Theta: Largest business newspaper set to integrate Theta, theta effect on Sliver.tv
Biweekly update 11th September — 25th September
Development
Social encounters
The Theta team will host a video AMA later this month on the Theta testnet channel.
Upcoming Events:
- Theta CEO @mitchliu and Head of Strategy @wes_levitt will be speaking at the World Knowledge Forum in Seoul, October 10–12.
- Mitch will also be featured on a panel at the NAB Streaming Summit in NYC, October 18th.
Finance
Roadmap
Late Q2:
Blockchain Explorer
Initial Testnet
Early Q3 :
P2P Mesh Streaming
Partnerships and team members
Theta featured in Maeil Business Newspaper (MBN), the largest business newspaper in Korea. Coming soon — MBN’s integration of Theta to deliver their online video content at http://www.mk.co.kr
Blockchain Video Delivery Platform Theta Partners With South Korean Media Giants on Forbes.com.
Theta ICO Signs Partnerships with Korean Media Giants After Beta Release on Icoexaminer.com: Two of South Korea’s major media outlets have announced their collaboration with token-based video delivery network, Theta, who enable users to earn tokens by re-streaming video via excess bandwidth on any device.
Yooshim (Karen) Huh, Senior Vice President of CJ Hello, to join Theta as a Strategic Advisor: Theta Labs is proud to welcome Yooshim (Karen) Huh, SVP of the CJ Hello media platform, to join the Theta project as a strategic advisor for the media sector. Karen joined CJ Hello, a media subsidiary of the $25B Korean conglomerate CJ Group, earlier this year to spearhead their internet streaming media services business. She leads CJ Hello’s online offerings of top Korean networks, movies, sports, animations and apps.
Telegram group — Trading Places (admin): “I know that there has been interest and there have been meetings and follow up meetings with potential partners. But coming to an agreement and having someone decide to integrate their business will take time.”
Rumors
“After deploying ThetaToken’s video delivery network powered by blockchain, http://SLIVER.tv saw a 70 percent increase in total monthly visits, reaching nearly seven million.” in Coindesk article.
Telegram group — Wes Levitt (Head of Strategy, admin): “There will be a token swap to the native Theta blockchain when the mainnet launches, projected for Q4”.
Social media activity
Official Telegram group — discussions about testnet, price, possible partnerships, etc.
Facebook — 15–25 likes per publication, 1–5 shares.
Twitter— average number of retweets is 35–40 for one post.
Bitcointalk.org — since November 23, 2017; 248 posts. Discussion on Theta price, roadmap. last publication — September 21st, 2018.
