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Hulu Redesigns Mobile App for Better Discovery (TechCrunch)

At this year’s CES event, Hulu announced plans to trial an updated version of its user interface that would do away with the confusing landing page called “Lineup.” At the ti... More

IBC 2019: EditShare to Bring New Shared Storage Capabilities (MESA)

EditShare, a technology leader that specializes in collaboration, security, and intelligent storage solutions for media creation and management, announced today that the company wi... More

ESPN+ May Be Key to Disney’s $13 Streaming Bundle (THR)

Some 42 percent of millennials say they'd be likely to subscribe to the offering of Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN+, a Hollywood Reporter/Morning Consult survey finds.... More

Amazon Prime Video Signs Distribution Deal With Altice Europe (Variety)

Amazon Prime Video has unveiled its first distribution deal with a telco in France, signing a pact with Altice Europe, which owns leading French internet, mobile and cable-TV provi... More

The Rise of Data Streaming (IT Pro Portal)

Real-time data processing and streaming data architectures are on the rise. This might come as no surprise to many, as multiple reports validate that real time streaming has become... More

Netflix’s Podcast Slate ‘Deepens’ Space Around Original Content, Programmers Say (Variety)

It should come as no surprise that, in its quest to become a full-blown entertainment ecosystem, Netflix has built a roster of podcast programming to complement its scores or origi... More

Cracking the Code for Delivering a Truly Customer-First Entertainment Experience (Adobe Blog)

Some of the world’s largest content producers have created dedicated business units to build subscription-based video streaming services to ward off “cord cutting” and a decl... More

Open Source Codecs, Wi-Fi 6 Will Transform In-Home Wi-Fi Video Performance (Technicolor Blog)

When it comes to connected home applications, video remains the all-important killer app for consumers. Network service provider (NSP) subscribers assume that they will have the ab... More

The Future of Customer Experiences (Adobe Blog)

Adobe CTO Abhay Parasnis discusses how AR, VR, AI and voice will raise the bar for customer experiences.... More

How Blockchain Is About to Change the Music Industry (Forbes)

We hear music every day, we dance to it and sing along with it. Music moves us and even defines our mood and the ambiance of the space around us. But do we know how it is made? Wri... More

MIT Experts Find a Way to Reduce Video Stream Buffering on Busy WiFi (Engadget)

No more fighting with your family over who gets to stream in HD. A team from MIT have come up with a tool to help multiple people share a limited WiFi connection.... More

The Gamification of Sports: An Effective Marketing Tool or a Boondoggle? (DataArt)

Although the concept of “gaming” has existed for a long time, the word “gamification” first gained popularity in 2010 as this pastime became deeply intertwined with technol... More

Report: Apple Spending $6B on Original Shows, Trying to Beat Disney+ to Market (CNBC)

Apple has committed to spend more than $6 billion on original TV shows and movies for its forthcoming Apple TV+ service, according to a Financial Times report. Apple previously sai... More

IBC 2019: NAGRA to Spotlight Smart Content Aggregation, Monetization, Service Protection (MESA)

At IBC 2019, NAGRA will demonstrate how pay-TV operators and content owners can enable true digital transformation by embracing innovation and rethinking business models. This incl... More

AT&T TV Launches in 10 Test Markets Ahead of OTT Bundle’s National Rollout (Deadline)

AT&T TV, an over-the-top bundle of channels with a cloud DVR, has launched in 10 test markets in California, Kansas, Missouri, Florida and Texas, ahead of a nationwide rollout expe... More

Coming Soon to Netflix: Movie Trailers Crafted by AI (CBS News)

The next movie trailer you watch on Netflix could be made by artificial intelligence. Gregory Peters, chief product officer at Netflix, said in a July earnings call that the Los Ga... More

Inside China’s Global Entertainment Ambitions (Variety)

The numbers always dazzle in China. The country has more than 60,000 movie screens, the most of any nation on Earth, almost all built within the last 10 years. It boasts more paid ... More

Disney+: First Global Markets Get Launch Dates, Pricing (Variety)

Disney will begin its international roll-out of Disney Plus on the same day – Nov. 12 – that the direct-to-consumer service launches in the U.S., with a push into Canada and th... More

Viacom, CBS Will Go Big on Streaming Without Abandoning Ad-Supported Content (AdExchanger)

CBS and Viacom are back together, and that will create lots of opportunity for advertisers. Both Viacom and CBS come with advanced advertising and marketing solutions, including CB... More

Microsoft Isn’t Working on a Streaming-Only Xbox Right Now (Engadget)

Rumors may have pointed to Microsoft working on a cloud-centric Xbox console, but Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer, has confirmed that is not that the case. In an interview, the executiv... More

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