How The Sandbox’s First Virtual Pride Parade Highlights the Importance of Diversity in the Metaverse

May 5, 2022

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Digiday reports: “In June, virtual platform The Sandbox will be the location of the first metaverse-native LGBTQ pride parade. The Event is the brainchild of People of Crypto (POC) Lab, a new innovation hub focused on building diversity in Web3 spaces. Users of all shapes, size and identities already spend their lives inside metaverse platforms – but the companies building these platforms and the virtual experiences inside them are not nearly as diverse, according to People of Crypto co-founder Simone Berry.”

UnitedMasters, Valued at $550M, Just Launched Its Own Beat Marketplace

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May 5, 2022

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Music Business Worldwide reports: “Online marketplaces that let musicians buy and sell beats and sound samples are becoming a big part of the music business. Last July, music production marketplace and distributor BeatStars reported that it had paid out over $150 million to date to creators worldwide via its platform.”

IMDb Launches New Interactive Gaming App ‘What to Watch’ on Amazon Fire TV

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May 5, 2022

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TechCrunch reports: “Searching for something to watch can often feel like a chore. Today, IMDb will launch a free IMDb What to Watch app for Fire TV, exclusively to users in the U.S., that gives customized movie and TV series recommendations across multiple streaming services tailored to their favorite genres, interests, and their current mood.”

Tilting Point Partners With Polygon Studios to Expand Into Web3

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May 5, 2022

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The Hollywood Reporter reports: “Free-to-play games publisher Tilting Point has entered a multiyear partnership with Polygon Studios to launch 10 games, with the integration of Web3 blockchain technology, over the next two years.”

Social Gaming Platform Piepacker Rebrands to Jam.gg

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May 5, 2022

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Gamesindustry.biz reports: “Today social gaming platform, Piepacker announced that it has rebranded to Jam.gg and has seen over 2 million users globally since its release. The service originally launched in March 2020, it is a cloud-based service that offers modern and retro title in a free catalogue that users can play in a web browser.”

Amid Elon Musk Takeover Effort, Twitter Pitches New Content Partnerships

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May 5, 2022

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The Hollywood Reporter reports: “Twitter is in the middle of a moment of uncertainty. The company has a deal to sell itself to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, but while that deal is pending (it needs shareholder and regulatory approvals, etc.) it has to be business-as-usual for the social media firm … At Newfronts, the company touted deals with NBCUniversal, E! and Conde Nast, among others.”

Mosyle Raises $196M For Its Mobile Device Management Platform For Apple Devices

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May 4, 2022

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VentureBeat reports: “Today, mobile device management (MDM) provider Mosyle announced the general availability of the Apple Unified Platform, a solution that combines MDM, endpoint security, entity management, and application management into a single solution for deploying and managing Apple devices.”

‘The Ad Experience That Consumers Find Most Annoying Are Also Bad For The Environment’: The Business Case For Sustainable Digital Advertising

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May 4, 2022

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Digiday reports: “Sustainability is one of the hot-button issues in the 21st century and one that’s increasingly generating discussion at the highest echelons of the advertising industry. True, the cause is noble, but now ad execs are increasingly starting to see the opportunity for cost-efficiencies as well as new business opportunities posed by embracing such thinking.”

‘If The Music Industry Wants To Continue Its Exponential Growth, Its Data Backbone Needs To Become Significantly More Efficient’

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May 4, 2022

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Music Business Worldwide reports: “Verifi Media recently announced the launch of the Verifi Rights Data Alliance (“VRDA”), with partnerships in place with Warner Music Group, Warner Chappell, FUGA, Unison Rights and Deezer. Together, these inaugural members have committed to using Verifi’s services to enhance, collaborate and share music rights data, with the cumulative aim of improving each of their businesses.”

Amberdata Raises $30M To Chase The “Unlimited Opportunity” To Bring Traditional Finance Into Web3

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May 4, 2022

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TechCrunch reports: “Amberdata, an institutionally-focused digital asset data provider, has raised $30 million in its Series B, its CEO Shawn Douglass exclusively told TechCrunch. The company is now valued at $330 million and has raised a total of $47 million to date, including its seed round worth $2 million and Series A totaling $15 million.”