Tech
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CBS to Extend OTT Service CBSN Local to 11 More Markets by 2020
Boston and San Francisco are first
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‘NBA 2K20’ Video Game Will Include WNBA Players for the First Time
The game will be released on Sept. 6
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WSC Sports Closes $23 Million New Funding
Series C round was led by Eyal Ofer’s O.G. Tech Ventures
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Angela Kinsey, Ian Hecox to Star in New Facebook Watch Shows for Tastemade
The series are part of Facebook’s Influencer Match Program
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Endeavor Hires Ex-Ebay Exec Guy Schory as First Chief Digital Officer
He will help operate the company’s recently launched streaming business Endeavor Streaming
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Twitch Becomes Exclusive Streaming Destination for Team USA Basketball Games
The platform will also stream select USA Women’s National Team games
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MTV, Comedy Central Branded Channels to Launch on Pluto TV
Channels will be focused on Viacom’s popular franchises
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8Chan Founder Says Online Message Board Should Be Shut Down After El Paso Massacre
“It’s not doing the world any good,” Fredrick Brennan tells the New York Times on Sunday
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‘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