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FeaturedAmazon unveils 2016 comedy pilot line-up
How do you choose between Jill Soloway and Jean-Claude Van Damme? The SVOD looks for help in greenlighting its next big hit.
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DistributionMaker Studios film makes Netflix cut
Internet Famous, a mockumentary starring YouTuber Shane Dawson, is the first of Maker’s originals to land on the global streamer.
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AnalyticsDigi platforms drive HBO spring shows to new heights
Almost 40% of viewers watched Game of Thrones, season six, via OTT platforms, with HBO Go and HBO Now up a combined 91% from last season.
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FeaturedHulu headhunts Microsoft vet Richard Irving
The new VP of product management will oversee product strategy as the SVOD expands to include live sports and news programming in 2017.
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NewsBitTorrent News goes live in Cleveland
Like digital brands Vice and The Young Turks, the new channel aims to lure millennial audiences who are disenchanted with traditional news networks.
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NewsVegan vlogger Kalel signs with Kin Community
The partnership fits with the network’s strategy to increase its original content production and distribution across digital and traditional media platforms.
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PartnershipsPopsugar gets political
The female-focused digital publisher is the latest to get involved in coverage of the presidential race via a collab with ABC-owned television stations.
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EntertainmentNetflix orders Chuck Lorre’s Disjointed straight to series
The half-hour comedy stars Academy Award and Emmy winner Kathy Bates, with Lorre sharing executive producer and writer credits with David Javerbaum.
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Cheat SheetFriday Cheat Sheet
- Netflix, CW output deal reflects changing priorities for key players — Variety
- As online video surges, publishers turn to automation — New York Times
- Sharing Netflix or HBO Go passwords is technically federal crime under 9th circuit ruling — Variety
- Warner Bros. got slapped because it paid PewDiePie to promote a game — Recode
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FeaturedNBCUniversal exec joins Epix to advance digital footprint
As chief digital officer, Jonathan Dakss is responsible for developing new revenue-generating products and advancing the user experience.
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