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Internet Powers Open Up Their Wallets (BloombergGadfly)

The tech superpowers don't disclose exactly where their capital expenditures go, but it is clear that buying and maintaining their gigantic computing networks represent a big chunk... More

In an Era of Streaming, Cinema Is Under Attack (NY Times)

Seen any good movies lately? Seen any movies? Chances are you have — but maybe not in an actual theater. Americans used to adore going out to the movies, but that love has been o... More

PwC: News Engagement Continues to Grow (Rapid TV News)

Contrary to conventional wisdom, news consumption is even stronger today than it was ten years ago – it’s just that broadcast news and newspapers are no longer the primary sour... More

M&E Journal: Consumers: We Value Your Purchase

By Guy Finley, Executive Director, MESA From M&E Journal Spring 2016 To convey this simple message to consumers, the industry must unite around interoperability I am usu... More

Katzenberg’s Next Act: Digital Media Kingpin? (Hollywood Reporter)

Katzenberg will be stepping down as head of DWA when NBC Universal closes its $3.8 billion acquisition. For now, he will take on a new title as chairman of DreamWorks New Media, a ... More

Slack Targets Salesforce, Oracle With Productivity Aim (Bloomberg)

Slack, the corporate chat platform, has painted a target on the likes of Salesforce.com Inc. as well as software giants SAP AG, Oracle Corp. and Microsoft Corp., with ambitions to ... More

Aaron Levie on the Future of Box (TechCrunch)

Video: Box has come a long way since Aaron Levie founded it as a student at USC in 2005. The cloud storage company ultimately went public last year, in what turned out to be a diff... More

Film Commissioners, Producers Discuss Production Incentives at AFCI Show (Variety)

A superpanel composed of 13 film commissioners, producers and reps from production service companies addressed on Friday the global mosaic of tax credits and other incentives that ... More

NBC Universal Acquires DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 Billion (HMM)

As expected, Comcast unit NBC Universal is acquiring DreamWorks Animation for $3.8 billion, which is a 27% premium on DWA’s inflated stock price since scuttlebutt about a possibl... More

AWS, Pitney Bowes Partnering on New Commerce Cloud (eWeek)

Pitney Bowes will run Commerce Cloud on AWS infrastructure and operate alongside the AWS Marketplace. PB already has launched seven services in the AWS Marketplace for Location Int... More

Comcast in Talks to Buy DreamWorks Animation for More Than $3 Billion (WSJ)

Comcast Corp. is in talks to buy DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. for more than $3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, in a deal that could make the cable giant a r... More

The Charter-Time Warner Merger Would Create a New Internet Giant (WIRED)

Regulators are paving the way for a merger that could create a new Internet giant. The Federal Communications Commission and the Department of Justice are set to approve Charter’... More

Microsoft’s Azure IoT Takes to the Skies with Rolls-Royce (ZDNet)

Rolls-Royce will use Microsoft Azure IoT Suite and Cortana Intelligence Suite to support current and future generations of its intelligent aircraft engines. Rolls-Royce engines pow... More

YouTube’s Quest for TV Advertising Dollars (WSJ)

Cord-cutting is on the rise, ratings for many networks are in decline, Web video consumption is surging and there’s a new crop of stars on digital media. Surely, marketers are ch... More

NAB 2016: NAB Show Attendance Tops 103,000 (TV Technology)

The National Association of Broadcasters announced today preliminary registered attendance of 103,012 for the 2016 NAB Show. The exhibition featured 1,874 companies spanning 1,063,... More

Video Ads Are Better Than Ever On Social Platforms (MediaPost)

With Instagram opening up its platform with an advertising API and Pinterest offering a programmatic solution, it’s a good time to market on social media. New data from Kinetic�... More

Verizon Will Pilot 5G Fixed Wireless in 2017 (Light Reading)

Verizon will have a fixed wireless 5G pilot up and running in 2017, CFO Fran Shammo told investment analysts today. That statement came in a first-quarter earnings call that reinfo... More

China Shuts Down Apple’s Film and Book Services (THR)

Apple Inc.'s movie and book services have abruptly gone dark in China, just six months after they were launched there. China is Apple's second-largest market by revenue, and the sh... More

NCTA: We’ll Sue If FCC Set-Top Box Proposal Stands (B&C)

National Cable & Telecommunications Association President Michael Powell says his association will sue if the FCC's set-top proposal is adopted. In a press conference with reporter... More

NAB Show: MESA Member Focus

By Chris Tribbey The Media & Entertainment Services Alliance (MESA) asked its members attending the NAB Show to highlight what they offered at the annual confab. This is the fir... More

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