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Pearl Jam’s ‘Gigaton Visual Experience’ Arrives in Home Theaters (Variety)

Pearl Jam planned to release its “Gigaton Visual Experience” – a special audio-visual event around their new album — in theaters just before the album’s March 27 release,... More

Paramount Opens Vault for Blu-rays, Theatrical Re-Releases, Virtual Screenings (Deadline)

Paramount Pictures has apparently decided that everything old is new again, especially in the time of coronavirus quarantines. This week, the studio launches “Paramount Presents,... More

Showtime Sees Pop in Streaming Sign-Ups, Viewership Amid Coronavirus Lockdown (Variety)

Penned in by stay-at-home measures to fend off a pandemic, America’s audiences are turning to their television screens for comfort and distraction. Netflix, for one, saw an estim... More

Wi-Fi is Getting its Biggest Upgrade in 20 Years (The Verge)

In a few months, there’s going to be a lot more Wi-Fi to go around. The Federal Communications Commission voted to open up a plot of spectrum in the 6GHz band for unlicensed use ... More

Five Innovations That Improve Live Event Streaming (Verizon Media Blog)

COVID-19 has left an indelible mark on live events. Live sports have been sidelined due to various lockdown orders, which has affected viewers worldwide. The National Basketball As... More

NFL Braces for ‘Virtual Draft’ Amid Virus Lockdown (Yahoo Sports)

The NFL Draft will head into uncharted territory Thursday, with lockdown restrictions put in place to combat the coronavirus pandemic forcing teams to take part in an unprecedented... More

The $200M+ Risk Apple Must Take on Martin Scorsese (Variety)

Apple needs to pay its way out of its early struggles with Apple TV+ or lose out on the opportunity to stay competitive in the streaming wars.... More

How Hollywood is Working From Home to Meet Streaming Demand (Protocol)

While most of the productions are on pause, appetite for new content is greater than ever. Streaming numbers are up, and the industry is on track to launch a number of new subscrip... More

Why Music Videos are Making a Comeback in the Age of Coronavirus (Muse)

Today, we know MTV and VH1 more for reality shows like Teen Mom and Love & Hip Hop than for the iconic videos they launched. But here's the funny thing: Music videos haven't lost t... More

Report: Digital Video Game Revenue Hit $10B in March, its Best Month Ever (Forbes)

As countries put in place lockdowns to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, people turned to video games in droves, pushing digital revenue to $10 billion and making March the... More

Eluvio’s Michelle Munson on Redefining the Distribution of Premium Video Content (SVG)

The Eluvio Content Fabric is a new global substrate for management and distribution of premium video content at Internet scale in ways never before possible. Neither cloud nor CDN,... More

Will They Net Consumers Post-Pandemic? (Variety)

Paywalls have crumbled during the COVID-19 crisis. Call it the Great Pandemic Content Giveaway of 2020. But once consumers are suddenly asked to pay for programming that’s no lon... More

‘Scoob’ Will Skip Theaters, Debut on Digital Platforms in May (Variety)

Warner Bros.’ “Scoob,” an animated film based on “Scooby-Doo” characters, will skip its planned theatrical release and instead launch next month on digital rental service... More

Verizon Media Beefs Up Streaming Platform (Light Reading)

Verizon Media has launched a range of capabilities to enable broadcasters, content owners and service providers to grow audiences and monetize content in new ways. These include ad... More

EditShare Extends Collaborative Editing Into the Cloud With New EFSv Platform (MESA)

EditShare is making collaborative cloud-based media production possible with its virtualized video editing and storage platform - EFSv. The open EFSv platform supports industry-sta... More

Fox Nation Streaming-Video Service Open to Product Placement Deals (Variety)

Streaming-video hub Fox Nation is opening its borders – to advertisers.... More

HBO Max Sets Official Launch Date (Variety)

WarnerMedia has set the start date for HBO Max: It’s set to barrel into the streaming wars on May 27. The subscription-streaming package, with some 10,000 hours of content out of... More

The Pandemic Will Force Sports to Reimagine the Fan Experience (TechCrunch)

Chances are we will see changes big and small. Spitballing some ideas, there could be live interactive communities in which the players participate with fans. There could be wider ... More

Amazon’s SXSW Virtual Collection Launches With 39 Films, 9-Day Run (Variety)

The 2020 SXSW Film Festival has set its virtual selection and screening dates on Amazon, garnering almost 40 shorts, features and episodic programs to participate in the digital wo... More

NBCUniversal’s Fandango Buys Vudu From Walmart (Variety)

NBCUniversal’s Fandango division clinched a pact to buy Vudu, the movie and TV rental and purchase streaming platform, from retailing giant Walmart. The terms of the acquisition ... More

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