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\nJukin Media, which specializes in licensing user-generated viral videos, hired Jill Goldfarb as VP of linear programming. Goldfarb\u2019s former tours of duty include serving as Discovery Channel\u2019s VP of programming and as VP of program planning and scheduling at ABC Family\/Fox Family Channel. Most recently, for the past five years she worked as an independent […]
Imax is making its exit from virtual reality (VR) official: The company notified shareholders with a SEC filing Thursday that it will close down its remaining 3 VR centers, and write off \u201ccertain VR content investments.\u201d A company spokesperson confirmed the planned closures and shared the following statement with Variety: \u201cWith the launch of the […]
Apple Music has notified artists that it will be phasing out its Connect social feed. Artists won\u2019t be able to post to Connect anymore effective immediately, and their existing posts will be removed by next May, according to an email sent to artists that was first published by 9to5Mac Thursday. \u201cToday we\u2019re streamlining music discovery […]
YouTube is enacting a broad purge of spam accounts over the next two days, and it\u2019s warning creators they could see a big drop in subscribers as a result. According to YouTube, on Dec. 13-14, creators \u201cmay see a noticeable decrease\u201d in subscriber counts. The Google-owned video service regularly works to verify the legitimacy of […]
Tyler \u201cNinja\u201d Blevins is Twitch\u2019s most popular live-streaming gamer. Now he\u2019s taking his play-by-play skills to the NFL \u2014 although it remains to be seen how many of his millions of followers are actually interested in his commentary on gridiron action. This season, Amazon-owned Twitch has provided free live-streaming feeds of the NFL\u2019s \u201cThursday Night […]
Amazon is once again selling Google\u2019s Chromecast streaming adapter, three years after yanking the product from its website. The e-commerce giant began listing the third-generation model of Google\u2019s Chromecast streaming stick, as well as the 4K-capable Chromecast Ultra, on its website this week. The move could be a first step toward a more comprehensive business […]
Rebecca Campbell, Diego Lerner and Uday Shankar are set to be Disney\u2019s three key international chiefs when its deal for 21st Century Fox closes, the company announced Thursday. Campbell will run the Europe, Middle East and Africa team under the new structure, which is conditional on the Fox deal closing. She also adds Russia and […]<\/p>\n