Apple CEO Tim Cook to resign in September; John Ternus to succeed in role
Under Cook, Apple’s market value grew to about $4 trillion, with major expansion in products, services and global reach.
Nagravision partners with Harmonic to bring watermarking to live events
The cloud-native solution uses forensic watermarking on a per-event basis, allowing streamers to activate protection only when needed.
Special Coverage: Media Earnings
Netflix sees modest bump in revenue during Q1; Reed Hasting to leave board
Netflix saw a modest bump in revenue as the company’s growth strategy like password-sharing crackdowns and building out its ad business continued to accelerate in Q1.
Streaming News
Fox One adds podcasts from Fox News Media, Red Seat Ventures
Fox is leveraging cross-portfolio content to increase viewing time and create new advertising opportunities.
Policy & Law
Federal judge issues preliminary injunction blocking Nexstar-TEGNA deal
A federal judge in California has issued a preliminary injunction blocking Nexstar’s acquisition of TEGNA while a lawsuit filed by DIRECTV and several states proceeds.
Radio & Television News
NextGen TV backers set to demonstrate converter boxes at trade show
A group backing NextGen TV technology will showcase a handful of new converter boxes at a trade show in Nevada next week.
Sports Desk
Nagravision partners with Harmonic to bring watermarking to live events
The cloud-native solution uses forensic watermarking on a per-event basis, allowing streamers to activate protection only when needed.
Advertising & Data
Samba TV hires Kelly Barrett from Comscore to lead product management
Kelly Barrett has left Comscore to become the new Senior Vice President of Product Management at Samba TV.
Special Coverage: NextGen TV
NextGen TV backers set to demonstrate converter boxes at trade show
A group backing NextGen TV technology will showcase a handful of new converter boxes at a trade show in Nevada next week.
Europe & UK
Comcast’s Sky adds Disney Plus to TV packages
Sky customers now have access to Disney Plus as part of their package, the company announced in a news release on Tuesday.
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