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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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PortalOne raises $60M as it levels up to launch its hybrid, immersive gaming platform later this year

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Now, a gaming startup that’s building a new kind of platform that it thinks will be a — wait for it — game changer in the category is announcing some funding as to ride that wave of attention. Part of that is because of how PortalOne has built out its platform. “This is part of our secret sauce.”

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Rumpus, the collaborative toolkit from Oblong Industries, is now available on Webex

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Now, he designs those systems for the real world through his company Oblong Industries , which has labored to create a full stack of collaborative tools for business users that are every bit as high-tech as the one’s Underkoffler dreamt for the silver screen. “We’re thrilled to bring.

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

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Hours after the panelists debated the future of content distribution at the Silicon Beach @ USC conference, across campus at the Annenberg Innovation Lab a remarkable product demo was taking place by Coincident.TV. A technology that will surely revolutionize how viewers interact with content and television in the very near future.

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The Digital Media SIG Presents: TV in 2012: It's Multi-Screen, It's in the Cloud, It's Everywhere!

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Wednesday, June 20, 2012 -- The Digital Media SIG Presents: TV in 2012: It's Multi-Screen, It's in the Cloud, It's Everywhere! With ubiquitous broadband and the proliferation of connected devices, the era of video content anytime and anywhere has finally arrived. This is an event not to be missed! See [link] (more)

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Semtech Gets Win In AV Application

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According to Semtech, Christie, a developer of visual and audio technology, is using its BlueRiver platform for SDVoE (Software Defined Video over Ethernet) in a lineup of controllers, transmitters, and receivers. Those devices are used for immersive, multi-screen events and for 4K video content. READ MORE>>.

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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.