‘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
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Alexandre Aja, David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick Bring ‘Tomie’ Live-Action Series to Quibi
Both will serve as executive producers for Japanese manga series
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Indigenous Partners With GoFundMe on Original Episodes of ’60 Second Docs’
The stories will be based on select GoFundMe campaigns
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FuboTV Launches Free Ad-Supported Channel on Samsung and LG TVs
The channel will stream select event coverage, news, behind-the-scenes and exclusive programming
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Impact Wrestling Brings More Exclusive Content to Twitch in Renewed Agreement
The agreement includes original weekly programming, live monthly specials, and weekly airings of “Xplosion”
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ATTN: Launches First Live Event Based on Original Franchise ‘We Need to Talk’ (Exclusive)
The event will take place at the Largo theatre on August 5
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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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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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Twitter Permanently Suspends Egyptian Actor for ‘Now Lets Kill Some Jews’ Tweet
Hesham Mansour was removed after years of anti-Semitic tweets
