Entertainment:
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Netflix to raise the price for users who want 4k video
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Netflix now works on Linux
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Maker Studio’s CEO gave a keynote and explained that Disney
had to acquire them to remain relevant
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http://venturebeat.com/2014/10/13/maker-studios-ceo-says-disney-had-to-buy-them-to-remain-relevant/
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Sporting News Media, which operates a large sports online
video syndication network, has launched a new research service called
"Sporting Views” to provide insights about how online viewers engage with
sports-related video
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China has approved of Universal’s $3.27 plan to build a theme
park in Beijing
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Dutch-based Talpa Media to make its way into the German market with the
acquisition of 49.9% of local production company Schwartzkopff TV
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Jim Carrey to host SNL on Oct. 25th
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Heading into MIPCOM, Revolution Studios has arranged for
Miramax to manage global television and digital distribution licensing for all
film titles in its library
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DreamWorks Animation, Disney, Pixar and Sony have been hit
with another class action lawsuit over alleged anti-poaching and wage fixing
deals
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Legendary Television and Digital Media has signed a first
look agreement with The Littlefield Company to develop content for TV and
digital/emerging platforms
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Relativity Media entered into a multi-year strategic
partnership with China-based 3C Media to produce and develop up to four
local-language productions per year based on Relativity content
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21st Century Fox co-COO James Murdoch addressed the MIPCOM
audience in a keynote speech that touched on the challenges facing the content
and production business and media mega-mergers
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Samsung and Google Play have partnered to corner the
Latin-American streaming market
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Samsung says it has developed Wi-Fi tech that is 10x faster
to watch uncompressed HD video in real time
Tech:
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Maurice Ashley, a chess grandmaster, has developed a program
with MIT’s Media Lab called DeepView to understand, visualize, and explain the
dynamics of a match and make it more of a spectator sport
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See below for an article on why some think that Boston will
be the next startup scene
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Please see below for an interesting article on the Internet
of Things
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SoundCloud posts
$29MM loss in 2013 on $14MM revenues
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Speakr, formerly twtMob, raised $2.9MM to land more brand
endorsements for Net influencers
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Flip Sports is an app that lets users play fantasy sports on
their mobile devices while watching TV
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Ashton Kutcher’s recent Lenovo ad doubled as a commercial
for his tech investments
Deals:
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Keywords Studios, the contractor
to the video games industry, to acquire Indian art production firm Lakshya
Digital for $4MM
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NetScout Systems has agreed to buy
Danaher’s communications business for $2.6B in stock, Danaher will either split
or spin off the business
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Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square went
public and the fund was valued at $6.2B
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General Electric Co.’s finance arm
agreed to acquire helicopter-leasing company Milestone Aviation Group Ltd. for
$1.775B
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Please see below for a wrap-up of
last week’s funding headlines
Business:
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GoPro shares have fallen 10% today after news broke that
their cameras could have been responsible for Michael Schumacher’s skiing
accident
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Please see below for an article on why Samsung’s stock could
rally by 50%
Exec Moves:
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Lou Schwartz to be Chief Digital
Officer of WWE
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Dan Nevin to be CEO of Australia’s
Indie Trade Body AIR
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Longtime Reddit GM, Erick Martin,
has stepped down
Retail:
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UK b2b startup Smartzer, has raised $400k in angel funding
to launch a fashion-focused video tagging tech that’s designed to make look
book, catwalk and other fashion video content shoppable
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Jimmy Choo is prepping for its IPO which has valued the
company at $1B
Startups:
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Monsieur, a robot bartender company, has raised $2MM in seed
funding
Government:
Other:
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Please see below for a funny video on John Oliver addressing the pumpkin
spice obsession
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Jean Tirole won the Nobel Prize in Economics
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