Entertainment:
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3BLACKDOT, which was co-founded by former Machinima
executives Angelo Pullen and Luke Stepleton, along with Adam Montoya and Tom
Cassell, has launched a new MCN on YouTube called JETPAK
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Lionsgate formed a partnership with live production company
Imagine Nation and Triangular Entertainment to bring “The Hunger Games” to the
stage
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Oliver Stone’s film about Edward Snowden has been acquired
by Open Road
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John Lasseter will direct “Toy Story 4” and it will be
released on June 16, 2017
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The Weinstein Company has finalized the cast for Quentin
Tarantino's “The Hateful Eight”
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Lionsgate’s stock has risen, as a 37% stake is reportedly
being shopped to Chinese e-commerce giant Jack Ma
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Haim Saban raised $34MM to support Israeli Defense Forces
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AwesomenessTV will debut a high-school comedy film
“Expelled” with Vine star Cameron Dallas in the lead role in cinemas next month
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Madison Square Garden has announced a record-breaking 13th
show in the ongoing Billy Joel "franchise" residency at the arena,
breaking his own record of 12 shows in a series from 2006
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Australia-based music streaming service Guvera has
officially launched in India
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Tim McGraw has left Red Light Management
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12 people have been laid off from Capitol Records
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Facebook Videos is trumping YouTube in a recent ad from UK
retailer John Lewis
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Please see below for an interesting article on movie
attendance rates
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Vlogbrothers, John and Hank Green, bring “Crash Course”
Videos to PBS Digital Studios
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Despite skyrocketing consumer activity, a survey from
Futuresource has indicated that the smart TV industry may be re-assessing its
focus due to limited direct ROI and a shift to UltraHD
Tech:
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Europol along with the FBI and the Department of Homeland
Security announced that “Operation Onymous” has arrested 17 people and seized
hundreds of Dark Web domains associated with well over a dozen black market
websites
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Verizon and AT&T have embraced ‘perma-cookies’, a privacy-busting
digital marker, which could give marketers a way to track what you do online
whether you want to be tracked or not
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Splice is a tool that can back up musicians' files to the
cloud and can be accessed for their concerts
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Vainglory, the multiplayer online battle arena, just got
solid release dates in every region but China, Japan and Korea
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Tripda is a new ride-sharing marketplace that Rocket
Internet has decided to bring to the US
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Spotify now allows users to use their phone or tablet as a
remote for their desktop music
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Microsoft now lets Windows Phone developers swap ad networks
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Please see below for highlights of Mark Zuckerberg’s Q&A
Deals:
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Vonage has reached a deal to
acquire communications-as-a-service provider Telesphere Networks for $114MM in
its ongoing mission to take a larger piece of the growing small to medium
business (SMB) sector
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Freshpet, a maker of healthy pet
food, raised about $156MM in its IPO after pricing its shares at $15 each
Business:
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Please see below for today’s top tech funding stories
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Private equity firms including BC Partners, Apollo Global
Management, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice are said
to have been asked to submit second-round bids and meet with PetSmart’s
management
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Morgan Stanley announced that Uber is officially included in
their corporate travel policy as a recommended transportation option for all
employees
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Home Depot has disclosed that 53 million email addresses
were taken along with the information of 56 million payments cards during its
data breach earlier this year
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Nike has severed ties with Minnesota Vikings running back
Adrian Peterson after his plea agreement to a misdemeanor assault charge over
striking his 4-year-old son
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The Walt Disney Co. ended its fiscal year on a significant
high note, reporting a record $48.8B in sales, up 8%, and 22% improvement in
net income of $7.5B, beating analysts’ expectations
Exec Moves:
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Amit Kumar, Yahoo!’s GM and VP
running its small business division, has left the company
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Ali Rowghani, ex-Pixar and Twitter
exec, has joined Y Combinator as a part-time partner
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PepsiCo President Zein Abdalla,
widely viewed as a potential successor to Chairman and CEO Indra Nooyi, is
leaving the company Dec. 31
Retail:
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Please see below for an interesting article on how retailers
are staying ahead through unique in-store experiences that inspire shoppers
through social lifestyles
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Sears disclosed in a regulatory filing that it was
considering selling 200 to 300 stores to a real estate investment trust and
then leasing back those sites
Startups:
Government:
Other:
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The LGBT magazine “The
Advocate” has just named Vladimir Putin as its person of the year
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