9.10.14

Entertainment:

·         iPhone 6 could revolutionize filmmaking with its added DSLR capabilities

o   http://www.wired.com/2014/09/iphone-6-filmmaking/

·         Deezer has entered the US music streaming market, and it is differentiating itself by offering an ‘elite’ listening experience

o   http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/10/deezer-enters-the-crowded-u-s-market-with-an-elite-streaming-service-for-music-quality-snobs/

·         Hedge funder, Raoul Pal, just launched a new finance channel called Real Vision TV

o   http://www.businessinsider.com/raoul-pal-real-vision-television-2014-9

·         SNL hires two new writers, and Chris Pratt is slated to host the season 40 premiere

o   http://deadline.com/2014/09/saturday-night-live-new-writers-nick-rutherford-alison-rich-832331/

·         Viacom agrees to provide channels to Sony’s online pay TV service

o   http://deadline.com/2014/09/sony-viacom-deal-online-pay-tv-service-832312/

o   http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/viacom-inks-pact-with-sony-for-internet-tv-service-1201302566/

·         Jason Blum has launched a new label dedicated to showcasing films across multiple platforms

o   http://deadline.com/2014/09/blumhouse-launches-multi-platform-arm-bh-tilt-831985/

·         Lionsgate CEO, Jon Feltheimer, to receiver the PGA’s 2015 Milestone Award

o   http://deadline.com/2014/09/jon-feltheimer-to-receive-producers-guilds-2015-milestone-award-831786/

·         Twitter could be the next platform to buy movie tickets or movies for home entertainment

o   http://variety.com/2014/digital/news/is-twitter-the-next-platform-to-sell-movie-tickets-digital-movies-tv-shows-games-1201300857/

Tech:

·         The hacked celeb photo scandal made Reddit enough money to run its servers for a month

o   http://www.wired.com/2014/09/celeb-pics-reddit-gold/

·         Zetta is a free platform for building gear on the Internet of Things

o   http://www.wired.com/2014/09/zetta/

·         Please see below for all the news from the Apple keynote event – two new phones, the Apple watch, and a new payment system

o   http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/09/watch-all-the-videos-apple-showed-during-its-keynote/

o   http://techcrunch.com/tag/iPhone2014Event/

·         Shipstr makes international cargo shipping easier for smaller businesses

o   http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/09/shipstr/

·         The iTunes App Store has reached 1.3 million mobile apps

o   http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/09/itunes-app-store-reaches-1-3-million-mobile-applications/

Deals:

·         Microsoft is in talks to acquire Minecraft’s parent company, Mojan AB, for roughly $2B

o   http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/09/microsoft-said-to-be-close-to-purchasing-minecrafts-parent-company-for-around-2b/

o   http://online.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-near-deal-to-buy-minecraft-1410300213

·         Rocket Internet seeks to raise $970MM in its IPO

o   http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/10/rocket-internet-sets-970m-ipo-in-its-sights/

·         Activision has already made $500MM in sales from Destiny

o   http://www.socaltech.com/activision_racks_up____m_in_sales_of_destiny/s-0056855.html

·         Vendini, a company that makes live events more simple, has acquired In Ticketing, the pioneer in concert and festival ticketing software

o   http://www.marketwatch.com/story/vendinir-acquires-in-ticketingr-2014-09-09?reflink=MW_news_stmp

·         Viacom has acquired Channel 5, the British free-to-air network

o   http://variety.com/2014/biz/news/viacom-wins-bid-for-u-k-s-channel-five-report-1201169094/

Business:

·         The legal battle between Snapchat and its co-founder Reggie Brown has finally ended

o   http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/09/snapchat-finally-settles-lawsuit-with-ousted-co-founder-reggie-brown/

·         Skype has launched new location sharing services

o   http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/10/skype-launches-location-sharing-and-its-not-a-security-flaw-this-time/

·         Alibaba has raised enough money in the US to cover its IPO

o   http://seekingalpha.com/article/2483255-alibaba-grabs-the-ipo-money-but-the-future-belongs-to-jeff-bezos-and-amazon-china

Exec Moves:

·         Former EVP of Marketing at MGM, Doug Finberg, is now Head of Marketing at Saban Brands

o   http://deadline.com/2014/09/mgm-doug-finberg-saban-brands-svp-marketing-831934/

Retail:

·         US retailers are looking to revamp their stores to tailor to the new generation of shoppers

o   http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/10/us-usa-retail-millennials-insight-idUSKBN0H50AC20140910

Startups:

·         FlightCar, a P2P airport car rental startup, raises $13.5MM led by GGV Capital

o http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/10/flightcar-13-5m-ggv-capital/

Government:

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