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"DEMOCRACY IS UNDER THREAT" says unelected prime-minster feeling threatened by an outlier election result.

"DEMOCRACY IS UNDER THREAT" says unelected prime-minster feeling threatened by an outlier election result.

Filmmakers, critics, and users detail why Prime Video failed in Africa; Amazon laid off staff and scaled back operations on the continent in January 2024 (Jesusegun Alagbe/Rest of World)
https://restofworld.org/2024/amazon-prime-video-africa-layoffs/

How Prime Video failed so spectacularly in Africa
Filmmakers, critics, and users blame the platform’s struggle in Africa on poor user experience, a lack of local content, and mediocre publicity.

C'est tellement triste que la culture québécoise peut disparaître comme ça. Tellement de bons matériels qui est disponible absolument absolument nulle part. Souvent la seule place pour trouver certaines choses sont sur les sites pirates, et quand le site ferme beaucoup disparait. Je pense pas que l'entreprise privée peut régler ce genre de problème ça prend du leadership au gouvernement.
Répertoire des films disparus

Prime Video unveils a slate of 69 new Indian original TV shows and films, and says India had the highest percentage of Prime Members stream Prime Video in 2023g (Deadline)
https://deadline.com/2024/03/mike-hopkins-amazon-p…

Mike Hopkins: India Is Driving More Amazon Subs Than Anywhere Bar U.S.; Prime Video Unveils 69-Strong Slate
India has driven subscribers to Amazon than any other country bar the U.S. over recent years, according a key Prime Video exec.

Australia announces $65 million aid package for Ukraine: https://benborges.xyz/2024/04/27/australia-announces-million.html

Filmmakers, critics, and users detail why Prime Video failed in Africa; Amazon laid off staff and scaled back operations on the continent in January 2024 (Jesusegun Alagbe/Rest of World)
https://restofworld.org/2024/amazon-prime-video-africa-layoffs/

How Prime Video failed so spectacularly in Africa
Filmmakers, critics, and users blame the platform’s struggle in Africa on poor user experience, a lack of local content, and mediocre publicity.

As the Dad of a 21-week preemie who died, a 23-week preemie who lives, and as a 30-week preemie myself.
No: not if it means offering more traumatized parents more uncertain efforts to save ever smaller babies.
It is already soul-flaying to have an early preemie. Many die. How a 23-week preemie *or a 30-week preemie* fares is a dice toss.
(My attempt to elaborate on that was just too hard.)

NPR :press: (@NPR@press.coop)
Attached: 1 image An artificial womb could build a bridge to health for premature babies Artificial wombs could someday save babies born very prematurely. Even though the experimental technology is still in animal tests, there are mounting questions about its eventual use with humans. #press https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/12/1241895501/artificial-womb-premature-birth?utm_medium=JSONFeed&utm_campaign=news&utm_source=press.coop

Filmmakers, critics, and users detail why Prime Video failed in Africa; Amazon laid off staff and scaled back operations on the continent in January 2024 (Jesusegun Alagbe/Rest of World)
https://restofworld.org/2024/amazon-prime-video-africa-layoffs/

How Prime Video failed so spectacularly in Africa
Filmmakers, critics, and users blame the platform’s struggle in Africa on poor user experience, a lack of local content, and mediocre publicity.

Sources: Amazon plans to shut its FAST service Freevee in the coming weeks, as part of a broader effort to focus its ad and product efforts on Prime Video (Mark Stenberg/Adweek)
https://www.adweek.com/convergent-tv/amazon-sunset-freevee/

Exclusive: Amazon to Sunset Freevee, Streamlining Its Ad and Product Efforts
The service has become redundant following the introduction of ads to Prime Video