Sling TV adds NBC, diversifies its base packages
Sling TV, the cord-cutter’s answer to watching traditional TV, has diversified its base packages and is now offering NBC content.
Month: June 2016
Spotify says Apple won’t approve a new version of its app because it doesn’t want comp etition for Apple Music – Recode
"We cannot stand by as Apple uses the App Store approval process as a weapon."
http://www.recode.net/2016/6/30/12067578/spotify-apple-app-store-rejection
After Lions Gate-Starz Deal, the Next Move in Malone Chess Match Could be Discovery Merger – TheStreet
After Lions Gate-Starz deal, the next move in Malone chess match could be Discovery merger
The owner of the Discovery and Animal Planet channels would give Lions Gate more heft in TV.
Discovery Shuts Down ‘The Little Couple’ & 5 Other Shows; Producer LMNO Sues | Deadline
FBI Raiding LMNO Offices Amid Reality Producer’s Legal Battle With Discovery – Update
UPDATED, 11:19 AM: FBI agents showed up with a search warrant today at the Encino offices of LMNO Productions. The company is embroiled in a bitter falling-out with Discovery Communications, which …
Cinemark Wants Colorado Theater Shooting Victims To Pay $700K In Fees | Deadline
Cinemark Wants Colorado Theater Shooting Victims To Pay $700K In Fees
Over a month after a state jury declared the nation’s third largest exhibition chain was not responsible for the fatal Colorado theater shooting at the Aurora Century 16 multiplex, Cinemark wants t…
HTC Vive announces $10 billion VR Venture Capital Alliance | TechCrunch
HTC Vive announces $10 billion VR Venture Capital Alliance
VR technologies are going to be requiring a shit ton of capital as they look to make the crossover from R&D phases to mass market adoption. HTC is..
https://techcrunch.com/2016/06/29/htc-vive-announces-10-billion-vr-venture-capital-alliance/
Who Will Make Virtual Reality’s Equivalent of ‘Serial?’ | | Observer
Who Will Make Virtual Reality’s Equivalent of ‘Serial?’
Is that a supercomputer in your pocket or are you just happy to virtually see me?
http://observer.com/2016/06/virtual-reality-chris-milk-graeme-ben-throop-richard-marks
What is Artificial Intelligence? – O’Reilly Media
What is Artificial Intelligence?
Mike Loukides and Ben Lorica examine factors that have made AI a hot topic in recent years, today’s successful AI systems, and where AI may be headed in the coming years.
https://www.oreilly.com/ideas/what-is-artificial-intelligence
Department Of Justice To Deny Consent Decree Amendment | Billboard
Department Of Justice To Deny Consent Decree Amendment
It is also determining that ASCAP and BMI must use 100-percent licensing; publishers and PROs see major upheaval, and possibly fewer songwriter collaborations. “This decision will create a clusterf— of epic proportions for the U.S. music publishing industry,” one publisher says.
http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7423321/department-of-justice-deny-consent-decree-amendment
Lionsgate: Starz Deal Makes It ‘Global Powerhouse’ | Variety
Lionsgate Says Starz Deal Makes It a ‘Global Content Powerhouse’
Lionsgate’s $4.4 billion deal to buy Starz will turn the entertainment companies into a “global content powerhouse,” Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer told investors on Thursday. In a …
http://variety.com/2016/film/news/lionsgate-starz-deal-global-content-powerhouse-1201806588/
AMC Chief Says Deal For Carmike in Jeopardy | Variety
AMC Chief Says Deal For Carmike in Jeopardy
Facing blowback from investors, Carmike Cinemas postponed a shareholder vote Thursday on a the theater chain’s potential $1.1 billion sale to AMC Entertainment. Some analysts and stock watche…
AMC Entertainment Says It Might Walk From Carmike Deal As Vote Is Postponed- Update | Deadline
AMC Entertainment Says It Might Walk From Carmike Deal As Vote Is Postponed- Update
Updated with AMC Entertainment announcement: AMC Entertainment says today that it won’t budge on its $1.1 billion (including debt) offer for Carmike Cinemas, and asked the No. 4 exhibition ch…
http://deadline.com/2016/06/carmike-postpones-vote-amc-entertainment-deal-1201781611/
Carmike Postpones Vote On AMC Entertainment Deal | Deadline
Carmike Postpones Vote On AMC Entertainment Deal
At AMC Entertainment’s request, Carmike Cinemas today delayed its shareholder meeting to vote on AMC’s controversial $1.1 billion (including debt) acquisition offer — which many i…
http://deadline.com/2016/06/carmike-postpones-vote-amc-entertainment-deal-1201781611/
Nancy Grace Leaving HLN (Exclusive) – Hollywood Reporter
Nancy Grace to Depart HLN After 12 Years (Exclusive)
One of cable’s most recognizable and controversial figures tells THR she will embark upon a new chapter involving "a very large digital component."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/nancy-grace-leaving-hln-907480
Amazon Inspire Removes Some Content Over Copyright Issues – The New York Times
Amazon Inspire Removes Some Content Over Copyright Issues
Amazon Inspire, a resource site where teachers share lesson plans, removed three items after complaints that the products were copyrighted materials.
How Much Do We Love TV? Let Us Count the Ways – The New York Times
How Much Do We Love TV? Let Us Count the Ways
A Nielsen study on how we consume media finds people are still watching plenty of TV but services like Netflix and Amazon Prime are growing rapidly.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/01/business/media/nielsen-survey-media-viewing.html?ref=business&_r=0
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