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Quibi: How Past Short-Form Video Fumbles May Signal Tough Road Ahead

If Hollywood had a “trending tab,” Jeffery Katzenberg’s Quibi would be at the top of the list. Opinions are mixed about whether the mobile-only subscription video-on-demand service will succeed, but...

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Alexandre Aja, David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick Bring ‘Tomie’ Live-Action...

Quibi has partnered with Sony Pictures Television and Universal Content Productions to develop a live-action adaptation of the popular Japanese manga series “Tomie,” the streaming service announced on...

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‘Father Brown’ Heads to BritBox Along With New Original Series ‘The Bay’

BritBox is expanding its content slate with two original series, a slate of live programming, and the introduction of the long-running series “Father Brown,” the company’s president Soumya Sriraman...

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PBS Signs Carriage Deal With YouTube TV

PBS has secured carriage for its member stations on YouTube TV, the public broadcasting network announced on Monday morning at the Television Critics Association (TCA) Summer Press Tour. Under the...

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Reggie Watts, ‘SpongeBob’ Voice Actor Tom Kenny to Guest Star in ‘HarmonQuest’

Reggie Watts and Tom Kenny, the voice actor of “SpongeBob SquarePants,” will be special guests on “HarmonQuest” Season 3. Streaming exclusively on WarnerMedia’s fandom-focused streaming platform VRV,...

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Kevin Hart to Star in Comedic Series ‘Action Scene’ for Quibi

Kevin Hart will star in “Action Scene,” the latest Quibi original series, the streaming service announced Tuesday morning. The series, which is produced by Hart’s Laugh Out Loud Network, the comedian...

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Inside MailChimp’s Plans to Produce Ad-Free Entertainment Videos

MailChimp, the marketing platform best known for its newsletters, sees the entertainment space largely as a vehicle to extend its brand. As the company launches a new content studio, with projects...

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Why Verizon Media’s RYOT Predicts 5G Will Revolutionize Animation

Rapper Lil Dicky’s hit music video “Earth” is a call to save the planet — and an example of how new 5G technology stands to revolutionize animation.  Verizon Media’s RYOT Studio, which partnered with...

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‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days’ Adaptation Lands at Quibi

“How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days,” the 2003 romantic comedy starring Matthew McConaughey, is being adapted into a short-form series at Quibi. The series, which will be written by Guy Branum, is in...

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‘Fortnite’ Star Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins Exits Twitch to Livestream for...

Tyler “Ninja” Blevins, one of the biggest names in esports, has left Twitch to stream exclusively on Microsoft’s live streaming platform Mixer, the online gaming guru announced Thursday on his Twitter....

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Kevin Spacey Recites Poem at Rome Museum: ‘The More You’re Wounded the...

Kevin Spacey recited a poem Saturday at the National Roman Museum that left many of his critics wondering if it was an eerily reflection of his feelings about the more than dozen accusations of sexual...

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El Paso Mall Shooting: At Least 21 Dead, More Than 2 Dozen Injured

A man wielding an assault-style rifle opened killed at least 21 people and injured more than two dozen others at the Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso, Texas, with most of the attack victims shot at a nearby...

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Mac Miller Fans Remember Singer on First Anniversary of ‘Swimming’ Album

It’s been one year since Mac Miller released “Swimming,” the last album of the hip-hop artist’s short-lived life. But while the 26-year-old may be gone, he has not been forgotten. Fans across the world...

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Bob Costas Rapping a Ludacris Lyric About Himself Is the Coolest Thing You’ll...

Bob Costas can now add rapping to his long list of achievements. And we use the term “rapping” loosely. In an interview with DAZN’s “Change Up,” the MLB Network sportscaster said the moment he realized...

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Why Netflix’s Mobile-Only Bet in India Matters

Netflix has a bit of a problem. It needs to add more subscribers to its already robust 150 million global customer base at the same time it’s reaching a saturation point in the U.S. Tucked into the...

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MTV, Comedy Central Branded Channels to Launch on Pluto TV

A slate of channels from MTV, CMT, TV Land, and Comedy Central will launch on Pluto TV, the Viacom-owned streaming service announced on Tuesday morning. The channels will be hyper-focused on some of...

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Twitch Becomes Exclusive Streaming Destination for Team USA Basketball Games

Twitch has reached a partnership with the NBA and USA Basketball to exclusively stream all USA Men’s National Team exhibition games, the three companies announced Tuesday morning. Twitch will stream...

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Endeavor Hires Ex-Ebay Exec Guy Schory as First Chief Digital Officer

Endeavor has appointed former eBay and PayPal executive Guy Schory as its first chief digital officer, the company announced Wednesday. In the newly created role, Schory will lead the company’s digital...

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Quibi: Everything Announced to Date

With Quibi announcing multiple shows a week, it can be hard to keep tabs on the $1 billion startup. So we’ve compiled a list with everything the company has announced so far, from its Lighthouse...

