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Los Angeles-based Ficto launches its Quibi competitor — with Niantic as a content partner

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The company’s entertainment is designed to be interactive with live-streaming, geo-location, live chat, polling, choice-based narratives, 360 viewing, augmented reality, and click through e-commerce, the company said.

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

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We respect the decision of any employee who chooses to walk out, and recognize we have much more work to do both within Netflix and in our content,” a Netflix spokesperson said in a statement provided to TechCrunch. — Most (@Most) October 20, 2021. brb walking out.

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Amazon Studios To Continue Diversity Program With Howard University

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Culver City-based Amazon Studios , the arm of Amazon which is focused on creating content for Amazon's streaming video service, says it is continuing a program it runs with Howard University , intended to help increase diversity in the entertainment industry. Howard University, located in Washington D.C., READ MORE>>.

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Playhouse is TikTok meets Zillow for the next generation of homeowners

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The entire premise of Playhouse is that we find it strangely entertaining to peruse home listings. million in seed funding from groups like Agya Ventures, Gaingels, Goodwater Capital, Nomo Ventures, PKO Investments and Y Combinator — Playhouse was a member of Y Combinator’s summer 2021 cohort. It’s already secured $2.8

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Location-based virtual reality is increasing its footprint in the U.S.

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That’s the hope of people like Nancy Bennett, an entertainment industry veteran who was brought on as the Chief Creative Officer at Two Bit Circus. ” Bennett knows a thing or two about entertainment. ” Bennett sees the industry offering different tiers of immersive entertainment. . It isn’t just VR.

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Inside the Realms of Ruin

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— Amanda Woody (@AmandaWoody_) October 20, 2021. Megan_Manzano) October 20, 2021. For example, when Tumblr announced it would roll out Post+, a paid subscription product, the company used fan fiction writers as an example of a content creator who could profit from the product. It's real. pic.twitter.com/2NHEmzHZrV.

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