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The%20%u2018very%2C%20very%20bad%20look%u2019%20of%20remdesivir%2C%20the%20first%20FDA-approved%20COVID-19%20drug%20%7C%20Science%20%7C%20AAAS

The%20%u2018very%2C%20very%20bad%20look%u2019%20of%20remdesivir%2C%20the%20first%20FDA-approved%20COVID-19%20drug%20%7C%20Science%20%7C%20AAAS : October%20was%20a%20good%20month%20for%20Gilead%20Sciences%2C%20the%20giant%20manufacturer%20of%20antivirals%20headquartered%20in%20Foster%20City%2C%20California.%20On%208%20October%2C%20the%20company%20inked%20an%20agreement%20to%20supply%20the%20European%20Union%20with%20its%20drug%20remdesivir%20as%20a%20treatment%20for%20COVID-19%u2014a%20deal%20potentially%20worth%20more%20than%20%241%20billion.%20Two%20weeks%20later%2C%20on%2022%20October%2C%20the%20U.S.%20Food%20and%20Drug%20Administration%20%28FDA%29%20approved%20remdesivir%20for%20use%20against%20the%20pandemic%20coronavirus%20SARS-CoV-2%20in%20the%20United%20States%u2014the%20first%20drug%20to%20receive%20that%20status.%20The%20EU%20and%20U.S.%20decisions%20pave%20the%20way%20for%20Gilead%u2019s%20drug%20into%20two%20major%20markets%2C%20both%20with%20soaring%20COVID-19%20cases.%0A%0
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Glenn Greenwald On His Resignation From The Intercept - Reporting by Matt Taibbi

Glenn Greenwald On His Resignation From The Intercept - Reporting by Matt Taibbi : Greenwald%20becomes%20the%20latest%20high-profile%20journalist%20to%20leave%20a%20well-known%20legacy%20media%20organization%20to%20join%20Substack.%20You%u2019ll%20be%20able%20to%20read%20the%20piece%20rebuffed%20by%20The%20Intercept%20at%20his%20new%20site%20here.%0A%0A
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Glenn Greenwald Resigns From The Intercept

Glenn Greenwald Resigns From The Intercept : GLENN%20GREENWALD%u2019S%20DECISION%20to%20resign%20from%20The%20Intercept%20stems%20from%20a%20fundamental%20disagreement%20over%20the%20role%20of%20editors%20in%20the%20production%20of%20journalism%20and%20the%20nature%20of%20censorship.%20Glenn%20demands%20the%20absolute%20right%20to%20determine%20what%20he%20will%20publish.%20He%20believes%20that%20anyone%20who%20disagrees%20with%20him%20is%20corrupt%2C%20and%20anyone%20who%20presumes%20to%20edit%20his%20words%20is%20a%20censor.%20Thus%2C%20the%20preposterous%20charge%20that%20The%20Intercept%u2019s%20editors%20and%20reporters%2C%20with%20the%20lone%2C%20noble%20exception%20of%20Glenn%20Greenwald%2C%20have%20betrayed%20our%20mission%20to%20engage%20in%20fearless%20investigative%20journalism%20because%20we%20have%20been%20seduced%20by%20the%20lure%20of%20a%20Joe%20Biden%20presidency.%20A%20brief%20glance%20at%20the%20stories%20The%20Intercept%20has%20published%20on%20Biden%20will%20suffic
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The Intercept co-founder Glenn Greenwald resigns from the outlet | Just The News

The Intercept co-founder Glenn Greenwald resigns from the outlet | Just The News : "The current iteration of The Intercept is completely unrecognizable when compared to that original vision," he wrote in a lengthy statement about his decision to�resign.�"Rather than offering a venue for airing dissent, marginalized voices and unheard perspectives, it is rapidly becoming just another media outlet with mandated ideological and partisan loyalties, a rigid and narrow range of permitted viewpoints (ranging from establishment liberalism to soft leftism, but always anchored in ultimate support for the Democratic Party), a deep fear of offending hegemonic cultural liberalism and center-left Twitter luminaries, and an overarching need to secure the approval and admiration of the very mainstream media outlets we created The Intercept to oppose, critique and subvert."
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With 'husbands' remark, Trump has sealed his fate with women (opinion) - CNN

