Tech
Alibaba to formally enter the gaming business. ChinaDaily
Target and Pinterest partner on Pinterest's image search product. WSJ
Frame.io, a collaborative video platform, raised a $20m Series B. TC
Snapchat to launch an AR art platform. TC
Google ended its first click free policy for publishers. NYT
Microsoft acquired AltspaceVR, the social community company. Verge
10 milion+ people saw Russian Facebook ads. Axios
Google unveiled new hardware products. Digg
Amazon acquired Body Labs, a 3D B2B company. TC
New Lab, a hardware co-working space, launched a magazine called TechFancy. NewLab
Google is paying publishers to use "Stamp" - their hybrid version of Snapchat and Instagram. ReCode
Blucore, a brand and retail automation platform, raised a $35m Series C. TC
Yahoo's 2013 hack hit all 3b users. CBS
Facebook's mid-roll ads aren't delivering much revenue to publishers. DigiDay
MelodyVR struck a licensing agreement with Jay Z's Roc Nation. Billboard
AOL Instant Messenger will shut down in Dec after 20 years. Verge
Apple released a new set of emojis. NYT
Media
Netflix is raising two of its pricing tiers next month, standard up $1 and premium up $2. Verge
TiVo's Q2'17 trends report. TiVo
The Variety500 list of powerful media professionals. Variety
Disney's fix for their retail stores slump. Bloomberg
Chernin to launch Action Networks, a sports betting service with data analysis. WSJ
Nielsen's esports report shows that fans follow at least 5 games. VB
Village Roadshow to sell its 50% stake in Singaporean exhibitor Golden Village. THR
Bain to acquire the Japanese advertising agency Asatsu-DK for $1.4b. Reuters
Laurene Powell Jobs bought a 20% stake ($500m) for Monument Sports. CNBC
Gannett bought a minority stake in Grateful Ventures, a lifestyle content co, for less than $10m. Reuters
Video game conventions in Brazil draw crowds of over 300k people. NYT
The owner of Legoland is looking to acquire select assets of SeaWorld. Bloomberg
Disney considered acquiring Twitter, but went for MLBamTech instead. CNBC
Shazam, the unicorn music recognition company, posted revenues of £40m last year. Telegraph
YouTube has updated its algorithm to promote more truthful videos. Engadget
The Murdoch's takeover of Sky has hit a snag regarding a hack. Bloomberg
YouTube's new strategy to take on companies like Netflix, Hulu, and HBO. THR
Skinny bundles aren't taking off quite as expected. TheInformation
Entertainment
Paramount nabbed the rights to make the SONIC THE HEDGEHOG movie. THR
Netflix and New Line partner in an innovative deal to reboot SHAFT. Deadline
Macro raised $150m for film and tv projects. Deadline
Jared Leto to star in a Hugh Hefner biopic. THR
WndrCo's $2b short form video business strategy. NYT
Variety's report on TV budgets. Variety
Google and Discovery to launch a 38 part VR travelogue series. THR
Interview with Kevin Kay, the person behind Paramount Network (TV Land, CMT, Spike). THR
Harvey Weinstein hires lawyers up prior to upcoming NY Times and New Yorker exposes. THR
The article that exposed Harvey as a sexual predator. NYT His retort statement. NYT
Harvey terminated from his co. A third of his board resigned. NYT
Qualcomm and The New Yorker partnered to make three short films based upon their covers. Deadline
Where Amazon is failing to dominate: Hollywood. WSJ
Collaborative
Vanity Fair's 2017 New Establishment List. VF
50 most powerful showrunners. THR
Javier Munoz of 'Hamilton' on Acting. NYT
Fox's ad sales chief has 5 'controversial' opinions on the industry. AdWeek
Ted Sarandos of Netflix thinks Peak TV is an analogue idea. Deadline
Facebook is a global media powerhouse. NYMag
betaworks' visioncamp application closes tomorrow, Oct 10. betaworks
Techstars Music 2018 class applications are now open. Techstars
More than 300m see content from Giphy daily. FastCo
A rundown on Stance Socks. BusinessWeek
David Geffen put wealthy New Yorkers on blast for not supporting the arts/Lincoln Center. NYT
Profile on Charles King, the founder of Macro. NYTimesMag
John Landgraf, the CEO of FX, on media delivery - brands and/or platforms. THR
The smart society of the future doesn't look too much like sci-fi. HBR
A list of some of the things Magic Leap has done thus far. TC
Microsoft's Alex Kippman on the future of MR. FastCo
McKinsey's AR/VR report. McKinsey
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