Acorn TV Hires Former FilmStruck Exec Kerensa Samanidis as GM of International
She will be based in London and report to Matthew Graham
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How So Yummy Is Reinventing Food Videos – and Scoring 16 Million Views on Average
“We talk a lot about creative, but the key is the data,” Guy Oranim, CEO of First Media, told TheWrap
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Vice Media, Mailchimp Partner on Original Docuseries ‘Second Act’ (Exclusive)
Five-part series will follow five people who’ve quit their day job to start their own businesses
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Crypt TV, Facebook Watch Sign 5 Show Content Partnership
Currently in active development, the programming will stream exclusively on Watch
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‘Bob’s Burgers,’ ‘X-Files’ Digital Comics Launch on Cinedigm’s Streaming Service CONtv
The titles are just two out of thousands of other digital comics launching on the platform
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Chef Evan Funke to Star in ‘Shape of Pasta’ for Quibi
The eight-part series is produced by Emmy Award-winning Ugly Brother Studios
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Wattpad Paid Stories, Wattpad Premium Launch Globally
The features open up new monetization opportunities and ad-free reading for users
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‘Biggest Little Cook-Off,’ a Comedic Food Competition Series, in Development at Quibi
Contestants are tasked with making single-bite foods that can fit on dime-sized plates
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‘The Victim’, BBC One’s 4-Part Thriller, Acquired by Britbox
The series will debut this fall exclusively on streaming service
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Kabillion Launches VOD Lineup on Xumo (Exclusive)
Under the agreement, “Sonic X” and “Transformers Prime” are available to stream for free
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8 Highlights From VidCon
“The ‘weird factor’ is gone, but that’s part of growing up,” said George Rausch, founder of Next OTT
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Loren Gray, Lauren Riihimaki to Star in IGTV Series From The Dodo ‘You Know Me…Now Meet My Pet’ (Exclusive)
The six-episode series launches on July 17
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How Quibi CEO Meg Whitman Plans to Bring ‘Watercooler’ Shows to Mobile Video
“What I’m doing here reminds me of eBay in its earliest days. The consumer tech has changed a ton, but the fundamentals are the same around user experience and user interface,” Whitman tells TheWrap
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Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Hart to Star in New Shows for Snapchat
Serena Williams, Maddie Ziegler and Baby Ariel get their own series as well
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Darren Criss to Executive Produce Musical Comedy Series ‘Royalties’ for Quibi
The series marks the first musical in development at Quibi
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4 Must-Haves Gaming Livestreamer Caffeine Needs to Compete With Twitch
“If it thinks it can compete as another gaming ‘network’ it will fail. This is not ABC vs. NBC vs. FOX,” CEO of Subnation Seven Volpone tells TheWrap
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Quibi Hires Peter Farrelly to Write Comedy Series ‘The Now’
Farrelly (“Something About Mary”) is joined by writers Steve Leff (“Two and a Half Men”) and Pete Jones (“Dumb and Dumber To”)
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‘The Fugitive’ Adaptation From Nick Santora in Development for Quibi
The action series is produced by Thunder Road Films with 3 Arts Entertainment and developed with Riverstone Pictures
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Crunchyroll and VIZ Media Partner on Home Video and EST Distribution (Exclusive)
VIZ Media will distribute select Crunchyroll series across the U.S. and Canada
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LinkedIn Live Video: More Engagement Than Video on Demand
“People are just really hungry to talk to each other in real-time in a professional environment,” says Linkedin’s video product manager Peter Roybal
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FITE TV Eyes Addition of Music and Motorsports Verticals (Exclusive)
COO Mike Weber is targeting “underserved” live-streaming opportunities to expand platform beyond combat sports
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Liam Hemsworth to Star in Action-Thriller Series for Quibi
The short-form series is written by Nick Santora and directed by Phil Abraham
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Juanpa Zurita, Nabela Noor to Star in 2 New Facebook Watch Series From ATTN: (Exclusive)
Both shows are funded by Facebook and will live exclusively on Watch
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Twitch Now Allows Creators to Stream Exclusively to Subscribers
The feature is only be available to Twitch’s group of Partner and Affiliate level streamers
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Conde Nast Entertainment Names Kathryn Friedrich as General Manager, EVP of Operations
She was previously chief business officer at RYOT Studio
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Connected TV Advertising Accounts For Nearly Half of Video Ad Impressions, Study Says
Mobile trails behind, accounting for 25% of video ad impressions
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Refinery29 Appoints Hearst Alum Dana Stern to VP of Talent Relations, Casting (Exclusive)
She will report to Refinery29’s president of North America and chief content officer Amy Emmerich
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Lorne Michaels, Seth Meyers-Produced Series Lands at Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi
“Maplewoth Murders” is written by Paula Pell and John Lutz and comes from Universal Television
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CBS News Digital Audience Strategy: ‘No Need to Pander to Any Demographic’
“It’s insulting to ‘younger viewers’ to suggest that they want their news differently than anybody else,” CBS News General Manager Christy Tanner tells TheWrap
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Tubi Surpasses 20 Million Monthly Active Users
The streamer says customers watched over 94 million hours of content during May
