Movie theater subscription service MoviePass teamed with iHeartRadio on a $29.95 subscription offer. Participants get a limited MoviePass membership to see four 2-D movies a month for three months and an extended three-month free trial of iHeartRadio’s All Access on-demand offering. The deal lets the companies reach a broader audience, said Ted Farnsworth, CEO of MoviePass parent Helios and Matheson Analytics.

Best Buy hawked 4K TVs starting at $299 in a Thursday email to customers. A link in the email went to a Sharp LC-43LBU591U, a 43-inch model with a 4.6-star rating out of 5 from 757 reviews. The 2017 Roku TV was marked down $100 from $399; an open-box version was selling for $278.

Missouri subpoenaed Facebook in an investigation of the company’s business practices for sharing and tracking user data, Attorney General Josh Hawley (R) announced Monday (see 1803280045). Hawley was one of 37 state AGs who wrote to Facebook last week asking for details about the Cambridge Analytica controversy. “There is no excuse for this irresponsible handling of user data,” Hawley said. “Missourians need to know that they can trust the companies and platforms that have access to as much user information as Facebook does.” A coalition of privacy, civil liberties and human rights organizations launched a campaign Monday saying tech companies should reform data collection and sharing practices. The American Civil Liberties Union, Demand Progress and Fight for the Future were among those urging platforms like Facebook, Google and Twitter to limit data collection, give users more data control, offer encryption protection and support policy reforms to limit government access to user data, among other reforms. At Facebook, "we look forward to responding to Attorney General Hawley’s questions when we receive the details of his request," said Will Castleberry, vice president-state and local public policy, in a statement.

Bowers & Wilkins was named official speaker and headphone “partner” of Abbey Road Studios, blogged the audio supplier. The two “brands” will “collaborate on a variety of engineering initiatives, bringing the teams together to further the goal of creating the most accurate recording and listening experiences possible for both studio and home use,” Bowers & Wilkins said.

Best Buy is giving a $25 gift card to customers who preorder the new iPad, it emailed customers Wednesday. It's also bundling a six-month subscription to security software SecureAnywhere, good for up to three devices. Prices of the iPads are $329 (32 GB) and $429 (128 GB), and cellular versions are $459 and $559. Customers who ordered a tablet Wednesday could receive it Monday, said the retailer. It knocked $80 off the price of the fifth-generation iPad.

Samsung was within its bounds to advertise its QLED TVs as rendering “100% color volume” but the set maker should disclose for “context” in a “consumer-meaningful manner” that the claim “references the color volume displayed by the content," said the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Council of Better Business Bureaus Tuesday. Samsung agreed to run the disclosures, said NAD, acting on a challenge from Samsung rival LG. It also agreed to discontinue other claims it made about the QLED TVs in print and online ads that the sets have “infinite array” technology, that they bring “all shades of color” to life and that the sets’ color “stays true from any perspective, so every seat is a great seat," said NAD. In investigating LG’s challenge, NAD “considered whether the advertising implied that the picture quality of the QLED TV is superior to all other televisions on the market.” it said. “The claims at issue in LG's challenge relate to the QLED's picture quality, lighting technology, and color performance capabilities,” said NAD. LG declined comment on the finding. Samsung representatives didn’t respond to requests for a statement.

Audible is now available to Sonos users, a feature teased on a user forum in January by a Sonos community manager at the launch of Sonos 8.3 software (see 1801230051). New subscribers to Audible can get two free credits and Miles: The Autobiography of Miles Davis pre-loaded when they sign up for a 30-day trial through the Sonos app, the company blogged. The Audible subscription price goes up to $14.95 a month after the trial and includes one credit per month, 30 percent off audiobooks and free exchanges. Subscribers can keep their libraries after a subscription is canceled, according to terms.

The Advertising Self-Regulatory Council upheld a consumer complaint that e-commerce provider Liftopia lacked upfront notice of interest-based advertising. The platform for ski resort ticket sales didn't alert consumers that third-party advertisers potentially collect data about browser activity and use that data to deliver ads to users on other websites, it said Wednesday. The ASRC, which is directed by the Council of Better Business Bureaus, establishes policies for industry self-regulation. The ASRC notice said, to address the problem, Liftopia “added an enhanced notice link to the footer of its website.” Liftopia didn't comment.

Headphone company 1More is offering consumers up to a $500 credit in an upgrade program. Buyers fill out a form available on the company’s Facebook page, ship the 1More headphones they want to trade in, and the company will determine the amount of a credit based on half of what the applicant paid for the phones, it said.

Como Audio is offering free home setup of its wireless tabletop radios in a promotion that runs through March 15, after which the price goes up to $99. Prices of the radio/music systems range from $119-$649, with free delivery. In-home service, provided by residential services company Handy, covers connecting the product to Wi-Fi, demonstrating features, downloading and connecting the Como app and setting preset stations, said the company. Como was launched by audio industry veteran Tom DeVesto following his departure from Tivoli Audio (see 1606070055)