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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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YouTube TV Raises Price to $50 Per Month Following Content Agreement With Discovery
The pricing takes effect starting April 10 for new customers while existing subscribers have until May 13
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Tongal CEO Rob Salvatore Steps Down, to Be Replaced by Co-Founder James DeJulio
The news is part of a larger staffing announcement for Tongal, which promoted five other employees
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How Podcast Platform Himalaya Media Is Courting Creators (Hint: A $100 Million Checkbook)
5 Questions: “We often consider podcasters’ growth and revenue as a higher priority than competing platforms’ because that drives long-term growth for us,” CEO Yu Wang says
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‘Roseanne,’ ‘3rd Rock From the Sun’ Land on Sinclair’s OTT Service Via Deal With FilmRise
The programming will be featured on the streamer’s Channel 1 local news platform between live news segments
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‘Doctor Who,’ ‘Antiques Road Show’ Head to Pluto TV in Deal With BBC Studios
The two shows will get its own channel on Viacom-owned streaming platform
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MTV Taps Bleacher Report President Rory Brown as New Head of Digital, Social
Brown will report directly to Jacqueline Parkes, chief marketing officer and executive vice president of digital studios for MTV, VH1, CMT and Logo
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BroadwayHD Continues Push Into Original Content With Mark Bramble’s ’42nd Street’
The production will have a theatrical release on May 1 before coming to the BroadwayHD streaming platform
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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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What the Hell Is a vMVPD? The Modern Streaming Market Explained
Unraveling the mystery of the alphabet soup of streaming acronyms: AVOD, SVOD, TVOD and vMVPD
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Will Smith, Childish Gambino and Chance the Rapper Among 2019 Webby Award Nominees
23rd annual awards honors best in internet content
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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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Video Didn’t Kill the Radio Star: Why Video Publishers Are Investing in Podcasts
CollegeHumor, Tegna and Refinery29 widen focus to include podcasts as advertisers drive money into the medium
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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
