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LiveTiles Brings on Ex-Microsoft Global Strategist to Lead Expansion into Europe (SmartCompany)

ASX-listed software startup LiveTiles has brought on former Microsoft global strategist Michael Maurer to lead its expansion in to Germany, Austria and Switzerland, off the back of... More

The Two Sides of Internships (Independent Security Evaluators Blog)

With the continued demand for talent in the security field, companies are still finding it hard to hire and retain employees. Having worked in the hiring department at both large a... More

How Dolby is Innovating in India (Gizmodo)

Dolby was at the forefront when the Indian cable television industry was transitioning towards DTH, starting with Sun Direct. Today all HD broadcast channels in India have Dolby Su... More

Adobe’s Free Visual Storytelling Tool Spark Adds Premium Features (The Verge)

Since its launch last year, Adobe Spark has been an alternative, mobile-friendly solution to using Adobe’s powerful editing and creation software for free — without resorting t... More

PwC Makes Push into U.S. Legal Market with Launch of Washington D.C. Firm (LegalWeek)

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) is set to launch a law firm in the US, in a clear sign that the concerted push into legal services by the Big Four accounting firms is continuing. T... More

Amazon Could Score Premiere League Soccer TV Rights (FierceCable)

Amazon could be in the running to acquire the television rights for Premiere League soccer, which would be the latest in a recent string of high-profile sports deals for Amazon’s... More

‘Will & Grace’ Lands First-Ever Streaming Deal with Hulu For Old, New Episodes (Deadline)

As Will & Grace is coming back to NBC for at least two new seasons, the series’ original 194 episodes will be made available for streaming for the first time via a deal with Hulu... More

Twitter to Live Stream Fox Shows in Promotion Deal (B&C)

Fox Broadcasting will live stream programming on Twitter as part of a new season promotional pitch. The new comedy Ghosted will premiere on Twitter before it airs on broadcast. The... More

Featured Jobs: Pixelogic; Technicolor; Capgemini

Audio Manager — Burbank, CA — Pixelogic Producer, Virtual Reality — Los Angeles — Technicolor .Net Developer — NYC — Capgemini Click here to view all available jobs... More

Evolution Digital’s eVUE-TV Grows to 23 Pay-TV Operators (MESA)

Evolution Digital today announced the expanded deployment of its fully-packaged eVUE-TV® IP video platform with additional pay-TV operators nationwide. Newly-announced operators d... More

IBC 2017: Technicolor and Partners Ignite the Evolution of Entertainment (MESA)

Demonstrating how artistry, technologies, managed services, and partnerships come together, Technicolor explored with attendees at IBC 2017 the growing opportunities to deliver mor... More

Sony DADC NMS Details AWS Solution (MESA)

Under its Ven.ue brand, Sony DADC New Media Solutions (NMS) provides digital supply chain solutions targeting major film studios, broadcasters, music labels, game companies, and ot... More

There are Now 30 Million Paid Music Subscribers in the U.S. (The Verge)

More than 30 million people pay for music subscriptions in the US, according to the latest figures released by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for the first ha... More

IBC 2017: ZOO Digital Online Dubbing Technology Honored (HMM)

Zoo Digital, a global provider of localization and digital distribution services, saw its online dubbing technology honored Sept. 16 at the IABM’s awards reception as part of the... More

IBC 2017: Avid Begins Deployment of First Cloud Enterprise Client Al Jazeera (MESA)

Avid announced at IBC 2017 that it has begun deploying its first hybrid cloud workflows for Al Jazeera Media Network. Following its move last year to standardize on Avid’s MediaC... More

Analyst: More than 160 Million Netflix Subscribers in 3 Years as Global Interest Surges (CNBC)

Despite Netflix's huge rally this year, a Wall Street firm says the stock will go even higher based on an analysis of Google search data. Piper Jaffray told its clients on Monda... More

IBM Open Sources WebSphere Liberty Code (ZDNet)

IBM on Wednesday announced it's open sourcing the essential code for WebSphere Liberty, its lightweight production environment for web and cloud-based application development. W... More

Streaming Kings Like Amazon and Netflix are Going Niche to Win India’s Highly Competitive OTT Race (Forbes)

Given the number of players in India's streaming market, including the likes of global biggies such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Videos, as well as homegrown startup platforms like ... More

Free ESPN in Dorm Rooms Gives Comcast Access to Future Customers (Bloomberg)

For two years, Northwestern University student Ben Pope and his friends have gathered in dorms, connected their laptops to TVs and computer monitors, and streamed multiple sports e... More

Featured Jobs: SAS; HBO; Capgemini

Technology Software Analyst — Cary, NC — SAS Manager, Marketing Data Operations — NYC — HBO Java Systems Analyst — Charlotte, NC — Capgemini Click here to view all a... More

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