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Netflix employees stage a trans solidarity walkout, pose list of demands

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The employees who participated in the walkout want Netflix to “adopt measures to avoid future instances of platforming transphobia and hate speech,” they wrote in a letter. When asked in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter , co-CEO Ted Sarandos didn’t say whether he would meet the group’s demands.

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Why Hollywood is Joining the Video On-Demand Market

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Hollywood studios are jumping on the trend of the VOD market. Nevertheless, Hollywood is still finding it difficult to adopt new trends fast enough. VOD Streaming Platforms Are Open for Independent Filmmakers. But VOD also provides Indie producers a platform forth which to display their works. For example, Warner Bros.

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RealD Hits 15,000 Screens

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The firm said the numbers make it the industry's largest 3D cinema platform. The installations included 8,600 domestic screens, and 6,500 international screens. The company explained that its screens installed has grown by 182 percent in the last 12 months. RealD's technology is used to project 3D films at theaters.

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How FilmBreak Is Bringing Data and Analytics To Hollywood, with Darren Marble

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Hollywood's an old industry, used to doing business in traditional ways. One of those is Hollywood-based FilmBreak (www.filmbreak.com), which is applying the world of social networking, media, and the Internet to help film-makers gain access to the analytics and insights they need to better market their films. Where's the service now?

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Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood, LA Tech Summit, and Idea to Screen | Why You Need to Attend Any or All

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Hard to believe another Digital LA Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood is happening this week back-to-back with the new LA Tech Summit produced by Cornerstone. LA Tech Summit takes place the following day and takes a more comprehensive look at the entire tech eco-system in Los Angeles, not just Hollywood.

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Coincident.TV Is “CREATE”-ing Second Screen Transmedia Producers Out Of Everyone [Beta Invites]

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Coincident has created a platform that will allow storytellers and producers to create robust second screen stories on the fly that incorporate video, images and other web content. What is coming is Internet-enabled televisions, content streaming with built-in social media interactions in real time and multiple screen activities.

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Microsoft, Disney Link On Cloud, Technology Deal

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are in a new deal where the two will work together, where Disney will work with Microsoft on ways to create, produce and distribute content on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, the companies announced on Friday morning. The Walt Disney Studios , in Burbank, and technology giant Microsoft Corp.