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NFL COO: Needs to Be 'Ordinary' to See Women in Sports Leadership Roles

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Maryann Turcke, the COO of the NFL, is the highest ranking woman in professional sports leadership. She talks to Cheddar about gender inequality in the industry and what she's doing to reach a younger audience that's cutting the cord.
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Niche Streaming Services Want to Be Part of Your Bespoke Bundle

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The DC Universe is getting its own streaming service starting Sept. 15. Alan Wolk, co-founder of TV{R}ev, believes niche services will continue to grow as cord-cutting proliferates and customers build their own bespoke bundles.
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WOW! Hitches Cable's Future to OTT Video

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WOW! ー Wide Open West ー is a video, internet, and phone company that is a "challenger brand for every market," says the CEO Teresa Elder. Available in about 20 markets in the American South and Midwest, WOW! recently announced a content...
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Netflix 'Recommendations' Sure Look Like Commercials...

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Netflix is planning to test a feature that would provide recommendations for other content that would play in between episodes of shows. Austin Powell, managing editor at The Daily Dot, calls it a "really bad look" for the streaming giant.
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As Live Streaming Grows, Platforms Become Unwitting Broadcasters of Violence

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A day after a gunman killed two people and himself following a Florida e-sports tournament that was being broadcast live on Twitch, Axios's Sara Fischer says companies must address the violence on their platforms.
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The Unintended Consequences of Live Streaming's Growth

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A day after a gunman killed two people and himself following a Florida e-sports tournament that was being broadcast live on Twitch, Axios's Sara Fischer says companies must address the violence on their platforms.
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Start-up NewTV Raises $1 Billion; Is Netflix in Trouble?

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Jeffrey Katzenberg's mobile streaming app NewTV raised $1 billion from serious backers in media, including Disney, WarnerMedia, and Sony Pictures. MovieWeb Correspondent Julian Roman tells Cheddar that Netflix should be "scared" of the...
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Katzenberg and Whitman's $1 Billion Challenge to Netflix

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With big-money backing from nearly every major Hollywood studio, NewTV should scare the established streaming services, says Julian Roman, correspondent for MovieWeb. "It's going to be prime-quality entertainment from Hollywood's biggest...
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Roku VP Wants to Be Top Free TV Destination

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Roku is offering online and OTT viewers of its own channel fewer ads than linear TV, giving Roku users "Featured Free" content from partners including ABC, Fox, and the CW, says Rob Holmes, Roku's vice president of programming and...
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Roku Offers New Online Channel

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Roku is offering online and OTT viewers of its own channel fewer ads than linear TV, says Rob Holmes, Roku's vice president of programming and engagement. The platform will also have "Featured Free" content from partners including ABC,...
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With New Online Channel, Roku Promises a 'Great Ad Experience'

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Roku is offering online and OTT viewers of its own channel fewer ads than linear TV, says Rob Holmes, Roku's vice president of programming and engagement. The platform will also have "Featured Free" content from partners including ABC,...
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With New Online Channel, Roku VP Promises a 'Great Ad Experience'

9th - Higher Ed
Roku is offering online and OTT viewers of its own channel fewer ads than linear TV, says Rob Holmes, the vice president of programming and engagement. The platform will also have "Featured Free" content from partners including ABC, Fox,...
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YouTube Is Paying Up For Top Talent to Compete With Instagram

9th - Higher Ed
Mike Shields, Advertising Editor at Business Insider, predicts there will be a battle royale among original-content streaming platforms like YouTube TV, Twitch, Facebook Watch, and Instagram's IGTV. YouTube's strategy, Shields tells...
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Gaming Drives Results for Nintendo and Sony

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The two Japanese tech giants reported earnings Tuesday morning, and both saw strong results out of their video gaming divisions. Sony also sold part of its stake in Spotify, and the company said it would share the money with its music...
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Movie Theaters Are 'Here to Stay'

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Despite last year's devastating box office summer and the growth of streaming, box office sales rebounded this summer. "Sometimes you actually want to go outside of the home," says Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Comscore.
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Netflix Shares Plunge as Subscriber Growth Misses Expectations

9th - Higher Ed
The streaming platform added fewer subscribers and generated less revenue than projected in the second quarter. Shares plunged by more than 12 percent in after-hours trading.
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Netflix Dethrones HBO In Most Emmy Nominations

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For the first time in 17 years, HBO doesn’t have the most Emmy nominations. “Because there are so many Netflix shows, they really can kind of flood the zone in a way HBO cannot,” says Jen Chaney, TV critic at Vulture.
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Netflix Dethrones HBO For Most Emmy Nominations

9th - Higher Ed
For the first time in 17 years, HBO doesn’t have the most Emmy nominations. “Because there are so many Netflix shows, they really can kind of flood the zone in a way HBO cannot,” says Jen Chaney, TV critic at Vulture.
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Netflix Needs 'To Do Something Bold And Different'

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Shares of the streaming giant fell a day after the company announced it missed estimates for user growth and revenue in the second quarter. "I think Netflix is approaching a ceiling of subscriber growth, especially here in the U.S.,"...
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Walmart 'Really Late' to the Streaming Game

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Walmart is reportedly developing a new streaming service that can rival competitors Netflix and Amazon. But the massive costs associated with might make it difficult to succeed. "This is a really hard business to get into," says The...
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Former Netflix Exec: Personalization Has Always Been Crucial to Company's Success

9th - Higher Ed
Even when Netflix was a DVD rental company, it tried to customise choices for its customers, says Gibson Biddle, former VP product at the streaming giant. That strategy still drives many of Netflix's decisions today, including the kind...
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Former Netflix Exec: Personalization Crucial to Company's Success

9th - Higher Ed
Even when Netflix was a DVD rental company, it tried to customize choices for its customers, says Gibson Biddle, former VP product at the streaming giant. That strategy still drives many of the company's decisions today, including the...
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Cristiano Ronaldo: A Reality Star In the Making?

9th - Higher Ed
Facebook is in talks to launch a 13-episode series about the Portuguese soccer star for its Facebook Watch platform. It's reported Ronaldo could make $10 million from the series but it's unclear if Facebook's investment in original...
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Philo CEO: Latest $40 Million Funding Round Will Help Company's Visibility

9th - Higher Ed
The streaming service will use the fresh capital for "a bigger marketing push," says CEO Andrew McCollum. The company also launched on Apple TV and Fire TV on Tuesday in an attempt to bring the service in front of more users.