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...
View ArticleAlexandre 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...
View Article‘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...
View ArticlePBS 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...
View ArticleReggie 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,...
View ArticleKevin 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...
View ArticleInside 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...
View ArticleWhy 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...
View Article‘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...
View Article‘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....
View ArticleKevin 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...
View ArticleEl 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...
View ArticleMac 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...
View ArticleBob 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...
View ArticleWhy 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...
View ArticleMTV, 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...
View ArticleTwitch 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...
View ArticleEndeavor 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...
View ArticleQuibi: 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...
View ArticleAngela 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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