Survey: Legalization of Sports Gambling Could Lead to Increased Sports Viewing
Variety reports: "With sports dominating the most-watched telecasts on broadcast TV in 2018, its value to TV networks in guaranteeing a live audience is unparalleled....
Podimo Raises €6M To Become Europe’s ‘Netflix For Podcasts’
TechCrunch reports: "Podimo, a Copenhagen-based startup building what it hopes will become Europe’s “Netflix for podcasts,” has raised €6 million in seed funding prior...
Sony Announces a New $185M Fund To Invest In Tech Startups
TechCrunch reports: "Sony is doubling down on the world of startup investment. The Japanese tech giant announced a new fund that is aiming to raise 20...
E.Ventures raises $400 million for early-stage U.S. and European startups
VentureBeat reports: "E.Ventures, a 20-year-old fund with headquarters in San Francisco and Berlin, has raised $400 million for two early-stage venture capital funds. The company...
A Facebook Civil Rights Audit Could Have Unintended Consequences
The Verge reports: "By May of 2018, Facebook had received sustained criticism that the platform consistently enabled civil rights abuses. (Much of the criticism...
Endless AI-Generated Spam Risks Clogging Up Google’s Search Results
The Verge reports: "Over the past year, AI systems have made huge strides in their ability to generate convincing text, churning out everything from song...
Can Roblox’s 90 Million Users Be Civil To Each Other?
VentureBeat reports: "Back in January, online safety expert Laura Higgins joined Roblox to head a “digital civility” initiative to make the virtual world and gaming platform a...
“The games industry has some maturation to do in understanding data protection law”
gamesindustry.biz reports: "The Information Commissioner's Office for the UK has expressed concerns about the "lack of clarity" around how games companies collect personal data."
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Soundcloud Pokes Spotify After Streamer Ends Free Uploads
Hypebot reports: "Soundcloud had a bit of fun at Spotify's expense after the streaming giant decided that it didn't want to be in the...
WarnerMedia’s Upfront Driven By Digital Video, Not Traditional TV
Variety reports: "Demand for digital advertising drove the bulk of demand for WarnerMedia’s “upfront” sales efforts, according to a person familiar with the matter, suggesting...
Linden Lab’s Sansar Partners With Monstercat To Bring Live Music Into VR
VentureBeat reports: "Sansar, the social virtual reality platform built by Second Life creator Linden Lab, has partnered with electronic music label Monstercat, to bring live...
MobiTV Raises $50 Million For Pay TV Delivery Platform
VentureBeat reports: "MobiTV has raised $50 million in funding to expand its pay TV delivery system internationally. Emeryville, California-based MobiTV sells its platform to providers of pay...
Nexon Takes Majority Share In Patrick Söderlund’s Embark Studios
gamesindustry.biz reports: "Nexon has announced it will increase its share in Embark Studios, making it the majority owner. Embark was founded last year by...
Scooter Braun Acquires Big Machine Label Group For $300M: ‘We’ve got a seat at...
Hypebot reports: "Scooter Braun's Ithaca Holdings has acquired Scott Borchetta's Big Machine Label Group. The combined companies create a multifaceted independent music powerhouse that...
Streaming Overload? Nielsen Report Finds Average Viewer Takes 7 Minutes To Pick What To...
Deadline reports: "The proliferation of streaming and the novelty of the subscription video on demand interface are contributing to paralysis among consumers grappling with too much...
Epidemic Sound Raises $20M at a $370M Valuation For Its Soundtrack Music Discovery and...
TechCrunch reports: "The rise of streamed video has seen the market for licensing streamed music boom in the last few years, with not only...
Spotify Pre-Saves Give Labels Troubling Data, Control
Hypebot: "Pre-saving an album on Spotify can give record labels and others access to personal data including email addresses and playlists, according to a...
International TV Newswire: SVOD Summer, HBO Casts, Netflix Shoots in Africa
Variety reports: "In this week’s International TV Newswire SVOD original content stakes a claim to screens large and small, HBO Latin America announces castings, Netflix gets to work...
Media Union Launches Survey On Games Industry Working Conditions
gamesindustry.biz reports: "Britain's largest entertainment sector union has launched a survey on working conditions in the games industry, ahead of its scheduled appearance in...
This Week In XR: Valve VR Index, RLab New NYC Accelerator, Stonewall’s 3D
Forbes reports: "The Valve Index VR headset shipped this week. Orders for the Index opened up back in May, though supplies ran out rather...
