TechCrunch reports: “Measurement firm Comscore announced this morning a partnership with Amazon-owned game streaming site, Twitch. The deal will see Comscore measuring video streaming activity across Twitch, including gaming and esports, as well as other audience viewing metrics.”
Forbes reports: “The streaming-video wars have set off a gold rush for creative talent, attractive content libraries and even competitor/acquisitions. But some of the most valuable claims now being staked involve who gets prime position on the connected TVs and other devices that will shape what tens of millions of viewers most easily discover, watch, and return to.”
VentureBeat report: “Riot Games has announced that it will unveil its “Player Dynamics Discipline” as a way to improve the player experience in online multiplayer games.”
Gamesindustry.biz reports: “E3 will not be going ahead in June, according to various industry reports. GamesIndustry.biz has been told by businesses close to the ESA that an announcement about the show being postponed will take place ‘imminently’.”
Variety reports: “Interactive-video company Eko struck back against Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi with its own lawsuit, accusing Quibi of infringing one of Eko’s patents and misappropriating its trade secrets.”
Billboard reports: “Streaming may have returned the music industry back to growth, but new figures released by U.K. labels trade body BPI form a stark reminder that online piracy continues to eat into the livelihoods of artists, songwriters and rights holders on an industrial scale.”
Variety reports: “Jack Myers is a ubiquitous presence in the advertising community. Now he wants to become an even bigger part of the business. Myers, a former CBS executive who now operates a consulting and content business known as MediaVillage, is eager to help TV companies stage “upfront” presentations that can be streamed to audiences and clients around the world, a service he thinks is likely to be in greater demand.”
The Hollywood Reporter reports: “Nearly every major studio soon will have its own streamer, but what separates a theatrical title from straight-to-digital remains elusive as producers complain that execs “keep moving the target.”‘
Variety reports: “NBC News is considering whether its venerable “Today” morning show might also serve as an all-day streaming-video outlet. In a memo issued Monday, NBC News Digital staffers were told that the company plans to explore streaming opportunities for “Today” and intends to shift some employees assigned to video “to focus on preparing for a streaming experience.”’
The Verge reports: “We’ve all been there: you have a sudden itch to watch a specific movie, and, after a cursory search of Netflix, you realize it’s not there. Next step: Google. Type in a search query for where that particular movie is streaming. It’s not on Hulu or Amazon Prime Video. It is, however, available via HBO Now, and this is where the decision paralysis hits.”
