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How to Fix Muffled Netflix Dialogue in 1 Minute
Muffled Netflix dialogue stems from an audio format mismatch. Here's how a settings switch fixes it.
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Loophole Lets AI Songs Infiltrate Official Spotify Page
Demonstrating how AI-generated songs were planted on a real band's verified Spotify page, exposing distribution loopholes.
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China's Screen Industry in Deep Winter, Hu Ge and Song Jia Left Without Roles
Top actors Hu Ge and Song Jia admit to a lack of roles. H1 2026 box office fell 40.6%. On mid-tier collapse and the shift to streaming.
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Spotify Faces Second Major Outage in a Single Day, Issues Reported on Web and App Platforms
On July 27, Spotify experienced its second major outage of the day, affecting both its web interface and app functionality. Users reported issues on Downdetector, and no timeline for recovery has been announced.
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Streaming 3D Reconstruction Achieves SOTA with Geometric Context Transformer
The Robbyant Team's LingBot-Map achieves real-time 3D reconstruction at approximately 20 FPS using the Geometric Context Transformer architecture, successfully handling sequences exceeding 10,000 frames and achieving SOTA across various benchmarks.
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Netflix Considering Always-On Channels Amid Engagement Concerns
The Wall Street Journal reports that Netflix is exploring the introduction of always-on channels, akin to Pluto TV and Tubi, to address declining engagement. Bundle sales are also under review. The ad-supported plan costs $8.99 per month.
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Netflix Struggles with Declining Viewer Retention for Series Continuations
Netflix faces a significant drop in viewership for second seasons of popular series. Beef saw a 70% decrease, attributed to long intervals and competition from TikTok and YouTube.
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Sony Makes Purchased Movies Unwatchable on PS Store: The Limits of Digital Ownership
Sony has notified UK PlayStation users that 551 previously purchased StudioCanal titles will become unviewable from September. Following similar measures in Germany and Austria in 2022, the issue of digital content ownership is reignited.
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Tidal Declares It Will Not Pay Royalties for AI-Generated Music
Tidal has announced a policy to stop royalty payments for music entirely generated by AI. The move aims to differentiate from competitors like Spotify and emphasizes protection of human creation.