Next 10 Ventures’ Ben Grubbs on Why Digital-First Content Is King (All Things Video Podcast)
“Digital is absolute. It’s not a panel, which is what you get from TV,” Founder Ben Grubbs says.
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How Jake Paul Became the ‘First Postmodern YouTuber’ (Hint: Social Media Lacks Any Oversight)
All Things Video Podcast: “He’s very transparent about the fact that this is all done to game the algorithm and make a business out of it,” journalist Chris Stokel-Walker says
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YouTuber Marques Brownlee Lands New Series ‘Retro Tech’ on YouTube
Known as MKBHD on YouTube, Brownlee’s show will be based on his “Dope Tech” review videos
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Inside ABC News’ Live OTT Strategy: ‘I Don’t Frankly Care If Anyone Over 40 Watches’
Reaching more than 5 million monthly viewers in less than a year, ABC News Live seeks to reinvent the way news is delivered
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Sports Operators Investment in OTT Technology to Hit $6.6 Billion by 2021, Study Finds
Figure is an increase from $5.6 billion in 2018
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Sony Pictures Television, Wattpad to Co-Produce Original Programming for Television
Under the agreement, Sony will have a first-look at up-and-coming Wattpad stories
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Newsy’s Ahmed Al-Kalby on Why OTT Data Can Be a Double-Edged Sword
“The numbers can also overstate successes — as well as problems,” he says
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Complex Networks Partners With Viacom’s Pluto TV on 24/7 Channel (Exclusive)
Complex’s content will be available on-demand and through its own 24/7 channel on Pluto TV
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Group Nine’s The Dodo Announces First-Ever Content Slate (Exclusive)
The slate includes three new series and nine renewals
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Here’s Everything That Will Be Available on Disney+ at Launch
And what’s coming later
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Scarlet Witch/Vision, Falcon/Bucky Barnes and Loki’s Disney+ Series All Get Names
MCU spinoff shows will be available on new ad-free service
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‘Game of Thrones’ Confusion: Lots of Google Users Have No Idea How Jon Snow and Daenerys Are Related
And MANY people still don’t know when Season 8 premieres
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Uproxx Names Former Condé Nast Exec Adam Smith as Chief Revenue Officer
Smith will be based in Los Angeles and report directly to CEO Benjamin Blank
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Hollywood Is Overpaying for the Wrong Talent, New Tongal CEO James DeJulio Says
“Most content businesses have a model built around overpaying for who’s hot, rather than finding the right talent for the job,” DeJulio tells TheWrap
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YouTube TV Raises Price to $50 Per Month Following Content Agreement With Discovery
The pricing takes effect starting April 10 for new customers while existing subscribers have until May 13
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Jukin Media Adds BEN Founder Gary Shenk as Adviser
He was also the former president/CEO of Corbis
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Tongal CEO Rob Salvatore Steps Down, to Be Replaced by Co-Founder James DeJulio
The news is part of a larger staffing announcement for Tongal, which promoted five other employees
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‘Roseanne,’ ‘3rd Rock From the Sun’ Land on Sinclair’s OTT Service Via Deal With FilmRise
The programming will be featured on the streamer’s Channel 1 local news platform between live news segments
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‘Doctor Who,’ ‘Antiques Road Show’ Head to Pluto TV in Deal With BBC Studios
The two shows will get its own channel on Viacom-owned streaming platform
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MTV Taps Bleacher Report President Rory Brown as New Head of Digital, Social
Brown will report directly to Jacqueline Parkes, chief marketing officer and executive vice president of digital studios for MTV, VH1, CMT and Logo
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BroadwayHD Continues Push Into Original Content With Mark Bramble’s ’42nd Street’
The production will have a theatrical release on May 1 before coming to the BroadwayHD streaming platform
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TheGrill Is Back – Now in June! Now Better Than Ever!
The Leaders. The Deciders. The Disrupters. Revitalized.
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How Xumo Benefits From Netflix and Amazon’s Big-Budget Original Content Strategies
5 Questions: Netflix and Amazon’s continued push into original content is actually a win for Xumo, says Xumo’s SVP of content Stefan Van Engen
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What the Hell Is a vMVPD? The Modern Streaming Market Explained
Unraveling the mystery of the alphabet soup of streaming acronyms: AVOD, SVOD, TVOD and vMVPD
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Quibi Hires Pandora Co-Creator Tom Conrad as Chief Product OfficerÂ
He will report directly to CEO Meg Whitman
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Nickelodeon Acquires Early Childhood Learning Platform Sparkler
Sparkler co-founder Kristen Kane has been appointed EVP of Noggin, Nickelodeon’s child-focused OTT service
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Tinder Quietly Launches Lifestyle Website as Dating App Tops 4 Million Paying Subscribers
The company has tapped talent from Refinery29, Conde Nast, Rolling Stone and Cosmopolitan to help run the site
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Vertical Networks CEO Jesus Chavez on Creating Mobile-First Entertainment (All Things Video Podcast)
Chavez discusses the challenges of creating content for a mobile generation: “We’re talking about engaging an audience in a really distracted environment”
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Apple TV+ Sizzle Reel Shows Footage From Reese Witherspoon-Jennifer Aniston’s ‘Morning Show’ (Video)
Ad-free subscription service, Apple TV+, launches this fall
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Fullscreen’s Stu Smith on New Marketing Secret: Millennials Trust Influencers More Than Brands
Influencer marketing “is growing in popularity for the best reason — because it works,” Smith tells TheWrap
