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Streaming media platform Plex has confirmed a data breach and is warning users to change their passwords. Plex said it discovered the compromise on Tuesday and found the intruder had…
Plex introduces a social experience to its streaming app with launch of ‘Discover Together’
Streaming media platform Plex, already an expansive service for personal media, free streaming TV and new content discovery, is venturing into a new area with today’s launch of a new feature,…
In-person work is back, and New Stand just raised $40M to help ease the transition
As more people return to the office over the next few months, companies will have to work harder than ever to make sure the environment is comfortable and inviting. One…
Quibi’s content is coming to Roku as ‘Roku Originals,’ will kick off Roku’s investment in original content
Earlier this year, Roku acquired the program catalog from Quibi, the short-form video app backed by Jeffrey Katzenberg that had failed to gain traction amid the pandemic, despite nearly $2…
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4 quick bites and obituaries on Quibi (RIP 2020-2020)
In memory of the death of Quibi, here’s a quick sendoff from four of our writers who came together to discuss what we can learn from Quibi’s amazing, instantaneous, billions-of-dollars failure. Lucas Matney looks at what the potential was for Quibi and how it missed the mark in media. Danny Crichton discusses why billions of…
This morning, Snap joined a host of startup accelerators shifting its demo day online amid the COVID-19 quarantine. With its third class of startups, Yellow, Snap’s in-house startup accelerator that…
Looking to new products, Bev adds strategic investors and redoubles focus on women entrepreneurs
Looking for fellow travelers to join in on its mission to transform the beverage business, the Los Angeles-based startup Bev has taken on fresh capital from a slew of strategic investors. …
Confirmed: Nike has picked up Russell Wilson’s Tally/TraceMe in a rare acquisition
Nike has long been synonymous with premium sneakers and other sports gear, but now the company could be extending its brand into another area — digital media — thanks to…
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TikTok parent ByteDance sues Chinese news site that exposed fake news problem
There’s worrying news from China’s online media world as ByteDance, the $75 billion company behind popular video app TikTok, is taking a news site to court for alleged defamation after it published a story about ByteDance’s fake news problem in India. U.S. tech firms have come to rely on media to help uncover issues, but Chinese…
I’ve been thinking hard about the concept of sponsored content — you can find some of it on TechCrunch if you look hard enough, and it appears almost everywhere else.…
Wondery wants to become Hollywood’s podcast dream factory
When Hernan Lopez, the former chief executive of Fox International, started the podcast network Wondery roughly two years ago with a seed investment from his former bosses at Fox Networks…
Google acquires Anvato, a media streaming and monetization platform for broadcasters
Google is getting deeper into the tech side of the video and broadcasting business. The company today announced that it has acquired Anvato, a platform for encoding, editing, publishing and distribution…
