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How Hyperreal CEO Remington Scott Is Giving the Metaverse a Soul
Innovators 2022: The “Lord of the Rings” FX maestro is writing a new textbook for creating digital humans, from a young Paul McCartney to a new AI pop star
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Why NFTs Aren’t Dead – and How the Right Ones Will Transform Entertainment | PRO Insight
While the non-fungible token trading market has been in freefall, Hollywood and music companies are continuing to make deals based on the technology
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The Metaverse and NFTs Are ‘Here to Stay,’ Says CAA’s Head of Business Development (Podcast)
“Tech vs Media” podcast: Michael Yanover predicts non-fungible tokens will shape our daily lives, entertainment and anything IP-based
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Russell Brand Jumps to Rumble After YouTube Flags COVID-19 Video ‘Mistake’ as Misinformation
The rapid-fire, free-thinking firebrand will continue uploading to YouTube “for as long as they’ll allow us”
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Vox Media CEO Thinks Companies Are Missing the Boat Tech-Wise: There’s More Than Streaming TV (Podcast)
“Tech vs Media” podcast: Jim Bankoff identifies gaming and the metaverse as growing media trends
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BeReal Is Gen Z’s Fave New Social App That Hollywood Can’t Crack – But Paramount Is Taking a Stab
Paramount used the authenticity-preaching platform to market its upcoming “Scream 6” — the first studio to do so officially
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Patreon Lays Off 17% of Workforce, Closes European Offices
The membership platform laid off its entire security team last week
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Bob Iger Says Going to Movie Theaters Isn’t a ‘Dead Business’ But Won’t Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
The former Disney CEO says it’s just “smaller”
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Bob Iger Explains Why Disney Didn’t Buy Twitter in 2015: ‘It Would’ve Been Irresponsible’
“It would come with so many other challenges and complexities that as a manager of a great global brand I was not prepared to take on,” the former Disney CEO said
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Amazon’s Commitment to Hollywood Is Serious, CEO Says: ‘We’re in It for the Long Haul’
Andy Jassy says their streaming service makes a Prime subscription an “even more compelling” value proposition
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Twitter to Roll Out an Edit Feature at Long Last
Internal test will allow tweets to be edited within 30 minutes after publication
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Robert Kyncl to Exit as Chief Business Officer of YouTube
Kyncl will end his 12-year stint at the media giant, according to reports
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Former Twitter Exec Accuses Company of Misleading Regulators and Board on Security ‘Deficiencies’ and Spam
Whistleblower Peiter Zatko filed a complaint last month with the Securities and Exchange Commission
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A ‘Pokémon GO’ Style ‘Jurassic World’ Game Is Now Available on App Stores (Video)
The “Dinotracker AR” app from Trigger XR releases alongside the digital release of “Jurassic World Dominion”
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‘TikTok Bachelor’ Scores More Viewers Than ABC’s Reality Hit – on a Fraction of the Budget
Matt Wurnig, who went viral for his “50 Dates 50 States” series, drew 10,000 prospective love matches for Season 2
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