This Week in Indies: May 20th, 2016

A weekly collection of articles, interviews, and filmmaker tips to keep you in the know.

VOD News

AT&T Acquires Quickplay to Power Its Streaming TV Services

BBC May Take on Netflix with Its Own Subscription Service

Charter Plans Seamless TV Experience with Streaming Video Services

New Speciality Platform Nowave to Launch in France, UK

For KweliTV, Streaming (Black Content) Is the New Black

Emerging Technologies

Google Partners with IMAX and Yi Technology on New VR Cameras

Google Announces New Android-Based VR Platform Daydream

Industry by the Numbers

TV Networks Insulting Streaming Competitors in War over Advertisers

EU Mulls 20% Content Quota for Netflix, Amazon Prime

5 Films That Were Faced with the Theatrical/Streaming Choice

What to Watch

Where to Watch Every Palme d’Or Winner

Master Class Master Filmmaker

Werner Herzog to Teach Online Filmmaking Class This Summer

Cannes 2016: What Cameras Were Used to Shoot This Year’s Films

New Year, New Rules

New Copyright Rules from the EU Could Put European Independent Film in Crisis

Crowdfunding Update

Equity Crowdfunding Is Here – And It Could Be Terrible for Filmmakers

Fight Club Author Seeks Crowdfunding for Lullaby Movie

Awards & Festivals

BET Award Nominations 2016

Funny Stuff

Stephen Colbert: We Need More Female Villains