Streaming Media's Impact on Traditional Entertainment

Californians pass Proposition 22, and voters in Massachusetts strike a blow for the right to repair. You no longer need a phone to listen to Spotify on your watch. And why Walmart might partner with Comcast to make TVs, countries might force Netflix to produce content inside their own borders, and Hollywood is losing visual effects talent to Silicon Valley.

Sponsors:

• Canva.me/ride 
• Metalab.co

Links:

• Uber, Lyft Win California Bid to Keep Drivers as Contractors (Bloomberg)
• Massachusetts voters pass right-to-repair expansion opening up car data (Engadget)
• Wish Spotify streamed on Apple Watch? The time has arrived for many (9to5Mac)
• China Tells Ant It Can’t Go Public Until Capital Shortfall Fixed (Bloomberg)
• Comcast, Walmart in Talks to Develop and Distribute Smart TVs (WSJ)
• Canada to Force Netflix, Amazon Prime to Pay for Local Content (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Big Tech Snags Hollywood Talent to Pursue Enhanced Reality (WSJ)

Link for tomorrow night's Listener Call In Episode:

https://zoom.us/j/94445550255

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