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Tech Giants Defend Privacy Efforts, Promise Improvements

January 9, 2020By Paul SweetingHeadlines

Privacy experts from Facebook and Apple defended the security and use of consumer data on their platforms, though they said greater protections and public education are needed as technology and regulations evolve.

Source: Tech Giants Defend Privacy Efforts, Promise Improvements

Global Digital Game Spending Hits Record $109B in 2019

January 9, 2020By Paul SweetingHeadlines

The year’s top-earning title was once again Epic Games’ ‘Fortnite,’ which generated $1.8 billion.

Source: Global Digital Game Spending Hits Record $109B in 2019

Five Takeaways for Media From CES 2020

January 9, 2020By Paul SweetingHeadlines

Media experts and executives hit the ground talking at CES about everything from the future of influencers and ads to what 5G will mean for business.

Source: Five Takeaways for Media From CES 2020

Spotify Launches Podcast Streaming Ad Insertion and Measurement

January 9, 2020By Paul SweetingHeadlines

Spotify hopes to change the podcast-advertising game with Streaming Ad Insertion, which let advertisers track performance of their spots.

Source: Spotify Launches Podcast Streaming Ad Insertion and Measurement

Top Hollywood Execs Look Ahead to a Year of Disruption

January 9, 2020By Paul SweetingHeadlines

New ways of delivering entertainment — and the relationships between talent and companies — will define 2020.

Source: Top Hollywood Execs Look Ahead to a Year of Disruption

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Opinion | Putting China in charge of the world’s intellectual property is a bad idea

In March, 83 countries will vote to elect the next director general of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a U.N.-created body founded in 1967 “to promote the protection of intellectual property throughout the world.” The Chinese candidate, Wang Binying, currently serves as one of its four deputy director-generals and is widely seen as the front-runner. Source: Opinion | Putting China in charge of the world’s intellectual property is a bad idea

Global box office could take multibillion-dollar hit from coronavirus

The coronavirus outbreak has forced almost all of China’s movie theaters to go dark — and could strike a multibillion-dollar blow to global box offices, a new report says. The outbreak that has claimed more than 100 lives reportedly led film exhibitors to shut down about 70,000 screens in China, which helped power last year’s record-breaking global movie grosses. Source: Global box office could take multibillion-dollar hit from coronavirus

EU fines NBCUniversal for restricting film merchandise sales

Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager on Thursday slapped a 14.3 million euro ($15.8 million) penalty on NBCUniversal and other companies owned by parent Comcast Corp. for “anti-competitive licensing and distribution practices” that are illegal under the bloc’s rules. Source: EU fines NBCUniversal for restricting film merchandise sales

YouTube Copyright Strike Took Down Livestream Before it Even Started

YouTube allows copyright holders to remove videos they deem to be copyright-infringing. However, it turns out that these takedown powers go even further. As it turns out, rightsholders can also remove content before it even exists. That’s what happened to a reporter who had his perfectly legal livestream taken down by Warner Bros. before it even started. Source: YouTube Copyright Strike Took Down Livestream Before it Even Started – TorrentFreak

BMI and RMLC settle radio royalty rate dispute

US-based performance rights organization BMI has reached an agreement in principle to settle its ongoing rate dispute over radio royalties with the RMLC (Radio Music License Committee), which represents more than 10,000 commercial radio stations in the US. BMI and the RMLC are entering into a new multi-year deal covering the 2017-2021 period. Source: BMI and RMLC settle radio royalty rate dispute