à la musique ou aux jeux grâce au streaming forfaitaire. Au niveau des réseaux sociaux, Facebook perd de l'importance, selon une étude.
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Loin de considérer Netflix comme le fossoyeur de Canal +, Maxime Saada, le président du directoire du groupe de télévision payante, estime que le géant de la vidéo sur Internet contribue à développer son marché. Mais redoute une hausse des prix...

Vice Media CEO Nancy Dubuc, who took over for Shane Smith in March, is cutting staff at the digital publisher, The Wall Street Journal reports.
The Brooklyn-based company is reportedly shedding 10% to 15% of its workforce and is on track to miss its revenue goals for this year.
Vice Media had 27 million unique visitors in September, down from 49.1 million in March 2016, according to Comscore.
Nancy Dubuc, Vice Media's CEO who replaced Shane Smith in March, is making cuts at the digital publisher.
According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Brooklyn-based Vice Media is lowering its headcount by 10% to 15% of its workforce and is on track to miss its revenue goals for this year.
To make the cuts, Dubuc ordered a companywide hiring freeze six weeks ago and plans to trim staff through both the freeze and attrition.
Vice Media had 27 million unique visitors in September, down from 49.1 million in March 2016, according to Comscore. Vice Media's total Comscore numbers each ...

Pour 15 dollars par mois, les habitants de 4 villes américaines vont pouvoir acheter chaque mois le ride pass d'Uber. Cet abonnement permet de disposer de prix constants, et pourrait permettre de réduire le prix des courses de 15 % en moyenne...

Company announces 33% revenue growth over last year as CEO reports more than 2bn daily usersMark Zuckerberg admitted that Facebook “may be close to saturated in developed countries” as the social media giant posted a 33% increase in revenue.In spite of controversies including the Cambridge Analytica data privacy scandal, the quarterly results showed Facebook continuing to grow, although Zuckerberg cautioned that revenue could slow in the future...

L’un des plus célèbre vidéastes en ligne est accusé d’avoir profité de son siège à une commission pour bénéficier d’une aide de 50 000 euros. Un cas loin d’être unique...

YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki has spoken out against the European Parliament’s copyright reform initiative, claiming that the legislation will limit free speech for fledgling content creators.  In a quarterly creator letter published on October 22, Wojcicki said that Article 13 of the European Union’s Directive on Copyright “poses a threat to both your livelihood ...

According to a new report from analysts at Morgan Stanley, Disney's upcoming streaming service will gain over 20 million subscribers by 2024.
The analysts projected the service to be profitable in 2026, and noted the service will be "more modest" than Netflix in its scope of content and spending.

With a library full of Marvel, Star Wars, and other beloved franchises, Disney is expected to be a major force in the streaming wars when it launches its own service late next year.
A new report from analysts at Morgan Stanley, led by Benjamin Swinburne, estimated the service will gain around 23 million subscribers by 2024, and between 40-45 million by 2028. Based on an expected monthly subscription price of $9 at launch, which could increase to $13 by 2028, the analysts predicted the service will be profitable in 2026.
The analysts wrote that they saw the Disney service becoming a $6-billion-plus business, "with stand-alone EBIT profitability achieved in 2026E."
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The streaming service expects to add nine million new subscribers before the end of the year. In half a decade, Netflix has gone from “streaming video service with a kinda mediocre selection” to arguably the most influential outlet in all of American television.
Netflix’s quarterly letter to shareholders, released with its third-quarter results this afternoon, includes the usual discussion of the quarter and the broader industry. But it also includes this great chart, showing its young stars’ prolific growth in Instagram followers after their Netflix launches:
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“We’re also thrilled that Netflix has been a launching pad for a new generation of global stars like Millie Bobby Brown, Jacob Elordi, Noah Centineo and Gaten Matarazzo,” Netflix writes. “When our service helps our talent develop huge fan bases (from small followings to over 10 million Instagram followers), we can attract the best talent in the world. This explosive grow ...

Richard Gere kicked off this year’s MIPCOM in Cannes for the premiere of UK drama MotherFatherSon, saying that there is no stigma in taking on TV roles today. Marking the first time Gere has taken on a role in a major TV series, the prolific movie star said: “The world has turned upside down in ...

Comme vous le savez déjà, Google est archi leader des moteurs de recherche presque partout dans le monde, comme le montre cette carte qui indique la part de marché de Google dans chaque pays (reflété par la nuance de couleur). Les 2 seuls pays où Google n’est pas leader sont la Russie (c’est Yandex) et la Chine (Baidu)...

While many have questioned how Apple plans to deliver its original content to customers, a new report from CNBC today aims to offer more details on the Apple streaming TV service. According to the report, Apple plans to give its original content away for free to users of its hardware products.
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Selon Patrick Drahi, le patron du groupe Altice auquel appartient SFR, l'opérateur télécoms a regagné de janvier à octobre autant de clients que ceux qu'il avait perdus au cours des trois années précédentes...

Devialet devrait être le partenaire audio de Free sur la Freebox V7. Or la startup française vient de lancer un compte à rebours donnant rendez-vous dans 24 heures pour annoncer des nouveautés. Le compte à rebours de Devialet À l’instar de sa devancière, la Freebox V7 devrait ébranler le secteur des télécoms. Lentement mais sûrement, ...