Twitch signs three more exclusivity deals with top streamers
Gamesindustry.biz reports: “The streaming exclusivity wars continue to escalate after Twitch signed multi-year deals with three of its biggest content creators.”
Fortnite And Travis Scott Provide Insights On How To Go To Market When The Market Vanishes
Hypebot reports: “When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, artists not only lost their ability to perform live shows, but also their main avenue for selling merch to fans. So what do you do when your entire market vanishes overnight?”
After Twitter fact-check, Trump threatens to regulate or close down social media platforms
TechCrunch reports: “Once again, Trump has doubled down. Following the addition of a fact-checking warning label added to his tweet about mail-in ballots, Trump took to the platform yet again to denounce it.”
HBO Max is taking on Netflix with human curation instead of solely relying on algorithms
The Verge reports: “Just like nearly everything else on the internet, streaming services are ruled by recommendation algorithms that are designed to predetermine what people want before they ask for it.”
Tencent takes 20% stake in Marvelous for $65m
Gamesindustry.biz reports: “Chinese games and tech firm Tencent has purchased a 20% stake in Marvelous, a Japanese publisher and developer.”
Facebook renames Calibra digital wallet to Novi
The Verge reports: “Facebook is renaming Calibra, the digital wallet it hopes will one day be used to access the Libra digital currencies, Novi. In a blog post the company said that the new name was inspired by the Latin words ânovusâ and âvia,â which mean ânewâ and âway,â respectively. Novi Financial is the new name of the Facebook subsidiary that will develop the companyâs digital wallet.”
Warner Music Group Launches Initial Public Offering
Billboard reports: “Warner Music Group has officially launched its initial public offering on Wall Street. The company said on Tuesday that 70,000,000 shares of Class A common stock will be made available, at an expected price of between $23 and $26 per share, and that it will trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol âWMG.â
Spotify removes cap from usersâ libraries, letting you save unlimited songs, albums and podcasts
TechCrunch reports: “Spotify announced this morning itâs removing the content cap on the appâs âYour Library,â allowing users to now save an unlimited number of songs, albums, and podcasts to their collection of favorites. The change addresses a top user complaint since 2014 which, to date, had received over 12,500 votes on Spotifyâs Community Ideas Exchange forum.”
8th Wall launches Face Effects tool for AR facial animations
VentureBeat reports: “8th Wall is launching Face Effects, a new cloud tool that enables developers to create effects that wrap around someoneâs face using augmented reality technology. 8th Wall made the announcement at the Augmented World Expo 2020, a digital event that highlights AR technology (such as glasses that overlay animations on the real world).”
Jaxsta Aims to Bring Back Liner Notes, and Create an IMDB for Music
Variety reports: “An IMDB for music, crossed with LinkedIn: Thatâs basically the elevator pitch for Jaxsta, a Sydney, Australia-based tech company that aims to be the go-to source for music credits, serving both the curiosity of fans and the needs of musicians and industry professionals.”
