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Unofficial M3U8 Playlists For Pluto TV, Samsung & Plex, Shut Down By Warner
Andy Maxwell, 22 Aug 09:25 AM

Free advertising-supported streaming television services, such as market leader Pluto TV, The Roku Channel, and Samsung TV Plus, offer a traditional linear TV viewing experience, via an app, at zero cost to the consumer.

Despite most internet users being constantly spoiled by the availability of free content, as a value proposition FAST services are undoubtedly impressive. Had something similar been available to the public a couple of decades ago, it would've been fascinating to see the effect on unauthorized content consumption. Thousands of TV shows and movies for free would've gone down a storm.

In reality, however, propositions like FAST take time to mature and need to make commercial sense. Whether FAST services will overtake subscription services as some are predicting remains to be seen, but the formula does seem to be working.

Yet among certain consumers, platforms like Pluto TV are even better when subjected to a few tweaks. These help a good product realize its potential t...Read More

Webtoon Targets 170+ Pirate Domains Through DMCA Subpoena
Ernesto Van der Sar, 21 Aug 08:42 PM

Launched two decades ago, Webtoon Entertainment has established itself as one of the prime hosting platforms for short digital comics.

Partly owned by the South Korean company Naver, Webtoon rode the popular 'webtoon' wave all the way to the Nasdaq exchange, where it got a listing this summer.

With millions of creators on board, and roughly 170 million active monthly users, the webtoon company is seen as a growth story. While that may be the case, Webtoon's first quarterly earnings report on August 8 wasn't well received.

Webtoon's Rough Start at Nasdaq

Instead of significant growth, revenues were more or less flat compared to a year ago. This was a disappointment to many investors and the stock price fell by more than 40%, 'evaporating' a billion dollars in market cap.

For the company's management, it would've been easy to point at piracy as a contributing factor. However, piracy wasn't mentioned once in the official earnings report. It did get a brief mention during the conferen...Read More

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