Media +Technology Intelligence
An Interesting and smart move by Sony last week to invest $250 million in Epic Games, publisher of the wildly popular Fortnite online game franchise. The amount of money is fairly small relative to Epic’s overall market cap — good for about a 1.5% stake — but it should help Sony cement its strategic alliance Read More …
The OTT streaming wars are now a fully joined battle royale, with fire incoming from all points: Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, Hulu, Apple TV+, HBO Max, Quibi, Peacock, CBS All Access and more. But some of that crossfire is proving to be less effective than anticipated. Quibi, as I’ve noted here before, was a misfire Read More …
The gaming world has been abuzz this week after a over a wave of DMCA takedown notices that has suddenly started hitting hundreds of Twitch users. The notices target clips containing copyrighted music, some of which date from as far back as 2017. The sudden crackdown left Twitch users scrambling to scrub their channels of Read More …
HBO Max is a me-too product at a me-first price Read More …
How much circumstantial, or “red-flag,” evidence of infringement is needed to compel preemptive removal? Read More …