Privacy appears to still be a major issue for users of voice control, according to “The Case for Voice Control”, a study from Hub. Some highlights: 1. Despite their concerns, about three quarters of smart speaker owners use their smart speaker to search for media content. About two thirds of smart speaker owners use […]
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Fastly Introduces Direct Private Network Connection
Fastly, provider of a global edge cloud platform, announced Origin Connect, a direct private network connection between an organization’s origin server and a Fastly Shield point of presence. Comparing Origin Connect to plugging directly into an outlet instead of connecting to an extension cord first, Fastly says companies will be able to reduce transit costs […]
Mouthpeace with Michael and Pele Bennett Arrives Jan. 31
The first episode of Mouthpeace with Michael and Pele Bennett, the fourth weekly podcast series from podcast network Lemonada Media, will be available January 31, with new episodes released on Fridays. Hosted and executive produced by Michael Bennett, the NFL defensive lineman for the Dallas Cowboys and best-selling author, and his wife Pele, food advocate […]
FreeWheel Survey Looks at the Changing Face of TV Advertising
A survey of over 300 marketers and agencies showed that advanced TV is being used by the majority of advertisers to reach their target audiences. According to “The Changing Face of TV Advertising: 2019, 2020 and Beyond,” from FreeWheel, a Comcast company, OTT/CTV was purchased by the highest percentage (66%) of advertisers over the past […]
Xandr Launches Unsponsored Content
AT&T’s advertising company, Xandr, launched a new podcast. Unsponsored Content features conversations with Xandr executives, employees and industry thought leaders who are impacting the advertising industry. Jessie Resnick, a member of the CEO chief of staff team at Xandr, hosts; CEO Brian Lesser kicks off the first episode, talking about all things CES, his life […]
TiVo’s Video Trends Report: Comedy, Cooking and Crime Still Pay
TiVo’s Video Trends Report: Q4 2019 found that, “comedy remains at the top of the charts for both TV and movies, drama is not far behind, and seasonality impacts the popularity of particular genres.” Horror movies saw a spike around Halloween (28.2%) and cooking shows became more popular as the holidays approached (29.6%). Crime and […]
WarnerMedia Signs Podcast Deal with Lala Kent
WarnerMedia Podcast Network inked a podcast deal with actress/reality star Lala Kent (Vanderpump Rules) and her film producer fiancé Randall Emmett (The Irishman) for the production, sales and promotion of 50 episodes of a new podcast called Give Them Lala…with Randall. The first of weekly episodes debuts January 22. “I hope our listeners will […]
National Lampoon Radio Hour: The Podcast Heads to SXSW Comedy Festival
The stars of National Lampoon Radio Hour: The Podcast will be on hand as National Lampoon celebrates its 50th anniversary at SXSW Comedy Festival 2020. “National Lampoon Radio Hour: The Live Show” takes place Sunday, March 15-16 in Austin, Texas in front of live audiences, with comedians including Meg Stalter (Vulture’s Up and Coming Comics […]
Streaming Premieres the Week of January 19
January 19 Hulu: Justified, The Detour January 20 Hulu: Love Island UK January 21 BritBox: Vera January 23 CBS ALL Access : Star Trek: Picard Shudder: The Dead Lands Netflix: October Faction January 24 Netflix: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, The Goop Lab Hulu: […]
Dust and Xprize Partner for Season 2 of Seat 14C
Gunpowder & Sky sci-fi brand Dust and nonprofit Xprize have partnered for the second season of Dust’s podcast, Seat 14C, based on Xprize’s science fiction anthology of short stories. Voice actors include Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey), Danny Trejo (Sons Of Anarchy), Alfred Molina (Magnolia), Keith David (Armageddon), Reid Scott (Veep) and Suzy Nakamura (Dr. Ken). […]
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