Games/Interactive
Hulu Adds Another Interactive Ad: This One Lets You Get Offers Via Email (Variety)
Hulu lets its subscribers choose the show they want to see. Now the video-streaming service is increasingly letting users choose to respond to certain commercials right away.... More
The State of Intelligent Images (Adobe Blog)
With a click, swipe, or scroll, we move swiftly from one piece of content to the next. We spend seconds consuming what may have taken days to create. Society’s expectations for c... More
NBA Inks Facebook Pact for Video Recaps of All NBA, WNBA, NBA 2K League, NBA G League Games (Variety)
NBA Digital announced a deal with Facebook under which all NBA, WNBA, NBA G League and NBA 2K League game recaps will be available on Facebook Watch worldwide. The video recaps wil... More
Global eSports Market Will Reach $1B in Proceeds in 2019 (Fortune)
The global e-sports market is set to reach new heights, according to a recent study. Total revenue for the global e-sports market will hit $1.1 billion in 2019, representing a 26.7... More
ESL, Facebook Expand Streaming Deal (Sports Pro)
ESL, the world's largest independent esports company, has expanded its partnership with Facebook to stream all of its competitions on the social media platform. Since the start of ... More
Media Market Disruptor? The Evolving Benefits of Blockchain (Digitalist)
The rise of digital media also creates new challenges for producers, distributors, and ad makers – ensuring creators are paid fairly for their work, making sure media isn’t pir... More
Tim Cook, Ginni Rometty Join Trump’s AI Workforce Panel (Fortune)
Apple CEO Tim Cook and IBM CEO Ginni Rometty are joining President Donald Trump’s business advisory board to help come up with solutions to prepare millions of Americans for the ... More
IBM Blockchain Platform Now Live in Melbourne (ZDNet)
IBM has made its blockchain platform available out of the IBM data centre in Melbourne, allowing customers to run their applications on the company's cloud and abide by data sovere... More
Report: Global eSports Market Will Exceed $1B in 2019 (GamesIndustry)
With more events, more investment, more games, and more awareness, it should come as no surprise that the global esports industry is anticipated to continue to grow in the coming y... More
Adobe Gives Lightroom a Boost with Sensei-Powered Functionality (TechRadar)
Adobe has announced an update to its Lightroom CC, Lightroom Classic and Camera Raw applications, the highlight being a new feature, powered by its Sensei AI, called Enhance Detail... More
Sony Names New PlayStation Chief as Speculation Grows Over its Next Big Console (CNBC)
Sony's gaming division appointed senior executive Jim Ryan as its new president and CEO on Tuesday. Ryan will be appointed to his new role on April 1, taking the reins from John Ko... More
The Future of AI (THRIVE)
The debate about AI rages on. Will it take all of our jobs? Will we be able to find skilled workers for our organizations? Will robots self-replicate at an uncontrollable rate, tak... More
Facebook Goes Global in Courting Creators, Including YouTubers (Variety)
Facebook is stepping up efforts to lure creators from all corners of the world to its Watch platform, dangling not only the promise of connecting with communities but making seriou... More
Trump Launching Artificial Intelligence Initiative with Executive Order (Billboard)
President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order directing federal agencies to prioritize research and development in the field of artificial intelligence. The plan, called ... More
Netflix Launches ‘Smart Downloads’ Feature on iOS to Automate Offline Viewing (TechCrunch)
Netflix today is launching a new feature on iOS devices that will help make it easier to watch its shows when you’re offline. The “smart downloads” feature, as it’s called,... More
5 Reasons Enterprises are Finding it Hard to Adopt AI (Western Digital Blog)
2018 may have been AI’s biggest year. Yet its application in real-world use cases are still very far. Why are companies and enterprises struggling to adopt AI? Western Digital as... More
Turner, Caesars Partner for OTT Sports-Betting Content (SportsPro)
Turner Sports has penned an agreement with casino operator Caesars Entertainment to develop sports-betting content and open a Bleacher Report studio inside one of Caesars’ Las Ve... More
Fox Launches Indie Game Development Fund (THR)
FoxNext Games, the video game development and publishing division of 20th Century Fox, is working to support indie game makers. The company has launched a development fund to help ... More
Bitmax Inks Multi-Year Deal with Gravitas Ventures for Digital Content Management, Retail Partner Integration (MESA)
Bitmax, the digital media management and licensing company, today announced a multi-year deal to handle broad digital media processing services for worldwide film distributor Gravi... More
White House Poised to Take Action on AI, 5G (The Hill)
The White House is expected to take action within the next few weeks aimed at boosting U.S. artificial intelligence and 5G deployment, an administration official confirmed to The H... More