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Samsung Reportedly has ‘Multiple’ AR, VR Products on the Way (The Verge)

Samsung apparently plans to release a couple of new headsets in the coming months, according to a company executive, who noted that it plans to release “multiple AR and VR produc... More

Netflix Deals Mean Disney Movies Could Come Back in 2026 (IndieWire)

As movies and TV shows shift homes during the streaming wars, Netflix is preparing to lose all its Disney properties including “Star Wars” films, Marvel movies, and more after ... More

YouTube Bans Kids From Live-Streaming Video Unless Accompanied by an Adult (Variety)

YouTube is taking additional steps to restrict the possibility that children will be targeted by predators on the video platform — including banning young kids from live-streamin... More

Global SVOD Subscriptions to Approach One Billion (DTV Europe)

According to Digital TV Research, the global number of gross SVOD subscriptions will increase by 439 million between 2018 and 2024 to 947 million.... More

Inside Walmart’s Ambitious Streaming Video Plans (Digiday)

Walmart might have scuttled its plans to build a subscription video streaming service catering to the “heartland,” but the company still has streaming video ambitions.... More

Spotify is Building Shared-Queue Social Listening (TechCrunch)

Want to rock out together even when you’re apart? Spotify has prototyped an unreleased feature called “Social Listening” that lets multiple people add songs to a queue they c... More

Nollywood Ready to Go Global Thanks to Netflix (Bloomberg)

Streaming will help Nigeria’s film industry, Africa’s most vibrant, reach a much wider audience.... More

6 Reasons Why the Public Cloud is an Opportunity For Channel Partners (CRN)

The public cloud offers a wide range of opportunities for solution providers, and the top three vendors — Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud — are expanding... More

Featured Jobs: Veritone; Spotify; SAP

Campaign Manager, Digital Marketing — Costa Mesa, CA — Veritone Engineering Manager, Research & Development — NYC — Spotify Senior Product Specialist — Boston — SAP ... More

Five Studios Launch ‘Ultimate Movie Weekend’ Rental Sale Across U.S. Digital Services (Variety)

A group of Hollywood studios wants to remind consumers that they can rent movies — including recent releases not available on Netflix — from a wide array of digital providers, ... More

Can Viacom Leverage Pluto TV Into a Major Streaming Video Business? (THR)

Facing a shrinking cable TV landscape and unable to compete with SVOD behemoths, CEO Bob Bakish charts a different course than Netflix, Disney and other deep-pocketed rivals.... More

David Shull Named President, CEO of TiVo (Light Reading)

TiVo announced that its Board of Directors unanimously elected Dave Shull to the position of president and CEO and a member of the Board of Directors. Interim president and CEO Rag... More

Disney+ to Lead Doubling of Western Europe SVOD Base (Digital TV Europe)

Subscription video-on-demand numbers in western Europe are set to double over the next five years, with Disney+ contributing hugely to the boom, according to a report.... More

Voice is the Future of Consumer-Brand Interaction (Forbes)

Not everyone has embraced voice technology yet, but as voice-powered devices become more affordable, adoption is growing. Some experts estimate that 50% of all searches will be voi... More

Apple Will Reportedly Limit Third-Party Tracking in Kids Apps (Engadget)

As tech companies grapple with safety and privacy concerns, Apple will reportedly limit third-party tracking in kids apps starting next week. While the company hasn't announced the... More

How Streamers are Expanding Interactive Storytelling in a Post-‘Bandersnatch’ World (Variety)

In this time of peak TV, content providers are trying to capture — and keep — the audience’s attention not only by allowing them to choose what they watch when they want, but... More

NBCUniversal Launches ‘Shoppable’ Ad Product at French Open (Media Post)

NBCUniversal will officially launch its “shoppable” interactive ad format at the French Open this weekend. Apparel company Lacoste will be the first company to utilize the form... More

Technicolor Delivers Other-Worldly Color, Sound, VFX on NOS4A2 (MESA)

Technicolor global teams seamlessly create a supernatural world where epic battles are fought between the real and imagined.... More

Featured Jobs: Viacom; Box; SAP

Manager, Global Strategic Sourcing — Hollywood, CA — Viacom Cloud Infrastructure Engineering Manager — Redwood City, CA — Box Senior Product Specialist — Boston — SAP... More

Deutsche Telekom Tees Up More Microsoft Cloud Services (Fierce Telecom)

Deutsche Telekom is expanding the availability of Microsoft's cloud services across Central and Eastern Europe to provide new services to SMBs and large organizations. DT is using ... More

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