T-Mobile today said it has completed its acquisition of Layer3 TV, a deal originally announced late last year. T-Mobile will use Layer3 TV’s technology to create and launch a new TV service that will be delivered over T-Mobile’s LTE network. T-Mobile’s new TV business unit will be led by Jeff Binder, CEO of Layer3 TV, who […]
Jan 23 2018 | Posted in
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Rodolphe Belmer is the newest member to the board of Netflix (Nasdaq: NFLX. The firm now ten directors on its board “We look forward to benefiting from Rodolphe’s wisdom, experience and global perspective as we continue to grow Netflix all over the world,” said Reed Hastings, Netflix co-founder and chief executive. Belmer has been the […]
Jan 22 2018 | Posted in
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Yuji Naka, the former head of Sonic Team and one-time lead programmer of the original Sonic the Hedgehog, has joined Square Enix. Since parting ways with his former employer in 2006, Naka has led his own firm Prope—since releasing a number of mobile games—however joins Square Enix as a developer. “Just a quick note to […]
30WEST announced at the Sundance Film Festival that it has acquired majority ownership of NEON, the distribution company behind Colossal and the recent film I, Tonya, which is garnering Oscar buzz. Both companies collaborated on I, Tonya, which saw Allison Janney winning a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. 30WEST recently began production on Karyn Kusama’s Destroyer, starring Nicole Kidman, and Peter […]
The FCC this week released its findings concerning the state of broadband in the U.S. and the news is mixed. To start, the agency will continue to define “broadband” as connections that supply speeds of at least 25 Mbps for downloads and 3 Mbps for uploads. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has flirted with the idea of downgrading […]
OnePlus today said up to 40,000 customers’ credit card data may have been lifted in an attack. Earlier this week, OnePlus customers reported fraudulent activity on their credit cards after making purchases from OnePlus’ web site. OnePlus says its investigation shows the company was indeed compromised. “One of our systems was attacked, and a malicious script […]
Facebook today announced the addition of Kenneth I. Chenault, CEO of American Express, to its board of directors. His appointment becomes effective Feb. 5, 2018. “I’ve been trying to recruit Ken for years,” Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a press release. “He has unique expertise in areas I believe Facebook needs to learn and […]
Jan 18 2018 | Posted in
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Amazon.com has released a list of 20 regions in the United States and Cana da that the online retail giant is considering as possible sites for its second headquarters. The list, released Thursday, includes major metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles, Dallas and Atlanta, as well as smaller communities including Pittsburgh, Raleigh and Nashville. The […]
Jan 18 2018 | Posted in
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The Federal Trade Commission is investigating semiconductor giant Broadcom to see if it has engaged in anticompetitive tactics in negotiations with customers, per a report in the WSJ. According to the report, the probe has been going on for several months. Broadcom has changed some of its contracts so that they now call for customers […]
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Airbnb and Japan’s Recruit Group are entering into t partnership it has been learned. Recruit Group operates the website Suumo, which posts real estate and housing information. It is one of Japan’s largest real estate information sites with over 6.2 properties listed. Should rental properties posted on the site remain empty despite the company’s efforts to […]
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