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Roku has unveiled a proprietary data analytics platform that aims to give partners more-direct access to the company’s connected TV measurement tools, the company announced on Monday.

The platform, called Roku Data Cloud, is geared toward advertisers, agencies and partners who seek “accurate and reliable information from Roku’s TV operating system,” which the company says will provide an “extensive view of viewership habits, preferences, and identity” across streaming TV apps and services supported within the Roku ecosystem.

“Starting with Roku Exchange, we have been working for greater interoperability in the entire programmatic ecosystem, and Roku Data Cloud is the perfect next step on delivering business outcomes for our advertisers,” Miles Fisher, the Senior Director of Strategic Advertising Partnerships at Roku, said in a statement. “As the number selling TV [operating system], we believe...

Tim Allen is obviously famous for his work in stand-up comedy, TV sitcoms and snitching, but back at the dawn of the century, the Santa Clause star was super into blogging.

After Home Improvement wrapped up in 1999, Allen likely had a lot more free time on his hands. And he seemingly devoted much of that time to carving out a space for himself on the burgeoning information superhighway.

Allen’s official website, TimAllen.com, didn’t just contain tour dates and low-res JPEGs, it was chock-full of bonus Tim Allen content, including his own personal blog posts. After all, Allen was a published author, having penned best-selling tomes such as Don't Stand to Close to a Naked Man. Some of these blogs went to some unexpected places. Like, instead of posting about power tools or sports or just typing out phonetic translations of grunting sounds, Allen transcribed his musings about economic theory?...

The official website and X (formerly Twitter) for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Hirokazu Yasuhara's Cultural Exchange with Game Center Girl romantic comedy manga opened today, revealing the anime is set to premiere in Japan in July 2025 . The official accounts also posted a teaser visual featuring the two protagonists, Lily Baker and Renji Kusakabe, at the game center arcade where they meet. Lily tries out the crane game, while Renji is working as a pert-timer and checking on her. Teaser visual Sally Amaki , a member of Japanese digital voice-actor idol group 22/7 , voices the main heroine Lily Baker: a 13 year old girl who moved from England and is passionate about playing in Japanese arcade games. Message from Sally Amaki: I have been following this work as a reader since the original manga. I thought strongly, "If it were to be animated, I would definitely want to play Lily-chan! At...

Update with latest: Microsoft’s latest says its “targeted restarts are progressing slower than anticipated for the majority of affected users” after an outage due to an unspecified “recent change” crippled Microsoft 360, Outlook, Exchange and more.

An Eta for resolution will be provided by Microsoft as soon as available, the tech giant said.

Previously: A massive outage at Microsoft on Monday has crippled Microsoft 365 and is impacting global users of Teams, Outlook and Exchange emails, calendars and more.

The Downdector website showed reports of outages starting to bubble overnight into a giant spike starting at about 8 a.m. Et this morning up to 4,350 complaints, most around Exchange. Microsoft has been providing updates on X, formerly Twitter, throughout the morning, saying it “identified a recent change” that it thinks is causing the problem and started to “revert the change” while “investigating what additional actions are required.”

The tech giant said it...

Ruby Rose has been cast in 'The Drowning Pool'.The 38-year-old actress is set to star in the dark thriller from director David Hackl.The picture centres on the mysterious disappearance of American surfer Isabelle Gray in the seas of the Canary Islands.Isabelle is presumed drowned but her distraught sister Katherine refuses to leave the islands until she gets answers and soon finds out that her sibling wasn't the only woman to vanish without trace into the ocean.A stubborn Katherine defies a lack of help from the local authorities to uncover a string of increasingly frightening clues, which lead her into the jaws of an ancient ritualistic evil.Pre-production on the film – which Colin McNeil and Daniel Minsky have written the script for - has started in the Canary Islands while The Exchange is introducing the movie to buyers at the Toronto Film Festival.Nat McCormick, The Exchange...

In 2002, Dutch producer Nicolay shared his beats on the Okayplayer message board. Phonte, one half of the prolific rap duo Little Brother, was impressed with what he heard and reached out to collaborate. Their intercontinental alliance resulted in Connected, the debut album from their group Foreign Exchange, which celebrated its 20th anniversary last weekend. The 17-song album is lauded as one of the first prominent examples of an Mc singing as well as exploring multiple genres on a singular project. While new school hip-hop fans credit Kanye’s 808s & Heartbreaks...

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Fred Again.. has “some magical places” to be later this year. On the heels of his upcoming album, ten days, due Sept. 6, the British musician will embark on a North American trek dubbed the Places We’ve Never Been Tour.

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An office building at the San Jose, California campus of streaming television technology developer Roku. (Photo via Google Street View)

Streaming television platform Roku and ticketing company Fandango have announced a partnership that will allow theatrical advertisers to measure the effectiveness of their Roku campaigns when it comes to ticket sales.

