All posts by Jeff Hyatt

Ampere: China Leading eSports Boom (THR)

China is leading the fast-growing market for eSports, where professional video game players compete in front of a live online audience. A report Ampere Analysis finds that 26 perce... More

U.S. Home Entertainment Market Topped $25B in 2019, With 63% Coming From Streaming (Variety)

Consumer spending on home entertainment rose 8.4% to a record $25.2 billion in 2019, spurred by the at-home sector’s biggest growth engine — digital, according to DEG: The Digi... More

Oscars: Netflix Leads All Hollywood Studios With 24 Nominations (THR)

Streaming made Hollywood history again Monday as Netflix picked up a leading 24 Oscar nominations, marking the first time that the company has earned more than any major studio or ... More

Women Now Hold More Jobs Than Men in the U.S. Workforce (Forbes)

Buried deep in the U.S. government’s December jobs report was an interesting piece of data—women hold more jobs than men, occupying 50.04% of positions. According to the U.S. ... More

The Importance of Entrepreneurial Mentorship (Thrive Global)

Entrepreneurship is a journey which one should never walk alone. An aspiring entrepreneur should endeavor to identify and work with a seasoned mentor whose mentorship services woul... More

Fox Soul, a New Streaming Service, Targets African-American Viewers (Deadline)

Fox Television Stations is rolling out Fox Soul, a live, ad-supported streaming channel aimed at African-American viewers. The free channel will combine a set of new original progr... More

Sony Pictures Post Production Services Sound Team Ups its Game for ‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ (MESA)

As with the earlier film, conjuring the world of Jumanji presented unique challenges for the sound team. Once players enter the game, they are immersed in an environment where ever... More

Greycroft’s Dana Settle on Closing Funding Gap for Female Founders (BI)

The funding going to women-run startups remains stubbornly low, with startups led by all women getting less than 3% of the capital invested in US startups in 2019, according to Pit... More

Salesforce Announces New Tools to Boost Developer Experience on Commerce Cloud (TechCrunch)

Salesforce announced some new developer tools, designed to make it easier for programmers to build applications on top of Commerce Cloud in what is known in industry parlance as a ... More

Remote Work May be Helping Women Overcome Traditional Office Barriers (Workforce)

Remote work sits at the intersection of many urgent issues that impact how we live and work today. The demand for flexible work options has been driven by outside factors such as t... More

Shows on the Rise: January Premieres and ‘Jeopardy!’ Win (TV Time)

New CBS spin-off, FBI: Most Wanted, rises to the top! The crime-drama’s debut earns No. 1 placement with a rise ratio of 99.9% while beloved game show, Jeopardy! (No. 2), snags t... More

How the VC Pitch Process is Failing Female Entrepreneurs (HBR)

In 2018, only 3% of venture capital in the U.S went to companies with a female CEO. Yet, the number of female-owned businesses has risen both in the U.S. and around the world, and ... More

AI Was the Star of CES (Shelly Palmer Blog)

Based on what was on display at CES, the idea of deliverables lists may soon be a thing of the past. Imagine the difference. You shoot a video on an iPhone and it plays on an 8K mo... More

Hackathon Seeks to Highlight STEM to Girls, Young Women (DXC Technology Blog)

For years, women have been under-represented in science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses and occupations. Although more women are starting to work in STEM fields, t... More

How the STEM Crisis Threatens the Future of Work (Visual Capitalist)

If the U.S. is to become a global leader in STEM literacy, innovation, and employment, the Department of Education suggests that a STEM reform is needed, with the increase of diver... More

Three Effective Strategies to End the Shortage of Women in Tech (Forbes)

The lack of women in tech is a worldwide problem, no longer just an issue in the U.S. Even though 57% of all degrees are awarded to women, the number of women leaders in Fortune 50... More

Sony Interactive Entertainment Taps Former Microsoft Exec to Head Global Business Operations (THR)

Sony Interactive Entertainment has tapped former Microsoft exec Veronica Rogers to oversee the company's global business operations. Rogers' new role — senior vp, business operat... More

Verizon Media Appoints Rathi Murthy as New CTO (Fast Mode)

Verizon Media recently announced the appointment of Rathi Murthy as the company’s Chief Technology Officer. Based in Sunnyvale, CA, Rathi will oversee Verizon Media’s global te... More

Wayfair Chooses Google Cloud to Help Scale Its Growing Business (HITS)

Google Cloud announced that Wayfair is using Google Cloud as the foundation for its new hybrid cloud strategy. Wayfair's move to the cloud will help the $8 billion global retailer ... More