With 'husbands' remark, Trump has sealed his fate with women (opinion) - CNN : As President Donald Trump pleaded for the support of suburban women at a Michigan rally Tuesday evening (amidst a pandemic and economic crisis that have caused a mass exodus of women from the workforce), he argued that he deserved their votes because "we're getting your husbands back to work." The implications here -- that he believes all women have or should have husbands and that workplaces are the province of men -- are so sexist and outmoded that they will likely alarm American women who have long become accustomed to inappropriate treatment from their commander in chief.
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Trump attends wedding of immigration hardline adviser Stephen Miller | Trump administration | The Guardian

Trump attends wedding of immigration hardline adviser Stephen Miller | Trump administration | The Guardian : %0ADonald%20Trump%20has%20attended%20the%20wedding%20this%20weekend%20of%20embattled%20and%20controversial%20White%20House%20aide%20Stephen%20Miller%2C%20who%20has%20been%20condemned%20for%20his%20links%20to%20white%20nationalism%20and%20his%20hardline%20stance%20on%20immigration.%0A%0A%u201CThe%20President%20is%20at%20Trump%20International%20Hotel%20for%20the%20wedding%20of%20Mr%20and%20Mrs%20Stephen%20Miller%2C%u201D%20a%20White%20House%20statement%20said.%20Trump%20had%20been%20in%20Florida%20earlier%20on%20Sunday%20to%20attend%20Nascar%u2019s%2062nd%20Dayton%20500.%20He%20returned%20to%20Washington%2C%20DC%2C%20shortly%20after%206.00pm.%0A%0AAccording%20to%20media%20reports%2C%20Miller%20is%20getting%20married%20to%20Katie%20Waldman%2C%20vice-president%20Mike%u2019s%20Pence%20press%20secretary.
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Sarah%20Cooper%3A%20Everything%u2019s%20Fine%20review%20%u2013%20Trump%20lip-syncer%20ratchets%20up%20the%20hysteria%20%7C%20Comedy%20%7C%20The%20Guardian

Sarah%20Cooper%3A%20Everything%u2019s%20Fine%20review%20%u2013%20Trump%20lip-syncer%20ratchets%20up%20the%20hysteria%20%7C%20Comedy%20%7C%20The%20Guardian : From%20Helen%20Mirren%20as%20Trump%u2019s%20wingman%20to%20Marisa%20Tomei%20as%20Satan%2C%20this%20Netflix%20special%20is%20a%20funny%20and%20striking%20document%20of%20what%20living%20feels%20like%20in%20this%20fraught%20and%20febrile%20year%0A
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San Siro has 'no cultural interest' and can be demolished. Sorry, what? | Serie A | The Guardian

San Siro has 'no cultural interest' and can be demolished. Sorry, what? | Serie A | The Guardian : he%20Italian%20heritage%20authority%20concluded%20earlier%20this%20year%20that%20San%20Siro%20has%20%u201Cno%20cultural%20interest%u201D%20and%20can%20be%20demolished.%20Milan%20and%20Inter%20have%20been%20proposing%20a%20new%20stadium%20for%20a%20while%2C%20but%20surely%20they%20would%20rather%20refurbish%20than%20demolish.%20Apparently%20not.%20Although%20some%20parts%20of%20the%20ground%20may%20be%20retained%20as%20a%20landmark%20in%20a%20new%20sports%20and%20entertainment%20district%2C%20the%20stadium%20itself%20is%20likely%20to%20be%20replaced%20with%20a%20brand%20new%2060%2C000-seat%20arena.%20Moving%20to%20a%20state-of-the-art%20and%2C%20crucially%2C%20club-owned%20ground%20hardly%20did%20Juventus%20any%20harm%2C%20but%20knocking%20down%20San%20Siro%20would%20be%20like%20flattening%20a%20cathedral.%0A%0A
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The world is facing an insane danger that's greater than Covid-19 (opinion) - CNN

