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DistributionAmazon greenlights Hugh Hefner doc series
American Playboy will tell Hefner’s story “in his own words,” according to the e-commerce giant, and will bow online in 2017.
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FeaturedCBS All Access to debut digital edition of Big Brother
The behind-the-scenes live streams of the summer reality staple have been an online hit for years. Now the full package is coming to SVOD.
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DistributionNetflix greenlights new episodes of “Making a Murderer”
Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos are in production on a follow-up to the breakout doc hit that revisits the cases of Steven Avery and Brendan Dassey.
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FeaturedZDF Enterprises launches digital shop Streamwerke
Jannik Hulshoff and Dennis Papirowski will lead the Berlin-based company in producing and distributing content for YouTube and Facebook.
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FeaturedTIFF to showcase virtual reality
After revealing a pop-up program for VR projects earlier this year, the international film festival has extended the project to its annual event in September.
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EntertainmentRon Howard’s Beatles doc gets U.S. release dates
The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years opens in cinemas on September 16 and bows on Hulu a day later.
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FeaturedChannel 4 backs Barcroft Media group
The move marks the first investment from the U.K. pubcaster’s Growth Fund in a company specializing in digital production and distribution.
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NewsDaniel Tibbets hops from Machinima to El Rey Network
Founder Robert Rodriguez has tapped Tibbets to expand the cable net’s digital offerings, among other duties.
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FeaturedHuffPost exec joins Discovery Digital Networks
Nathan Brown will step in as SVP of development and operations as the company preps to launch its Seeker network across platforms.
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Distribution“The Runner” finds new life on Verizon’s go90
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are teaming with Pilgrim Media Group and Adaptive Studios on the mobile version of the reality competition.
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