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More Than Half of All Consumers Choose OTT Over Pay-TV, Study Finds
Netflix remains the top choice for cord-cutters
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CollegeHumor Takes Its Premium Subscription Service DROPOUT to Twitch (Exclusive)
Streamer will host free marathon to over 500k subscribers on its TwitchPresents channel
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YouTube Premium No Longer Among Top 10 Streaming Services in the US
SlingTV, HBO Now and Starz all move up one position
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Facebook Watch Partners With Fremantle to Send Game Show ‘Confetti’ Global
Fremantle will produce local versions of Facebook’s game show “Confetti” for India, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam
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Turner’s ‘Final Space’ to Stream Exclusively on VRV as Bond With WarnerMedia Strengthens
“Mike Tyson’s Mysteries” will also stream on the platform
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INE Entertainment Promotes Samuel Johnson to VP of Development
Johnson will be responsible for leading INE Entertainment’s portfolio of projects with emerging buyers
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‘Sunday Night Football’ Viewership Soars 81 Percent on NBC Sports Digital
This year “SNF” averages 356,000 viewers per game compared to 197,000 last year
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Defy Media Shuts Down, Slashes Jobs as It Looks to Sell Off Brands
Every employee, except for a small team to help with selling off brands, has been laid off
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Where to Watch 2018 Midterm Election Coverage Online
Here are the best places to stream Election Day coverage
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Bloomberg 24/7 Twitter Network Aims to Curb Fake News on Election Night (Exclusive)
Network will create 50 Moments on platform to “fight through saturation that will be Twitter on election night”
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How to Watch Titans-Cowboys on ‘Monday Night Football’ Online for Free
NFL has made it easier for cord-cutters to get their football fix without bustin’ the bank
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Gunpowder & Sky Promotes Eric Bromberg to General Manager of DUSTx
The company also announced the hire of Adam Jensen as head of operations
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Acorn TV Acquires 5th Season of BBC Thriller ‘Line of Duty’
The British series was previously streaming on Hulu
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How to Watch the Patriots-Packers Game on ‘Sunday Night Football’ for Free Online
NFL viewing guide for cord-cutters and cord-nevers
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Disney Digital Network Hit With a New Round of Layoffs
The company has laid off just under 20 people
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Yahoo Launches on Roku Just in Time for Midterm Elections
Channel will feature live and video-on-demand content from Yahoo News, Yahoo Sports, Huff Post, and RYOT
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PRØHBTD and All Def Media Ink Exclusive Media Partnership (Exclusive)
Brands will create and distribute cannabis-driven programming related to comedy, music and social justice
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5 Questions With Farhad Massoudi, Founder and CEO of Tubi
Massoudi discusses the importance of ad-supported streaming services and the problem with them focusing too much on original content
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Chive TV to Stream to 18,000+ Gas Stations Via Partnership With GSTV (Exclusive)
Continuing its efforts to be a leader in out-of-home entertainment
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‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ to Stream Exclusively on Amazon Prime
This will be the first time the 1946 holiday film has been available for streaming
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FuboTV Names Former Sky Exec Hannah Brown as First Chief Strategy Officer
Brown will be based in New York, where she will report to co-founder and CEO David Gandler
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‘Courage the Cowardly Dog’ Among Cartoons Coming to VRV in New Partnership With WarnerMedia
More than 3,000 titles from WarnerMedia’s portfolio of cartoons will also become available on VRV
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Snapchat Launches Discover In Ireland with 6 New Partners
Vertical video hub launches with 5 new Ireland-native shows
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CBS Launches ‘ET Live’ 24/7 Streaming Service
It will feature originally produced programming hosted by new and existing talent
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Cinedigm Announces Pricing and Titles of New Chinese-Centric OTT Service (Exclusive)
Bambu will launch with Donnie Yen’s “The Monkey King” and Chinese TV show “Journey to the West”
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Live Content Is Growing in Popularity Among Cord-Cutters, Study Finds
More consumers are turning to streaming platforms for daily sports consumption
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Facebook Video Viewership ‘Still Well Behind YouTube’ but ‘Growing Rapidly’
“Video is a critical part of the future” despite “mission and business challenges,” says Zuckerberg
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Amazon’s Ad-Supported Streaming Service Could Be Its Ticket to Winning India
U.S. OTT providers have struggled in India, but here’s how Amazon could change that
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Sklar Brothers Animated Comedy Gets Presentation Order at YouTube
“Dumb People Town” is based on a podcast of the same name
