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Featured
BBC Worldwide takes “Mission Selfie”
The five-part series, hosted by social media personalities Ben Brown and Steve Booker, is BBC Worldwide’s debut digital-first commission.
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Gaming
Sling TV hopes to score with new NFL channel
The SVOD has officially launched its NFL Network and NFL RedZone channels in a bid to tap some of traditional TV’s 199 million U.S. football fans.
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Molly Sims on authenticity and motherhood
The model and actor is celebrating two launches – her new YouTube channel with Awestruck and the impending arrival of her third child.
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Entertainment
Spotify’s first original goes live
The music streamer’s originals will all focus – naturally – on music, beginning with the animated doc series Deconstructed.
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Distribution
Amazon 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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Featured
NextVR 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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Featured
Four 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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Featured
NBC goes for gold with Snapchat Olympics coverage
With TV ratings for the Games’ opening ceremonies way down, the linear network is looking to catch young viewers’ eyes across digital platforms.
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Advertising
Huffington 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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Featured
CBS 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.