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AvidXchange To Buy FastPay For Media Industry Payments
AvidXchange To Buy FastPay For Media Industry Payments
July 12, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Accounts payable (AP) platform AvidXchange is partnering with payments automation firm FastPay to advance services to middle-market media companies. FastPay specializes in payments automation solutions...

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‘Black Widow’ Brings In $60 Million+ Via Disney+ Streaming
‘Black Widow’ Brings In $60 Million+ Via Disney+ Streaming
July 12, 2021  |  Retail

Walt Disney brought in over $60 million from around the world from sales of its “Black Widow” movie by the way of Disney+ Premier Access....

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Movie Magic Is Manifest In New Provider Ranking Of Streaming Apps
Movie Magic Is Manifest In New Provider Ranking Of Streaming Apps
May 26, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

Maybe “The Mandalorian” does it for you (love that headgear). Or perhaps you’re more of a “Killing Eve” type. No? We’ve got it: podcasts. We’d...

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It’s On: Amazon Confirms $8.5 Billion MGM Acquisition That Will Roil Streaming Video Space
It’s On: Amazon Confirms $8.5 Billion MGM Acquisition That Will Roil Streaming Video Space
May 26, 2021  |  Retail

The worst-kept secret in Hollywood was confirmed Wednesday morning (May 26) when Amazon announced that it had reached an $8.45 billion deal to acquire 100-year-old...

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Facebook, Google Press UK To Bar Paul Dacre As Media Chief
Facebook, Google Press UK To Bar Paul Dacre As Media Chief
May 25, 2021  |  Regulation

Lobbyists from Facebook and Google are petitioning U.K. officials in an effort to block the possible appointment of Paul Dacre as chairman of the Office...

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Spotify Kicks Off Summer With Virtual Concert Series
Spotify Kicks Off Summer With Virtual Concert Series
May 19, 2021  |  Social Commerce

After a year of canceled concerts, Spotify is serving up a series of virtual events that includes five prerecorded livestreams. The online shows will be...

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Facebook Wants To Add Pay-Per-View Sports
Facebook Wants To Add Pay-Per-View Sports
May 19, 2021  |  Social Commerce

The first pay-per-view sporting event happened more than 60 years ago, when boxing fans mailed $2 to the TelePrompTer company to watch Floyd Patterson retake...

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YouTube Introduces $100 Million Fund To Advance Short-Form Video 
YouTube Introduces $100 Million Fund To Advance Short-Form Video 
May 11, 2021  |  Investments

YouTube is introducing YouTube Shorts beta to help bring short-form video to YouTube users in the U.S. and India, according to a YouTube blog post...

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Verizon Selling Media Business To Apollo For $5 Billion
Verizon Selling Media Business To Apollo For $5 Billion
May 03, 2021  |  Acquiring

Verizon said on Monday (May 3) that it is selling off its media business, which includes Yahoo and AOL, to private equity firm Apollo Global...

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