With ‘All That’ and ‘Are You Afraid of The Dark,’ Nickelodeon Bets Its Future on Its ’90s-Era Past
Brian Robbins tells TheWrap how these reboots help the network’s co-viewing strategy: “Have a parent introduce a show that they used to watch”
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Awesomeness Co-Heads on Creating Youth-Focused Content: ‘Everyone Relates to High School’
Shelley Zimmerman and Rebecca Glashow weigh in on leading a digital company that’s aiming to grab Gen Z eyeballs
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Pocket.watch CEO Chris Williams on Key Trends Shaping the Future of Media (All Things Video Podcast)
“I look at Netflix as basic cable for the world,” Williams explains. “They are literally basic cable, so everybody is going to have Netflix, and then it’s about what else”
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Kevin Hart Signs First-Look Deal With Nickelodeon
“Night School” star will develop and produce live-action, scripted kids’ content for the network
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AwesomenessTV Co-Founder Brian Robbins Named President of Nickelodeon
Exec replaces Cyma Zarghami, who stepped down in June
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Viacom Acquires AwesomenessTV
Awesomeness CEO Jordan Levin will leave the company after a transition period
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Paramount Players to Develop ‘Creepy Crawlers’ Feature Film
Plot details are unknown at this time but the film is set to be based on the toy molds
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7 Takeaways From CinemaCon 2018: Change Is Everywhere, Movies Endure
Disney is a monster. Paramount has a real pulse. And “A Star is Born” looks great
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Elizabeth Raposo Named President of Production at Paramount Pictures
Raposo will report to film group president Marc Evans
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Paramount Hires AwesomenessTV Founder Brian Robbins to Lead New Production Division
Paramount Players is new move toward Viacom synergy
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AwesomenessTV Founder and CEO Brian Robbins to Exit Company
Boss says goodbye in an internal memo. Read it here.
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Blumhouse’s Jason Blum Says Frugality Pays When It Comes to Making Horror Films
“With most other genres you need movie stars, with horror, you just need a story,” producer says at the Code Media conference Monday
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AwesomenessTV Joins UTA Anti-Trump Immigration Rally – Will Rest of Hollywood Follow?
Digital production company to close offices and offer transportation for employees to attend event
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Mike Tyson Joins Janoskians in Prank Comedy ‘Public Disturbance’
Lionsgate film begins production
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TheGrill Update: Brian Robbins’ AwesomenessTV, From MCN to NBCU
As we prep for this September’s seventh annual TheGrill conference, we recap insights and opinions from last year’s panels on the changing media landscape
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Ron Lester Remembered by His Co-Stars: ‘He Was the Sweetest Guy in the World’
“Varsity Blues” and “Popular” star died Friday at age 45
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Chad Michael Collins to Recur on AwesomenessTV’s ‘Freakish’ (Exclusive)
“Sniper” star heads to Hulu later this year
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Verizon Buys Minority Stake in AwesomenessTV, Valuing It at $650 Million
DreamWorks Animation stays majority owner in the youth-focused digital video property, while Hearst holds remaining 24.5 percent
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‘The Royals’ Gets Season 3 Order at E!
Elizabeth Hurley-led drama series gets renewed ahead of season 2 finale
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Scene and Heard at Tyler Oakley’s ‘Snervous’ Premiere With YouTube Stars Glozell Green, Lilly Singh
The LGBT icon, fresh off a month of digital silence shooting CBS’ “The Amazing Race,” celebrates his documentary feature debut out Friday on VOD
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TheGrill 2015: Tyler Oakley Doc Exclusive First Look Reveals Coming Out Story, Digital Rise
Awesomeness CEO Brian Robbins unveils footage during first panel at TheWrap’s sixth annual Media Leadership Conference
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TheGrill 2015: Maker Studios, AwesomenessTV CEOs Compare Video on YouTube and Facebook (Video)
“Whatever it is, it will be very big,” Maker’s Ynon Kreiz says of Facebook’s new native video efforts at TheWrap’s sixth annual Media Leadership Conference
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TheGrill Welcomes Brian Robbins, Lloyd Braun, Will Palmer to 2015 Lineup
TheWrap’s 6th annual conference slated for Oct. 5-6 brings together the leaders, deciders and disrupters
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AwesomenessTV Hires Former Lionsgate Executive Matt Kaplan as Head of Film Division
Awesomeness Films also recruits two more team members from Kaplan’s Chapter One Films
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YouTube’s New Projects Include AwesomenessTV Feature Films, Fine Brothers and More ‘Prank vs. Prank’
Newfronts 2015: Video streaming giant’s partnership with the Fine Brothers includes plans for a scripted comedy series
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AwesomenessTV, DreamworksTV Team With Verizon on Over-the-Top Channels
The deal calls for over 200 hours of original content for the new channels
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‘Richie Rich’ Netflix Series Releases First Live Action Trailer (Video)
‘Dark Skies’ actor Jake Brennan stars as the richest kid in the world in the new streaming series
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Hearst Buys $81.25 Million Stake in DreamWorks Animation’s AwesomenessTV
Will work together to grow multi-platform media company
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E!’s First Scripted Series ‘The Royals’ Gets Premiere Date and New Trailer (Video)
Elizabeth Hurley stars as Britain’s queen, who is trying to keep her royal family’s scandals under wraps
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DreamWorks Animation Talks Merger With Hasbro; Deal Between AwesomenessTV, Hearst
The newly formed company would be called DreamWorks-Hasbro
