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Why CBS Isn’t Scared of the Impending Streaming TV War (AdAge)

As the streaming wars heat up, with Walt Disney and WarnerMedia prepping their direct-to-consumer offerings, CBS, which introduced its over-the-top product All Access in 2014, thin... More

Streaming Future Suffers from Lack of Transparency (THR)

As viewing habits change, the primetime schedule is just one of a multitude of data points by which to measure the success of a show and how well it delivers eyeballs to the advert... More

Google Makes Ads Easier to Spot in Mobile Search (VentureBeat)

Google announced that Search is getting a fresh coat of paint. In the next few days, Google Search will bring branding “front and center” by highlighting the name of websites a... More

Of Course There’s Going to be Another Game of Thrones-Size Hit (Vox)

There is an argument that Sunday night’s show means the end of an era, because we now live in an on-demand, streaming world where everyone watches different things at different t... More

Featured Jobs: Adobe; AWS; Teradici

Principal Architect, Adobe Experience Platform — San Jose, CA — Adobe System Engineer — Seattle — AWS Director, Strategic Alliances, Google — San Francisco — Teradici... More

Deluxe Names Jamie Haggarty President of Post Production (MESA)

Deluxe Entertainment Services announced that James "Jamie" Haggarty is joining the company as the new President, Post Production at Deluxe Creative Services Inc. Haggarty will repl... More

Universal Music Group Looks to the Future of Sound Mixing With Dolby Atmos (Billboard)

Universal Music Group and Dolby Laboratories are teaming up to bring Dolby’s cutting-edge Atmos immersive audio technology to the music industry, the companies announced. Under t... More

Sony Pictures CEO Touts Studio’s Upside Amid Consolidation, Rise of Streaming Services (THR)

The trends put it in a strong position as an "independent studio" that can also develop intellectual property from other units at Sony, Tony Vinciquerra said at a strategy meeting ... More

Veritone Appoints Richard H. Taketa to Board of Directors (MESA)

Veritone announced the appointment of Richard H. (Rick) Taketa, 47, to its Board of Directors. Mr. Taketa was selected based on his extensive experience in financing, developing an... More

Comcast’s Tech Unit Unveils Tool to Unify Linear, Digital Media Buys (Adweek)

Comcast Technology Solutions is rolling out a suite of tools it claims will better unify the fragmented campaign implementation process and minimize—or remove—human error. The ... More

How Adobe Designer Khoi Vinh is Bringing Voice Controls to App Development (Fast Company)

Apps are getting easier to use largely because they’re getting easier to build: Better software enables designers to experiment with user interfaces without having to enlist code... More

Streaming’s Cancel Culture Problem (Axios)

Data shows that consumers across all ages are more than 30% likely to cancel a subscription streaming service after the show or series they are watching has ended. This creates big... More

The NHL is Bringing its Facebook Live Show ‘Stanley Cup Live’ to Twitter (Digiday)

A year after the National Hockey League debuted a pre-game show on Facebook for the 2018 Stanley Cup Final, the league is bringing back “Stanley Cup Live” for this year’s cha... More

Featured Jobs: Exactuals; Qumulo; MicroStrategy

DevOps Engineer (AWS/Cloud) — LA — Exactuals Marketing Coordinator — Seattle — Qumulo Intelligence Architect, Services Programs — Tysons, VA — MicroStrategy Click he... More

Expert System Accelerates Expansion with New Fundraising (MESA)

Expert System announced plans to accelerate its expansion in the United States, after raising $7.8 Million in new capital. The funds were raised by means of a capital increase offe... More

Box Revamps Workplace Automation Tool Relay, Debuts New Tasks and File Request Features (VentureBeat)

Box debuted Relay, a business process automation tool designed to string together recruiting, budgeting, and sales activities across a range of systems, back in September 2016. The... More

Akamai: Buffering Can Cost $85,000 in Lost Revenue (TV technology)

Nobody likes buffering, but a recent report from Akamai puts a dollars and cents figure on just how much people dislike it. A key finding in Akamai’s “Understanding the Value o... More

Dolby Wants You to Experience Music in a New Way (USA Today)

Dolby, the company most of us know for bringing premium sound to movie theaters and high-end home audio, wants you to listen to music in a different way. Dolby's Atmos system, popu... More

Technicolor Plays Role in the Stunning Visuals That Add Detail, Drama to Chernobyl (Technicolor Blog)

Technicolor provided Picture Post with color finishing by Jean-Clément Soret for the new five-part miniseries event from Sister Pictures, part of a co-production with Sky and HBO.... More

Forecast: AI-Created Ads Will be More Accepted by 2023 (Media Post)

The use of artificial intelligence in digital advertising will contribute to an increase in the cost per ad, according to a new study by Juniper Research. The cost of media acquisi... More

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