As more gatherings get shut down due to Covid-19, a new group of companies are trying to re-create the experience online. Hotel cocktail not included.
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AMC Networks Cancels Upfront as Coronavirus Fears Wipe Out March Events
At the start of Monday, two media companies were still going forward with their upfront events for March, despite growing concern over the spread of the new coronavirus. Now, both presentations have been canceled. AMC Networks just pulled the plug on its upfront event planned for March 18 at New York’s The Shed. The news…
Freeform Taps Snapchat AR Marker Tech to Back Its Motherland: Fort Salem
Disney’s Freeform cable network is backing the March 18 debut of Motherland: Fort Salem with a new augmented reality Snapchat lens that uses the application’s AR marker tech to transform U.S. currency. The lens was released for International Women’s Day Sunday. Motherland: Fort Salem is set in an alternate America of 300 years ago, where…
Can Quibi Live Up To Its $1.75 Billion Valuation?
Quibi, the much-hyped short-form mobile video service, has racked up an exorbitant $1.75 billion in funding ahead of its April 6 launch – closing on a second round of $750 million just last Wednesday. With a bet that people will pay $4.99 per month for 10-minute scripted series supported by ads, Quibi is attracting major… Continue reading »
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When Your Hip Fintech App Goes Offline Amid a Market Plunge
The popular app Robinhood, which has raised more than $1 billion, went down Monday for the third time in a week.
It’s Australia’s Turn to Go After Facebook for the Cambridge Analytica Scandal
The Australian Information Commissioner filed suit against Facebook in that country’s Federal Court, alleging that the social network’s Cambridge Analytica scandal ran afoul of its privacy laws. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner claimed in its suit that from March 2014 through May 2015, the personal information of Australian Facebook users was disclosed to…
Coronavirus Expected to Slow U.S. Imports Through April
The National Retail Federation now expects the coronavirus outbreak will have a “longer and larger impact” than previously estimated on incoming goods at 11 major U.S. ports, as factory shutdowns and travel restrictions in China continue. Last month, the NRF forecast that imports would be back to normal in April. Now, the trade group says…
Amazon Wants Other Retailers to Go Cashierless With Its Just Walk Out Technology
Amazon has started pitching what it’s calling Just Walk Out technology that powers Amazon Go stores to other retailers and, per a spokesperson, has “several signed deals” already. The premise of “fast and convenient checkout experiences” remains the same. However, instead of using an app to enter as customers do at Amazon Go, shoppers at…
Twitter Gets $1B Investment From Silver Lake, Reaches Understanding With Elliott Management
After rumblings last week that activist investor Elliott Management was pushing hard for a change in leadership at Twitter, CEO Jack Dorsey is safe for now. Reports last week suggested that Elliott Management–which recently boosted its stake in Twitter to roughly 4%–was concerned over Dorsey also running payments platform Square, his previously announced plans to…