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Five Key Insights From the Adobe Summit (Forbes)

Addressing an audience of nearly 20,000 people, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen shared insights from how Adobe was using a custom version of their own technology to address sales and ma... More

NAB 2019: Adobe Boosts Creative Cloud Offering (MESA)

Ahead of the NAB Show, Adobe has announced performance updates and new innovations for video and audio tools in Adobe Creative Cloud to improve efficiency in video production. From... More

Global Streamers Investing Millions to Take on Netflix Overseas (THR)

Multiplying upstart services are attempting to push back against the U.S. giant's dominance of the international video-on-demand market, but is it too little too late? ... More

NAB 2019: ZOO Digital to Launch Cloud Localization Innovations

ZOO Digital is bringing a number of new offerings to the 2019 NAB Show, including the launch of its ZOOstudio ecosystem, a service ecosystem that aims to simplify localization for ... More

Disney-Fox Merger, Streaming Strife Will Be Hot Topics at CinemaCon (THR)

The annual gathering of theater owners and Hollywood studios gets underway this week in Las Vegas amid a dramatically changing landscape for the movie business.... More

Google Searches for a Home in Live Gaming (Forbes)

Imagine the possibilities when computing might is no longer tied to the device on your desktop or in your pocket. That’s the promise when the data center is the platform. Google ... More

YouTube TV Now Available in Every TV Market in the U.S. (The Verge)

YouTube TV has officially completed its US rollout, with the company announcing that the over-the-top internet streaming service is now available in the Glendive, Montana area, the... More

Subscription is the New Norm, but Could Consumers Become Oversubscribed? (Verdict)

Apple is joining Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, Now TV, and soon Disney in the increasingly saturated video content streaming market. With the subscription economy having grown by more tha... More

Instagram Finally Tests a Fast-Forward Feature for Videos (Engadget)

In a move so overdue you're probably checking the date stamp on this article, Instagram could finally be about to launch a seek bar on videos posted on users' feeds. The feature, d... More

Apple’s Hollywood Plan Becomes Clear: The ‘Cable Box of Streaming’ (THR)

The tech giant’s content push signals an intent to dethrone Comcast, not Netflix, as consumers increasingly cut the cord on traditional pay television: "You need good content and... More

NAGRA, MTM Launch the 2019 Pay-TV Innovation Forum (CDSA)

NAGRA and MTM have announced the launch of the 2019 Pay-TV Innovation Forum. The global research programme will explore the biggest challenges facing pay-TV service providers and c... More

Spotify Wants You to Listen to More Podcasts, Less Music (Fortune)

Spotify’s $340 million play for podcasts is not just an attempt to dominate every facet of your audio experience—though Spotify would certainly like that, too. Following its re... More

Netflix Will Test Character-Driven Video Previews for Its Kids Content (Variety)

Netflix is getting ready to try a new thing to help younger viewers discover new shows: The video service will start testing character-driven video previews of some of its shows la... More

Apple Announces Apple TV Plus Video Subscription Service (The Verge)

After years of speculation and on-again, off-again rumors, Apple has finally unveiled its biggest push into streaming video: Apple TV Plus. CEO Tim Cook announced the service — f... More

YouTube Bows Out of Hollywood Arms Race With Netflix, Amazon (Bloomberg)

YouTube has canceled plans for high-end dramas and comedies, people with knowledge of the matter said, a pullback from its grand ambitions for a paid service with Hollywood-quality... More

Netflix Tries Out Mobile-Only Subscription Plan in India (Variety)

Streaming giant Netflix is testing a mobile-only subscription in India that costs half of its basic plan. Netflix India’s monthly plans begin at INR500 ($7.27), and the mobile-on... More

How Netflix Wants to Take on Its Competition in 2019 and Beyond (Variety)

During the two days at Netflix’s Los Angeles offices, one number came up over and over again: Only 5% of the world’s population are native English speakers. “Historically, we... More

Google Stadia May Drastically Change the Cloud Gaming Landscape (CNET)

Playing your favorite game from anywhere and on any device is 2019's holy grail of entertainment, and based on Google's big Stadia reveal at the Game Developer's Conference this we... More

Comcast Launches Streaming Video Platform Xfinity Flex (THR)

Comcast is courting cord cutters with a new streaming video product called Xfinity Flex. The service, which will launch March 26, will serve as an internet-enabled platform through... More

Apple Jumping Into Streaming Video With a Huge Library of Shows, Films (The Verge)

Apple is getting ready to launch a TV and movie streaming service, and that means putting together an expansive catalog of original content. The company is widely expected to unvei... More

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