Tech
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Quibi Hires Pandora Co-Creator Tom Conrad as Chief Product Officer
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
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Apple Reveals Name, Launch Date of New Ad-Free Streaming Service – But No Price
Hollywood heavy-hitters show up in Cupertino for Monday event
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Crunchyroll Raises Price to $7.99 a Month Due to Costs of Content and Infrastructure
“Due to rising costs of content and infrastructure, now is the time to introduce new subscription pricing,” a Crunchyroll spokesperson told TheWrap
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Netflix Denies Arranging ‘Love, Death and Robots’ Episode Order Based on Users’ Sexual Identity
“The version you’re shown has nothing to do with gender, ethnicity, or sexual identity — info we don’t even have in the first place,” streaming service tweets
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Inside CollegeHumor’s SVOD Strategy and the Future of the Company’s YouTube Channel
Chief content officer Sam Reich talks YouTube, podcasts and the future of Dropout
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Google Slapped With $1.7 Billion Fine by EU for ‘Abusive Practices in Online Advertising’
European Commission finds that Google blocked competitors’ ads on third-party websites for a decade
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CollegeHumor Hires 2 Sketch Comics for New Dropout OTT Service (Exclusive)
With the new hires, CollegeHumor plans to launch one series per month on its $5.99 per month streaming service
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How Tegna Is Finding a Second Life for Old News Coverage With Podcasts Like ‘Bomber’
5 Questions: “We have decades worth of true crime stories across the archives of our TV stations that we’ll be able to draw upon,” said Tegna chief digital officer Adam Ostrow
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How Wattpad Is Courting Streamers and Producers Worldwide With User-Generated Stories (and Data)
With 500 million-plus stories on its platform, Wattpad is using its data to launch video projects in Germany, Korea, India, and the U.S.
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Cinedigm to Buy Future Today Ad-Supported Video Network in $60 Million Deal
Future today inc brings with it 5.2 million monthly active users under the Cinedigm umbrella