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Netflix banks on vast production line to weather pandemic
AFP, Published on 24/04/2020
» LOS ANGELES - While coronavirus has brought Hollywood to a halt, Netflix has enjoyed record success. But will the streaming giant's well-stocked slate of future shows be enough to maintain that growth?
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Disney+ streaming service hits 50 million users
AFP, Published on 09/04/2020
» SAN FRANCISCO - The Walt Disney Company on Wednesday said its television streaming service has already won 50 million paid subscribers just five months after its launch in the US.
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Fox and NBCUniversal shop for streaming platforms
AFP, Published on 22/02/2020
» NEW YORK: Media groups Fox Corp. and NBCUniversal are looking to buy ad-supported streaming platforms meant to lure customers who don't want to spend money on subscriptions, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
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US economic growth slowed in 2019, hit by trade wars
AFP, Published on 31/01/2020
» WASHINGTON: The US economy in 2019 expanded by the slowest rate since President Donald Trump took office as worsening trade friction undermined investment and exports, according to new government data released Thursday.
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Saudi Aramco: from 'Prosperity Well' to energy giant
AFP, Published on 02/11/2019
» DUBAI: From its beginnings in 1938 when it first struck oil with the aptly named "Prosperity Well", Saudi Arabia's energy giant Aramco, whose IPO could be announced Sunday, has delivered unimaginable riches.
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Trump ramps up battle against Chinese telecom giant Huawei
AFP, Published on 16/05/2019
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump stepped up his battle against Huawei Wednesday, effectively barring the Chinese telecom giant from the US market and adding it to a blacklist restricting US sales to the firm amid an escalating trade war with China.
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Snapchat launches own multi-player gaming platform
AFP, Published on 05/04/2019
» LOS ANGELES: Messaging app Snapchat, which is widely popular among younger users but has struggled to turn a profit since its creation in 2011, on Thursday unveiled new features including an integrated gaming platform, an expansion of its original series and new partnerships with developers.
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Breaking the internet: new regs imperil global network
AFP, Published on 10/04/2019
» WASHINGTON: Is the dream of one global internet still alive?
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Goodbye Stalin: Moscow metro embraces high-tech art
AFP, Published on 30/12/2018
» MOSCOW: Moscow's metro system is famed for its Stalin-era stations with glittering chandeliers and mosaics, but architects are taking a radical new approach as the network undergoes a massive expansion.
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Starbucks' expansion runs out of steam in S.Africa
AFP, Published on 26/12/2018
» JOHANNESBURG (SOUTH AFRICA) - High operating costs and tight customer budgets have left US coffee giant Starbucks needing a caffeine hit after it abandoned ambitious expansion plans in South Africa -- seen as a foothold for the continent.
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