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Future-Proofing Hotel In-Room Entertainment

Business and Tech

Those cord-cutters are streaming their entertainment, and they want that ability wherever they go in the world, and especially in their hotel rooms. The key to this changing paradigm isn’t the entertainment that guests want to watch, but rather the level of personal control new technologies offer. Personalization is crucial.

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Eight Companies that Switched What They Did

Destination Innovation

Here are examples of eight successful companies which switched from one activity to another in order to meet a customer need. Berkshire Hathaway was originally a textile manufacturing company established by Oliver Chace in 1839 in Rhode Island. He used it as a vehicle to buy stakes in insurance companies and other businesses.

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Pro Sports Has a Piracy Problem

Harvard Business Review

Piracy poses a growing challenge to all sorts of digital media and entertainment companies, but it’s particularly acute for companies that own the rights to sports broadcasts, because efforts to shut down pirated broadcasts often take longer than the broadcasts actually last.

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Examples of Businesses navigating complexity by fostering Ecosystems.

Paul Hobcraft

By reacting and exploring, searching for change and competitive advantage, each company below has explored through technology and partnerships opportunities that build upon their Ecosystem’s unique strengths. The company encourages a culture of experimentation, where teams are free to explore ambitious, innovative ideas.

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What is the difference between Innovation, Invention and an Idea?

Idea to Value

It is always entertaining to watch the inventors trying to get support for their new ideas and inventions, which they are convinced are going to change the world. Innovation on the other hand is executing an idea which addresses a specific challenge and achieves value for both the company and customer. Ideas are new thoughts we have.

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#1,596 – Best of CES 2020: Quibi, Sero, and the Future of Entertainment

Greatest. Idea. Ever.

The company has announced that the Sero, a 43-inch 4K TV that can switch from landscape mode (the default) to a portrait orientation, is coming to the US and other global markets. As The Verge puts it, “There’s probably no clearer indication that vertical video is here to stay than Samsung making a TV designed to showcase it.

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How This Film Tech Company Is Transforming the Way You Will Watch the Next 'Squid Game'

Entrepreneur - Innovation

An insatiable desire for great content from audience members is driving innovation at Adapt Entertainment.

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