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CareerMAGNATE Featured Job Listings: Nintendo, HBO Max, Skydance, TIDAL, Moonbug Entertainment, Kobalt Music

Posted: 10-02-2025 | Author: Staff Report
Games Nintendo – Merchandise Project Manager, Redmond, WA (Hybrid) About Nintendo of America: From the launch of the Nintendo Entertainment System™ more than 30 years ago, Nintendo’s mission has been to create smiles through unique entertainment experiences. Here at Nintendo of America Inc., we deliver on this mission by partnering closely with Nintendo Co., Ltd., to […]

DMW Featured Articles: a16z, Discord, Blue Ant Media, Samsung, Vantage Studios

Posted: 10-02-2025 | Author: Staff Report
Ubisoft’s Tencent-Backed Subsidiary Now Has A Name: Vantage Studios Read article here: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisofts-tencent-backed-subsidiary-now-has-a-name-vantage-studios Discord Launches ‘Arena Quests’ Ad Product Tied To Length Of Time Spent Playing Sponsored Games Read article here: https://variety.com/2025/digital/news/discord-arena-quests-ad-sponsored-games-1236536780/ Blue Ant Media To Buy Documentary Streaming Service MagellanTV For $12 Million Read article here: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/blue-ant-media-magellantv-1236391746/ A New a16z Report Looks At Which AI Companies Startups […]

CareerMAGNATE Featured Job Listings: Riot Games, Tubi, A24, Insomniac, TikTok

Posted: 09-29-2025 | Author: Staff Report
Games Riot Games – Technical Art Director, Los Angeles, CA (On-site) As a Technical Art Director, you will lead efforts to understand and improve Riot’s core creative suite of content creation tools. You will partner with Senior Tech Artists, Art, Engineering, and Production Leadership across the company to guide creation and implementation of cutting-edge long-lasting […]

DMW Featured Articles: EA, TikTok, YouTube, Snapchat, NBCU

Posted: 09-29-2025 | Author: Staff Report
EA To Be Acquired By Public Investment Fund, Silver Lake, And Affinity Partners For $55bn Read article here: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/report-investors-in-advanced-talks-in-50bn-leveraged-buyout-of-ea The Billion-Dollar Infrastructure Deals Powering The AI Boom Read article here: https://techcrunch.com/2025/09/28/the-billion-dollar-infrastructure-deals-powering-the-ai-boom/ TikTok Ownership Change Has Creators Worried About The Future Read article here: https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2025/09/tiktok-ownership-change-has-creators-worried.html Snapchat Announces Paid Storage Expansion For Memories Read article here: https://www.socialmediatoday.com/news/snapchat-will-charge-users-for-additional-memories-storage-to-keep-snaps/761325/ YouTube Takes On Spotify’s […]

IPG Partners With AI Startup To Simulate Audience Reactions For Brand Campaigns

Posted: 08-12-2025 | Author: Staff Report
Ad Week reports: “Interpublic Group is betting on a one-year-old AI startup to speed up marketing’s slowest step—understanding audience response. The advertising and marketing agency is partnering with Aaru to embed its real-time human behavior simulation tech directly into IPG’s end-to-end marketing platform Interact.” Read More

Streamers Reduce Scripted TV Commissions By A Quarter

Posted: 08-12-2025 | Author: Staff Report
Broadband TV News reports: “The number of Scripted TV Originals ordered for production by the top six global streamers fell by 24% year-on-year, according to Ampere Analysis. Apple, Amazon, Disney+, HBO Max, Netflix and Paramount+ between them reduced their first-run and renewed titles from 318 to just 242. The drop reflects the streamers’ reassessment of […]

Tilki Raises $2.2 Million For AI Game Creation

Posted: 08-12-2025 | Author: Staff Report
GamesBeat reports: “Tilki, the AI game creation platform, has raised $2.2 million in preseed funding to democratize the making of video games. As the boundaries between traditional storytelling and interactive entertainment continue to blur, Tilki believes it can enable consumers to build video games without coding.” Read More

HBO Max & Viu Bundle Services In Southeast Asia

Posted: 08-12-2025 | Author: Staff Report
Deadline reports: “Streaming collaboration is becoming one of the big industry talking points of 2025, and here’s the latest example. HBO Max and Viu are bundling their services in Southeast Asia into a single subscription, which will bring HBO shows such as The Last of Us and The White Lotus together with Viu’s original Korean […]

As Streaming Bills Pile Up, Sling TV Tries New Tactic: A Low-Cost One-Day Pass

Posted: 08-12-2025 | Author: Staff Report
The Hollywood Reporter reports: “Sling TV is launching a new lost-cost offering in the streaming ecosystem. The live TV streaming service is launching a $4.99 Day Pass, $9.99 Weekend Pass and $14.99 Week Pass. The passes activate live TV instantly, which the streaming service is positioning as an attractive option for fans of football, awards […]

Newzoo: North American Gamers Spend An Average Of $325 Annually

Posted: 08-12-2025 | Author: Staff Report
Games Industry Biz reports: “North American players spend an average of $325 on gaming annually, accounting for 28% of global market spending, a new report has found. Published on August 12, 2025, the report by Newzoo and Tebex analyzed player behavior and payment trends in the West. According to the findings, the West games market […]