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Angela Kinsey, Ian Hecox to Star in New Facebook Watch Shows for Tastemade

Facebook is funding eight new shows from Tastemade that will star the likes of Angela Kinsey, Ian Hecox, and Arden Rose among others, the companies announced on Wednesday. The eight shows, which will...

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Facebook Launches Video Subscriptions With CollegeHumor, BritBox, Tastemade

Facebook users will now be able to sign up and stream SVOD services from CollegeHumor, BritBox, Tastemade and MotorTrend directly from the Facebook platform, the social media giant announced Thursday...

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WSC Sports Closes $23 Million New Funding

WSC Sports, a company that specializes in AI-powered sports video content, has raised $23 million in Series C funding, the company announced on Thursday. The new round brings the company’s total...

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‘NBA 2K20’ Video Game Will Include WNBA Players for the First Time

For the first time in its 20-year history, the NBA 2K franchise will include players from the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) in the upcoming “NBA 2K20.” Gamers will be able to play as...

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CBS to Extend OTT Service CBSN Local to 11 More Markets by 2020

CBS Television and CBS Interactive plan to roll out their news-focused streaming service CBSN Local to all 13 major U.S. markets where they have local operations, the companies announced on Thursday...

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How Kabillion Competes in Crowded Kids Entertainment Market

Facing an increasingly crowded kids entertainment market, cable network and OTT service Kabillion packs its content library with a mix of retro titles that both kids and their parents can enjoy. From...

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Fubo Sports Network Launches on The Roku Channel

FuboTV has launched its ad-supported channel Fubo Sports Network on Roku’s streaming service, The Roku Channel, the two companies announced Tuesday morning. The free channel will stream select event...

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Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia to Executive Produce New Comedy Series ‘Last...

Dwayne Johnson is an executive producer for Quibi’s latest comedy series “Last Resort,” the streamer announced Tuesday morning. The series centers on a Polynesian family-run resort in Hawaii that finds...

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The Dodo Founder Izzie Lerer on Filling the White Space Between ‘Pure Fluff’...

The Dodo, the social media brand that has entertained millions with endearing animal videos, continues its push beyond Facebook and YouTube to linear and SVOD platforms. The company recently announced...

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Wattpad Surpasses 80 Million Monthly Users, Up 23% From Last Year

Wattpad, a text-based storytelling platform, has surpassed 80 million monthly users this week, the company announced Thursday morning. That is a 23% increase from 2018. Founded in 2006, Wattpad allows...

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Bleacher Report Launches New Football-Focused Brand B/R Gridiron

Bleacher Report has launched a new brand, B/R Gridiron, that will focus on creating content revolving around football, the company announced Thursday morning. Under the brand, the company will premiere...

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What Facebook’s SVOD Experiment Signals For the Future

Facebook’s recent decision to use its platform to sell subscriptions to partner video services may be the solution to one of the streaming industry’s biggest obstacles — discoverability.  While the new...

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Roku Launches New Kid-Friendly Streaming Destination Within The Roku Channel

Roku announced Monday the launch of Kids & Family, a new streaming destination within its ad-supported streaming platform The Roku Channel. The new section of the streaming platform houses a...

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Pocket.watch Launches 24/7 Kids’ Channel on Roku’s Ad-Supported Streaming...

Pocket.watch, a children’s entertainment company, has announced the launch of a 24/7 channel on Roku’s ad-supported streaming service, The Roku Channel. The new channel will be housed in the newly...

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Xumo Launches on Comcast’s Xfinity X1

Xumo, the free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service, is now available on Comcast’s Xfinity X1 platform, the company announced on Monday morning. This is Xumo’s largest pay-TV partnership to date...

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Vix Acquires Spanish-Focused AVOD Business Pongalo

Pongalo, a company that operates a mix of Spanish-focused streaming services, has been acquired by Vix, the two companies announced Tuesday morning. Specific dollar amounts were not disclosed, but the...

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BEN Group to Expand Into China With Brand Integrations (Exclusive)

Branded Entertainment Network (BEN) Group, the company formerly known as Corbis that specializes in brand integrations, announced Tuesday that it will be expanding its business into China. The company...

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Why Bloomberg Is Diving Deep Into OTT to Capture Market-Savvy Consumers

Bloomberg is beefing up its OTT strategy with the launch of Bloomberg TV+, a new streaming news network. Different from TicToc, its 24/7 social news network launched in 2017, Bloomberg TV+ will target...

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7 Tips on How to Pitch a TV or Digital Show

Whether it’s writing a show or finding a buyer, taking a series from idea to final production is tough. Gaining access to buyers and pitching the show in a way that resonates with a studio or digital...

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Where Have All the Cord-Cutters Gone? Not to Live TV Streaming Services

Americans are cutting the cord more than ever before, but live TV streaming services are failing to attract  customers bailing on cable and satellite.  In fact, some Virtual Multichannel Video...

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How Xumo Differentiates Itself From Competitors Like Pluto TV

Xumo is on a mission to become a family household name. In less than one year, the free ad-supported streaming TV service, which counts more than 5.5 million monthly active users, has tripled its...

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