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Why Silicon Valley and Hollywood Don’t Get Each Other and Who Will Win the Future

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And investing in content companies won’t return money! Costs of product on YouTube content is literally 99% cheaper than traditional TV and; Distribution of content can now go viral and can predictably distributed via social networks. For once content is becoming like selling clothes on Gilt Groupe. Come on, Mark.

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Big tech companies are looking at Hollywood as the next stage in their play for the cloud

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This week, both Microsoft and Google made moves to woo Hollywood to their cloud computing platforms in the latest act of the unfolding drama over who will win the multi-billion dollar business of the entertainment industry as it moves to the cloud. in Los Angeles.

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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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Why Meg Whitman is Betting on Quibi as“The Da Vinci Code of Content”

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raised (more on that later), and the A-list names they’ve signed up for their first batch of content, they’ve certainly raised a lot of expectations and more than a few opinions. link] Why (and who) she thinks will pay for premium Quibi content In a world of Netflix, Hulu, HBO, and YouTube, why would a customer choose to pay the $4.99

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How Epoxy Is Helping Content Creators Make Their Video More Social

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Are you a content creator for the web? It turns out, nowadays, creating the content is only a small part of your job description The most successful YouTubers, studios, brands and agencies today are intensely focused on using social media to engage with fans, get that content out there, and grow their audience.

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Jukin Media Names Essner President, COO

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Jukin Media says it acquired rights to viral Internet content, and licenses that content to major TV networks, digital publishers, and others. president executive content hollywood licensing video viral essner media jukin' READ MORE>>.

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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. “We value our trans colleagues and allies, and understand the deep hurt that’s been caused. . brb walking out.

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