Andrew Gebhart

You can’t skip YouTube’s new 6

Get ready to wait for your YouTube video to start. Not long, mind you, but there’ll be a wait. Starting in May, you’ll see new unskippable, 6-second “bumper” ads before certain YouTube videos. These ads are aimed at mobile users, so they will likely occur most frequently when watching on your phone or tablet. The …

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Filmstruck seeks to rival Netflix among film buffs

Just as Netflix turns more and more to TV and original content, Time Warner is stepping in with a new streaming competitor aimed specifically at film buffs. Called Filmstruck, the US-only service will launch this fall and feature classics such as “Seven Samurai,” “A Hard Day’s Night,” “A Room with a View,” “Mad Max” and “Blood Simple.” A collaboration between …

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