Dreamscape, Steven Spielberg-Backed VR Company, Dreams of Big Expansion After Strong Start in LA
For $20, users can hang out in an alien zoo, in the ocean or on an “Indiana Jones”-style adventure
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Netflix Posts Record Subscriber Growth, Strong Q4 Earnings
Streaming giant adds 8.8 million new customers to close 2018
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How AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile Are Fighting for Dominance in the OTT Revolution
From SVODs to vMVPDs, telcos want to do more than provide internet connection for video
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Facebook Removes 500 Pages for ‘Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior’ Linked to Russian Trolls
Social media giant pulls accounts believed to peddle fake news in Ukraine and eastern and central Europe with more than 1 million followers
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Snap’s Stock Plummets 14 Percent After CFO Resigns
Tim Stone exits the Snapchat parent company less than a year after joining
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Sinclair Launches Streaming Service With Local TV Offering
The new service will launch with 20 national networks
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Steve Carell, ‘Office’ Creator Reunite for Netflix Workplace Comedy ‘Space Force’ – Right, That Space Force (Video)
Carell, who co-created with Greg Daniels, will star on and executive produce the series
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Jason Katims Will Leave Universal TV for New Deal With Apple
He’ll still remain involved with “Away” and “Sisters” for Universal
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Mic Quietly Comes Back to Life With New Writers, Fresh Content
Relaunch is an “appalling but not surprising move,” NewsGuild of New York tells TheWrap
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YouTube Bans ‘Dangerous Challenges and Pranks’ After ‘Bird Box Challenge’
Company says videos “that can cause death and/or have caused death in some instances” will be purged
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Funny or Die Mashes Up ‘Ghostbusters’ With Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ (Video)
Netflix movie from Dan Gilroy is available Feb. 1
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5 Questions: Ustwo’s Head of Entertainment Lee Simpson on the Power of Interactivity
“I don’t think it’s enough to just have great content anymore”
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Grindr Lays Off Entire Editorial Staff at LGBT News Site in ‘Shift to Video’
“This was a difficult decision and one that we do not take lightly,” Grindr says in a statement
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Roku Pulls Alex Jones’ InfoWars Channel After Just 1 Day
Company says that it made the decision to pull channel after hearing from “concerned parties”
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Facebook Pledges $300 Million to Support Local News Outlets
Facebook users “want more local news,” says Campbell Brown, the social network’s head of news partnerships
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Snap CFO Tim Stone to Resign After 8 Months
Snap’s stock price drops 8 percent following the company’s filing with the SEC
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How YouTube TV and Other vMVPDs Are Fighting for Profitability
vMVPDs are coming to a fork in the road: raise prices, lose money or offer smaller packages
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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Star Rami Malek on the Most Fun Scene to Shoot – And No, It Wasn’t Live Aid (Video)
Malek and producer Graham King attended TheWrap’s Screening Series in Los Angeles last week
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Netflix Earnings Preview: Wall Street Looks for Record Subscriber Growth (Again)
Streaming giant looks for momentum outside the U.S. to push it towards 150 million total subscribers
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SXSW 2019: Olivia Wilde, A$AP Rocky and Jeffrey Katzenberg Among Featured and Keynote Speakers
Wilde is also attending with her directorial debut, “Booksmart”
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Netflix Raises Subscription Prices Nearly 20 Percent, Company Stock Jumps 6 Percent
Streaming giant’s Standard plan goes from $10.99 to $12.99 per month
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Facebook Beats Out YouTube as Video News Source for Millennials and Gen Z, Study Says
Facebook is used the most for news coverage, while YouTube is used for career development and entertainment purposes, according to new study
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Mark Lazarus, Jeff Shell and Bonnie Hammer Get New Roles at NBCU as Company Preps Streaming Service
Hammer will oversee the company’s streaming operations, with Lazarus and Shell getting expanded duties
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Endeavor Launches New Streaming Venture With NeuLion’s Internal Video Platform
The new enitity welcomes new clients including WWE and OSN, a Middle East and North Africa entertainment network
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CBS All Access to Develop Michelle Yeoh-Led ‘Star Trek’ Standalone Series
Her character, Philippa Georgiou, first appeared on “Star Trek: Discovery”
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Hulu Releases Fyre Festival Documentary 4 Days Before Netflix’s Own Doc
Hulu’s “Fyre Fraud” is available for streaming now ahead of Netflix’s “Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened”
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Digital First Media Hedge Fund Eyes Purchase of Gannett
“The Gannett board of directors will carefully review the proposal received,” company tells TheWrap
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Aaron Sorkin Knows They Should Make a ‘Social Network’ Sequel (Video)
“Yes, a lot of very interesting dramatic stuff has happened [with Facebook] since the movie ends,” screenwriter says
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‘Black Mirror’ Creator Was ‘Embarrassed’ to Tell Netflix About That Netflix Plot Twist in ‘Bandersnatch’
“Actually, [that part came about] quite early on — and it was our idea,” creator tells TheWrap
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CBS and Nielsen Reach New Deal, Ending Standoff
Companies’ previous agreement expired Dec. 31