The world is facing an insane danger that's greater than Covid-19 (opinion) - CNN : The President of the United States has the ability to launch a nuclear attack on his own authority, without requiring the authorization of Congress, the Cabinet, the vice president or the Joint Chiefs. It is hard to imagine a more perfect example of the insane danger that we continue to live with as long as we maintain massive arsenals of nuclear weapons.
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Fears of crackdown on US journalism as Trump ally removes editorial 'firewall' | US foreign policy | The Guardian

Fears of crackdown on US journalism as Trump ally removes editorial 'firewall' | US foreign policy | The Guardian : The%20US%20diplomats%u2019%20union%20has%20denounced%20an%20attempt%20by%20a%20Trump%20appointee%20to%20remove%20the%20%u201Cfirewall%u201D%20protecting%20the%20editorial%20independence%20of%20the%20Voice%20of%20America%2C%20Radio%20Free%20Europe%20and%20other%20US%20overseas%20broadcasters%2C%20warning%20that%20it%20marked%20an%20attempt%20to%20turn%20them%20into%20vehicles%20for%20%u201Cgovernment%20propaganda%u201D.%0A%0AThe%20CEO%20of%20the%20US%20Agency%20for%20Global%20Media%20%28USAGM%29%2C%20Michael%20Pack%2C%20announced%20overnight%20on%20Monday%20that%20he%20would%20be%20rescinding%20the%20%u201Cfirewall%20rule%u201D%20insulating%20journalists%20from%20editorial%20direction%20from%20politically%20appointed%20management.%0A%0AThe%20rule%2C%20Pack%20argued%2C%20was%20%u201Cin%20tension%20with%20the%20law%20and%20harmful%20to%20the%20agency%20and%20the%20US
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Amazon Reviews Alleging Counterfeit Products Can Get Sellers Kicked Off Platform - Bloomberg

Amazon Reviews Alleging Counterfeit Products Can Get Sellers Kicked Off Platform - Bloomberg : Today%2C%20the%2041-year-old%20retail%20veteran%20is%20broke%20and%20couch%20surfs%20between%20his%20mother%u2019s%20home%20and%20his%20sister%u2019s%20place.%20Govani%20hopes%20to%20start%20anew%20by%20getting%20Amazon%20to%20pay%20him%20for%20inventory%20the%20company%20destroyed%20after%20suggesting%20his%20products%20could%20be%20fake%u2014an%A0accusation%20Govani%20strenuously%20denies.%A0%A0His%20lawyer%20in%20September%20sent%20a%20demand%20for%20%24800%2C000%u2014along%20with%20invoices%20to%20verify%20his%20merchandise%20came%20directly%20from%20fashion%20brands%u2014and%20they%u2019re%20waiting%20for%20Amazon%u2019s%20response.%0A%0A
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ECB should break the global silence on Pakistan's sad and strange IPL exile | Jonathan Liew | Sport | The Guardian

ECB should break the global silence on Pakistan's sad and strange IPL exile | Jonathan Liew | Sport | The Guardian : ast%20week%2C%20the%20England%20and%20Wales%20Cricket%20Board%20announced%20it%20is%20in%20the%20process%20of%20organising%20the%20first%20official%20England%20tour%20of%20Pakistan%20in%2015%20years.%20This%20is%2C%20self%u2011evidently%2C%20the%20right%20thing%20to%20do.%20Since%20England%u2019s%20last%20visit%20in%202005-06%2C%20Pakistan%20have%20toured%20this%20country%20eight%20times%20for%20various%20tournaments%20and%20series.%20From%20the%20ECB%u2019s%20perspective%2C%20their%20decision%20to%20brave%20the%20pandemic%20and%20send%20a%20team%20this%20summer%20may%20well%20have%20proven%20the%20difference%20between%20financial%20ruin%20and%20mere%20recession.%0A%0A
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In defense of video service Quibi - Vox