Through the partnership, Roku will become integrated into Fandango 360, a proprietary marketing insights technology that “helps advertisers strategically connect with millions of moviegoers with the right message, at the right time, maximizing their marketing dollars to drive more movie ticket sales,” the companies affirmed in a joint press release on Thursday.

“As the leader in movie ticket sales, serving millions of fans with their movie-going needs for more than 20 years, Fandango is excited to team up with Roku to connect streaming audiences with the most relevant movie ads to make a meaningful impact for studios at the box office,...

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Streaming hardware and services company Roku has launched a streaming-first advertising technology solution that aims to connect digital ad inventory with demand from buyers.

The platform, called Roku Exchange, “ensures a direct path between premium ad inventory and the leading programmatic ecosystem in the industry to deliver greater effectiveness for our clients,” a company spokesperson said on Wednesday.

“Combining Roku’s premium advertising supply with identity data and AI-driven optimization capabilities, advertisers will be able to maximize the performance of their campaigns, and the process of buying Roku Media and TV streaming ad placements will be accessible to more buyers,” the spokesperson said.

In Roku’s view, effective exchanges between supply and demand require a tech-forward solution that “leverages unique data with flexibility and control.” Roku Exchange aims to provide this by connecting ad buyers with supply integrations, fair auctions and ad decisioning solutions, which is integrated with...

Daredevil: Born Again may have been retooling, but from what is known, Deborah Ann Woll is set to return. It can be assumed that even with the revamped production, she will be playing a part of it, but the True Blood actress will also be starring in the upcoming horror film The Cycle. The press release from The Exchange for The Cycle has revealed that the thriller is set to be directed by Jordan Downey (The Head Hunter) and written by Downey and Kevin Stewart (The Head Hunter).

The plot synopsis reads,

In the film, when the body of a man missing for thirty-six years is discovered at the scene of a horrific crime, it’s up to his estranged daughter to unravel his dark past.

The film is produced by James Harris and Mark Lane of Tea Shop Productions, with The Exchange executive producing and handling international sales at...

Billie Eilish has announced “Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour” in support of her upcoming third album of the same name. The massive world tour launches in North America in September 2024 and runs through summer 2025 with shows in Australia, the UK, and Europe.

The North American jaunt includes multiple arena shows in a number of cities, including at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto; Madison Square Garden in New York City; State Farm Arena in Atlanta; United Center in Chicago; Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle; and Kia Forum in Inglewood. She’ll also play shows in Baltimore, Philadelphia, Detroit, Newark, Boston, Nashville, Omaha, Denver, Portland, San Jose, and more.

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Tickets to Eilish’s “Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour” go on sale beginning Friday, May 3rd via Ticketmaster. A pre-sale for American Express card members will take place beginning Tuesday, April 30th.

In an effort to combat scalpers,...

Jo Ann Ross, whose lengthy run as the head of ad sales at CBS represented a breakthrough for a woman in the traditionally male-dominated field, is formally winding down her tenure at Paramount Global.

In September 2022, Ross segued to an advisory role, becoming Chairman of Paramount Advertising as John Halley was elevated to President, overseeing day-to-day ad sales. On Tuesday, Paramount CEO Bob Bakish informed employees in a memo that Ross would officially exit the company next week after “having helped prime our sales team for another strong upfront season.”

Ross had been one of the few division heads from CBS Corp. to remain in charge after the company’s merger with Viacom closed in December 2019. Along with the merger integration, the next two years would present Ross and her industry colleagues with Biblical challenges in coping with Covid, which wiped out sports and production for months, not to mention wining-and-dining.

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The 2024 Masters wraps up on Sunday! If you’re a cord-cutter hoping to hit the links virtually to see who wins the coveted green jacket, we’re outlining all the ways to watch the final round of the golf tournament online.

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Slow down, you crazy children! You won’t want to miss Sunday’s major musical celebration from the Piano Man himself. Here’s everything you need to know for watching the Billy Joel: The 100th — Live at Madison Square Garden concert special online.

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The world of Dune is one of intrigue, mystery, and deadly worms of unimaginable size. While the worms are inarguably the most attention-grabbing features of Arrakis, the most important is the widely sought-after drug on the sand surface: spice.

Within Frank Herbert’s Dune, the saying goes, “He who controls the spice, controls the universe.” It is valued not only for the profits it can bring but also for the visions and mind-altering states. Dune: Awakening aims to be faithful to the source material and has kept spice at the center of their game.

Dune: Awakening Requires Players to Seek Spice and Survive the Sands

Spice is your bread and butter in Dune: Awakening.

From the creators of Conan Exiles and Dune: Spice Wars, we are getting an Mmo survival game based on the planet of Arrakis. Players will be looking to harvest spice from the desert while taking on...