Is Disney+ a Netflix Killer?
Industry execs weigh in on whether Disney has the power to dethrone the streaming giant
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Ken Jeong, BuzzFeed, and Sony Partner for YouTube Holiday Special
“Ken Jeong Cracks Christmas” will debut Dec. 12 on BuzzFeed’s YouTube channel
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Meredith Corporation Launches IGTV Series ‘Locals’ for Travel + Leisure
The eight-episode series is the first of 10 original projects that company plans to launch on Instagram
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‘Bat Kid’ Is Cancer-Free Five Years After ‘Saving’ San Francisco
Miles Scott now fights crime on the baseball field
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Tubi Takes Library of 8,500 Movie and TV Titles to Comcast’s Xfinity X1 Platform
Ad-supported streaming service extends reach to millions of Comcast X1 customers
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Mitú Rehires Roy Burstin as CEO and Raises $10 Million in Funding
After laying off 30 percent of its staff in July, company says it will be profitable in 2019
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FuboTV CEO David Gandler Says ‘Door Has Effectively Closed for New vMVPDs’
Gandler talks fuboTV’s recent growth, obstacles holding back streaming TV, and why he thinks the door has effectively closed for new OTT TV services
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Twitch Taps Former Turner Exec Walker Jacobs as New Chief Revenue Officer
Jacobs to replace current CRO Jonathan Simpson-Bint, who will step down at the end of the year
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Netflix to Surpass 147 Million Viewers in US by End of Year, Study Finds
Number of people using streamer is more than double its subscriber count of 58.4 million
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Bleacher Report Expands Relationship With WSC Sports for AI-Generated Video
WSC will use its machine-learning platform to produce UEFA video highlights in real time
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Wattpad Launches Virtual Currency to Help Its Creators Get Paid
Stories from select writers will now be housed behind a paywall
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Portal Announces $4.2 Million in Seed Funding From Mark Cuban, Day One Ventures and More
Ad-free social video platform launched earlier this year
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How to Watch the Giants-49ers Game on ‘Monday Night Football’ For Free
NFL has made it easier for cord-cutters to get their football fix without bustin’ the bank
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Vulture, The Cut and Other New York Magazine Websites to Go Behind Paywall
“We want to allow for discovery and exploration of our sites, while putting a value on the journalism we produce,” New York Media CEO Pam Wasserstein says
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Facebook Watch Partners With The Dodo for ‘World’s Most Amazing Dog’ Competition Show
Facebook users from more than 35 countries will have the opportunity submit an “audition” video of their pet doing an amazing trick or routine
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How to Watch the Cowboys-Eagles Game on ‘Sunday Night Football’ for Free
NFL has made it easier for cord-cutters to get their football fix without bustin’ the bank
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How Roku Is Helping Smaller OTT Services Stand Out in a Saturated Market
Roku is using its reach of 22 million active users to help services like Fandor drive revenue and increase discoverability
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Robin Williams’ Daughter to Develop New Series on BDSM for Gunpowder & Sky
The series based on Zelda Williams’ short will chronicle the lives of the men and women working in the BDSM Industry
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MSG Networks Teams Up With the Knicks, Rangers, Islanders and Devils for ‘Food Week’
Regional sports network is launching a week of food-themed content with the Knicks, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, and the New Jersey Devils
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Mastering the Ins and Outs of Building Linear OTT Channels
OTT tips and tricks from VRV’s Arlen Marmel, Xumo’s Anthony Layser and former Pluto TV exec George Rausch
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More Than Half of All Consumers Choose OTT Over Pay-TV, Study Finds
Netflix remains the top choice for cord-cutters
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CollegeHumor Takes Its Premium Subscription Service DROPOUT to Twitch (Exclusive)
Streamer will host free marathon to over 500k subscribers on its TwitchPresents channel
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YouTube Premium No Longer Among Top 10 Streaming Services in the US
SlingTV, HBO Now and Starz all move up one position
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Facebook Watch Partners With Fremantle to Send Game Show ‘Confetti’ Global
Fremantle will produce local versions of Facebook’s game show “Confetti” for India, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam
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Turner’s ‘Final Space’ to Stream Exclusively on VRV as Bond With WarnerMedia Strengthens
“Mike Tyson’s Mysteries” will also stream on the platform
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INE Entertainment Promotes Samuel Johnson to VP of Development
Johnson will be responsible for leading INE Entertainment’s portfolio of projects with emerging buyers
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‘Sunday Night Football’ Viewership Soars 81 Percent on NBC Sports Digital
This year “SNF” averages 356,000 viewers per game compared to 197,000 last year
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Defy Media Shuts Down, Slashes Jobs as It Looks to Sell Off Brands
Every employee, except for a small team to help with selling off brands, has been laid off
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Where to Watch 2018 Midterm Election Coverage Online
Here are the best places to stream Election Day coverage
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Bloomberg 24/7 Twitter Network Aims to Curb Fake News on Election Night (Exclusive)
Network will create 50 Moments on platform to “fight through saturation that will be Twitter on election night”
