Global Media Round-Up: 3/13

SXSW Braces for a party without Uber
Austin's home-grown ride-hailing options are certainly weird, but can they support an international tech, music and film event?
Read Full Article on: Bloomberg

Caroline Wozniacki brands Maria Sharapova wildcard entry 'disrespectful'
Russia's Sharapova is currently serving a 15-month doping ban but has been handed a wildcard entry to the Stuttgart event, which starts two days prior to the end of her suspension.
Read Full Article on: ESPN

Paint-throwing and dancing at India's Holi Festival - in pictures
Holi is a Hindu festival which marks the coming of spring. It is observed in north India at the end of winter on the last full moon of the month, and this year was celebrated on the 13th March. 
See Gallery on: The Guardian

The latest trend in Snapchat ads: 360-degree video
When the highly anticipated film “Fifty Shades Darker” hit the theaters on Valentine’s Day weekend last month, Universal Pictures took users on a 360-degree tour of a masquerade ball featured in a scene in the movie. But this experience didn’t live on Facebook or YouTube. It was on Snapchat.
Read Full Article on: DigiDay

Mixed feelings for retired Tony McCoy on the eve of Cheltenham
Tony McCoy, the champion jockey over jumps for 20 consecutive seasons before his retirement in April 2015, considered returning to the saddle “for a few spare rides” after Barry Geraghty, his replacement as the principal rider for JP McManus, suffered a recent injury. 
Read Full Article on: The Guardian