Media & Entertainment News | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/category/media-entertainment/ Startup and Technology News Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:17:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/cropped-cropped-favicon-gradient.png?w=32 Media & Entertainment News | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/category/media-entertainment/ 32 32 Spotify rolls out AI-powered Prompted Playlists to the UK and other markets https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/23/spotify-ai-prompted-playlists-uk-markets/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:50:36 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3095584 5 days left to lock in the lowest TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket rates https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/23/5-days-left-to-lock-in-the-lowest-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-ticket-rates/ Mon, 23 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3095344 Can the creator economy stay afloat in a flood of AI slop? https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/22/can-the-creator-economy-stay-afloat-in-a-flood-of-ai-slop/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 22:15:58 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3095534 Trump says Netflix will face ‘consequences’ if it doesn’t fire board member Susan Rice https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/22/trump-says-netflix-will-face-consequences-if-it-doesnt-fire-board-member-susan-rice/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:39:55 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3095514 6 days left to lock in the lowest TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 rates https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/22/6-days-left-to-lock-in-the-lowest-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-rates/ Sun, 22 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3095265 Wikipedia blacklists Archive.today after alleged DDoS attack https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/21/wikipedia-blacklists-archive-today-after-alleged-ddos-attack/ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:20:15 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3095336 Microsoft’s new gaming CEO vows not to flood the ecosystem with ‘endless AI slop’ https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/21/microsofts-new-gaming-ceo-vows-not-to-flood-the-ecosystem-with-endless-ai-slop/ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 17:41:27 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3095331 7 days until ticket prices rise for TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/21/7-days-until-ticket-prices-rise-for-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3095290 The creator economy’s ad revenue problem and India’s AI ambitions https://techcrunch.com/video/the-creator-economys-ad-revenue-problem-and-indias-ai-ambitions/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 23:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?post_type=tc_video&p=3095239 Why creators are ditching ad revenue for chocolate bars and fintech acquisitions  https://techcrunch.com/podcast/why-creators-are-ditching-ad-revenue-for-chocolate-bars-and-fintech-acquisitions/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:24:37 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?post_type=tc_podcast&p=3095237 Remember HQ? ‘Quiz Daddy’ Scott Rogowsky is back with TextSavvy, a daily mobile game show https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/20/remember-hq-quiz-daddy-scott-rogowsky-is-back-with-textsavvy-a-daily-mobile-game-show/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094936 ‘Toy Story 5’ takes aim at creepy AI toys: ‘I’m always listening’ https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/20/toy-story-5-takes-aim-at-creepy-ai-toys-im-always-listening/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:25:54 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094957 AI’s promise to indie filmmakers: Faster, cheaper, lonelier https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/20/ais-promise-to-indie-filmmakers-faster-cheaper-lonelier/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:30:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094387 TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Super Early Bird rates end in 1 week https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/20/techcrunch-disrupt-2026-super-early-bird-rates-end-in-1-week/ Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094846 YouTube’s latest experiment brings its conversational AI tool to TVs https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/19/youtubes-latest-experiment-brings-its-conversational-ai-tool-to-tvs/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:30:19 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094582 OpenAI, Reliance partner to add AI search to JioHotstar https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/19/openai-reliance-partner-to-add-ai-search-to-jiohotstar/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 14:45:29 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094286 SeatGeek and Spotify team up to offer concert ticket sales inside the music platform https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/seatgeek-and-spotify-team-up-to-offer-concert-ticket-sales-inside-the-music-platform/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:07:40 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3094088 Audible’s new ‘Read & Listen’ feature syncs your Kindle e-books with audiobooks https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/audibles-new-read-listen-feature-syncs-your-kindle-ebooks-with-audiobooks/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:20:09 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3093994 Google adds music-generation capabilities to the Gemini app https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/18/google-adds-music-generation-capabilities-to-the-gemini-app/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3093872 Amazon Fire TV’s new interface is now rolling out in the US https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/17/amazon-fire-tvs-new-interface-is-now-rolling-out-in-the-u-s/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:58:43 +0000 https://techcrunch.com/?p=3093446