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Where Have All the Cord-Cutters Gone? Not to Live TV Streaming Services
Virtual MVPDs lke Sling TV and AT&T Now have struggled to offset the growing number of traditional TV customers cutting the cord → Read More
7 Tips on How to Pitch a TV, Digital Show
"It's better to own a smaller percentage of something than 100% of nothing," Zac Reeder, founder and CEO of Lucky 27 Media, says → Read More
Why Bloomberg Is Diving Deep Into OTT to Capture Market-Savvy Consumers
"Traditional TV doesn't have the power of digital," Scott Havens, Bloomberg's head of global head of digital and media distribution, says → Read More
BEN Group to Expand Into China With Brand Integrations (Exclusive)
Branded Entertainment Network (BEN) Group, a company that specializes in brand integrations, announced Tuesday that it will be expanding its → Read More
Vix Acquires Spanish-Focused AVOD Business Pongalo
Pongalo, a company that operates a mix of Spanish-focused streaming services, has been acquired by Vix, the two companies announced Tuesday → Read More
Xumo Launches on Comcast’s Xfinity X1
Xumo, the free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) service, is now available on Comcast’s Xfinity X1 platform, the company announced Monday mornin → Read More
Roku Launches New Kid-Friendly Streaming Destination Within The Roku Channel
Roku announced Monday morning the launch of Kids & Family, a new streaming destination within its ad-supported streaming platform The Roku Channel. → Read More
What Facebook’s SVOD Experiment Signals For the Future
"They're going to have to...figure out how they expand to not just be mobile-only," Conviva's Vice President of Strategy Nick Cicero tells TheWrap → Read More
Bleacher Report Launches New Football-Focused Brand B/R Gridiron
Bleacher Report has launched a new brand, B/R Gridiron, that will focus on creating content revolving around football, the company announced → Read More
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 → Read More
Dwayne Johnson, Dany Garcia to Executive Produce New Comedy Series ‘Last Resort’ at Quibi
Dwayne Johnson is one of the executive producers for Quibi's latest comedy series 'Last Resort,' the streamer announced Tuesday morning. → Read More
Fubo Sports Network Launches on The Roku Channel
FuboTV has launched its ad-supported channel fubo Sports Network on Roku's ad-supported streaming service The Roku Channel, the two companies announced → Read More
How Kabillion Competes in Crowded Kids Entertainment Market
"It comes down to programming and how we try to break ourselves apart from Cartoon Network, Nick, and Disney," says Kabillion President David Di Lorenzo → Read More
CBS to Extend OTT Service CBSN Local to 11 More Markets by 2020
CBS Television and CBS Interactive plan to roll out their news-focused streaming service CBSN Local to all 13 major U.S. markets where they have local opera → Read More
‘NBA 2K20’ Video Game Will Include WNBA Players for the First Time
This year's NBA 2K will include players from the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) for the first time in the video game's history → Read More
WSC Sports Closes $23 Million New Funding
WSC Sports, a company that specializes in AI-powered sports video content, has raised $23 million in a Series C funding round, the company announced → Read More
Facebook Launches Video Subscriptions With CollegeHumor, BritBox, Tastemade
Facebook users will now be able to sign up and stream SVOD services from CollegeHumor, Britbox, Tastemade, and MotorTrend → Read More
Angela Kinsey, Ian Hecox to Star in New Facebook Watch Shows for Tastemade
Facebook is funding eight new shows from Tastemade that will star the likes of Angela Kinsey, Ian Hecox, and Arden Rose among others, the companies → Read More
Everything Announced at Quibi to Date
With Qubi announcing multiple shows a week, it can be hard to keep tabs on the $1.5 billion startup. So we've compiled a list with everything the company → Read More
Endeavor Hires Ex-Ebay Exec Guy Schory as First Chief Digital Officer
Endeavor, an entertainment company whose portfolio includes WME, IMG and UFC, has appointed former eBay and PayPal executive Guy Schory → Read More