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Moody’s: To Beat OTT, Nets Must Abandon Linear Model (Multichannel News)

As over-the-top and subscription video on demand services like Netflix and Hulu continue to gain traction in the content business, networks must abandon the traditional linear TV m... More

Europe Launches $135 Million Program to Back Entertainment Companies (THR)

A week after British voters opted to leave the European Union (EU), Europe has rolled out a new scheme to boost investment in EU entertainment companies. The program, which launche... More

Digital Audio Progress Highlights Tech’s More Human Future (Recode)

What happens when a technology gets as good as it can? It’s an interesting question, and not necessarily as far-fetched or ill-timed as you may imagine. Consider the world of dig... More

Netflix Eyes China as New Market (Fortune)

Netflix will continue to look into the possibility of entering China, a senior company executive said Thursday, as the video streaming service seeks to grow its subscriber base out... More

Verizon: Online Viewers Expect TV-Quality Video (B&C)

Online video viewers expect TV-like quality with their content every time they watch, no matter the screen, and internet content distributors can boost viewership simply by focusin... More

Prime Focus Technologies Honored With Two Awards at CMO Asia Awards (MESA)

Prime Focus Technologies brought home two awards at the 2016 CMO Asia National Awards for Marketing Excellence. PFT's Vice President and Head of Global Marketing and Communications... More

Tata Communications Launches Wi-Fi+ (ETTelecom)

Tata Communications Tuesday introduced Wi-Fi+, a new Wi-Fi cloud communication solution to enable telcos' customers to seamlessly access the internet for calling, messaging, and da... More

This Movie-Ticket Start-Up Says it Can Fill Empty Theaters Across the Country (LA Times)

The movie industry faces a persistent problem that even the biggest blockbusters can’t solve – empty auditoriums at theaters across the country. Some 5.5 billion seats go empty... More

Netflix Co-Founder Wants to Sell You a Subscription to Go to the Movies (Bloomberg)

Almost two decades after helping found Netflix, Mitch Lowe is turning his attention to another startup trying to change the way people watch movies. Lowe has taken over as chief ex... More

The Dark Side of Live Video (BloombergGadlfy)

Silicon Valley is pushing live video as the next big thing. Facebook, Google and Twitter have in recent months created tools for people to broadcast directly from their smartphones... More

Facebook is Cutting Traffic to Publishers in Favor of User-Generated Content (Recode)

Bad news, publishers: Your Facebook reach is probably going to shrink. Facebook is tweaking its News Feed algorithm to prioritize posts that come from users’ family and friends, ... More

NBC to Go Nearly Wall-to-Wall With Olympics Programming (Variety)

The hours of coverage represent a feat on par with some of those likely to be performed by the athletes in the events, and point to the advantages NBCU can press with the Olympics ... More

Why TV Networks Are So Desperate To Start Streaming Services (Cinema Blend)

Americans still get the majority of their viewing pleasure via TV, but Nielsen reports that increases in the numbers for mobile viewing are growing by leaps and bounds while the vi... More

Mediafly CFO John Evarts on Driving a Forming Market (MESA)

Fresh off his presentation at SAPPHIRE NOW 2016, Mediafly’s Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer John Evarts talked to SAP and Forrester in a series of interviews on h... More

Early Ultra HD Blu-ray Sales Numbers Exceed Disc Predecessor (Variety)

Studio executives are cheered by early Ultra HD Blu-ray sales numbers. A total of 45 Ultra HD titles have been released on Blu-ray Disc since March — and according to Home Media ... More

Adobe Pushes New Open Standard for Cloud-based Digital Signatures (ZDNet‎)

Adobe says it processes more than six billion digital and electronic signature transactions each year through Adobe Sign and Adobe Document Cloud. So it's no surprise that the crea... More

Oracle, BT Team Up to Conquer the Cloud (Business Cloud News)

Through the new partnership customers will be able to use several features of BT Cloud Connect environment to gain direct connectivity to the Oracle Cloud. The offering will provid... More

CTA: Consumer Tech Spending Confidence Rebounds (B&C)

Consumer confidence in technology spending rose 10 points in June, according to the Index of Consumer Technology Expectations (ICTE) from the Consumer Technology Association (CTA),... More

Advice to Big Ops: Add Streamers to the Box (Multichannel News)

Integrating apps from subscription video-on-demand services into cable set-top boxes could go a long way toward tapping into an underserved demographic for subscription video-on-de... More

Spotify Redefines its Marketing Strategy Now that It’s No Longer the Disruptor in Music (The Drum)

Spotify is no longer the disruptive force it once was now that so much is streamed to devices, meaning there’s greater pressure on its marketing to lift the value people place on... More

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