In defense of video service Quibi - Vox : Not%20the%20concept%20or%20the%20execution%20%28again%2C%20see%20above%29%20but%20the%20model%3A%20Running%20a%20media%20business%20the%20old-fashioned%20way%2C%20where%20you%20ask%20people%20to%20make%20something%2C%20pay%20them%20for%20it%2C%20and%20then%20try%20to%20re-sell%20that%20work%20to%20someone%20else.%20Because%20there%u2019s%20another%20version%20of%20running%20a%20media%20business%20%u2014%20what%20YouTube%2C%20Twitter%2C%20and%20Facebook%20do%20%u2014%20and%20I%20don%u2019t%20feel%20great%20about%20that%20one%20in%202020.%0A%0A
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An%20open%20letter%20from%20Quibi.%20to%20the%20employees%2C%20investors%2C%20and%u2026%20%7C%20by%20Quibi%20%7C%20Oct%2C%202020%20%7C%20Medium

An%20open%20letter%20from%20Quibi.%20to%20the%20employees%2C%20investors%2C%20and%u2026%20%7C%20by%20Quibi%20%7C%20Oct%2C%202020%20%7C%20Medium : An%20open%20letter%20to%20the%20employees%2C%20investors%2C%20and%20partners%20who%20believed%20in%20Quibi%20and%20made%20this%20business%20possible%20%u2014%0AWe%20started%20with%20the%20idea%20to%20create%20the%20next%20generation%20of%20storytelling%20and%20because%20of%20you%2C%20we%20were%20able%20to%20create%20and%20deliver%20the%20best%20version%20of%20what%20we%20imagined%20Quibi%20to%20be.%20So%20it%20is%20with%20an%20incredibly%20heavy%20heart%20that%20today%20we%20are%20announcing%20that%20we%20are%20winding%20down%20the%20business%20and%20looking%20to%20sell%20its%20content%20and%20technology%20assets.%0AQuibi%20was%20a%20big%20idea%20and%20there%20was%20no%20one%20who%20wanted%20to%20make%20a%20success%20of%20it%20more%20than%20we%20did.%20Our%20failure%20was%20not%20for%20lack%20of%20trying%3B%20we%u2019ve%20considered%20and%20e
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Videotaped deposition of GHISLAINE MAXWELL, taken pursuant to subpoena, was held at the law offices of BOIES SCHILLER & FLEXNER, 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, commencing April 22, 2016, 9:04 a.m., on the above date, before Leslie Fagin, a Court Reporter and Notary Public in the State of New York.

https://assets.bwbx.io/documents/users/iqjWHBFdfxIU/rwprHVNZoobM/v0   UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - -------------------x VIRGINIA L. GIUFFRE, Plaintiff, -against- GHISLAINE MAXWELL, Defendants. Case No.: 15-cv-07433-RWS - -------------------x **CONFIDENTIAL** Videotaped deposition of GHISLAINE MAXWELL, taken pursuant to subpoena, was held at the law offices of BOIES SCHILLER & FLEXNER, 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, commencing April 22, 2016, 9:04 a.m., on the above date, before Leslie Fagin, a Court Reporter and Notary Public in the State of New York.
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New Twitter research shows how conversations lead to brand success | Ad Age

New Twitter research shows how conversations lead to brand success | Ad Age : People%20come%20to%20Twitter%20to%20start%2C%20read%20and%20join%20conversations%20about%20what%u2019s%20happening.%20This%20includes%20conversations%20about%20brands.%20What%20people%20watch%2C%20buy%20and%20consume%20is%20a%20huge%20part%20of%20the%20conversation%20on%20Twitter%2C%20presenting%20an%20opportunity%20for%20brands%20to%20connect%20with%20people%20who%20are%20uniquely%20eager%20and%20engaged.%0A%0A
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Jacinda Ardern to govern New Zealand for second term after historic victory | World news | The Guardian

Jacinda Ardern to govern New Zealand for second term after historic victory | World news | The Guardian : She%20said%3A%20%u201CWe%20are%20living%20in%20an%20increasingly%20polarised%20world%2C%20a%20place%20where%20more%20and%20more%20people%20have%20lost%20the%20ability%20to%20see%20one%20another%u2019s%20point%20of%20view.%20I%20hope%20in%20this%20election%20New%20Zealand%20has%20shown%20that%20this%20is%20not%20who%20we%20are.%20That%20as%20a%20nation%20we%20can%20listen%2C%20and%20we%20can%20debate.%20After%20all%2C%20we%20are%20too%20small%20to%20lose%20sight%20of%20other%20people%u2019s%20perspective.%20Elections%20aren%u2019t%20always%20great%20at%20bringing%20people%20together.%20But%20they%20also%20don%u2019t%20need%20to%20tear%20one%20another%20apart.%0A%0A
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Overstuffed Nasa spacecraft Osiris-Rex losing particles after bingeing on Bennu | Space | The Guardian

