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How Digital Video Publishers Are Racing to Take Advantage of Connected TV’s Growth in Popularity
Connected TV use is rising and companies like Conde Nast and Refinery29 want in
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Smosh Acquired by Rhett & Link’s Mythical Entertainment
The YouTube channel was previously owned by Defy Media
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Laurene Powell Jobs’ Emerson Collective and Otter Media Invest in Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine
Otter Media previously invested in the company
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‘The Cyanide & Happiness Show’ Picked Up for a 4th Season on VRV
The 10-episode season will stream exclusively on VRV Select
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How BroadwayHD Overcame Nervous Theater Producers to Stream Hit Stage Shows
5 Questions: “There was a fear of cannibalizing the ticket sales on the live production,” BroadwayHD co-founders Bonnie Comley recalls
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Why Social Media Goliath Jellysmack Is Betting Big on Participatory Video
5 Questions: The digital publisher formerly known as Keli Networks is going all in on original content and beauty-focused videos
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Wattpad to Launch Video Content in Korea via New Partnership With Huayi Brothers
The deal furthers the international presence of the company, which currently has more than 26 films in the works with iflix in Indonesia
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Thrillist Acquires YouTube Series ‘Send Foodz’ From Timothy DeLaGhetto and David So
“The acquisition and development expansion make perfect sense as Thrillist continues to prioritize serialized YouTube programming,” Thrillist president Ocean MacAdams says
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How Young Hollywood Has Spiked Revenue by Pivoting Beyond Video
5 Questions: “Our growth is directly related to our ability to successfully create multiple revenue streams,” CEO RJ Williams says
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Stephen Merchant, Timothy Spall to Star in New Series for BBC and ITV’s BritBox
Jeff Pope and BritBox will co-produce two original projects: “The Barking Murders” and “The Hatton Garden Heist”
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RYOT’s Head of Immersive Jake Sally on the Challenges of Storytelling in Virtual Reality
5 Questions: “The idea of free choice in VR is particularly tricky, because it’s never really your choice is it?,” Sally says
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CBS Interactive CEO Jim Lanzone Teases More Digital Spinoffs Like All Those ‘Star Trek’ Series
5 Questions: “These tentpoles are one part of a great original content strategy for us,” Lanzone says
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Refinery29’s Jenifer Geller Tapped by Jellysmack as Head of Beauty Sales (Exclusive)
She will report directly to Jellysmack’s head of sales and partnerships Brent Spitzer
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Why Former CNN White House Correspondent Jessica Yellin Chose Instagram Over Another Broadcast Job
“During my career, I was constantly on camera having conversations that I thought left the audience out,” Yellin said
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Tubi Reports 180 Percent Growth in Revenue in 2018 as Viewership Quadruples
After a strong 2018, Tubi plans to double down in content and technology, CEO Farhad Massoudi says
