Disney’s Hotstar loses 8.4 million subscribers as Ambani’s JioCinema ascends

May 11, 2023

Disney, the global entertainment conglomerate operating a variety of streaming platforms, suffered a 2% contraction in its total subscriber base for the quarter ending March this year. The decline is largely attributed to one specific streaming service: Hotstar. The Disney+ Hotstar platform, catering to viewers in India and Southeast Asia, lost 4.6 million subscribers during […]

Disney’s Hotstar loses 8.4 million subscribers as Ambani’s JioCinema ascends by Manish Singh originally published on TechCrunch

APAC startups: Apply to Startup Battlefield 200

May 11, 2023

TechCrunch Disrupt is a global event, and the Startup Battlefield 200 cohort reflects the rich geographic genius the world has to offer. Although we’ve never had a startup from Antarctica, that’s probably just a matter of time. Right now, however, we’re looking at the countries that make up APAC and Oceania. APAC and Oceania: Join […]

APAC startups: Apply to Startup Battlefield 200 by Lauren Simonds originally published on TechCrunch

Disney set to combine Disney+ and Hulu into one app later this year

May 10, 2023

In a significant move made by Disney, the company announced Wednesday that U.S. customers are getting a new app that combines Disney+ and Hulu content. During Disney’s quarterly results, CEO Bob Iger revealed that the new streaming option will launch later this year. However, the company also plans to keep Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+ as […]

Disney set to combine Disney+ and Hulu into one app later this year by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch

Google ‘Perspectives’ integrates Reddit, YouTube, TikTok and more in search results

May 10, 2023

Alongside its work to integrate more AI features into Search, Google today also announced it’s introducing a new “Perspectives” filter will be coming to the top of some of its Search results when the results “would benefit from others’ experiences,” Google says — like posts on discussion boards, Q&A sites and social media platforms, including […]

Google ‘Perspectives’ integrates Reddit, YouTube, TikTok and more in search results by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

The Mint, started by Better Tomorrow Ventures, wants to be the accelerator fintech needs

May 10, 2023

Better Tomorrow Ventures’ Sheel Mohnot landed some of his biggest wins before he ever started a venture firm. The investor previously worked as a partner at 500, previously known as 500 Startups, where he raised and ran a dedicated fintech fund as well as helped build an accelerator. There he met his eventual founding partner […]

The Mint, started by Better Tomorrow Ventures, wants to be the accelerator fintech needs by Natasha Mascarenhas originally published on TechCrunch