May 30, 2021 | algo, audio, games & graphics, justice & equality, mobile, networking, trends, video
One year after George Floyd’s murder, science and technology institutions continue to evolve. The most radical and necessary step remains..
Source: STEM’s Racial Reckoning Just Entered Its Most Crucial Phase
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May 27, 2021 | mobile, networking, trends, video
Specific language about the QAnon conspiracy theory has all but disappeared from mainstream public social media platforms, new research concludes. Driving the news: Researchers from the Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensics Lab found that the volume of QAnon content available online plummeted following major moderation and policy moves from Google, Facebook and Twitter.
Source: QAnon is disappearing from online view
May 26, 2021 | trends, video
The media world is consolidating and there aren’t many targets left for a would-be acquirer. Amazon has spent many billions on video without much to show for it, and thinks owning a studio — and, crucially, the rights to the intellectual property the studio owns — could help it create Really Big Movies and TV Shows You Really Want To Watch. Not so much because it wants to own streaming, but because it wants you to keep coming to Amazon. MGM, meanwhile, has been trying to sell itself for years.
Source: Why Amazon is paying nearly $9 billion for MGM and James Bond
May 26, 2021 | networking, video
Face-to-face interactions beat digital ones for gaining familiarity with someone else’s face.
Source: Another strike against Zoom: the brain learns faces better in person
May 21, 2021 | audio, mobile, networking, trends, video
We’ve just lived through the most online period in history. What comes next?
Source: America Offline
May 20, 2021 | algo, games & graphics, video
Dan Harmon, the creator behind Rick and Morty, is launching an all-new animated series for Fox titled Krapopolis , which is the first animated series curated on the blockchain.
Source: Rick and Morty Creator Launches First Crypto Blockchain Series, Krapopolis
May 18, 2021 | video
Monday’s news that AT&T is spinning out WarnerMedia to merge it with Discovery has been hailed as a response to cord cutting , and an attempt to take on Netflix . Both may be true, but the deal also shows why it is so hard to take on Netflix in the first place, and why the newly-merged media giant may still struggle to keep up.
Source: AT&T’s discovery: Beating Netflix is hard
May 17, 2021 | video
Two weeks before the unofficial start of summer, the cinema advertising industry is preparing for a strong — if not blockbuster — Memorial Day weekend, following last week’s guidance from the CDC that fully vaccinated Americans can return to indoor public places without their masks.
Source: Let’s All Go To The Movies, Again: CDC Guidance Boosts Cinema Outlook
May 16, 2021 | video
AT&T intends to break off its media arm and merge the assets with Discovery, in what could be a bid to strengthen the organization against streaming rivals such as Netflix, Disney, and Apple. AT&T is believed to be preparing to make a deal with Discovery that could create a new media behemoth, one that could be announced within the next week.
Source: AT&T in talks to spin off WarnerMedia for merger with Discovery
May 11, 2021 | video
There are constant fights among powerful digital companies over what streaming video apps appear on our living room TV sets. It shows how the overlords of new TV are falling into the same bad habits as old TV.
Source: Why is new TV so much like cable?
May 6, 2021 | algo, mobile, networking, video
A growing number of tools now let you stop facial recognition systems from training on your personal photo
Source: How to stop AI from recognizing your face in selfies
Apr 30, 2021 | algo, games & graphics, video
The animation studio’s artists are masters at tweaking light and color to trigger deep emotional responses. Coming soon: effects you’ll only see inside your head.
Source: How Pixar Uses Hyper-Colors to Hack Your Brain
Apr 28, 2021 | algo, audio, mobile, networking, trends, video
The technology aided with artificial intelligence has revolutionized this industry; it has moved the advertising efforts from “brought to you by” on TV to actual relatable content to every cast and creed, making its way to several different platforms. This technology can read and understand the text while sensing the external environment.
Source: Will AI Change the Game for Adtech?
Apr 26, 2021 | audio, mobile, networking, trends, video
Increasingly, what we’re after on social media is not narrative or personality but moments of audiovisual eloquence.
Source: TikTok and the Vibes Revival
Apr 22, 2021 | algo, audio, games & graphics, mobile, networking, trends, video
For decades Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google gobbled up their competition to become behemoths of the tech industry, which has drawn attention from Congressional leaders and other critics who claim they’ve stifled innovation in the industry.
Source: How Big Tech got so big: Hundreds of acquisitions
Apr 11, 2021 | video
Sony Pictures finally made its play in the streaming wars: It’s punting to Netflix .The deal gives Netflix much of what it was missing in the form of franchises and library titles, and signals there will be no “Sony+” anytime soon.
Source: Netflix Will Become the Post-Theatrical Streaming Home for Sony Pictures
Mar 31, 2021 | algo, networking, video
A lot’s happened since Facebook’s first headset brought virtual reality to the masses. Facebook might have been a first mover, but it also wants to be the last one.
Source: 5 Years After the Oculus Rift, Where Do VR and AR Go Next?
Mar 23, 2021 | trends, video
As streaming video has gained in importance during the pandemic, advertisers have put more focus on Hollywood-level branded content as a way to reach viewers.
Source: With Fewer Ads on Streaming, Brands Make More Movies
Mar 20, 2021 | trends, video
In their agreements with the league, networks promoted their digital rights. But the structure of the deals allows consumers to watch most games without subscribing to a streaming service.
Mar 19, 2021 | trends, video
Cable programmer’s strategy is to work with as many streamers and ad tech platforms as possible.
Source: As ‘The Walking Dead’ comes to an end, AMC looks ahead to the company’s digital future
