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Millennials, Money and Mickey Mouse: Why Disney Spent $950m Acquiring Maker Studios

Written by Jessica Hashemi on Wednesday, 26 March 2014.

Rumours were flying around recently about Disney and a potential acquisition of YouTube multichannel producer, Maker Studios. On Tuesday, those rumours were confirmed. Disney decided to step in to the future by embracing the new digital world of video for $500m, a price that could rise to $950m if Maker reaches certain performance milestones...

Start-Up Series: Playrcart

Written by Kelly Dolan on Wednesday, 02 October 2013.

With a disruptive concept that creates a digitally enabled solution for retailers, Playrcart have created a new ecosystem that markets, promotes, distributes and retails products using the power of video across the web.

Digital Stores

Written by Adam Baldwin on Friday, 20 September 2013.

Digital Stores is an online retailer and leading supplier of complete end-to-end e-commerce and fulfilment services in the UK. It specialises in running online stores for personality and character brands in the music and entertainment industry.

The Tech Start-Up Enabling The Publishing World

Written by Kelly Dolan on Tuesday, 17 September 2013.

entrepreneurcountry Speaks to Fraser Robinson, Founder of Taggstar

Any publisher who has taken note of the digital revolution knows that content analytics in all shapes and forms, from social media monitoring to web analytics, has completely transformed their business model. Today, media titles know more about their audiences than ever before, and are able to refine their offering as a result.

Creating in Crowds

Written by Thomas A. Stewart on Tuesday, 17 September 2013.

In the romantic version, entrepreneurship and individualism are synonymous. He or she is a lone visionary, a Don Quixote tilting against the windmills of business as usual, with no resources beyond an impossible dream, a mulish stubbornness, and a maxed-out credit card.

Start-Up Series: Scoopshot

Written by Kelly Dolan on Thursday, 04 July 2013.

As part of our Start-Up of the Week series, entrepreneurcountry spoke to Finnish-based company Scoopshot. With a game changing concept, innovative technology and world class business strategy, Scoopshot was founded in April 2010 and provides a photo crowdsourcing service that connects mobile and professional photographers with individuals, international media companies and brands around the world.

Start-Up Series: Made TV

Written by Kelly Dolan on Tuesday, 16 April 2013.

Every week entrepreneurcountry will be profiling one start-up that has hit our radar for their game-changing concept, innovative technology or world class business strategy. We begin with Made TV, the largest holder of local Television licences in the UK who are proving why local is ‘hot’ right now, how they plan to become the UK’s most profitable local TV owner and why they are now looking for investment.

3D Printing Will Change The World

Written by Fabrice Grinda on Wednesday, 10 April 2013.

It seems a foregone conclusion that 3D printing will change the world. It’s already revolutionized prototyping, and we’re now getting a glimpse of the technology’s potential in mass customization, medicine and home use.

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