Entertainment:
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MGM has acquired a majority stake in Mark Burnett’s reality
TV production company
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BBC has acquired a 35% stake in Lookout Point
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“Shark Tank’s” Kevin O’Leary has signed with UTA
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John Krasinski has sold two comedies to NBC
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Maker Studios has signed an exclusive deal with MiTu to
create original branded Hispanic content
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Paula Deen has confirmed that she is launching her own subscription
based digital network
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Redbox could be in disarray as a fleet of studio deals are
all set to expire in the next seven months
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Variety will publish ListenFirst’s list of Digital Audience
Ratings (DAR) every week – Jimmy Fallon is at the top
Tech:
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Square is making register software that takes Bitcoin and
Apple Pay
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One of Microsoft’s former top engineers has founded Talko, a
collaborative talking tool focused on the business world for users operate in
group conversations
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Students at the Arhaus University have developed a robot
that evaluates the taste/dryness of wine
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Apple plans to shut down Beats Music
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Instagram has begun rolling out sponsored ads in the UK
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Grantoo has raised $3.5MM to focus on providing multiplayer
gaming for mobile game developers, and has rebranded itself as Fuel
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theAmplify, a LA-based startup, has announced a new
Instagram video ad service
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Vidible, a startup video syndicator, has hit 1 billion
streams per month
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http://www.videonuze.com/article/startup-video-syndicator-vidible-hits-1-billion-streams-per-month
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Sony’s Playstation TV set-top box will be sold in stores on
Oct. 14th for $99.99
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YouTube now has ‘real-time’ stats for your videos
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Please see below for a list of ranked streaming music
services by paid subscribers – Spotify is at the top
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Responsive Design, allows designers and developers to build
websites to adapt to every screen size, is one of the most empowering web tools
in the last decade
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Please see below for a video of Masdar City, a planned self-sufficient/carbon-neutral
metropolis that will house 10,000 people
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Polaroid is launching a $99 Cube that is aimed for kids who
can’t afford GoPros
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Roughly 46% of iPhone devices are using iOS 8
Deals:
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ZEFR, a video monetization
platform, has acquired Engodo, a social advertising startup
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Adobe has acquired Aviary, a
photo-editing platform
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Silver Lake to lead the
acquisition of Shutterfly, the online photo sharing service
Business:
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Tiger Global Management is beginning to raise a new $1.5B
fund
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Jimmy Choo is planning to pursue an
IPO later this year in London, and is planning to sell at least a 25% stake in
the new holding company
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Alibaba underwriters raked in nearly $300MM in fees after
completing the biggest IPO in history
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Alibaba’s Jack Ma is now China’s richest person with a net
worth of roughly $25B
Exec Moves:
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All3Media’s CEO left the company due
to the Discovery and Liberty Global acquisition
Retail:
Startups:
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Waypoint 2 Space is a startup that
prepares potential space tourists for their trip, and it uses technology and
training methodologies that NASA astronauts receive
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Invoice2go, an Australian mobile
invoicing app, raises $35MM and has hired former eHarmony Exec, Greg Waldorf,
to be its CEO
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ironSource, an Israeli company
that has built a suite of solution to help app and software developers
distribute and monetize their work, has raised $85MM to expand overseas
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Gametime, a last minute sports
ticket sales app, has raised $4MM from Accel Partners
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SilverCar, an airport car rental
service, has raised $14MM from Eduardo Saverin and Velos Partners in its Series
B
Government:
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US has bombed Syria
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The Ebola outbreak might reach 1.4 million people by Jan. 20th
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