Backed by LG, AmazeVR is hoping to resurrect virtual reality’s consumer dreams
TechCrunch reports: "Propelled by new technologies, new businessmen have been landing in Los Angeles since the invention of the nickelodeon to create a studio...
How Studios’ Streaming Services Affect Global Strategy, Sales at L.A. Screenings
Variety reports: "Usually at this time of year buyers for TV outlets around the world stay keenly abreast of news about programs in the...
TikTok Owner Preparing Streaming Service to Rival Spotify
Variety reports: "ByteDance, the Beijing-based owner of the TikTok video app, is developing a paid streaming music service aimed at the same emerging markets that Spotify and Apple...
Huawei has been building a Play Store alternative in plain sight
The Verge reports: "The momentous news that Google is cutting off its Android relationship with Huawei in response to a US government ban on the Chinese...
Apple, Amazon, Google Sued For ‘Massive’ Music Piracy
Hypebot reports: "Apple, Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Pandora are being sued for selling and streaming unauthorized recordings of Harold Arlen, the composer of Over the...
PlayStation Team Caught Off Guard By Sony, Microsoft Deal
Variety reports: "Last week, Sony and Microsoft surprised the gaming community by announcing a strategic partnership where they will work together on cloud technology. Apparently, no one was...
Dish Network Stock Slips On $800M EchoStar Satellite Deal, Analyst Downgrade
Deadline reports: "Dish Network’s stock dropped more than 11% to a two-month low Monday after the satellite company announced it would acquire broadcast satellite assets from EchoStar in...
Facebook is experimenting with robots to push its AI research forward
The Verge reports: "Facebook is certainly a high-tech company, but it’s not one you would necessarily associate with robots. However, as the firm revealed today,...
Google’s Huawei restrictions are a wake-up call for all Android phone makers
VentureBeat reports: "Huawei’s fortunes have gone from bad to worse, as news emerged last night that Google will stop providing the company with support for Android...
Disney-Backed VR Startup Tyffon Raises $7.8 Million
Variety reports: "Disney-backed immersive media startup Tyffon has raised a new $7.8 million Series A round of funding. The company wants to use the new cash...
VR Fund: Virtual reality ecosystem has more than 550 companies
VentureBeat reports: "The Venture Reality Fund said it is tracking over 550 companies on the virtual reality landscape. The major growth areas for investment in VR were gaming,...
Microsoft and Sony are teaming up for the future of gaming
The Verge reports: "Microsoft and Sony unveiled a surprising partnership last week that will see the companies collaborate to develop future cloud solutions for game and...
Winter is coming for HBO NOW subscriber growth
TechCrunch reports: "Fan reaction to Game of Thrones‘ final season may be mixed, but the show has been undeniably good for HBO’s network — and for...
PledgeMusic Lost Almost $11 Million In The Last 3 Years
Hypebot reports: "Two copies of a PledgeMusic presentation apparently designed to attract investors show that the crowdfunder lost nearly $11 million dollars between 2016...
Broadcasting Upfronts 2019: What We Heard And What We Still Need To Hear
Forbes reports: "Factions of the media and advertising world have been presaging the end of the television advertising upfronts for decades. It hasn’t happened...
Spotify’s new library design emphasizes podcast discovery
The Verge reports: "Spotify is beginning to roll out a new design for its mobile app that puts a much larger emphasis on podcasts....
Globo, Sony Pictures TV Seal Milestone English-Language Series Alliance
Variety reports: "Brazil’s Grupo Globo and Sony Pictures Television have closed a milestone multi-title production-distribution alliance to co-develop and co-produce two English-language scripted dramas, with a third project...
Riot Won’t Drop Arbitration Clause Immediately, Despite Walkout
Variety reports: "Riot Games, makers of “League of Legends,” said Thursday it won’t be changing its use of mandatory arbitration in cases of sexual harassment...
TikTok tops the iOS App Store for the fifth quarter in a row
TechCrunch reports: "Despite a $5.7 million FTC fine and changes to restrict its use by under 13-year-olds, TikTok retained its No. 1 position as the most...
TodayTix Receives $73 Million Investment Led By Great Hill Partners
Forbes reports: "A ticketing firm that got its start offering a modern alternative to the antiquated way Broadway theatergoers bought their discounted tickets (standing...
