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Netflix Partners with Dubai-Based Pay-TV OSN in Middle East and North Africa (Variety)
Netflix has signed an agreement with Dubai-based pay-TV OSN under which OSN subscribers will be able to access Netflix content across the Middle East and North Africa. The unusu... More
Streaming Video is NBC’s Fountain of Youth at the Winter Olympics (L.A. Times)
Broadcast and cable television are still the main destinations for Olympic audiences. The vast majority of the $900 million advertisers are spending to reach viewers watching the G... More
Olympics Voice Traffic More Than Doubled on Comcast’s X1 Set-Top (Variety)
One of the winners of the 2018 Winter Olympics is voice control, if new data from Comcast is any indication: The cable TV operator has seen voice queries more than double for Pyeon... More
Lisa Henson Talks ‘The Dark Crystal’ 4K Restoration, Dolby Atmos Soundtrack (High-Def Digest)
35 years after it's original theatrical release, The Dark Crystal has remained a classic and a childhood favorite of this writer. I was all of five months old when my parents took ... More
Vimeo Launches Tools for Simultaneous Uploading or Livestreaming to Facebook, YouTube, Others (TechCrunch)
Video platform Vimeo is today rolling out new features designed to simplify video distribution across social networks, including one tool that allows live video to be streamed to F... More
Why Hollywood Has Become Obsessed with Podcasts (The Guardian)
The podcast and prestige TV booms have charted similarly ascendant paths in the last several years, so it makes sense that, with both bubbles almost at capacity, the two have melde... More
Oracle Launches Austin Accelerator, Virtual Program to Woo Startups to its Cloud (Forbes)
Oracle is doubling down on its pursuit of startups to join its cloud offerings with its first U.S. accelerator and a virtual program for more established startup companies. Orac... More
AT&T CEO: Time Warner Deal Aimed at Competing with Netflix, Amazon (CNBC)
AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson said Friday it makes no sense for the government to oppose the telecommunications giant's $85 billion buyout of Time Warner on the grounds ... More
Facebook to Launch Publisher Paywalls, Video News Section (Billboard)
There has been a lot of uncertainty among the media about just how much changes to Facebook's News Feed, designed to emphasize interactions between friends and family, will ultimat... More
U.S. Accessibility Standards a Boon to Media Localizers and Subtitlers (Slator)
The United States Access Board has updated the Electronic and Information Accessibility Standards covered under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to make public-facing ... More
12 Technologies That Will Disrupt Business in 2018 (CIO)
In 2018, disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and computer vision are maturing, going from game-changing ideas to foundational tools f... More
Facebook Sees Its Gen Z Audience Slipping Away to Snapchat (AdAge)
Facebook is not just losing its audience, it's losing its youth. The social network is expected to shed 18-to-24-year-old users this year for the first time, according to a new ... More
5G is Coming, and Its Next Big Test is at the Winter Olympics (USA Today)
Let the 5G games begin. The Winter Olympics underway in Pyeongchang, South Korea, showcases heated competition among the world’s finest athletes. But these Olympics are also a sh... More
Report: Digital Media is Driving Job Growth in L.A. Region (L.A. Times)
The rise of digital media is powering job growth in the entertainment industry throughout Los Angeles and Orange counties, according to a new report. The digital media industry ... More
Amazon Upgrades Alexa Just in Time for the 2018 Winter Olympics (Forbes)
For this Florida boy, the Winter Olympics are an exciting time. I'm completely indiscriminate in what I'll watch, just because all of it is fresh to me. Not to mention, seeing the ... More
Apple Sells Out of HomePod Preorders Just Before Launch Day (The Verge)
It’s unusual for a major new Apple product not to sell out on day one, and it seems that the HomePod isn’t going to buck the trend. Order estimates in the US slipped overnight ... More
T-Mobile Keeps Video Plans Close to the Vest (MCN)
T-Mobile’s acquisition of Layer3 TV left some analysts and industry observers scratching their heads about the strategy behind it. That head-scratching is likely to be continu... More
How HBO Now’s Subscriber Surge Reshapes the SVOD Story (FierceCable)
HBO Now has reportedly surpassed 5 million subscribers, effectively tripling its previous annual rate of subscriber growth. How did the standalone streaming service manage it, and ... More
Super Bowl LII Came and Went Without a 4K HDR Broadcast in Sight (4K)
What we do know is that Super Bowl LII was recorded in 4K Ultra HD, with HDR mastering done as well. Even last year’s Super Bowl got this treatment and the cameras needed for del... More
Best Buy Will Stop CD Sales as Digital Music Continues to Take Over (Engadget)
There's not much reason to shop for CDs when you download or stream all your music, and big-box stores are reacting to that decline. Billboard sources have learned that Best Buy ha... More