9.30.14

Entertainment:

·         Popcorn Time, the ‘Netflix for pirates’, is now available on iOS

o   http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/30/popcorn-time-finally-comes-to-ios/

·         Intergi Entertainment, a video ad platform, has rebranded itself as Playwire Media

o   http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/30/intergi-entertainment-rebrands-itself-as-playwire-media-to-chase-video-ads/

·         Hulu has inked a deal to stream all South Park episodes

o   http://www.socaltech.com/hulu_gets_all_of_south_park/s-0057154.html

·         SoftBank is now interested in a stake in Legendary as its talks with Dreamworks Animation have cooled down

o   http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/japans-softbank-eyes-stake-legendary-736612

o   http://online.wsj.com/articles/softbank-dreamworks-animation-talks-cool-1412025651?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories

·         Weinsteins signed a distribution deal that allows Netflix and IMAX to screen ‘Crouching Tiger 2’ at the same time

o   http://deadline.com/2014/09/regal-wont-show-crouching-tiger-2-imax-843490/

o   http://www.fastcompany.com/3036440/fast-feed/netflix-enters-the-original-movie-game

·         Disney and Shiki Theatre Company are bringing ‘Aladdin’ to Tokyo

o   http://deadline.com/2014/09/aladdin-musical-japan-steve-mcqueen-european-film-academy-award-843006/

·         ‘Godzilla’ topped the charts for DVD/Blu-Ray sales last week

o   http://deadline.com/2014/09/godzilla-captain-america-dvd-blu-ray-sales-rentals-843243/

·         Please see below for Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest trailer for his film ‘Inherent Vice’

o   http://deadline.com/2014/09/inherent-vice-trailer-paul-thomas-anderson-movie-first-look-843275/

·         Virgin Media is demanding to know why the cost of the English Premier League TV rights have increased

o   http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/uk-cable-giant-virgin-media-736684

·         The NHL will use GoPro footage to reveal players’ POV during games

o   http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/30/6873117/gopro-nhl-pov-footage-included-in-games-on-tv

Tech:

·         eBay has taken Carl Icahn’s advice for a leaner company and will spinoff PayPal, Goldman Sachs is advising eBay

o   http://www.wired.com/2014/09/ebay-paypal-split/

o   http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/30/ebay-paypal-split/

o   http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/30/us-ebay-divestiture-idUSKCN0HP13D20140930

·         Facebook ads will follow users across multiple devices with Atlas

o   http://www.wired.com/2014/09/facebook-launches-atlas/

·         General Catalyst commits $10MM in its GC Stripe Platform Fund to help scale out Stripe

o   http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/30/general-catalyst-commits-10m-for-startups-to-stripes-payments-ecosystem/

·         Tango Music Pix is a new app that allows users to make slideshows with their friends on Tango, and it will push the slideshows to Facebook and/or Twitter

o   http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/29/tango-music-pix-returns-to-the-app-store-for-its-official-launch/

·         Please see below for 10 startups that launched at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator

o   http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/30/10-fresh-startups-debut-at-er-accelerators-demo-day/

·         Spotify has launched in Canada with a catalogue of 20 million songs

o   http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/30/spotify-launches-in-canada-with-a-catalog-of-20-million-songs/

·         Nordeus and Win partnered to release a sports-betting game, ‘Sportster’, on Facebook

o   http://venturebeat.com/2014/09/30/nordeus-and-win-launch-a-social-sports-betting-game-on-facebook/

·         Ello’s CEO has slammed Facebook calling it more of an ad platform than a social network

o   http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-09-30/interview-ello-ceo-wants-to-be-the-anti-facebook

Deals:

·         Move, an operator of online real estate businesses, was acquired by News Corp for roughly $950MM

o   http://www.socaltech.com/move_acquired_by_news_corp_/s-0057166.html

o   http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2014/09/30/news-corporation-to-buy-move-a-real-estate-listings-site/?module=BlogPost-Title&version=Blog%20Main&contentCollection=Mergers%20&%20Acquisitions&action=Click&pgtype=Blogs&region=Body

Business:

Exec Moves:

Retail:

Startups:

·         Netpulse, a media and data services company focused on fitness, has raised $18.6MM in its Series D

o http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/netpulse

Government:

Other:

·         A Muslim NFL players was penalized for his religious celebration

o   http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2014/09/30/unsportsmanlike-penalty-for-muslim-nfler.html

o   http://www.vox.com/xpress/2014/9/30/6872467/abdullah-prayer-celebration-does-being-muslim-in-the-nfl-come-with-a-15-yard-penalty