Fresno’s Rob Goldberg on 2019: ‘A Lot of Bad Businesses Will Go Away’
“You have consumers begging for more on-demand, more choice, more anywhere-anytime, and the media business is trying to figure it out,” Goldberg tells TheWrap
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Instagram Boss Apologizes After Users Flip out Over Accidental Horizontal-Swipe Update
Company blames a “bug” for users receiving update that switches from vertical scrolling to horizontal swiping
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Netflix PR Chief Karen Barragan Moves Over to Blumhouse
She will replace Teri Everett as the head of comms for Jason Blum’s production company
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‘Locke and Key': Netflix Finds Its Two Recast Locke Siblings for Comic Book Adaptation
Emilia Jones and Connor Jessup will assume the roles of Kinsey and Tyler Locke
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Macaulay Culkin Reimagines ‘Home Alone’ With the Help of Google Assistant (Video)
“Hey Google, begin Operation Kevin”
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Facebook Admits It Gave Netflix, Spotify Special Access to User Messages
Social network says it only gave access to messages after users had consented by logging in with a partner’s app
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Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi Taps Former Hulu Execs Tim Connolly, Jim O’Gorman
The ex-Hulu employees join former DC Entertainment president Diane Nelson, who was brought on as head of operations for content
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5 Questions With NowThis Chief Content Officer Tina Exarhos
Exarhos discusses NowThis’ journey from short-form to feature length content
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Content Creators Making Money Streaming on Twitch Has Spiked by 86 Percent Since Last Year
…while the number of content creators on the platform has increased by 1 million
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3 Trends Shaping the OTT Industry
From how people consume content to where they consume it
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Jukin Media Taps Former Discovery Exec Jill Goldfarb as VP of Linear (Exclusive)
Goldfarb will lead programming, acquisitions, scheduling and content strategy for Jukin’s linear content initiatives
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Quibi Taps Former DC Entertainment Exec Diane Nelson as Head of Operations
Nelson left Warner Bros. in June after 22 years with the company
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Meet China’s Homegrown Versions of Netflix, Amazon and Hulu
With U.S. streaming services barred from China, the country has birthed its own SVOD giants
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Netflix Originals Thrive as Disney’s Content Leaves Platform, Data Firm Says
Netflix’s original content accounted for 37 percent of its U.S. streams in Oct. 2018, up from 14 percent in 2017
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TheMachine Adds Four Strategic Partners to Its Production Ranks (Exclusive)
The partners bring experience in Latino content, immersive reality, and scripted content
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How YouTube Has Outpaced Netflix and Amazon in India
As Netflix and Amazon race to winover Indian consumers, YouTube already attracts 245 million users per month
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Cardi B’s ‘Okurrrrr’ Tops the List of 2018’s Top 10 Viewed GIFs
From Cardi B to a scantily clad garden gnome, these are the top 10 GIFs of 2018
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How New AI Technology Is Revolutionizing TV Viewing (Guest Blog)
“AI is now being used to tailor recommendations to individual viewers,” TiVo chief intellectual property officer Arvin Patel writes
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$20 Tiger Woods-Phil Mickelson Match Streamed for Free – Here’s How
Bleacher Report’s B/R Live streamed the match for no charge on mobile and desktop
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Oren Katzeff Replaces Dawn Ostroff as Condé Nast Entertaiment President
Katzeff will relocate to New York where he will report to Condé Nast CEO Bob Sauerberg
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How to Watch Chiefs-Rams on ‘Monday Night Football’ for Free
Here’s an NFL viewing guide for cord-cutters and cord-nevers
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Discovery Inks Distribution Pact With Pluto TV
Content from the Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, ID, Discovery Life, Science Channel and TLC will stream on the platform
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Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global Names Shalini Sharma as First Head of Video (Exclusive)
Huffington calls Sharma a “triple threat” as company expands video business
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Jordin Sparks to Host Kin and Food Network Holiday Special ‘How to Holiday With Jordin Sparks’ (Exclusive)
The special will also include a multi-platform content integration with Kellogg’s Rice Krispies
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How to Watch the Vikings-Bears Game on ‘Sunday Night Football’ for Free
NFL viewing guide for cord-cutters and cord-nevers
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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
