Entertainment:
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Amazon is trying to upend the TV ratings system by allowing audiences
to determine and rank the shows they want renewed, rather than TV execs and
focus groups
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James Caan will star in Crackle’s second full-length feature
“The Throwaways”
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“The Lion King” has surpassed “The Phantom of the Opera” as
Broadway’s highest grossing show of all time by passing $6.2B at the box office
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Peter Chernin and AT&T’s Otter Media to acquire a majority
stake in Fullscreen
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Joseph Gordon Levitt is interested in playing Edward Snowden
in Oliver Stone’s next film
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Paula Deen has reportedly bought Food Network footage for a
digital venture
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“Maze Runners” brought in $32.5MM over the weekend
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Brazil’s Globocast and Colombia’s Caracol TV to launch a
Hispanic pay-TV channel
Tech:
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Tech M&A was up 55% over last year, soaring to its
highest level since 2000
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Respected venture capitalist, Bill Gurley, is worried about
the amount of money being poured into Silicon Valley and is comparing it to
1999’s bubble
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DuckDuckGo, the private search engine, has been blocked in
China
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Mobile app marketing automation is on the rise as it is
generating a significant amount of money for app-makers
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The Des Moines Register is launching an interactive
journalism package today using Oculus Rift
Deals:
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Yahoo! acquired Bookpad, makers of
Docspad, an online service aimed at developers looking to add document viewing
and editing within their own apps
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Mosaic Ventures has launched a
$140MM fund in Europe aimed at Series A investments
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Siemens has agreed to buy Dresser-Rand
for $7.6B
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Merck to acquire Sigma-Aldrich
Corp for $17B
Business:
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Apple sold 10 million iPhone 6 and 6+ devices during its
launch weekend, which set a new record for the iPhone launch
·
Silver Lake, a tech private equity company, invested $500MM
in Alibaba in 2011 and 2012, and now that stake is worth more than $5.1B
Exec Moves:
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Peter Kujawski has been named MD
of Universal Pictures International Production
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Snapchat has poached a top Google
Communications exec, Jill Hazelbaker, to run its PR and policy arms
Retail:
Startups:
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Realty Mogul, a startup that
allows accredited investors to back real estate projects, has received a
capital commencement of $73MM from Direct Lending Investments
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CurbStand, a LA-based startup
which helps users pay for valet parking, has raised $3MM
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HoneyBook, an event organization
business, has raised $10MM in its Series A
Government:
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Muslims have launched a powerful social media campaign
against ISIS with #notinmyname
Other:
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A top FIFA official has stated that the 2022 World Cup won’t
take place in Qatar
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