Inside Gunpowder & Sky’s Growth to 50 Million-Plus Monthly Viewers
“It’s a great time to be an independent premium content provider,” co-founder Van Toffler says
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6 Tips for Launching a 24/7 Linear Channel From Next OTT Founder George Rausch
“Just because there is technology to ‘make a linear channel’ does not mean that a multi-tool, or one-size fits all solution is going to offer the best-in-class option for ad sales,” Next OTT founder George Rausch says
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Why Many Video Publishers Think Roku Beats Amazon’s Fire TV Despite Growth in Active Users
“Amazon is surprisingly green when it comes to selling or swapping OTT promotional opportunities,” one executive says
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Crackle Plus Names Philippe Guelton President, Appoints 3 Sony Execs to Leadership Team
Guelton will report to the chief operating officer of CSS Entertainment Elana Sofko
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First Media Renews Content Partnership With China-Based Streamer iQiyi
iQiyi will stream new episodes from over 10 original series from First Media’s “Baby First” vertical
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‘Punk’d’ and ‘Singled Out’ Remakes Greenlit at Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi
Both shows will launch with 20 new episodes of under 10 minutes long
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Discovery, WWE Lead $47 Million in New Funding for FloSports Video Streamer
The sports-focused streamer has raised $75 million to date
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How Bleacher Report Focuses on ‘Authenticity and Speed’ to Super-Serve Young Sports Fans
5 Questions: “Audiences expect to participate in the conversation,” says chief content officer Sam Toles says
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Overtime Partners With Reach TV to Distribute Content Across US Airports
Reach TV will initially add two of Overtime’s shows to its programming rotation
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NBC Takes ‘American Ninja Warrior’ Vertical With Snapchat Series (Exclusive)
The winners will have a chance to compete in the broadcast television series
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Video Publishers Sour on Facebook Watch: New Content ‘Mathematically Is Not Justifiable’
The video platform continues to be a hit or miss for publishers looking to drive revenue
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Pocket.watch CEO Chris Williams on Key Trends Shaping the Future of Media (All Things Video Podcast)
“I look at Netflix as basic cable for the world,” Williams explains. “They are literally basic cable, so everybody is going to have Netflix, and then it’s about what else”
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Chrissy Teigen to Star in ‘Judge Judy’-Like Series for Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi
All rise for the Honorable Chrissy Teigen
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Ryan Kavanaugh Unveils $100 Million Investment in Crypto-Based Proxicoin to Fund Film Projects (Exclusive)
The Central Wealth Group of Hong Kong and Step Ventures will help finance new securities token built on Ethereum platform
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NBC News Taps Former CNN Exec Chris Berend as Head of Digital
He replaces Nick Ascheim who will lead digital and product for NBCU and NBC News Group broadly
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MTV’s ‘The Real World’ Seasons 16, 17, 28 to Stream on Facebook Watch
The three seasons will be available on “MTV’s The Real World” Facebook page today
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Conde Nast Hires Premier Music Group’s Robert Semmer as Vogue’s VP of Video
Semmer will be based in New York and report to Croi McNamara
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How Ad-Supported Streamer Xumo Aims to Quadruple Time Spent on the Platform This Year
“Our goals are aggressive,” Xumo SVP of Marketing and Content Operations Fern Feistel says
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Amazon Fire TV Grows to 34 Million Active Users
That’s up from around 30 million in January
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‘Harry Potter: Wizards Unite': ‘Pokemon Go’-Like Mobile Game to Launch in Australia and New Zealand This Month
Augmented Reality mobile game available for pre-registration on Google Play
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Scopely Acquires ‘Star Trek Fleet Command’ Game Developer Digit
Digit CEO Richard Barnwell will continue to manage the operations of the studio
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FuboTV to Launch Free Ad-Supported Streaming Channel This Year – and Original Content (Exclusive)
The subscription streamer is also in the early stages of putting together an original content team
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Top 13 Best ‘Star Wars’ Video Games Ever (Photos)
There are so many “Star Wars” games to choose from, but these stand out from the pack
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1.6 Million Sundance Now, Shudder Subscribers’ Data Left Exposed
Their names, addresses and emails were publicly accessible
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How to Advocate for Equal Pay: ‘Stand in Your Success’ (All Things Video Podcast)
“If you don’t feel like you’re doing a great job, then other people may begin to question your competency as well,” ZeroGap founder Jacqueline Twillie says
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Justin Bieber Partners With YouTube for Project Launching in 2020
YouTube Originals will now focus on content centered on music, personalities, and learning
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Is Facebook’s New Privacy Bet a ‘Masterstroke’ by Mark Zuckerberg?
“Everything Facebook is doing as a company should be interpreted in the context of its own survival and self-interest,” one expert tells TheWrap
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Why Condé Nast Entertainment Is Doubling Down on Longer-Form Digital Content
5 Questions: “What the data has told us is audiences are watching more and more of our content in longer and longer episodes,” Condé Nast Entertainment president Oren Katzeff says
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Disney Hires Former Goldman Sachs Exec as VP of Product for Disney+
Michael Cerda previously served as chief product officer and marketing director at Marcus, Goldman Sachs online lending platform
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Impact Wrestling Launches New Paid Streaming Service
Impact Plus launches with more than 3000 hours of content and will cost $7.99 per month