Overstuffed Nasa spacecraft Osiris-Rex losing particles after bingeing on Bennu | Space | The Guardian : The%20team%20was%20scrambling%20to%20put%20the%20sample%20container%20into%20the%20return%20capsule%20as%20early%20as%20Tuesday%20%u2013%20much%20sooner%20than%20originally%20planned%20%u2013%20for%20the%20long%20trip%20home.%20Particles%20are%20continuing%20to%20escape%2C%20and%20scientists%20want%20to%20minimize%20the%20loss.%0A%0A
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Airbnb Hires Former Apple Design Chief Jony Ive and New Firm - Bloomberg

Airbnb Hires Former Apple Design Chief Jony Ive and New Firm - Bloomberg : Airbnb%20has%20pushed%20design%20to%20differentiate%20itself%20in%20the%20online%20rental%20booking%20space.%20The%20company%20has%20its%20own%20typeface%20and%20highlights%20redesigns%20to%20its%20website%20and%20mobile%20apps.%20It%20also%20has%20a%20Backyard%20group%20within%20its%20Samara%20experimental%20product%20team%20that%20is%20developing%20homes.%20Ive%u2019s%20expertise%20in%20product%20design%20could%20assist%20those%20efforts.%0A%0A
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My View: M-bullshit: Role and Relevance of Segmentation and Positioning

My View: M-bullshit: Role and Relevance of Segmentation and Positioning Geographic Segmentation : It's basis on geographical area like, Nation, State, City Etc. For example, KFC add pure vegetarian dish in his menu for Indians. Demographic Segmentation : Basis on age, gender, income, family size, education, occupation etc. For example, BlackBarry mobile phone, targeting Business personal, Sport Bike targeting youngsters.  Psychographic Segmentation :  Basis on personality, status, lifestyle, social class etc.  For example, Rolex watch, targeting high profile customer, luxurious lifestyle. Behavioral Segmentation : Basis on customer buying behavior, like customer usage rate, type, occasions, loyalty, Benefit sought. For example Sensodyne tooth pest targeting those customer who have sensitive teeth.  
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Jeffrey Toobin of New Yorker Is Suspended After Zoom Incident - The New York Times

Jeffrey Toobin of New Yorker Is Suspended After Zoom Incident - The New York Times : Asked%20Monday%20afternoon%20about%20reports%20that%20he%20had%20exposed%20himself%2C%20Mr.%20Toobin%20said%20in%20a%20statement%3A%20%u201CI%20made%20an%20embarrassingly%20stupid%20mistake%2C%20believing%20I%20was%20off-camera.%20I%20apologize%20to%20my%20wife%2C%20family%2C%20friends%20and%20co-workers.%u201D%0A
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Don McLean on the tragedy behind American Pie: 'I cried for two years' | Pop and rock | The Guardian

Don McLean on the tragedy behind American Pie: 'I cried for two years' | Pop and rock | The Guardian : If there were ever a time to join us, it is now. Your funding powers our journalism, it protects our independence, and ensures we can remain open for all. You can support us through these challenging economic times and enable real-world impact.
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Old-school valuation principles still apply to digital assets | McKinsey

Old-school valuation principles still apply to digital assets | McKinsey : ditional%u201D%20ones.%0AThe%20value%20of%20a%20specific%20feature%20%28interest-free%20credit%2C%20for%20example%29%20can%20be%20difficult%20to%20disentangle%20from%20its%20context.%0AThe%20link%20back%20to%20the%20core%20business%20decision%20underpinning%20the%20digital%20strategy%20or%20initiative%20is%20obfuscated.%0AExecutives%20are%20wary%20of%20experiencing%20%u201Cdeath%20by%201%2C000%20pilots%20that%20do%20not%20scale.%u201D
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26-Year-Old%20Programmer%20Built%20a%20%241%20Billion%20App%20In%202%20Years%20%u2014%20After%20Following%20His%20Girlfriend%u2019s%20Advice%20%7C%20by%20Alan%20Trapulionis%20%7C%20Oct%2C%202020%20%7C%20Entrepreneur%27s%20Handbook

