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Microsoft and Apple earnings & NAB 4K 4Charity goes virtual
27 - 3 Apr: Your guide on what to look forward to this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry
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Piracy surges during coronavirus lockdown
Digital content piracy has skyrocketed across the globe during the coronavirus lockdown, with a rise of 40% for film piracy, according to a new report.
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Ashford Film and TV studio given green light
Planning permission has been granted to the £250 million film and TV studio development in Ashford, Kent which is set to be completed by early 2022.
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Former Fox CTO joins Microsoft Azure M+E arm
Hanno Basse, the former chief technology officer at 20th Century Fox Film, has joined Microsoft Azure to lead its cloud-based workflows offering for the media and entertainment industry.
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Netflix earning wins & Quibi fast tracks TV casting capability
20-24 Apr: Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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Australians turn to online for news
Online sources surpass TV as favourite news source with 59% of Gen Z opting for social media options, according to the latest research from Roy Morgan.
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Magic Leap lays off staff and cuts AR investment
Augmented reality powerhouse Magic Leap says it has been forced to cut jobs across at every level of the company as part of a shifts in its core focus.
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Film and TV Charity makes “urgent appeal” to relaunch Covid-19 fund
Some 3,000 people have applied for over £5 million of Covid-19 support from the Film and TV Charity’s emergency relief fund, prompting the organisation to urgently appeal for further donations.
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Coronavirus to hit Canadian TV and film industry for $2.5bn
The coronavirus pandemic could cause a $2.5 billion hit to the Canadian media and entertainment sector, according to a report from the Canadian Media Producers Association.
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HBO Max to deliver “robust slate of content”
WarnerMedia has announced that newest streaming service HBO Max has been will launch on 27 May with a slate of original content alongside its “world class library catalogue”.
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Facebook invests $5.7bn in Indian telco Reliance Jio
Facebook has invested $5.7 billion to take a 10% stake in Indian digital firm Jio Platforms, marking the social media giant’s largest investment since it bought WhatsApp in 2014.
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M+E invests in virtualisation and remote production during Covid-19
New programming formats and workflows, direct-to-consumer driving digital transformation, and the adoption of virtual selling models are top priorities according to the IABM’s Coronavirus Impact Report.
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NBCU’s Fandango buys Walmart’s Vudu streamer
NBCUniversal’s Fandango division has inked a pact to buy digital film and TV streaming platform Vudu from Walmart, as NBC agrees to offload its stake in Euronews.
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ITV launches new Shout Out ad platform
British broadcaster ITV has launched a new advertising proposition aimed at allowing advertisers to share information with consumers quickly and cost effectively during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Facebook and Google made to pay ad-revenue in Australia
Technology giants Google and Facebook will be required to pay Australian media outlets for news stories published under a new mandatory code of conduct on digital platforms.
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Netflix and BBC launch online learning revolution
Netflix has released 10 titles free on its YouTube channel in a response to teachers’ requests to access content, while the UK’s BBC Bitesize Daily launches today.
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Synamedia names ex-ProSiebenSat.1 exec Thexton as CTO
Former ProSiebenSat.1 chief technology officer Nick Thexton as been unveiled as the new CTO of video software provider Synamedia.
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Bectu finds 1m UK freelancers not covered under government scheme
Bectu urges Treasury to fill the gaps with at least one quarter of those self-employed in the UK not eligible for the government support scheme during the Covid-19 crisis.
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Vivendi, Snap & Netflix to release Q1 results
20 - 26 Apr: Your guide on what to look forward to this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry
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Sky set to launch new factual channels
Broadcaster Sky has announced it will launch two new factual channels on 27 May alongside Sky History - a co-branded venture between Sky and A+E Networks.