Hollywood Reporter reports: “Six-figure deals for filming everyday trips to the store? It’s enough to lure high-profile celebrities to the platform, but the global audience and creative freedom (plus ad revenue and marketing opportunities) help keep them there as growing an online following becomes ‘a great point of leverage.'”
Deadline reports: “Disney is showcasing “basically everything” that will be available on its Disney+ subscription streaming offering when it launches in less than a month.”
TechCrunch reports: “Apester, which helps digital publishers add interactivity to their content, is rolling out a new format called the Story Strip.”
Variety reports: “Microsoft’s Twitch competitor Mixer has lots its two co-founders: Both Matt Salsamendi and James J. Boehm, who co-founded the startup that eventually became Mixer in 2011, have both left the company over the past 2 weeks.”
Hollywood Reporter reports: “The private equity firm backs CAA, Vice, Spotify, STX and even Cirque du Soleil, a massive bet on diverse entertainment holdings.”
Billboard reports: “Entertainment One, the entertainment company that has agreed to be acquired by toy giant Hasbro for $4 billion, on Friday reported a widened quarterly loss as revenue in its film, TV and music unit dropped 7.6 percent.”
Hypebot reports: “San Francisco based ticket exchange platform Lyte has secured $15 million in Series A financing to drive the development of the platform and scale operations.”
gamesindustry.biz reports: “Riot Games has filed a lawsuit against esports organisation Riot Squad for copyright infringement over its name.”
The Verge reports: “Steam is preparing to launch a new “Remote Play Together” feature, which will let you play local multiplayer games over the internet with friends “as though they were in the same room.” Valve announced the new functionality to developers via the Steamworks website, before PC Gamer reported its existence publicly.”
VentureBeat reports: “Meta Games raised $2 million in seed fudning for esports-themed mobile games. Bitkraft Esports Ventures is the primary backer of the Berlin startup. Other investors included Everblue Management, Crest Capital, and Klaas Kersting, among others.”
