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Podcasts in a Pandemic: Listenership Stabilizes but Ad Budgets, Indie Shows are Under Pressure (AdExchanger)

The podcast industry has been on a crazy ride for the past month and a half. As people spend more time at home, listeners are still gravitating toward their favorite programs, but ... More

Technicolor’s TechStream App Enables Groundbreaking Post Innovation for Quibi’s ‘The Stranger’ (MESA)

From script to screen, Technicolor was a dynamic creative collaborator providing Dailies, VFX, Color, Sound, and a wealth of marketing services work on the promotional assets for t... More

Microsoft Lands Deal With the NBA to Use Azure, Surface Starting With the 2020-21 Season (CNBC)

The National Basketball Association will adopt Microsoft’s Azure cloud to enhance the online experience for fans, and will use Microsoft Surface tablets in unspecified ways, star... More

Why Mobile Games, App Protection is Paramount in Today’s Times (Irdeto Perspective)

While most of the world is trying to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, cyber criminals are not on lockdown. Cyber criminals are trying to take advantage of the emergency by stealing... More

Apple Unveils a New, Cheaper iPhone (CNBC)

Apple just announced a new, cheaper iPhone model, marking the first time it has launched a new phone without one of its glitzy in-person events as most of the country remains under... More

The Age of Digital Nomads: Remote Work is Here to Stay – So How Do We Embrace It? (Forbes)

In today’s climate of COVID-19 forcing so many to rip the proverbial Band Aid off and embrace working from home, how do you set yourself and your team up to embrace it as a prima... More

Quibi Hits 1.7M Downloads in First Week (THR)

Mobile video service Quibi had 1.7 million downloads during its first week, according to CEO Meg Whitman. Quibi, which offers shortform episodic programming, was designed to be vie... More

Phishers, iPhone Thieves Rolling Out Multimillion-Dollar Operations (Security Intelligence)

IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services researchers recently went down the rabbit hole of a physical iPhone theft that was followed by a SMiShing campaign designed ... More

Twitch Opens ‘Watch Parties’ to Top U.S. Streamers With 70-Plus Amazon Prime Video Titles (Variety)

Amazon has found a new way to monetize its Prime Video catalog: It’s now letting top Twitch live-streamers host “watch parties” to provide running commentary alongside a sele... More

Why the People Behind Quibi are so Confident (The Atlantic)

The video platform is backed by dozens of Hollywood A-listers and executives. But its launch during a global pandemic will be the real viability test.... More

Podcasters Adapt to Makeshift Studios, Shifting Listening Behavior Amid Coronavirus (THR)

As in-home listening rises, many hosts have kept up regular production on lower-tech setups: "We thrive in moments of experimentation and necessity."... More

Quibi Launches Mobile Streaming Service in the Middle of the Quarantine Era (TechCrunch)

Quibi, the much-hyped mobile app promising to deliver “quick bites” of video entertainment, is finally here. The company has been in the headlines for more than two years, than... More

Dolby On App arrives on Android to Make Impromptu Jam Sessions Sound Great (Digital Trends)

Dolby has announced the release of its Dolby On app for Android. If you’re making music at home, with friends, or anywhere outside of a studio, this app is designed to make your ... More

Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi is Ready to Launch, but Will Viewers Bite? (Variety)

Quibi has spent more than $1 billion so far gearing up for what founder Jeffrey Katzenberg touts as a category-defining pay-TV service of the future, uniquely built for smartphones... More

T-Mobile, Sprint Complete Merger, John Legere Steps Down as CEO (The Verge)

T-Mobile officially owns Sprint. The merger was formally completed today after clearing a number of legal hurdles over the last year, including a Department of Justice review and l... More

Podcasts Lost the Commuter Audience, but 18% of Adults Say They’re Listening More (MC)

The coronavirus pandemic has tested podcasts’ reliance on a commuting audience, but new polling from Morning Consult shows the public is actually tuning in more over the past few... More

Analyst: eSports Streaming Media Rights Set for Surge (Rapid TV News)

One of the first knock-on effects of the Coronavirus outbreak has been cancellation of major traditional sporting activities, principally top-flight football and the Olympic Games,... More

Open Source Goes Mainstream (Forbes)

Open source developments in music are leading the industry in a new direction. An increasing number of creators, for example, are building custom instruments and software, then cho... More

As Pandemic Strikes, Pop Culture Migrates to Streaming Sites (Wired)

As Covid-19 shuts down the cultural events that unite fans, audiences are resorting to their own screens. Welcome to a new age of being alone together.... More

Conan O’Brien Will Return to TV With Shows Shot on iPhone, Over Video Chat (TechCrunch)

Apple’s promise of high-quality video “shot on iPhone” is getting another real-world stress test, as late-night TV host Conan O’Brien announced he will return to doing full... More

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