26-Year-Old%20Programmer%20Built%20a%20%241%20Billion%20App%20In%202%20Years%20%u2014%20After%20Following%20His%20Girlfriend%u2019s%20Advice%20%7C%20by%20Alan%20Trapulionis%20%7C%20Oct%2C%202020%20%7C%20Entrepreneur%27s%20Handbook
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Vornado to Explore Options to Recapitalize�1290 Avenue of the Americas and 555 California Street NYSE:VNO

Vornado to Explore Options to Recapitalize�1290 Avenue of the Americas and 555 California Street NYSE:VNO : NEW YORK, June 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- VORNADO REALTY TRUST (NYSE: VNO) announced today that it is initiating a process to explore options to recapitalize, either together or separately, 1290 Avenue of the Americas, a 2.1 million square foot Manhattan office building, and 555 California Street, a three building, 1.8 million square foot office campus in San Francisco.
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Arrows Tool neo4j

  Introduction Some years ago my colleague  Alistair Jones  created a neat little tool named  Arrows  to  create, edit  and render example graphs in a consistent way. Because it also stores the positions of nodes, it always sticks to the same layout and doesn’t wiggle around. The User Interface is minimal: create new nodes with (+ Node) drag relationships out of the halo of a node either to an empty space for a new node or centered over an existing one to connect them double click nodes and relationships to edit them, set names and properties (in a `key: "value" syntax) there are two styles, the chunky largish one and a more polished Bootstrap style you can show the Markdown and also replace it with a previously saved fragment you can export to SVG or take a screenshot you can  export to Cypher  and also open the graph in a  Neo4j Console Arrows Tool http://guides.neo4j.com/arrows
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Axios

Axios : Why it matters: Critics argue that by airing the town hall during ABC's previously scheduled program, Americans won't be able hear from both candidates at the same time.
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EE unveils 'revolutionary' viewing features for BT Sport's Premier League coverage | News | Sportcal

EE unveils 'revolutionary' viewing features for BT Sport's Premier League coverage | News | Sportcal : EE, the mobile phone network, has today unveiled new technological features to be rolled out on the BT Sport app to enhance the viewing experience of the UK pay-television broadcaster’s coverage of English soccer’s Premier League. The BT-owned network has launched the ‘Match Day Experience’ offering which will have six new viewing features, describing it as “a revolutionary new way to watch sport.” The service will initially be made available to EE customers on the network’s full works plan for the new 5G-compatible iPhone 12 mobile device with the six features being: ‘watch together’; ‘360’; ‘match day live’; ‘stadium experiences’; ‘manager mode’; and ‘Dolby Atmos’.� The Match Day Experience features will be available on BT Sport’s 12.30pm (UK) Premier League games, which it described as its “centrepiece” content, and will begin with West Ham United versus Mancheste
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One easy way to get a sense of whether or not the sponsorship will generate a positive ROI is to translate its cost to the number of extra units you need to sell in order to recoup the investment.

(3) LinkedIn • 2nd Head of Global Sponsorships at The Coca-Cola Company 14h •  14 hours ago One easy way to get a sense of whether or not the sponsorship will generate a positive ROI is to translate its cost to the number of extra units you need to sell in order to recoup the investment.  Are you really selling 10 million extra units to pay that bill? Ask yourself if this goal is achievable when compared to your recent performance. You will be surprised by some of your own decisions. Activate link to view larger image.       131 18 Comments Reactions … What about... In my opinion... Interesting! I like... Love this... Thanks for sharing... Do you think... I think... Like Comment Share Send Open Emoji Keyboard Most Relevant George Young Aliaga 2nd degree connection   2nd Global sports marketing, event management, entertainment&leisure 11h Not too sure if this short term vision regarding sponsorship is realistic. Promotions are more adequate for those types of end
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