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

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I’ve spent a lot of my career thinking about digital and online video (with investments in companies like Maker Studios) so for that reason amongst many, I was excited to open the Upfront Summit a few weeks ago by interviewing Meg Whitman about Quibi and the digital media space. monthly subscription (or $8 ad free) for Quibi?

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E2: Evolution of Entertainment Conference at USC

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The event is designed for professionals and students alike who are interested in or are currently working in the field of entertainment or new media. This year’s theme is Media Without Borders: The Globalization of Entertainment. 12:30pm Media & Entertainment Focused Startups in Silicon Beach Panel.

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“Visibility” — A Powerful Lesson on DACA and The American Dream from @LeonKrauze

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link] I’m tired of hearing people on social media speak of “virtue signaling,” a term meant to silence well-meaning people from speaking the truth about injustices done to immigrants, African Americans, the LGBTQ community or speaking up on gender inequality. He went to college to study art and design.

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How Online Video Companies Can Increase Margin and Build Better Businesses

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In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken. People aren’t going to fundamentally change their media consumption patterns just as consumers don’t fundamentally change their diets. MSN & AOL.

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All The Questions You Wanted Answered about Bird Scooters and Their Recent $300 Million Funding

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That has allowed the company to launch in many markets, build amazing applications, design future versions of the scooter and monetize while many companies are still just drawing up their go-to-market plans. You don’t “Bing” information or “Hulu and chill.” As the scooters are electronic, they do require charging at the end of the day.

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Why Hulu is the OPEC of Online Video

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The formation of Hulu was defensive – designed to stop another YouTube or Napster from emerging and causing disruption to the TV industry. Once this new service became popular then the media companies could control the rules of distribution & advertising. So it is quite lofty to compare hulu with OPEC.

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TZ & GR Present REACH | Disruptive Technologies Impacting the Future of Gaming

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Speakers: [Moderator] Scot Rubin - Owner NITROPOD /SVP Digital Media Big Door /Cofounder G4TV. As a consultant for Comcast and co-founder of G4 Media, Scot helped bring the world of video games to television in 2002. He also leads mergers and acquisitions and ran the acquisitions of SGN, MindJolt and HallPass Media.