Valve ordered to hand over sales data for Epic vs Apple case
Gamesindustry.biz reports: “A court has ruled that Valve must provide sales and pricing data to Apple as part of the iPhone maker’s ongoing legal battle with Epic Games.”
Gamesindustry.biz reports: “A court has ruled that Valve must provide sales and pricing data to Apple as part of the iPhone maker’s ongoing legal battle with Epic Games.”
Forbes reports: “Interplay raises $18 million to expand XR Training platform for workers in HVAC, plumbing, electrical, facilities maintenance, and energy industries. The system also supports PCs, tablets, and smart phones.”
DigiDay reports: “Direct-to-consumer brands are increasing their spending on Snapchat this year as part of the ongoing push to diversify media budgets. Media buyers say spending on Snapchat has increased roughly 10% year-over-year with the platform accounting for anywhere between 10% to 25% of media budgets now.”
Variety reports: “Netflix unveiled its first comprehensive study of diversity and inclusion in its film and series programming, from Dr. Stacy Smith and the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative research team.”
Deadline reports: “Despite shakiness in the overall sports economy, with declining TV ratings and event revenue due to Covid-19, DraftKings is wagering on the continued health of the sports betting business.”
TechCrunch reports: “AT&T just announced an agreement with private equity firm TPG that will turn DirecTV into a standalone company, albeit one that’s still majority owned by the telecom giant.”
The Hollywood Reporter reports: “Wall Street analysts on Thursday started sharing their takeaways from ViacomCBS’ streaming investor day late Wednesday, which provided more insight into its upcoming Paramount+ service and broader digital strategy.”
Gamesindustry.biz reports: “Fandom, the Wiki hosting service formerly known as Wikia, has acquired Fanatical for an undisclosed sum.”
Variety reports: “Television commercials have long been one of the media industry’s surest bets — so much so that advertisers around the world dumped a whopping $149 billion on them in 2020, according to estimates from Magna, the large media-buying firm. But Pepsi recently decided to take a gamble on something else.”
The Hollywood Reporter reports: “Ahead of the first Major tournament, Johanna Faries talks highlights from the season so far and the goal to create ritualistic viewing for “highly engaged and interactive” viewers.”