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BEN Group to Expand Into China With Brand Integrations (Exclusive)
The move follows a 58% year-over-year growth in revenue for the company
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Vix Acquires Spanish-Focused AVOD Business Pongalo
The deal is estimated to be a low eight-figure cash and stock deal
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Pocket.watch Launches 24/7 Kids’ Channel on Roku’s Ad-Supported Streaming Platform
The channel will feature content from Ryan’s ToysReview, EvanTube, JillianTube, and the HobbyKids
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Bleacher Report Launches New Football-Focused Brand B/R Gridiron
New content from the brand will premiere the week of Sept. 2
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Wattpad Surpasses 80 Million Monthly Users, Up 23% From Last Year
The news also follows the company’s global rollout of Premium and Paid stories
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Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia to Executive Produce New Comedy Series ‘Last Resort’ at Quibi
The two will executive produce under their Seven Bucks Productions banner
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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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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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