June 25, 2018
CBS to stream NFL games on mobile
CBS today announced an expanded agreement with the NFL which will allow it to stream NFL ON CBS games through its over-the-top service, CBS All Access, through 2022.…
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June 21, 2018
AT&T launches a low-cost live TV streaming service, WatchTV
AT&T this morning announced the launch of a second TV streaming service, called WatchTV, days after its merger with Time Warner. The lower-cost alternative to AT&T’s DirecTV Now…
Read articleJune 14, 2018
Feast your eyes on these uniquely beautiful indie games from E3
The AAA games on display at E3 this year have, as usual, an amazing array of beautiful, nearly photorealistic graphics — and while they’re amazing in their own…
Read articleJune 14, 2018
Nuzzel unveils NuzzelRank, which scores news sources on ‘authority’
Everyone from Elon Musk to AdBlock Plus wants to tell you which news sources are worth trusting. Now news aggregator Nuzzel is joining in. Specifically, it’s launching NuzzelRank,…
Read articleJune 13, 2018
Safety app Watch Out acquires paywall startup BitWall
BitWall, a Bitcoin-focused startup promising to help online publishers make money, has been acquired. Its new owner is Watch Out, the company behind an app that sends alerts…
Read articleJune 11, 2018
Media startup Prøhbtd raises $8M to help bring cannabis to the mainstream
Prøhbtd, a startup that CEO Drake Sutton-Shearer said is designed to “build a bridge” between the cannabis industry and mainstream culture, is announcing that it has raised $8…
Read articleJune 7, 2018
J.J. Abrams and Tencent combine to form Bad Robot Games
Bad Robot, the media production company headed by famed nostalgia-lord J.J. Abrams, is expanding into the games industry with help from Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent. The company will…
Read articleJune 6, 2018
Instagram plans to launch Snapchat Discover-style video hub
Instagram is preparing to unveil a home for longer-form video — a YouTube competitor and its take on Snapchat Discover. According to multiple sources, Instagram will offer a…
Read articleJune 5, 2018
The Uberization of telcos
For the past decade, telecommunications companies around the globe have been grappling with falling average revenues per user equaling stagnant growth rates. While particularly mobile operators have enabled…
Read articleMay 30, 2018
Here’s Mary Meeker’s essential 2018 Internet Trends report
Want to understand all the most important tech stats and trends? Legendary venture capitalist Mary Meeker has just released the 2018 version of her famous Internet Trends report. It…
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