Video Industry Headlines Recap — March 24, 2017

Video Industry Headlines Recap — March 24, 2017

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Another Blow For Traditional Media as The Young Turks Reach 1.5M in CrowdFunding

Another Blow For Traditional Media as The Young Turks Reach 1.5M in CrowdFunding

It’s another blow for TV News Networks. The Young Turks(TYT), a left-leaning online news show, just reached $1.5 million in crowdfunding…
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Video Industry Headlines Recap — March 23, 2017

Video Industry Headlines Recap — March 23, 2017

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Steve Rosenbaum Departs CEO Post at Waywire, Heads to TED as Resident

Steve Rosenbaum Departs CEO Post at Waywire, Heads to TED as Resident

Steve Rosenbaum (pictured) has stepped down from his position as CEO of Waywire to participate in a residency program at TED, leaving the…
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Amazon-Owned IMDB Is Working On Original Video in Stealth

Amazon-Owned IMDB Is Working On Original Video in Stealth

Amazon has been making big moves in entertainment over the last few years with the launch of Amazon Prime’s video offering and Amazon…
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Twitch Expands Video Focus — Enlists Michael Aragon as SVP of Content

Twitch Expands Video Focus — Enlists Michael Aragon as SVP of Content

Amazon-owned live game streaming platform Twitch is upping its own video on demand and programming game with its newest hire — Michael…
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Video Industry Headlines Recap — March 22, 2017

Video Industry Headlines Recap — March 22, 2017

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Sourcefed, Revision3 and other MCNs — What Went Wrong

Sourcefed, Revision3 and other MCNs — What Went Wrong

Yesterday’s news that Group Nine Media was shutting down Sourcefed Studios was a hard blow, as I led the team that bought Phil DeFranco’s…
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Jim Louderback
Former Maker Studios Chief Audience Officer to Launch Pocketwatch, a Kids’ Digital Content…

Former Maker Studios Chief Audience Officer to Launch Pocketwatch, a Kids’ Digital Content…

A former Makers Studios chief audience officer has partnered up with an ex-Nickelodeon Chief in an attempt to create a next generation kids…
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VICE Media Partners with Blackpills & Pulse Films to Launch a New Video Channel

VICE Media Partners with Blackpills & Pulse Films to Launch a New Video Channel

Blackpills, the premium short form digital media studio, just inked a deal with VICE Media to create a slate of new short form scripted…
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Matt Lopez
Exclusive: Meet Endless VR and Peep Its First Series “Growth”, Premiering Today on Oculus

Exclusive: Meet Endless VR and Peep Its First Series “Growth”, Premiering Today on Oculus

It’s a race to be the first to crack the VR nut. And the latest eager competitor is Endless Media, an LA-based production company with…
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Exclusive: Complex Networks Heads International With Co-Production + Sales Rep Deal

Exclusive: Complex Networks Heads International With Co-Production + Sales Rep Deal

UK-based producer and distributor of fact-driven digital and linear formats Barcroft Media has finalized a multi-year, co-production deal…
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Akamai Looks to Media Acceleration Capabilities to Improve OTT Experiences

Akamai Looks to Media Acceleration Capabilities to Improve OTT Experiences

Akamai Technologies, Inc., a leader in content delivery network (CDN) services, has announced availability of Akamai Media Acceleration…
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Jukin Media Snatches Up Execs From GoPro And SheKnows Media to Fill Leadership Positions

Jukin Media Snatches Up Execs From GoPro And SheKnows Media to Fill Leadership Positions

Brendon Mulvihill, former Head of Content Licensing at GoPro, and Zach Alter, former Vice President of Sales at SheKnows Media, have been…
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Matt Lopez
Telco Altice Snatches Up French Video Ad Tech Player Teads

Telco Altice Snatches Up French Video Ad Tech Player Teads

Verizon isn’t the only telecom snatching up ad tech firms. Altice, the Netherlands-based multinational telecom company, has acquired the…
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Matt Lopez
GUEST: Time to Tune Out of Traditional Advertising and Tune Into Entertainment Advertising?

GUEST: Time to Tune Out of Traditional Advertising and Tune Into Entertainment Advertising?

By Greg Isaacs, EVP, Product and Marketing, Branded Entertainment Network (BEN)
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Video Industry Headlines Recap — March 20, 2017

Video Industry Headlines Recap — March 20, 2017

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Is YouTube Discriminating Against the LGBTQ Community?

Is YouTube Discriminating Against the LGBTQ Community?

This past weekend, YouTube was accused of purposely blocking videos concerning LGBTQ+ topics when in “Restricted Mode,” an accusation that…
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Matt Lopez
Bravo Continues Push Into The Digital Landscape

Bravo Continues Push Into The Digital Landscape

Bravo Media continues its push for digital programming with the release of their new original digital series “Isaac Takes On,” which…
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Matt Lopez
Disney Capitalizes on Digital Light Studio’s YouTube Series ‘Sunny Bunnies’

Disney Capitalizes on Digital Light Studio’s YouTube Series ‘Sunny Bunnies’

London-based content distribution company, Media I.M. Incorporated, has closed another high-profile deal for “Sunny Bunnies,” the non…
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Matt Lopez
Video Industry Headlines Recap — March 17, 2017

Video Industry Headlines Recap — March 17, 2017

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Breann Kline
Chad Gutstein Passes Chief Baton to Russell Arons, as New GM of Machinima

Chad Gutstein Passes Chief Baton to Russell Arons, as New GM of Machinima

Months after getting the company to acquisition, Chad Gutstein (pictured) is departing post as CEO of Machinima, a seat he held for three…
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