Entertainment:
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See below for an article on HBO now and unbundling
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Netflix now works on the Nintendo Entertainment System (via
Polygon), which first debuted in the United States in 1985
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Ooyala has released its Q4 '14 Global Video Index, once again
showing the powerful rise in mobile as a preferred viewing platform for online
video
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Verizon has ordered more than 200 hours of programming
annually from DreamWorks Animation units AwesomenessTV and DreamWorksTV,
designed to create two new “over-the-top” channels for online video audiences
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CBS to launch a direct-to-consumer streaming service with
Showtime
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The continuing growth of subscription VOD services led by
Netflix in the U.S. may be taking its toll on live-TV watching per the Nielsen
Report
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The five surviving members of legendary British comedy troupe
Monty Python will reunite in New York this April for a 40th anniversary
screening of their Arthurian comedy “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”
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South by Southwest has announced today (March 10) it will
stream this years' conference offerings on new streaming network SXSW On via
Roku players
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Sony's internet TV service, PlayStation Vue, will come out of
beta and launch commercially in three major cities within the next two weeks
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Through its latest agreement with DIRECTV for Atres Series
distribution, Spain's Atresmedia claims to be reaching over 30 million homes
across Latin America and the US Hispanic market with its three international
networks
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Barcelona-based broadcasting solutions company VSN claims to
be taking sports and live events cataloguing to a new level through the
integration of its media assets management (MAM) solution with VSNLogger, a new
tool which enables users to directly log contents while these are being
ingested
Tech:
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This morning Google announced what it’s calling Google Cloud
Storage Nearline, a cloud-based version of an old-fashioned way to store
massive amounts of data too important to delete but not important enough to
keep close.
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Please see below for why Macbook’s USB-C is the port of the
future
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Apple’s digital content stores, as well as the iTunes Connect
developer portal, are currently experiencing issues around the world, as
customers in several countries have been unable to complete purchases, run
updates or login for multiple hours now
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Facebook launched a new insights product called “Topic Data”
in the U.S. and U.K. with the help of brand analytics leader DataSift
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Google has published a new mobile events application on Google
Play called “Interactive Events,” but the app doesn’t appear to be ready for
prime time
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Smart home gadget maker Nest is looking for someone to lead
what they are calling Nest Audio, fueling speculation that they are moving into
speakers and other audio products
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See below for an article on what you need to know about the
Ellen Pao lawsuit
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Amazon today announced “Amazon Exclusives” the new section
will feature products that are only offered on Amazon or on the creators’ own
websites and physical stores
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Santa Monica-based Cinq Music,
which helps music companies distribute their music digitally, through mobile,
and physical channels, has raised a round of funding
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Broadcom reports this morning that it has scored a design win,
for what it says is the first, Ultra HD Android set-top box
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DogVacay announced today that it will begin offering up links
to cat sitters, as it expands its service beyond dogs – called CatVacay
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Google has opened its first-ever branded store, to be called
The Google shop, which will be based on London's Tottenham Court Road – a
street packed with tech and gadget retailers
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One of the most interesting features of Apple's new MacBook is
its Force Touch touchpad, which can differentiate between normal and strong
presses of the finger
Deals:
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Zuora, the company that helps
customers manage their subscription models, today announced a $115MM funding
round involving not just Silicon Valley venture capitalists, but also public
market investors
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Google is in talks to buy
Bangalore-based start-up InMobi, a mobile advertising network that claims to
have over 1B users across 200 countries
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Univision is prepping for an IPO
Business:
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Blackstone CEO could bring in more than $1 billion in pay this
year, based on the U.S. stock market highs and Blackstone's portfolio of more
than 80 companies.
Exec Moves:
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Hearsay Social, a Sequoia-backed
startup helping finance and insurance companies grow sales through social
media, announced today that it has hired its first chief financial officer —
William Salisbury
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Lyft hired Peter Morelli as the
company’s new VP of engineering
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Finance education website
Investopedia has a new CEO — David Siegel, who was previously president at
stock market news and opinion site Seeking Alpha
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Peter Thiel has joined prominent
Silicon Valley incubator Y Combinator as a part-time partner
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Google’s CFO is retiring to spend
more time with his family
Retail:
Startups:
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Berlin-based DreamCheaper, which has
been operating fairly stealthily until now, could soon become the hotel booking
industry’s most hated startup
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Roadie, an alternative shipping
service offering a cheaper way to get your items to a remote destination by
piggy-backing on drivers heading in that same direction, is today rolling out
across the U.S.
Government:
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A flurry of Chinese economic data released today missed
analysts' estimates, raising expectations that more stimulus is yet to come in
the world's second-largest economy
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The euro plunged to a fresh 12-year low this morning,
extending a broad decline just days after the ECB launched its €1T bond-buying
program
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Canada and the U.S. are "very close" to announcing
stronger new oil tanker rail car standards, intended to limit fires and
pollution when oil trains derail, Canadian Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said
yesterday
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The Associated Press sued the State Department to force it to
release Hilary Clinton’s emails and government documents
Other:
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Please see below for a ‘Star Wars’ painting that costs $200k
that no one will by
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In South Africa, ranchers are breeding mutant animals to be
hunted
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