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Indie Music Publisher: ‘We Are Not Blind To The Harsh Economic...

Hypebot reports: "In this anonymous interview, Chris Castle/Music Technology Policy speak with an independent publisher about their role in a streaming-based music economy where...

Instagram Chief Backs Up Mark Zuckerberg’s Leaked Comments About Facebook Fighting...

Variety reports: "Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri unsurprisingly seconded his boss’ internal comments to Facebook staff that a government breakup of the tech colossus wouldn’t...

Twitch CEO on War for Streaming Talent, Transparent Moderation Plans

Hollywood Reporter reports: "On Friday, Twitch CEO Emmett Shear took the main stage at his company's fifth annual convention, TwitchCon, at the San Diego...

Biggest Challenges for Direct-To-Consumer Services

nScreenMedia reports: "At the Future of Television show in New York this week, I had the pleasure of moderating a discussion entitled OTT and Direct To Consumer...

AMC Networks Is “Comfortable Going It Alone” Amid Consolidation, Vice Chair...

Hollywood Reporter reports: "'In a lot of cases, bigger means better,' but AMC Networks is "very comfortable" with being "a smaller, nimble company that...

Starz COO Touts Global Streaming Expansion Amid CBS Takeover Speculation

Hollywood Reporter reports: "Jeff Hirsch, COO of Starz, on Tuesday touted the international expansion of the premium cable channel, which comes amid escalating streaming...

Jeffrey Katzenberg Talks Working With Studios, Data Protection Ahead of Quibi...

Hollywood Reporter reports: "Details about Jeffrey Katzenberg's Quibi are dripping out as the mobile TV app ramps up ahead of its April 2020 launch....

Dark Slope thinking bigger with warehouse-scale VR

gamesindustry.biz reports: "Virtual reality is something of a niche market at the moment. Location-based VR is something of a niche within that niche, but...

Prince Harry Says ‘Fortnite’ Gaming “Shouldn’t be Allowed” In U.K.

Hollywood Reporter reports: "Prince Harry has set his sights on Fortnite. The member of the British royal family criticized the popular free-to-play video game during...

5 Questions With: Mikko Setälä of Rovio

Mikko Joined the Rovio Entertainment team in 2006 as chairman of the board and bounced around as CFO and EVP of corporate development before settling into his current role. Mikko’s background is in the software industry where he has served as a leader, founder and investor at multiple companies throughout his career. Digital Media Wire had the pleasure of conducting an interview with Mikko. We talked about his leadership philosophy, the start of his career, what Rovio brings to the entertainment table, and, of course, Angry Birds.