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Netflix Launches Video Previews for TV Screens so You Can Watch Snippets Before Clicking (VentureBeat)
Netflix is introducing a new interface for its TV app today, ushering in video previews that display a specially created snippet of the program or movie to watch before you commit.... More
Fox Sports Tees Up Tech for Big Ten Championship Game (MCN)
Fox Sports said it will be trotting out some new tech-powered features for its coverage of the Dec.3 Big Ten Football Championship game between Penn State and Wisconsin. That plat... More
While We Weren’t Looking, Snapchat Revolutionized Social Networks (New York Times)
Snap, which is based far outside the Silicon Valley bubble, in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles, is pushing radically new ideas about how humans should interact with computer... More
How We Brought Spectacles to Pro Sports (Space150 Blog)
Our challenge was to bring this new tech to life within the bounds of an established social media voice and content strategy, while doing something worthy of the first-person persp... More
GoPro to Shutter Entertainment Division (Forbes)
GoPro is doubling down on its promise to return to profitability and said on Wednesday that it would cut 15% of its workforce as part of a broad restructuring. The wearable cameram... More
Now You Can Play Classic Arcade Games Directly in Facebook Messenger (Fast Company)
The arcade classic is one of 17 games that Facebook is now offering through a new feature called Instant Games. Available in both Messenger and your Facebook News Feed, the HTML5 g... More
Will Virtual Reality Need Story Tellers? (VideoInk)
When Friendster first appeared like an apparition in 2002 in Brooklyn, its appeal was immediately clear. But the unruly impact that social media would come to have on the world, re... More
Slack is Watching How You Work (Recode)
If you use Slack for work, you’ve likely had this overwhelming experience: You come back from a meeting to a dozen slack rooms waiting for you with unread messages. It’s the ne... More
Salesforce Touts AI Research Progress (VentureBeat)
Salesforce is today talking up new artificial intelligence research that’s been conducted by the Salesforce Research division the company formally announced in September, followi... More
LeEco Readies VR Initiatives (MESA)
NEW YORK — Chinese TV and phone manufacturer LeEco is planning to bring its virtual reality (VR) headsets to the U.S. market in 2017 and is exploring its overall hardware, softwa... More
14% of Americans over 13 follow eSports – Nielsen (GamesIndustry)
Nielsen's latest eSports survey reveals that 14 percent of Americans over the age of 13 are fans of professional gaming. The data reveals that eSports fans are 77 percent male, and... More
Senate Schedules First Hearing on Augmented Reality (B&C)
The Senate Commerce Committee will hold what it bills as the first congressional hearing on augmented reality (AR). That is the technology that superimposes a virtual Pokémon on t... More
Here’s How Media Companies Will Make Money with VR (VentureBeat)
My guess is that the future of the VR entertainment business will look more like today’s events business, since users will be drawn to social experiences rather than the 360-came... More
Instagram Will Now Let You Tag Friends, Add Links and Create Boomerangs in Stories (Adweek)
Instagram has finally one-upped Snapchat. The Facebook-owned platform has unveiled a handful of features to Instagram Stories, which will let users tag friends, add links and even ... More
How Publishers are Using Slack Bots Internally and Externally (Digiday)
Bots, in some form or another, have been a part of Slack’s offering since it launched in 2013. The communications tools now has 4 million daily active users, up from 2.3 million ... More
How Media Companies are Using Artificial Intelligence to Connect with Consumers (Variety)
Killer computers, robot uprisings: Hollywood has long had a deep fascination for artificial intelligence. Even off screen, AI is increasingly a key part of the media business — b... More
YuMe, Nielsen Release Report on VR Marketing Potential (MESA)
YuMe and Nielsen today released a new neuroscience-informed research report demonstrating how the unique power of virtual reality platforms present marketers with incredible potent... More
FCC Ushers in a Troublesome New World for Online Privacy (TechCrunch)
The speed of technological change counsels against regulating the Internet based on any particular conception of the current state of technology, as the inevitable evolution will s... More
NFL VR Football Series Coming To YouTube And Google DayDream (IBT)
The NFL announced on Thursday a new VR series coming to YouTube and Google’s VR headset, DayDream. Produced by NFL Films, the 9-part show will offer a “360-degree perspective o... More
Applicaster Debuts New Friendly Features, Engaging Layouts in BabyTV Video App (MESA)
Applicaster has launched the 2016 edition of the Video app with new features to facilitate intuitive interaction and engagement with the channel’s shows and early learning concep... More