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NAB SHOW Simon Crownshaw, Worldwide Media and Entertainment Director at Microsoft, discussed the company’s plans for the NAB Show and how he thinks the company’s role in M&E is evolving

NAB Show NAB Show activation highlights game-changing tech advances

The FCC acted after Microsoft withdrew its petition for reconsideration of the Commission’s 2021 DTS order that was designed to help the rollout of NextGen TV and data services

The issue is thought to have originated from cybersecurity company CrowdStrike when a flawed update was rolled out globally, shutting companies out of access to computers

The company will be involved with Microsoft, Evertz and Tag Video Systems in demos showing cloud transformation use cases for broadcasters

The deal would have made the make of the Xbox console the third largest video game publisher in the world

Microsoft has been named Netflix’s technology and sales partner to help power the streamer’s first ad-supported subscription offering

Supply constraints pushed tablet shipments down in Q4 but they declined only 3% for all of 2021 according to Strategy Analytics

Dealmaking in the gaming sector continues to heat up in an acquisition that will make Microsoft the world’s third largest player in the gaming industry