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Inside Snapchat IPO: The Pitch Is to Take TV Ad Dollars
The company highlighted the mobile ad market — and TV consumption patterns — in its Thursday SEC filing
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FCC Drops Investigation of Sponsored Data Plans in First Blow to Net Neutrality
New chairman Ajit Pai reverses course on so-called “zero rating” programs
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The Weinstein Company Picks Up Diane Keaton’s ‘Hampstead’
Independent distributor acquired U.S. and Canada rights to film based on a true story
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Snapchat by the Numbers: Who’s Using and Will It Ever Make Money?
The camera-based social network filed for an IPO Thursday, opening its books to the public for the first time
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You Can’t Escape Wesley Snipes in New Virtual-Reality Short ‘The Recall VR Abduction’
The 10-minute short is set in the same world as Snipes’ upcoming sci-fi horror pic ‘The Recall”
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Amazon Prime Video Doubled Hours Watched Last Year
E-commerce giant’s video subscription service drew more eyeballs thanks to series like “Transparent” and “Mozart in the Jungle”
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Snap Inc. Files for Long-Awaited IPO, Warns It ‘May Never Achieve’ Profitability
Company will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under ticker symbol SNAP
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Amazon Misses on Q4 Sales, Stock Plunges After Hours
The e-commerce and burgeoning media behemoth missed on revenue for the second straight quarter
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Sony Reports Weak Q3 Earnings as Foreign Exchange, Write-Down Take Toll
Entertainment conglomerate faced headwinds from studio and yen exchange rates
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Vin Diesel Surprise: ‘xXx’ Sequel Could Be China’s Biggest Hollywood Hit This Year
Franchise superstar competes with his own all-time China box office record set by “Furious 7” in 2015
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Facebook Isn’t Taking on TV and Movies… Yet
Mark Zuckerberg says social network will focus on short-form video for now
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Facebook Posts Blowout Q4 Earnings Behind Huge Mobile User Growth
Social network’s daily mobile users have grown 23 percent year-over-year
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China’s Toutiao Acquires Video App Flipagram
Mobile app allows users to make video mash-ups with soundtracks
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How Virtual Reality Filmmakers Used Brands to Develop a New Skill Set
Commercial projects have provided valuable lessons as VR develops beyond an embryonic stage
