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Netflix Teams with Foxtel for Secret City, Streaming Integration (Rapid TV News)
Netflix is co-producing a series with Foxtel, ahead of a wider partnership, to enable its content to be streamed on the Australian pay-TV operator's set-top boxes.... More
NAB 2019: NAB Show Offers New Curated Exhibit Floor Tours (MESA)
NAB Show has revamped its exhibit floor tour program to help attendees navigate the world’s largest convention encompassing the convergence of media, entertainment and technology... More
Hulu Adds Another Interactive Ad: This One Lets You Get Offers Via Email (Variety)
Hulu lets its subscribers choose the show they want to see. Now the video-streaming service is increasingly letting users choose to respond to certain commercials right away.... More
Featured Jobs: Sony; MarkLogic; Expert System
Manager, Business Relationship Management, Music Rights, Royalties — Culver City, CA — Sony Senior Product Marketing Manager — San Carlos, CA — MarkLogic AI Project Mana... More
The State of Intelligent Images (Adobe Blog)
With a click, swipe, or scroll, we move swiftly from one piece of content to the next. We spend seconds consuming what may have taken days to create. Society’s expectations for c... More
NBA Inks Facebook Pact for Video Recaps of All NBA, WNBA, NBA 2K League, NBA G League Games (Variety)
NBA Digital announced a deal with Facebook under which all NBA, WNBA, NBA G League and NBA 2K League game recaps will be available on Facebook Watch worldwide. The video recaps wil... More
5G is Bringing Home the Benefits of Edge Computing (Verdict)
Recent initiatives by large service providers, including Verizon, AT&T and Deutsche Telekom, illustrate the importance that is being attributed to edge computing as an essential co... More
How SAP’s Partner Ecosystem is Built for Long-Term Growth (ZDNet)
Large software vendors frequently depend on partners for the last mile of customer success. As enterprise applications shift to the cloud and digital transformation is the top game... More
Global eSports Market Will Reach $1B in Proceeds in 2019 (Fortune)
The global e-sports market is set to reach new heights, according to a recent study. Total revenue for the global e-sports market will hit $1.1 billion in 2019, representing a 26.7... More
Cord-Cutting Sped Up in 2018: Biggest Pay-TV Ops Shed 3.2 Million Subscribers Last Year (Variety)
Cord-cutting inflicted a heavier toll on big cable and satellite TV providers last year — and analysts expect the pain to continue into 2019. The five biggest U.S. pay-television... More
ESL, Facebook Expand Streaming Deal (Sports Pro)
ESL, the world's largest independent esports company, has expanded its partnership with Facebook to stream all of its competitions on the social media platform. Since the start of ... More
Twitter May Let Us ‘Clarify’ (But Not Edit) Our Old Tweets (Engadget)
There are reasonable arguments for and against being able to edit tweets once they've been posted to Twitter dot com. Jack Dorsey doesn't necessarily want everyone to re-write thei... More
Featured Jobs: MarkLogic; Netflix; Salesforce
Senior DevOps Engineer — San Carlos, CA — MarkLogic Senior UX Researcher, Content Experience — Los Gatos, CA — Netflix Dir. Product Management, Service Cloud Einstein �... More
Sony Launches Branded Premium Large-Format Theater System (THR)
Sony Electronics is launching a Sony-branded premium large-format theatrical system. The Sony Digital Cinema offing includes Sony laser projection with support for 4K and high dyna... More
Media Market Disruptor? The Evolving Benefits of Blockchain (Digitalist)
The rise of digital media also creates new challenges for producers, distributors, and ad makers – ensuring creators are paid fairly for their work, making sure media isn’t pir... More
SoftServe Takes Prize in Cisco and Google Cloud Challenge (MESA)
SoftServe announced its A8 team won second place in the Cisco and Google Cloud Challenge. SoftServe's winning submission described public and private cloud functions—as opposed t... More
Brightcove Acquires Ooyala’s Video Business for $15M (TechCrunch)
Brightcove just announced that it’s acquiring Ooyala’s online video platform business. The deal brings together two long-lasting players in the online video industry.... More
EY Names Lovejoy as New Global Cybersecurity Leader, Advisory (MESA)
EY today announced the appointment of Kris Lovejoy as the new EY Global Cybersecurity Leader, Advisory. Lovejoy will oversee the cybersecurity services and operations EY teams prov... More
Tim Cook, Ginni Rometty Join Trump’s AI Workforce Panel (Fortune)
Apple CEO Tim Cook and IBM CEO Ginni Rometty are joining President Donald Trump’s business advisory board to help come up with solutions to prepare millions of Americans for the ... More
Amazon’s Jennifer Salke Details Global Content Strategy (THR)
Jennifer Salke is going global with her ambitions at Amazon Studios. A year after taking the top job at the e-commerce giant's film and television outpost, Salke on Wednesday revea... More