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In the space of a decade, Netflix has risen to monolithic status on the entertainment landscape. Once an upstart rent-by-mail house for DVDs (remember those?), the streaming servic... More

In late 2016, the focus of Sony’s PlayStation division was on hardware. During a span of around 60 days, the company launched three new devices: a slimmer base PS4, the more powe... More

BTI Studios has appointed Oskars Killo as new Sales Director, EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). BTI Studios already has an established reputation in the EMEA territories, serv... More

Chris Dodd, chairman and CEO of the Motion Picture Assn. of America, praised European officials Monday for shutting down 845 illegal websites in 2016 that were providing pirated fi... More

After taking a lengthy absence from sci-fi, South African film director Neill Blomkamp has decided to pit the human race against extraterrestrial forces once again. Created by his ... More

Apple's Monday WWDC keynote included a quick-fire presentation about gaming content on Macs—but the biggie was VR, along with a path for underpowered Mac systems to potentially g... More

Three months since Facebook started running ads in publishers’ videos, participants are finding there’s money to be made — as long as they have a ton of scale. Four video pub... More

Movie theater chains are constantly innovating, looking for ways to lure people away from the comfort of their homes. Not that long ago, the idea was to promise an experience you c... More

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Fox Sports said it will offer the UEFA Champions League final in virtual reality using an app that is compatible with Samsung Gear VR headsets and Cardboard viewers. The app, also ... More

Following a backlash around brand advertising on controversial content, YouTube is making a move to clean up which videos are part of its ad network. The Google-owned has update... More

As live TV streaming, a core feature of some competitive skinny bundles, becomes a larger factor in the mobile (and wired) online ecosystem, retailers also have opportunities to in... More

Today, moviegoers pay for tickets online and get their phones scanned at the door. They eat restaurant-style food and sip movie-themed cocktails in theater lounges before the films... More

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has scheduled a number of broadband and cable-related items for the June 22 public meeting including paving the way for a new satellite broadband effort. That... More

On the surface, it was tough to tell how valuable Twitter’s streaming deal with the NFL was last fall. The company didn’t end the season with significantly more users or signif... More

Starbucks SVP of global communications Corey duBrowa is exiting the coffee company after eight years to join Salesforce as chief communications officer. DuBrowa will join Salesf... More

For all the hand-wringing about cord-cutting and commercial avoidance, it’s hard to top TV as an ad medium according to a new report. A study by Neustar commissioned by Turner... More

Microsoft's Skype helped pioneer modern video conferencing and instant messaging. But its power has taken a backseat in recent years to the convenience of communicating via nearly ... More

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Hard as it may be for an industry that has long enjoyed a blank check in the form of cable revenues, we’re quickly headed towards a world where à la carte TV simply more more ec... More