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8K TV Shipments to Reach 2M by 2020 (Twice)

Just as the UHD/4K TV set market heats up, a research firm is predicting that the next wave — 8K — is not far behind. With the debut of 8K TVs now making their way to the marke... More

Report: Cable Subs Would Cut Cord if They Could Get Live TV (B&C)

While the TV business already has seen an alarming number of consumers go over-the-top to get their TV programming, a new study says even more subscribers would cut the cord if the... More

Facebook’s Instant Games Expands to Include Groups, Lite App, Monetization (Variety)

Facebook’s in-app games capabilities have come a long way from “hidden” basketball and chess. Now, its Instant Games platform is expanding upwards and outwards. The in-app ga... More

Alvarez & Marsal Shuffles Leadership to Support Rapidly Expanding U.S. CPI Practice (ABLA)

Alvarez & Marsal announced Managing Director Ash Mathradas’ relocation from A&M Singapore to the firm’s Corporate Performance Improvement (CPI) practice in San Francisco. Mathr... More

Study: Music Industry Missing Out on $2.65B a Year from Stores’ Improper Streaming (Billboard)

Business licenses are intended for use when music is played to benefit a business and offer creators greater compensation. These rights are not included in cheaper, standard consum... More

Disney-Fox Merger: Combined Box Office Strategy Begins (THR)

The acquisition of Fox's film assets is the latest coup for Walt Disney Co. chairman-CEO Robert Iger after buying up Pixar Studios, Lucasfilm and Marvel Studios, which co-exist as ... More

Featured Jobs: TiVo; Luxoft; IBM

Product Marketing Director — Boston — TiVo Data Visualization Engineer — Kirkland, WA — Luxoft UX Designer — Austin — IBM Click here to view all available jobs... More

Otoy’s RNDR Harnesses 14,000 GPUs to Render Cloud-Based Graphics (VentureBeat)

Blockchain-based rendering platform RNDR has harnessed the graphics processing power of more than 14,000 graphics processing units (GPU) provided by individuals who contribute the ... More

Globecast Renews Distribution Deal with ATP Media (Broadcast)

Globecast has struck a new three-year deal with tennis rights owner ATP Media, the broadcast production and distribution arm of the ATP World Tour. The deal sees Globecast supplyin... More

Netflix, Amazon Leave Little Room for Streaming Video Latecomers (Bloomberg)

Media executives say they’re confident the digital frontier is big enough for more paid video services. They’re gambling that a rising number of cable TV cord-cutters will enla... More

CEO: Ooyala to Enhance Video Streaming Services after Telstra Sale (Digital TV Life)

Jonathan Huberman, CEO of Ooyala, cited that as a company, they will continue their investments in Ooyala Flex Media Platform as the aim to increase their market-leading post in me... More

CTA Announces 2019 Executive Board, Board of Industry Leaders (CEPro)

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has appointed its 2019 board members, including Michael Fasulo of Sony and Bridget Karlin of IBM.... More

The Next Generation of Streaming Video Games is on its Way (Engadget)

Earlier this month, Google launched the beta for Project Stream, a service that pledges to seamlessly run any video game on any laptop or PC. We've heard this promise before, but i... More

Comcast Technology Solutions Signs on Game Show Network (MCN)

Comcast Technology Solutions has announced a new deal with the Game Show Network, in which the technology services provider will offer video workflow management, publication, distr... More

Technicolor Welcomes Back Massimo D’Avolio as COO for Worldwide Post Production (MESA)

Technicolor Post announced today the appointment of Massimo D’Avolio to Chief Operating Officer for Worldwide Post Production. D’Avolio, previously SVP and Divisional CFO at Me... More

5 Major TV Station Groups to Sign on for ATSC 3.0 by 2020 (MediaPost)

Expanding beyond its initial Phoenix test market, five major TV station groups have announced plans to commit to starting the new next-generation TV broadcast standard -- ATSC 3.0 ... More

CTA: Holiday Tech Spending on Track to Rise 3.4% This Year, to $96.1B (Twice)

U.S. technology spending during this year’s holiday season is expected to reach a record $96.1 billion, according to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), an increase of 3.4... More

Steve Ballmer Aims to Reinvent Watching Sports on TV with Clippers CourtVision (Variety)

When he was the CEO at Microsoft over a decade ago, Steve Ballmer dreamed of bringing interactivity to TV. He explored the possibilities of innovating everywhere from scripted ente... More

Featured Jobs: Dolby; GRIMM; ABC Television Group

Sr. Product Manager, Mobile — San Francisco — Dolby Cyber Counterintelligence Specialist — Ft. Belvoir, VA — GRIMM Manager, Content & Information Security — Burbank, CA... More

NAGRA’s Conax GO Live Deployed by Ultravision in Mexico (MESA)

NAGRA has announced the launch of a secure multiscreen solution with pay-TV operator Ultravision, part of the Ultra Telecom group, in Mexico. The solution marks the first cloud de... More

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