Summary: Today, FutureForward blasts into the future of Video. Apple, Facebook, and Amazon all get ready to make big moves. It could be the next Big Thing - Video. Who knew? I’m Gene DeRose and I’m Steven Rosenbaum, let’s launch. Chapter 1: The Big Guys: Apple Invites Hollywood Stars to Video Service Launch https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-13/apple-is-said-to-invite-hollywood-stars-to-video-service-launch Amazon Prime Video Sees Itself as a ‘Global Network,’ and Says It’s Not Focused on Netflix https://www.adweek.com/tv-video/amazon-prime-video-sees-itself-as-a-global-network-and-says-its-not-focused-on-netflix/ ‘Amazon Live’ is the retailer’s latest effort to take on QVC with live-streamed video https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/08/amazon-live-is-the-retailers-latest-effort-to-take-on-qvc-with-live-streamed-video/ Facebook Watch has a new program to fund publisher shows starring influencers https://digiday.com/media/facebook-has-a-new-program-to-fund-watch-shows-made-by-publishers-and-starring-influencers/ Chapter 2: The New Players Data Sheet—Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg Try To Reinvent Web Video http://fortune.com/2019/01/23/data-sheet-meg-whitman-youtube-quibi/ Chapter #3: Consolidation / Exits Viacom to Buy Free Streaming Service Pluto TV https://www.multichannel.com/news/viacom-to-buy-free-streaming-service-pluto-tv-cash Brightcove acquires Ooyala’s video business for $15M (6.25m in cash) https://techcrunch.com/2019/02/13/brightcove-acquires-ooyala-ovp/
