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FeaturedNextVR preps for Asian expansion with $80 million funding round
If there was ever any doubt that VR would take off, just follow the money – in the last quarter, tens of millions have been invested into the medium.
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FeaturedFour Netflix original docs headed to TIFF
This year’s program includes Werner Herzog’s volcano doc Into The Inferno and The Ivory Game, executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio.
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AdvertisingWhat’s up with Vine?
With creators and brands leaving the platform, industry pros try to pinpoint what’s going on – and how parent co Twitter can turn things around.
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AnalyticsNetflix suffers as viewers tune into Rio: study
The SVOD noted a 10% dip in total traffic during the first two days of the Games, though the Olympics have yet to prove a love story for linear.
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FeaturedBitTorrent backs indie filmmakers through Discovery Fund
Director of creative initiatives Missy Laney says the struggle for creators to get noticed online is real, which is why marketing matters.
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EntertainmentAmeba TV expands to Amazon Prime
The Canadian streaming service will make its entire catalog available to Amazon Prime users through the SVOD’s Streaming Partners Program.
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DistributionYahoo taps Hulu content with launch of Yahoo View
Starting this fall, the free, ad-supported platform will bring users the last five episodes of ABC, NBC and Fox shows eight days after their linear broadcast.
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DistributionRooster Teeth to produce Lazer Team follow-up
The prodco’s first full-length feature was a hit on SVOD and in bricks-and-mortar theaters – now it’s going back to YouTube Red for a second helping.
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DistributionMyLifeAsEva going to YouTube Red
The popular YouTuber will star in a new, half-hour comedy series targeting millennials.
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AdvertisingHuffington Post trips out with new branded series
The Hilton hotel group has jumped aboard the branded content train, with a new travel-themed series to be hosted on HuffPo and AOL.
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