Facebook Gets One-Strike Policy for Live Streaming, Twitter & Twitch May Be Next
Variety reports: "Facebook will ban users who have violated certain rules from live streaming after just one offense, the company announced this week. The new...
Tencent’s mixed bag for Q1: record profit despite weakest revenue growth yet
TechCrunch reports: "Tencent, Asia’s largest tech firm, had a horrific 2018 on account of a country-wide freeze on new game monetization in China, but...
Nomadic to Open VR Center in Las Vegas
Variety reports: "Bay Area-based virtual reality (VR) startup Nomadic will open a new outpost in Las Vegas later this year: Nomadic’s second VR center will be part of Area...
Regal Owner Cineworld’s January-April Revenue Drops Amid Weaker Box Office
Hollywood Reporter reports: "British exhibition giant Cineworld Group, which last year completed its $3.6 billion acquisition of Regal Entertainment Group, said Wednesday that 2019...
AEW Officially Announces TV Deal With TNT Ahead Of WarnerMedia Upfronts
Forbes reports: "Just hours before Wednesday's upfronts for WarnerMedia, the billionaire-backed pro wrestling upstart AEW issued a press release to announce a television deal with TNT."
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Amazon Fire TV tops 34 million users, widening its lead over Roku
TechCrunch reports: "Amazon Fire TV’s lead over rival streaming platform Roku is widening. In January at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Amazon said...
Why AT&T Launched a DirecTV Streaming App on Magic Leap’s Mixed-Reality Headset
Variety reports: "AT&T’s DirecTV pay-TV business has been hemorrhaging subscribers, and its DirecTV Now internet service — which was supposed to help offset the customer exodus on...
Fox Pounds Start-Up Drums In Pitching New Business And Advertising Approach
Deadline reports: "Fox executives amplified their recent pitch about the new iteration of the company being a “stand-up” with its own “Day One” opening up...
DigiLens raises $50 million to develop cheap AR display tech
VentureBeat reports: "DigiLens, a Sunnyvale, California-based startup developing displays for augmented reality (AR) devices, today announced that it’s closed a $50 million oversubscribed series...
Epic Games acquires Twinmotion
gamesindustry.biz reports: "Epic Games this week announced the acquisition of visualization tool Twinmotion for an undisclosed amount."
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Disney Assumes Full Control of Hulu in Deal With Comcast
Variety reports: "Disney is now the only one with its hands on Hulu’s steering wheel. Disney and Comcast announced a deal under which Disney will assume full operational control...
AT&T CEO Says WarnerMedia to Pull TV Shows From Rivals as Streaming Service Launches
Hollywood Reporter reports: "AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson on Tuesday said WarnerMedia is prepared to take content back from rivals for its upcoming direct-to-consumer streaming service."
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Mailchimp expands from email to full marketing platform, says it will make $700M in...
TechCrunch reports: "Mailchimp, a bootstrapped startup out of Atlanta, Georgia, is known best as a popular tool for organizations to manage their customer-facing email...
Remember the Digital Video Disruptors? Now They’re Mostly Just TV Suppliers
Hollywood Reporter reports: "As YouTube and Facebook dominate the video ad business, smaller web video natives like Vice and Buzzfeed are now betting on...
Amazon Prime Video Added to Cox’s Contour Service
Variety reports: "Cox Communications’ Contour TV customers now have access to Amazon Prime Video from their set-top box, marking the ecommerce giant’s second distribution deal with...
Rolling Stone Music Charts Launch Delayed Indefinitely
Hypebot reports: "The launch of music charts on Rolling Stone has been delayed indefinitely. Originally scheduled to launch on Monday May 13th, the charts...
Profits tumble at Square Enix due to escalating launch costs
gamesindustry.biz reports: "Kingdom Hearts III and Shadow of the Tomb Raider couldn't profits from falling at Square Enix, due to an escalation in launch...
U.S. Supreme Court greenlights Apple App Store monopoly lawsuit
VentureBeat reports: "The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave the go-ahead for a lawsuit by consumers accusing Apple of monopolizing the market for iPhone software applications and...
Playlist Manipulation Will Create A Crisis In Streaming says MIDiA’s Mark Mulligan
Hypebot reports: "Label and artist manipulation of songs, playlists and the streaming services themselves will lead to a crisis, says MIDiA analyst Mark Mulligan....
Record-breaking Q1 revenues for Nexon at $840m
gamesindustry.biz reports: "Nexon is reporting a record-breaking start to the year, as its Q1 revenues exceeded expectations."
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