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YuMe’s Full-Stack Programmatic Video Marketplace Gains Momentum with New Partnership (MESA)

YuMe has announced that MUH-TAY-ZIK | HOF-FER, an award-winning, full-service advertising agency focused on strategic creative and media solutions for their stable of clients, has ... More

The New Media Frontier (Forbes)

For generations, the only way to watch a movie was by going to the local cinema. Then, starting in the 1920′s, Hollywood had a competitor with the invention of the television set... More

After Experimenting With 360-Degree Storytelling, Publishers Are Going All-In on VR (Adweek)

Since its inception in 2012, Digital Content NewFronts presentations have been all about convincing marketers to double down on digital video. But this year's extravaganza seeks to... More

Study: VR’s ‘Tipping Point’ Still Years Away (MCN)

Though there is strong interest in and momentum behind the virtual reality market, the tipping point on mainstream adoption is still years away, Greenlight VR found in a new 10-yea... More

It’s a Jungle in Here: Movies Get Interactive (WSJ)

At a recent New York screening of Disney ’s new feature film “The Jungle Book,” moviegoers felt the wind in their hair as the man-cub Mowgli raced through the tropical underg... More

‘Angry Birds Action’ Game Uses Augmented Reality to Promote Movie, Brand Tie-Ins (Variety)

Rovio, the company behind hit mobile game “Angry Birds,” is set to release a new game ahead of the debut of “The Angry Bird Movie.” The game, “Angry Birds Action,” isn�... More

How Quickly Will Online Video Transition to VR? (VideoInk)

Why am I circling December 25th on my calendar? Because Christmas 2016 is judgment day for Virtual Reality. Many telltale signs point toward Christmas as being a make or break mome... More

Disney Steps Up Virtual Reality Production With Nokia Deal (Hollywood Reporter)

The Walt Disney Studios is stepping up its efforts in virtual reality production with a multi-year agreement with Nokia Technologies, through which Disney marketers and filmmakers ... More

NAB 2016: Virtual Reality Is Growing, and Investors Waiting Until It Matures (B&C)

In the first quarter of this year, investors and venture capitalists have pumped $300-$400 million into the virtual reality business, the same amount of money that was invested in ... More

Deluxe Officially Opens Virtual Reality Creative Services Unit (ETCentric)

Deluxe began as a film laboratory in the early 1900s. The company has gone through numerous transitions, and today is focused not just on traditional post services, but on those ri... More

NAB 2016: Prime Focus launches Amazon Optimizer (Rapid TV News)

Prime Focus Technologies (PFT) has announced the launch of Amazon Optimizer for its Operations Cloud module, part of PFT’s CLEAR Media ERP Suite. Amazon Optimizer aims to reduce ... More

BTI Studios Awarded a Content Protection and Security Certificate by CDSA (MESA)

Content is the most valuable asset most entertainment companies possess and BTI handles a vast amount of content for clients across the whole entertainment spectrum including Unive... More

Virtual Reality Lures Media Companies to a New Frontier (New York Times)

Media and entertainment companies want to help shape the next entertainment platform: virtual reality. Over the last several months, companies including Condé Nast and Vice Media ... More

ETC Ties Suitcase Bingo Game App to NAB Cloud Conference (ETCentric)

ETC@USC has launched “The Suitcase Bingo Game” app in conjunction with the NAB Cloud Innovation Conference to encourage NAB participants to explore the latest in cloud producti... More

Slack Teases Future, Unveils Product Roadmap (PC Magazine)

Slack has officially unveiled its product roadmap. While the reveal is probably more interesting to those who develop apps that integrate with slack (or bots that help automate Sla... More

Deluxe Launches VR Unit to Facilitate Industrial-Scale Virtual Reality Productions (Variety)

Deluxe Entertainment Services officially took the lid of Deluxe VR Monday, announcing a dedicated creative services unit for virtual reality (VR) projects. Deluxe VR is being heade... More

Is 4DX the Next Big Thing for Commercial Cinemas? (AV Network)

My seat bucked and shook as the superheroes did battle on screen. As Batman kicked his enemy in the back, I felt a thump in my lumbar. My chair pitched backwards abruptly as the vi... More

Oculus Rift Launches: What’s Next For Virtual Reality? (Hollywood Reporter)

The hotly anticipated virtual reality headset officially launches on Monday, kicking off a critical period for the fledgling market. Along with the Rift from Oculus — which Faceb... More

Steph Curry Teaming Up With Nike Alumni To Develop A New Social Platform (Forbes)

Curry has teamed up with former Nike NKE +0.60% alumni Bryant Barr and Jason Mayden to rewrite the playbook on athlete and fan interaction with Slyce, a new mobile social platform ... More

VR: The Time for Tech Demos is Over (GamesIndustry)

It's going to be quite a few years before VR becomes the mass-market revolution that the hype around the technology at GDC would suggest, but the shape of the early years, at least... More

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