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Salesforce Launches Super Bowl Tracker (MediaPost)

Salesforce Marketing Cloud launched its annual Big Game Social Tracker Wednesday ahead of this weekend's Super Bowl showdown between the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots. ... More

NeuLion, University of New Orleans Announce Multi-Year Partnership (MESA)

NeuLion today announced it has been selected by the University of New Orleans to build a new digital ticketing platform for men's and women's basketball and baseball. The New Orlea... More

ESPN Has Started Putting its Videos Back on YouTube (WSJ)

ESPN is back on YouTube. When the sports network’s majority owner Walt Disney Co. signed a deal with YouTube in 2015 to include its content in the ad-free YouTube Red service, ES... More

Netflix Inks BMG Deal to Manage Music Rights Outside U.S. (Variety)

BMG has signed an agreement with Netflix to exclusively manage and administer the streaming giant’s music-publishing rights outside the U.S. The agreement includes score, transit... More

ZOO Digital Named Among Top 10 Innovators of 2016 (MESA)

ZOO Digital has been named as one of the top ten innovators of 2016 in a new report that surveyed international entertainment industry professionals. The report provides a snapshot... More

Cognizant Expands Operations in Hong Kong (MESA)

Cognizant today announced the expansion of its operations in Hong Kong with the opening of a new office. Cognizant's expanded presence in Hong Kong will enhance its existing operat... More

Sources: Spotify May Delay IPO to 2018 as It Rethinks Licensing Deals (TechCrunch)

Spotify — the music streaming company with over 100 million users (40 million of them paying) — has long been seen as one of the more likely candidates among larger tech startu... More

Buyers See Potential in Facebook’s TV Push (Digiday)

The TV industry might seem stodgy, but it’s still profitable enough that social platforms try to mimic it. Since running out of places to stick ads in the news feed, Facebook has... More

CBS Buys Bankrupt Sports Video Site Scout Media for $9.5 Million (Variety)

CBS has agreed to acquire the assets of Scout Media, a multichannel sports video network, for $9.5 million after submitting the only bid for the bankrupt company. Scout.com will be... More

AI is Going Mobile (Venture Beat)

Anthony Bartolo, Tata Communications: The advent of certain technologies — notably inexpensive high-speed internet, secure cloud storage, mobility solutions, and low-cost devices... More

Teradata, Ditto Labs Partner on AI Vision-as-a-Service (MESA)

You’ve heard of SaaS, PaaS, maybe even IaaS and ITaaS. But what about VaaS? Analytics solutions firm Teradata has partnered with machine-learning company Ditto Labs to incorporat... More

Here are the Big Risks for Facebook as it Pursues a ‘Video-First’ Strategy (VideoNuze)

Many analysts will be looking past Facebook’s Q4 ’16 earnings, which will be reported later today, for reassuring signs of how the company will continue its blazing revenue gro... More

Why Brands Need to Invest in a Second-Screen Super Bowl Strategy (Adweek)

Whether you’re a big-time brand looking to amplify your Super Bowl ad or a smaller company looking to enter the fray, the second screen is a powerful opportunity to reach a highl... More

Adobe Unveils New Design Features for XD Software (B&T)

Adobe has announced new features for Adobe XD as part of its ongoing monthly series of updates for the UX design tool. Among the new features is guest commenting, which enables rev... More

Accenture Hires Madeleine Chenette as Office Managing Director, Montreal (MESA)

Accenture has hired Madeleine Chenette as office managing director for Montreal, effective immediately. In this role Chenette will be responsible for expanding Accenture's business... More

Affils, Networks in an OTT Tug-of-War (TVNewsCheck)

As consumer interest in OTT streaming services grows, it’s crucial that TV stations be included to maintain OTA TV’s big advantage over cable and satellite: complete coverage. ... More

Qumulo Welcomes Cloud Veteran Jay Wampold as VP of Marketing (MESA)

Qumulo today announced the appointment of AWS and Chef veteran Jay Wampold as vice president of marketing. Following on the recent appointments of Bill Richter as chief executive o... More

Facebook Developing Video App for Apple TV, Other Set-Tops – Report (Variety)

Facebook is developing an app for set-top boxes including Apple TV, as a way to bring longer-form video content — and video ads — to big-screen TVs in consumers’ living rooms... More

Paramount Breaks from Conventional Trailers, Releases First Three Minutes of ‘Rings’ Online (The Drum)

Paramount Pictures had taken the unusual step of releasing the first few minutes of its latest movie to the public in an effort to generate buzz among horror fans. Publicising the ... More

Kickstarter Picks Up Live-Streaming Service (B&C)

Crowd-funding company Kickstarter has acquired interactive live-streaming start-up Huzza and will incorporate the service into its own live broadcast offering, Kickstarter Live, th... More

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