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Sony to Reveal New PlayStation 5 Details on March 18 (Polygon)
Sony Interactive Entertainment says it will reveal new details about the PlayStation 5 on Wednesday, March 18, at noon EDT. The company will do so through its PlayStation Blog. PS5... More
‘Birds of Prey’ Will Be Released on VOD Early (Variety)
Warner Bros. will make “Birds of Prey,” a spinoff of 2017’s “Suicide Squad,” available for digital purchase on March 24, earlier than its anticipated video-on-demand rele... More
Adobe Gives Free Creative Cloud Access to Students Amid Coronavirus Closures (My Modern Met)
As countries around the globe work to minimize the impact of COVID-19, an increasing number of schools and universities have shuttered their doors and taken lessons online. But for... More
Universal to Make ‘Trolls World Tour,’ ‘The Hunt,’ ‘Invisible Man’ Available Early on Home Entertainment (Variety)
With movie theaters closing or reducing seating capacity due to coronavirus, Universal Pictures will make its movies available on home entertainment on the same day as the films’... More
Microsoft Unveils a Ton of Xbox Series X Hardware Details (Engadget)
If you had any lingering questions about the Xbox Series X hardware, they've probably been answered. Microsoft has published a deep dive into the console's specs, including just wh... More
Why YouTube is the True Successor to TV (The Week)
That YouTube makes so much money isn't exactly surprising, particularly with so many users. In fact, what is perhaps unexpected to those of us raised on TV is that Instagram makes ... More
Disney Bringing ‘Frozen 2’ to Disney Plus Three Months Early Amid Coronavirus Pandemic (The Verge)
Disney has decided to bring its incredibly popular Frozen 2 to its Disney Plus streaming service three months early “surprising families with some fun and joy during this challen... More
Coronavirus Quarantines Could Help HBO Max, Peacock, Quibi (CNBC)
If Americans are stuck at home in the coming months as schools close and events are canceled, they’ll likely be starved for entertainment options and new ways to keep kids entert... More
ESPN Scrambling to Figure Out Programming While Live Sports Shut Down Indefinitely (CNBC)
Disney’s ESPN has long called itself the worldwide leader in sports. Now it will have to figure out what to do when there aren’t any. On what could be called Black Thursday for... More
Veritone Expands Content Classification Capabilities to Power Contextual Advertising at Scale for Podcasts (SCN)
Veritone announced the expansion of its content classification capabilities to support IAB Tech Lab Content Taxonomy-compliant metadata output via aiWARE APIs. The new offering wil... More
Global Entertainment Industry Surpasses $100B for the First Time Ever (Variety)
The global entertainment market — consisting of theatrical and home entertainment — has surpassed $100 billion in revenues for the first time in history, with earnings reaching... More
Churn on the Up Among U.S. OTT Operators (Digital TV Europe)
According to a new study from Parks Associates, the churn rate among all OTT services in 2019 was 35%. This is up from 25% in 2019 and a trend that operators will want to curb. Of ... More
Disney Plus Goes Live in India Almost Three Weeks Early (Variety)
Mouse House streamer Disney Plus went live in India on Wednesday, 18 days before the previously announced launch date of March 29. Disney’s existing Indian streamer Hotstar app i... More
Microsoft to Detail Xbox Series X, xCloud in New Live Stream Next Week (The Verge)
This year’s annual Game Developers Conference might have been postponed amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, but that’s not stopping Microsoft from streaming what it had planne... More
Why the NFL Will Score Big on Next TV Rights Deal (LA Times)
The need for live programming that attracts viewers who will sit through commercials — something the NFL delivers in spades — will substantially drive up the rights fee paid to... More
Dolby Spotlighted as One of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in Music for 2020 (MESA)
Dolby has been named in Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in music for its latest innovation – Dolby Atmos Music. The list honor... More
The Sales of Smart Speakers Skyrocketed (Forbes)
The major reason why the sales of smart speakers skyrocketed on a global scale during 2019 and especially during the fourth quarter is strong promotional activity combined with the... More
Shows on the Rise: Fantasy, Drama Bloom in March (TV Time)
Dark fantasy series, Castlevania, sinks its teeth into first place! Following Friday’s Season 3 release, the Netflix anime adventure enters on top; earning a rise ratio of 95.4%.... More
He Wasn’t Named Disney CEO but Kevin Mayer Will Have Key Role (Los Angeles Times)
For a media executive, there aren’t many positions in entertainment, media or tech that are more interesting than that of leading Disney’s charge into subscription video. And M... More
Target Opens New Gaming-Oriented Concept Store (Motley Fool)
Target is expanding its small format store initiative by opening a new concept focused on the $61 billion digital gaming industry. The retailer had a soft open for its new store ca... More