Tech
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Xumo Launches on Comcast’s Xfinity X1
Service is now available in 35 million U.S. households
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Pocket.watch Launches 24/7 Kids’ Channel on Roku’s Ad-Supported Streaming Platform
The channel will feature content from Ryan’s ToysReview, EvanTube, JillianTube, and the HobbyKids
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What Facebook’s SVOD Experiment Signals For the Future
“They’re going to have to…figure out how they expand to not just be mobile-only,” Conviva’s Vice President of Strategy Nick Cicero tells TheWrap
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Bleacher Report Launches New Football-Focused Brand B/R Gridiron
New content from the brand will premiere the week of Sept. 2
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Wattpad Surpasses 80 Million Monthly Users, Up 23% From Last Year
The news also follows the company’s global rollout of Premium and Paid stories
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The Dodo Founder Izzie Lerer on Filling the White Space Between ‘Pure Fluff’ and ‘Hardcore Activism’
“We never want to make anyone feel guilty or preached to,” Lerer says
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Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia to Executive Produce New Comedy Series ‘Last Resort’ at Quibi
The two will executive produce under their Seven Bucks Productions banner
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Fubo Sports Network Launches on The Roku Channel
The channel will stream select event coverage, news, behind-the-scenes and exclusive programming
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How Kabillion Competes in Crowded Kids Entertainment Market
“It comes down to programming and how we try to break ourselves apart from Cartoon Network, Nick, and Disney,” says Kabillion President David Di Lorenzo
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CBS to Extend OTT Service CBSN Local to 11 More Markets by 2020
Boston and San Francisco are first
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‘NBA 2K20’ Video Game Will Include WNBA Players for the First Time
The game will be released on Sept. 6
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WSC Sports Closes $23 Million New Funding
Series C round was led by Eyal Ofer’s O.G. Tech Ventures
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Angela Kinsey, Ian Hecox to Star in New Facebook Watch Shows for Tastemade
The series are part of Facebook’s Influencer Match Program
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Endeavor Hires Ex-Ebay Exec Guy Schory as First Chief Digital Officer
He will help operate the company’s recently launched streaming business Endeavor Streaming
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Twitch Becomes Exclusive Streaming Destination for Team USA Basketball Games
The platform will also stream select USA Women’s National Team games
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MTV, Comedy Central Branded Channels to Launch on Pluto TV
Channels will be focused on Viacom’s popular franchises
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8Chan Founder Says Online Message Board Should Be Shut Down After El Paso Massacre
“It’s not doing the world any good,” Fredrick Brennan tells the New York Times on Sunday
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‘Fortnite’ Star Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins Exits Twitch to Livestream for Microsoft’s Mixer
“I just feel like I am going to get back to the streaming roots and that’s what it’s all about,” Blevins says
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‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days’ Adaptation Lands at Quibi
Guy Branum has been tapped to write the series
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Why Verizon Media’s RYOT Predicts 5G Will Revolutionize Animation
“It’s really going to democratize and allow people to do crazy cool animations without having the institutional knowledge,” Nigel Tierney, head of content at Verizon Media’s RYOT studios, says
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Inside MailChimp’s Plans to Produce Ad-Free Entertainment Videos
“Watching video wasn’t why people would visit Amazon, but it was a really nice value add…MailChimp Presents serves a similar purpose,” Sarita Alami, production lead of MailChimp Presents, says
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Kevin Hart to Star in Comedic Series ‘Action Scene’ for Quibi
Hart will also serve as executive producer for the show
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Reggie Watts, ‘SpongeBob’ Voice Actor Tom Kenny to Guest Star in ‘HarmonQuest’
Season 3 is set to premiere on VRV on Aug. 18
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PBS Signs Carriage Deal With YouTube TV
TCA 2019: This marks the first carriage deal of its kind between PBS and a streaming TV service
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‘Father Brown’ Heads to BritBox Along With New Original Series ‘The Bay’
TCA 2019: Streamer unveils “The Bay” with Morven Christie, and “Gavin & Stacey’s” Christmas special featuring James Corden
