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Virtual Sales is on the Rise – Research Tells Us Why (Salesforce Blog)

Virtual sales is on the rise — and no, we're not talking about robots taking sales jobs. In fact, with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) there's never been a better time f... More

New NBCUniversal Streaming App Rewards Viewers for Watching Shows (THR)

The idea behind WatchBack is for the media giant to learn about consumption habits, data that is often not available to NBC when someone watches a show on linear television. ... More

SiriusXM’s Pandora Acquisition Shows How Fast the Streaming Market is Growing (The Verge)

Liberty Media, the parent company of SiriusXM, wants to be the sole winner in internet radio. That’s one of two big takeaways from Liberty’s move to acquire Pandora for $3.5 bi... More

Featured Jobs: Netflix; Dolby; Gracenote

Manager, Programmatic Marketing — Los Gatos, CA — Netflix Sr. Product Manager, Mobile — San Francisco — Dolby Front End Engineer Big Data — Emeryville, CA — Gracenote... More

Cognizant to Acquire Digital Engineering Company (MESA)

Cognizant today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Softvision, a privately-held digital engineering and consulting company focused on agile development... More

Artificial Intelligence is About to Supercharge the Mobile Experience (Salesforce Blog)

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is all the buzz among tech geeks and the broader IT world today. In fact, it’s quickly become one of the most powerful technological developments in ... More

Gen Z ‘More Receptive’ to Advertising Than Older Generations (Media Post)

A funny thing is happening with “Gen Z,” the generation growing up in the wake of millennials. Whereas millennials are often thought to shun advertising, Gen Z appears willing ... More

YouTube TV’s DVR Lets You Skip Ads on NBC, FOX, Others (Engadget)

A common complaint from YouTube TV users is that the service's DVR feature often forces you to watch commercials. In many cases, the service requires users to watch the video-on-de... More

Netflix to Dramatically Expand L.A. Footprint, Taking Lease on Entire New 13-Story Building in Hollywood (Variety)

Netflix is set to occupy even more real estate in Hollywood. The streaming giant signed a lease with Hudson Pacific Properties to fully occupy all 327,913 square feet of EPIC, its ... More

10 Years of Spotify: Should We Celebrate or Despair? (The Guardian)

The streaming service is a decade old on Sunday. So has it created a post-CD paradise for listeners – or turned today’s music into a grey goo?... More

Coming to a Living Room Near You: 8K (Twice)

Samsung this week planted its flag in the 8K consumer television world with initial shipments of its new 85-inch Q900 QLED television to select retailer. Samsung has built an AI-ba... More

How Amazon is Forging a New Global TV Strategy (ScreenDaily)

Amazon’s entertainment ambitions are now being steered by a seasoned Hollywood executive who has brought hit shows such as Glee, Modern Family and This Is Us to the small screen,... More

The Blockchain-Enabled Intelligent IoT Economy (Forbes)

The IoT and consumer hardware industry have seen multiple failures and a few exits over the last 12–18 months (while the B2B side has been doing a bit better overall) and some cr... More

Featured Jobs: Spotify; IBM; ESPN

Art Director, Editorial Design — NYC — Spotify Senior .Net Developer — Denver — IBM Senior Analyst, Data Platform Product — Bristol, CT — ESPN Click here to view all... More

DXC Technology Acquires Product Design Consultancy argodesign (MESA)

DXC Technology announced the acquisition of argodesign, a nationally known product design consultancy based in Austin, TX. With a team of experienced designers, expert technologist... More

HCL Technologies Lands Five-Year Deal with TransGrid (ARN)

HCL Technologies has won a five-year managed services deal with TransGrid, the operator of the high voltage electricity transmission network in New South Wales and the Australian C... More

Amazon Unveils Fire TV Stick 4K (Advanced Television)

Amazon has unveiled the Fire TV Stick 4K, claiming it to be “the most powerful streaming stick available”. The device, paired with an all-new Alexa Voice Remote, will ship in t... More

Convergent Risks Reaches its 75th Studio Vendor Engagement for the TPN Security Assessment Program (MESA)

Convergent Risks has reached its 75th confirmed engagement for studio vendor security assessments since the start of the Trusted Partner Network, “TPN”, program reinforcing the... More

A Digital-First Approach to Sustaining Organizational Change (Wipro Blog)

Aligning stakeholders around a common, agreed vision is rarely straightforward – often with as many different views as there are individuals in the room. Even when these disparat... More

Google Starts to Monetize Voice by Bringing Paid Digital Goods, Subscriptions to Google Assistant (Variety)

Google is making it easier for developers to earn money with voice experiences: Developers are now able to charge their users for digital goods via Google’s Assistant, the search... More

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