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Featured Jobs: IBM; Spotify; Netflix

UX Designer — Austin — IBM Head of Creator Product Marketing — NYC — Spotify Director Partner Marketing/UK — London — Netflix Click here to view all available jobs... More

Caringo Features On-Prem, S3 Storage at NAB Show NYC 2018 (MESA)

Caringo today announced they will be at the NAB Show in New York City October 17–18, 2018, exhibiting in booth N1117. Caringo will be featuring their new on-prem, S3 storage appl... More

3 AI Trends Sales Can’t Ignore (Salesforce Blog)

Artificial intelligence has moved way past the buzz. Companies are adopting AI — and fast. The numbers don’t lie. According to a recent forecast, four out of five executives (8... More

UHD Availability Gains Growing Importance in Video Service Choice (Rapid TV News)

New research has found that more than a third of video subscribers across five key markets have indicated that Ultra HD content is important in their choice of video service, acros... More

The iPad is Getting Full Version of Photoshop Next Year (CNBC)

Adobe announced on Monday that it will release a full version of its Photoshop editing software for the Apple iPad next year. Photoshop is currently available for the iPad, but it ... More

Amazon’s New Content Chief Explains How She’s Battling Netflix (CNBC)

Jennifer Salke wouldn't say how much Amazon is spending. As her business grows, she has a long list of competitors, including all the traditional TV networks and the multitude of s... More

How Netflix Expanded to 190 Countries in 7 Years (HBR)

Netflix’s global growth is a big factor in the company’s success. By 2017 it was operating in over 190 countries, and today close to 73 million of its some 130 million subscrib... More

Creative Types say AI Will Help, Not Hurt, Their Jobs (Forbes)

AI is not likely to replace the human creative spirit anytime soon. If anything, it could make us more creative. At least that's what people in the creative fields say, with the be... More

Featured Jobs: Box; CAA; FilmTrack

Manager, Cloud Storage — Redwood City, CA — Box BTS Analyst/Sports — LA — CAA Application Engineer — Studio City, CA — FilmTrack Click here to view all available job... More

New SAP Commerce Solution Extends CX with Open Integration Tools (MESA)

SAP today introduced the SAP Upscale Commerce solution, a new software as a service (SaaS) built on SAP Cloud Platform and designed for midsize retailers, consumer packaged goods (... More

5G ‘Will Drive $1.3T in New M&E Revenues by 2028’ (TVB Europe)

According to a new report, nearly $3 trillion in cumulative revenue opportunities will be spurred by wireless technology from 2019-2028 and experiences enabled by 5G networks will ... More

With Cred partnership, PwC Wants to Help Make Stablecoins Legit (TechCrunch)

Audit giant PwC is the latest mainstream firm to show new interest in digital currencies. This week it announced a partnership with decentralized lending platform Cred to advise on... More

AI: Four Key Ingredients (OpenText Blog)

The first ingredient is digital maturity and this is wholly dependent on having mature processes. If the process is mature, chances are good that the data will be good. Mature proc... More

CreativeFuture Applauds the President for Signing the Music Modernization Act (MESA)

On Thursday, the long-awaited Music Modernization Act of 2018 was signed into law by President Donald Trump at the White House. This support shows the importance of strong ... More

eSports and Live Culture: A Major New Movement (Techonomy)

From esports to HQ Trivia to Peloton, “live” platforms and brands are becoming a cultural phenomenon. The role of spectators and participants are blurring, and this is changing... More

Walmart Cuts Online Video Deals in Bid to Become Entertainment Hub (WSJ)

Walmart has struck deals with an old-school Hollywood studio and a next-generation interactive-video startup as part of the drive by the world’s largest retailer to become an ent... More

Movie Commentary Tracks are Back – and They’re a Trivia Goldmine (Wired)

The best commentary tracks don't bog you down with technical details or fill up dead air with dull plaudits: They footnote the movie experience, answering questions you may not hav... More

Report: eSports 2.0 Has Arrived (Twice)

The category, which The Diffusion Group described as “silently exploding, out of the mainstream eye for years,” is grabbing widespread industry attention in part because of its... More

2018 to Mark Milestone for Digital Video Advertising (Rapid TV News)

eMarketer’s latest ad spending forecast is predicting that 2018 will see US digital video advertising setting new standards, growing nearly 30% to $27.82 billion and making up a ... More

Featured Jobs: Netflix; Adobe; Dolby

Senior UX Design Researcher — LA — Netflix Information Systems Security Officer — McLean, VA — Adobe Product Manager, Media Cloud — San Francisco — Dolby Click here ... More

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