M+E News Headlines
Murdoch: Fox Could Go Over-the-Top (B&C)
21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch continued to point to the superiority of streaming to traditional broadcast TV. Speaking at UBS' annual Global Media and Communications Conferenc... More
Sports Aren’t ‘DVR-Proof’ – Survey (MCN)
The vast majority of pay TV subs with DVRs – about 84.3% -- use them to record sports, a clear indication that live sports are not “DVR-proof,” a new survey from Thuuz Sports... More
Amazon Becoming Moneymaker for Video Publishers (Digiday)
Six months after launching a self-serve video distribution program, Amazon is a growing revenue provider for publishers and independent filmmakers alike. Launched in May, the Amazo... More
How Sirius Buying Pandora Could Create a ‘Music Powerhouse’ (The Street)
An acquisition by Sirius XM Radio of streaming music service Pandora Media (P) would "single-handedly resolve" the satellite radio operator's digital strategy, add advertising sale... More
Technicolor Explores Role of Synthetic DNA for Archiving Entertainment Experiences (The Future Trust)
DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, contains tiny molecules of biological instructions that make each species unique. Those instructions can be stored not only on incredibly small form ... More
NeuLion Launches Enhanced Personalization Services for OTT Providers (MESA)
NeuLion has announced the availability of its enhanced personalization services, available through the NeuLion® Digital Platform. Personalization services consist of tailoring an ... More
La Liga, Microsoft Sign Worldwide Digital Content Alliance (Rapid TV News)
Through the agreement, Microsoft becomes La Liga’s official technology partner and will use artificial intelligence tools to forecast online video demand and will enable its chat... More
Big Studios Consider the Unthinkable: Home Viewing of Movies Two Weeks After They Hit Theaters (The Wrap)
Major Hollywood studios are considering offering movies to home viewers in as little as two weeks after they hit cinemas in the latest sign that major changes could be in store for... More
Hulu Launches 4K Ultra HD, Offering Original Series, 20 James Bond Films in Format (Variety)
Hulu is now offering a selection of titles in 4K Ultra HD, including original TV shows like drama “The Path” and Stephen King’s time-travel thriller “11.22.63” — as wel... More
Recording Academy Calls on Trump to Support Copyright Reform in New Letter (Billboard)
The Recording Academy has delivered a letter to President-elect Donald Trump, urging him to work with Congress on copyright reform. The letter, whose signees include Academy presid... 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
Pandora Open to Engaging in Talks with SiriusXM (CNBC)
Pandora may be changing its tune. The music streaming service is now open to selling itself and is now willing to engage with one-time suitor SiriusXM specifically, people familiar... More
Turner’s FilmStruck Movie-Subscription Service Now on Apple TV; Roku, Chromecast Promised in 2017 (Variety)
FilmStruck, Turner’s subscription movie service for film fans, is now available on fourth-generation Apple TV set-tops. FilmStruck, which launched Nov. 1 after a two-week delay, ... More
How the Music World Flocked to Instagram in 2016 (Fast Company)
Many social media networks have tried and failed to become the go-to platform for musicians to engage with their fans. Remember Twitter #Music or Facebook Mentions? Are any musicia... More
Amazon Captured 31% of Online Spending Over Cyber Weekend (CNBC)
Target, Wal-Mart and Kohl's each set some sort of online record over the five-day shopping extravaganza that ended with Cyber Monday, but blockbuster digital growth for many bricks... More
Facebook Developing Artificial Intelligence to Flag Offensive Live Videos (Reuters)
Facebook is working on automatically flagging offensive material in live video streams, building on a growing effort to use artificial intelligence to monitor content, said Joaquin... More
The Battle for the Digital Content Consumer (MCN)
Tech titans such as Amazon, Facebook and Google are redefining the digital video market. They are putting pressure on the future of the traditional media and entertainment (M&E) in... More
Network DVR: The Better Alternative to Cord Cutting and OTT (Evolution Digital Blog)
Network DVR (nDVR) is the latest evolution in recording TV shows for time-shifted viewing. Recordable VHS tapes and VCRs gave way to stand alone DVRs, such as TiVo, as well as set-... More
CBS Will Live-Stream NFL Games on its ‘All Access’ SVOD Service (Variety)
CBS has secured a deal to live-stream its package of Sunday afternoon and Thursday-night NFL games on its subscription-video-on-demand service, a major coup that puts some of the m... More
IBM Warns of Rising VoIP Cyberattacks (CSO)
Cyber-attacks using the VoIP protocol Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) have been growing this year accounting for over 51% of the security event activity analyzed in the last 12 m... More