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NewsCorey Moss joins Hearst Digital Studios
Moss comes from Principato-Young Entertainment to expand its scripted and non-scripted digital video business, as well as branded content.
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NewsAOL ups Marta Martinez to head of video sales
Martinez will be expected to keep AOL’s sales momentum going – the company has already sold half of its 2014 originals inventory.
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NewsAll Def Digital adds first COO
Sanjay Sharma, former EVP of strategy and business development, will be in charge of the company’s overall direction and operational affairs.
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NewsYahoo, HBO stars join cast of new Netflix series
Burning Love lead June Diane Raphael joins Grace and Frankie, while True Blood’s Deborah Ann Woll lands a lead role in Daredevil.
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NewsMaker Studios adds AOL exec to c-suite
Charles Gabriel makes the jump to a newly created role at Maker after most recently serving as SVP of global video sales at AOL.
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NewsFounder of CityEats upped to digital distribution role at Scripps
On the heels of its sale of the restaurant-booking platform to Agilysys, Scripps names Sameer Deen SVP of multi-platform distribution and strategy.
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IndustryBlue Ant Media supports MCN investment with NYC office
The Toronto-based media company opens a New York unit headed by former Machinima exec Jason Cason to support its recent investment in L.A.-based music MCN Omnia Media.
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NewsEx-Nickelodeon exec Brian Wright heads to Netflix
Wright will head up original kids and family programming for the streaming service.
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FeaturedRightster acquires Viral Spiral, wants Base79 as well
The company is offering shares at a discount to help fund the acquisitions that would make it one of the largest MCNs in the world. Former YouTube CEO Chad Hurley is also now an investor.
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NewsExec director of Canada’s Bell Fund resigns from post
Andra Sheffer is ending her 17-year career with the Bell Fund, an organization that has funneled $140M in grants to new media projects since 1997.
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