Entertainment:
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Aereo has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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Vimeo has partnered with Chilling Effects to publicly track
copyright complaints
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Turner Networks, including CNN, will return to Dish Network
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CBS agreed to a short term extension with Dish Network
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James Murdoch has been re-elected to the Sky board
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Hunger Games Mockingjay has opened at $17MM
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As EuropaCorp's Luc Besson and Christophe Lambert keep
building toward the opening of their Red distribution pipeline, they've added a
new film to the slate and promoted Lisa Ellzey to be president of their U.S.
film operation
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The $250MM American Idol racism lawsuit is over, and has
been ruled in Fox’s favor
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TodayTix, a new ticket sales startup, has closed a $6.1MM it
its Series A funding round led by New York-based SF Capital Group
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Wooden Wisdom, a DJ duo made up of Elijah Wood and Zach
Cowie, will embark on a short North American tour in January
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Please see below for an interested article that details HP’s
$20MM ad campaign with Meghan Trainor
Tech:
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Miegakure is a new 4-D video game that has taken over 5
years to build
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Google has launched Google Contributor, a subscription based
service which currently blocks ads across ten online publishers, including The
Onion, ScienceDaily, Urban Dictionary, and Mashable
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Livefyre Studio allows online publishers (whether they’re
news organizations or brand marketers) to gather user generated content from
anywhere online, and then to republish it anywhere in turn
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Assembly, a platform upon which developers, designers, and
engineers can come together to work on projects in an open, collaborative
setting, has raised $2.9MM
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Famed turntable brand Technics plans to launch a high-resolution
music download service
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Amazon is poised to launch its own travel service, featuring
booking at independent hotels and resorts near major cities
o
http://skift.com/2014/11/20/exclusive-amazon-to-get-into-hotel-booking-with-launch-of-travel-site/
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Google has agreed to settle litigation with patent
consortium Rockstar, though terms of the deal were not disclosed in a court
filing made public this week
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Mobile video to account for 65% of wireless traffic by 2019
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German media group ProSiebenSat.1 has selected Level 3
Communications to provide content delivery services across four business units.
Deals:
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Fab, the e-commerce site which has
raised $150MM in the past, is about to sell for $15MM
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Telecom Italia will likely sell
the mobile phone towers of its Brazilian unit TIM Participacoes to American
Tower for almost $1.1B
Business:
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SolarCity has struck a deal with
existing client Wal-Mart that covers "the installation of new solar
projects at facilities in up to 36 states over the next four years."
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Six years after Bernard Madoff’s
fraud collapsed, the cost of liquidating his defunct investment advisory firm
to repay thousands of victims has topped $1B
o http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-11-20/madoff-bankruptcy-costs-top-1-billion-six-years-later.html
Exec Moves:
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Sarah Barnett, the SundanceTV
chief, will run BBC America early next year
Retail:
Startups:
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FastPay, a startup offering credit
to digital media companies, is announcing that it has raised $15MM
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Prizm is a neat little pyramid
add-on for your sound system to transform your living room into this coffee
shop you like
Government:
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President Obama has outlined plans to use executive
authority to help millions of illegal immigrants, granting them the chance to
apply for work permits and a temporary reprieve from deportation
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The House GOP has sued the Obama administration over
Obamacare
Other:
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