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Sony is reportedly close to buying Crunchyroll for nearly $1 billion
The Verge reports: "Sony is close to finalizing a deal to buy US-based anime streaming service Crunchyroll for nearly $1 billion, according to a...
Will Apple Be the Next Tech Giant to Buy a Studio?
The Hollywood Reporter reports: "Amid a wave of M&A fever, will Amazon’s $8.45 billion takeover of MGM prompt its Silicon Valley rival Apple to...
Web Video Index Blinkx Releases TV API
San Francisco - Web video index Blinkx on Wednesday released
a TV API, which it says will allow makers of set-tops, TVs, game consoles and
other...
Mobile Digital TV Chipmaker Siano Secures $20 Million
Netanya, Israel - Siano Mobile Silicon, a developer of mobile digital TV receiver chips, announced on Tuesday that it has secured $20 million in...
XYZ Films’ Management Unit Inks First Group Of Filmmaker Clients
Deadline reports: "XYZ Films has signed its inaugural group of clients for its new management division, which focuses on filmmakers with an emphasis on...
Hulu Ads For $500? Streamer Makes Bid for Small Advertisers
Variety reports: "Hulu is thinking big by trying to get some of the smallest video advertisers to start buying commercials."
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Verismo Networks Raises $17 Million for Internet TV Platform
Mountain View, Calif. - Verismo Networks, an open Internet
TV platform, announced on Tuesday that it has raised $17 million in a new round
of financing,...
USA Today Launches Microsoft Mobile Tags in Newspaper
McLean, Va. - USA Today said on Thursday it will begin
incorporating Microsoft tags in each section of its daily paper, Readers will
be able to...
Viacom’s Streaming TV “Arms Dealer” Strategy Paying Off (For Now)
Hollywood Reporter reports: "In 2013, Nickelodeon pulled its library from Netflix in an attempt to stem its free-falling linear ratings. Now, Viacom's kid-focused cable...
TV and Digital Gains Drive WGA West Member Earnings to $1.68...
Variety reports: "Members of the Writers Guild of America West saw their earnings grow a healthy 3.1% to $1.68 billion last year, thanks to...
