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Hollywood Is Overpaying for the Wrong Talent, New Tongal CEO James DeJulio Says
“Most content businesses have a model built around overpaying for who’s hot, rather than finding the right talent for the job,” DeJulio tells TheWrap
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How Xumo Benefits From Netflix and Amazon’s Big-Budget Original Content Strategies
5 Questions: Netflix and Amazon’s continued push into original content is actually a win for Xumo, says Xumo’s SVP of content Stefan Van Engen
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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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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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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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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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How Kanopy’s Pay-Per-Play OTT Could Revolutionize Libraries (and Content Owners)
“We are solving a big problem for public libraries, which is engaging their community and maintaining their relevancy,” says founder and CEO Olivia Humphrey
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Former CBS Sports Reporter Taylor Rooks to Host New Bleacher Report Interview Series (Exclusive)
“Take it There With Taylor Rooks” is Rooks first series for Bleacher Report since joining the company in June
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Smosh Co-Founder Spills on the ‘Bad Situation’ With Owner Who Suddenly Shut Down Last Year
5 Questions: “We suffered from aimless and poor leadership under Defy,” Ian Hecox tells TheWrap
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How Xumo Became an Acquisition Target: Active Users Jump 60 Percent With Push Into Free Movies
Ad-supported streaming service now reaches 5.5 million active users
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Vimeo CTO on How Brands Can Avoid Livestream Fails: ‘You Can’t Just Put a Camera Somewhere’
5 Questions: “The biggest misconception is probably that the audience will just show up,” Vimeo chief tecnology officer Mark Kornfilt says
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Is Facebook Stuck in a No-Win Position When It Comes to Moderating Content?
“People already generally think that we have too much power in deciding what content is good,” CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a recent interview
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Dax Shepard’s ‘Armchair Expert’ Is a Hit and 5 More Takeaways From Winter Podcast Upfront
Also: The “Serial” team announces an upcoming deep dive into the public school system
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