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White House to Unveil Latest 5G Push, Rural Broadband Initiative (The Verge)

President Trump and Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai are expected to announce the administration’s latest plans to ensure US leadership in 5G and expand high-s... More

How Much Streaming Can We Take? (Forbes)

Does it seem like more people than ever are talking about shows they binged on streaming services compared to what they watched last night on traditional TV? It’s not your imagin... More

Netflix Launches Comedy Channel on SiriusXM (WaPo)

Netflix is launching its first audio venture that will feature the video streaming service’s comedy programming on SiriusXM. The companies on Wednesday announced “Netflix Is A ... More

$3K to Rent a Movie? Bringing the Theater Home for the 1 Percent (NY Times)

It’s an idea that has captivated one entrepreneur after another over the years: For a high price, allow tech billionaires, Wall Street titans, professional athletes, Russian olig... More

Criterion Channel Launches With More Than 1,000 Films (Los Angeles Times)

More than four months after the closure of FilmStruck, Criterion Collection’s library of classic films has officially returned to the streaming realm. Criterion Channel, a subscr... More

Verizon Digital Media Services Cements Partnerships With THEO Technologies, IRIS.TV (MESA)

Verizon Digital Media Services announced partnerships with THEO Technologies and Iris.TV to integrate their technologies with the VDMS Platform, one of the world’s largest stream... More

Redbox Using TiVo to Provide Personalization (B&C)

Redbox is using technology from TiVo to help people who want to rent movies find something they want to watch with improved search and recommendations. Redbox is counting on TiVo�... More

Apple’s New TV Looks A Lot Like the Old TV (CNN)

The main takeaway from the programming portion of the festivities is that there's no reinventing the wheel - that Apple is in the same business as networks, studios and streamers, ... More

Britain Plans Social Media Regulation to Battle Harmful Content (CNBC)

Britain proposed new online safety laws on Monday that would slap penalties on social media companies and technology firms if they fail to protect their users from harmful content.... More

Hulu Exploring New Ad Experiences for Binge Watching (AdAge)

Hulu is exploring new ad experiences for binge watchers, according to Peter Naylor, head of ad sales, as the streaming TV service looks for ways to insert brands into shows without... More

Five Key Insights From the Adobe Summit (Forbes)

Addressing an audience of nearly 20,000 people, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen shared insights from how Adobe was using a custom version of their own technology to address sales and ma... More

NAB 2019: Adobe Boosts Creative Cloud Offering (MESA)

Ahead of the NAB Show, Adobe has announced performance updates and new innovations for video and audio tools in Adobe Creative Cloud to improve efficiency in video production. From... More

Global Streamers Investing Millions to Take on Netflix Overseas (THR)

Multiplying upstart services are attempting to push back against the U.S. giant's dominance of the international video-on-demand market, but is it too little too late? ... More

NAB 2019: ZOO Digital to Launch Cloud Localization Innovations

ZOO Digital is bringing a number of new offerings to the 2019 NAB Show, including the launch of its ZOOstudio ecosystem, a service ecosystem that aims to simplify localization for ... More

Disney-Fox Merger, Streaming Strife Will Be Hot Topics at CinemaCon (THR)

The annual gathering of theater owners and Hollywood studios gets underway this week in Las Vegas amid a dramatically changing landscape for the movie business.... More

Google Searches for a Home in Live Gaming (Forbes)

Imagine the possibilities when computing might is no longer tied to the device on your desktop or in your pocket. That’s the promise when the data center is the platform. Google ... More

YouTube TV Now Available in Every TV Market in the U.S. (The Verge)

YouTube TV has officially completed its US rollout, with the company announcing that the over-the-top internet streaming service is now available in the Glendive, Montana area, the... More

Subscription is the New Norm, but Could Consumers Become Oversubscribed? (Verdict)

Apple is joining Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Now TV, and soon Disney in the increasingly saturated video content streaming market. With the subscription economy having grown by more tha... More

Instagram Finally Tests a Fast-Forward Feature for Videos (Engadget)

In a move so overdue you're probably checking the date stamp on this article, Instagram could finally be about to launch a seek bar on videos posted on users' feeds. The feature, d... More

Apple’s Hollywood Plan Becomes Clear: The ‘Cable Box of Streaming’ (THR)

The tech giant’s content push signals an intent to dethrone Comcast, not Netflix, as consumers increasingly cut the cord on traditional pay television: "You need good content and... More

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