??? Microsoft & Activision Blizzard: Game ON or OFF?
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Electric Vehicles: Pickup or Backed Up?
The electric future is the only road the automotive industry can take. But the driving growth of EVs is starting to slow down. So expect some shifts in where the growth and advances are expected to come from.
With that in mind, it was inevitable that the initial EV market leader, Tesla, would have to play catchup to the established car makers.
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No Such Thing As Free TV (It Could Cost You $1000)
Hollywood studios, writers, and actors are continuing to fight over an economic content landscape that doesn’t exist anymore. So it’s as perfect a time as any to look at the ancillary business models and the way startups are exploring opportunities in television.
In May, Pluto TV co-founder Ilya Pozin introduced an intriguing concept called Telly: a free TV set. Yes, no annoying warranty pitches from Best Buy salespeople with this electronics product.?
Naturally, there's a catch.
Game On For Microsoft and Activision Blizzard
It took a year-and-a-half, but Microsoft beat the FTC’s attempts to block its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the gaming industry's largest deal ever, last week.
I spoke to The Drum’s Kendra Clark about the deal and the implications for the gaming industry, as well as what it means for Microsoft’s own attempts to be a stronger challenger — and perhaps partner — to the industry’s leaders, Sony and Nintendo.
As the MSG Sphere Turns…
*In last week’s ETX Newsletter, I talked a bit about my experience touring the then-still-under-construction MSG Sphere. I expanded on those thoughts in my Substack,?Beyond the Hype Cycle??
Even seeing the unfinished construction of the MSG Sphere during CES in January, it was impossible not to perceive that you were witnessing the biggest change in live entertainment since 1929, when the NFL first turned on floodlights for night games.?
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