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Mozilla acquires Active Replica to build on its metaverse vision

TechCrunch

” According to Mozilla SVP Imo Udom, Active Replica will support Mozilla’s ongoing work with Hubs, the latter’s VR chatroom service and open source project. Ervin is a software engineer by trade, having held roles at AR/VR startups Metaio, Liminal AR and Occipital.

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6 Tech Trends that will reshape Media & Entertainment in 2021

Trigent

By 2024, Over-the-top (OTT) media revenue is predicted to touch $158.84B that’s more than double the $67.8B revenue that was generated in 2018. Here’s our take on 6 technology trends that will influence the media and entertainment world this year. Adoption was less and the price of AR/VR devices was pretty high.

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3 ways to beat the competition and stay ahead in the Media and Entertainment industry

Trigent

The media and entertainment sector saw quite a few changes with respect to content development, aggregation, and delivery as major players in the business adopted new strategies and agile approaches to leverage the changing consumer demands. billion in 2018. Technologies to spur growth. The focus is now on digital transformation.

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5 Software Development Trends Shaping the Media Industry in 2019

Agile Engine

Deloitte says there were 250+ media streaming channels in the US in 2018, with the average user subscribing to only three or four. Two traditional strategies that media businesses pursue are 1) exploration of new formats and 2) expansion of content reach. Solutions of this kind are what Cisco has been working on in 2018.

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NEX raises $25M, launches Active Arcade to get people moving

TechCrunch

It also previously raised a $4 million seed round from Charmides Capital, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment Ventures and Mandra Capital, Steve Nash, Jeremy Lin and Mark Cuban in 2018. Many other leaders in sports, media and technology have also baked NEX. Anyone can play Active Arcade using their body movement.

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Daily Crunch: Patreon rival Fanfix projects paying creators $50M by end of 2023

TechCrunch

Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 Move over TikTok : There’s a new social media content sheriff in town. Many in the industry fear that the move in Paris, where free-floating scooters initially took off in 2018, will have ripple effects in other cities. Oh, and this gave us a good giggle over the weekend.

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Sports venues advance goals, enhance fan experience with data analytics

CIO

Sports fans today have more ways than ever to watch their favorite teams beyond the traditional, live stadium experience, including television, streaming services, even highlights on social media. An oft-cited reason for this decline is increasing competition from home-viewing options.

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