Entertainment:
·
HBO will launch a standalone streaming service next year
that won’t require users to have a cable subscription, comparable to Netflix
·
Bono has apologized for offering users the free U2 album
·
Amazon Cloud Drive will now be available on the Amazon
Instant Video application, meaning customers can now play their personal videos
and view their photos on supported devices
·
Please see below for a live blog of Time Warner’s investor
meeting
·
Worldview Entertainment was hit with a $55MM lawsuit by its ex-CEO
Christopher Woodrow
·
National Geographic Channel has greenlit three new reality
survival series
·
Warner Bros.’ CEO has plans to cut $200MM from the TV and
film studio's annual budget
·
Russia’s leading independent media company, CTC Media, is
taking stock after Vladimir Putin signed amendments to a mass media law that
impose further restrictions on foreign ownership of mass media companies
o
http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/russias-leading-indie-tv-network-ctc-hit-by-law-change-1201330663/
·
HBO is celebrating the Friday premiere of documentary series
‘Foo Fighters: Sonic Highways’ with a live-streaming concert on Facebook
·
Every ‘Friends’ episode is coming to Netflix in 2015
·
DC unveils its next 8 superhero movies, including Aquaman,
Shazam, and two Justice League films
Tech:
·
The superintendent of financial
services for the state of New York, said that the state will not require
digital-currency software developers to have a license
·
Yahoo launched a new magazine
called Yahoo DIY, which is aimed at do-it-yourself enthusiasts
·
The Disney Accelerator had its demo day Tuesday to show off
the nine companies that will emerge out of the accelerator
·
Google unveiled a new Nexus 6 smartphone, tablet and set-top
box, signaling plans to compete with Apple for high-end consumers
Deals:
·
Qualcomm has agreed to acquire U.K.-based
CSR for ~$2.5B to tool up for the Internet of Everything
·
Thismoment raises $17.6MM in its
Series D to turn YouTube videos into branded content
·
Great Western Bancorp Inc., the
U.S. unit of National Australia Bank Ltd., stock has advanced after a scaled
back IPO
Business:
·
Microsoft says it’s building a version of Windows that will
offer something akin to Docker, the next big thing in cloud computing
·
According to a report from NBC News,
Apple will start paying for the costs of egg freezing for their female
employees beginning in January, following in the footsteps of Facebook
·
King Digital’s stock has fallen 50% from its IPO price –
they are the makers of Candy Crush
·
Please see below for an interesting article on logistics
companies
·
Please see below for an interesting article on why companies
are doing spinoffs
Exec Moves:
·
Chris McCarthy, EVP of MTV and
General Manager of MTV’s sister networks MTV2 and mtvU, will also lead Logo TV
as the network’s General Manager
·
Ross Martin is the new EVP of
Marketing, Strategy, and Engagement at Viacom
·
Eric Levin is the new EVP and CFO
at Warner Music Group
Retail:
·
Walmart is offering a range of products available for
next-day delivery, with the opening of two new fulfillment centers in the US to
better compete against Amazon
·
Patagonia is going to invest over $13MM to help create a new
$27MM fund to purchase more than 1,000 rooftop solar power systems in Hawaii
·
Nike is suing 31 companies that make fake Converse shoes,
including Walmart, H&M, Tory Burch and many more
Startups:
·
Let, a teen social networking app
with a focus on gamification, is announcing that it has raised $600k in seed
funding
·
Fresvii is coming out of stealth
today with a new platform dubbed AppSteroid that allows smartphone gamers to
use voice chat with other players in mobile games
Government:
Other:
·
Toyota has recalled 1.75 million vehicles globally to repair braking and
fuel-system defects
No comments:
Post a Comment