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NewsMCNs: the stigma and the evolution
“Multi-channel network” has become an outdated term, say execs from Machinima, Collective Digital Studio and AwesomenessTV.
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LaunchesYouTube stars team on channel to attract mainstream Hollywood
Kian Lawley and Jc Caylen have launched the YouTube channel KianAndJc as an outlet for ambitious content, produced with an eye toward jumping to traditional platforms.
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FeaturedCan YouTube stay on top?
CES panelists differ on YouTube’s previous content strategy, but all agree the site is not an easy smackdown target for competitors.
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FeaturedThe Pennas on what will be big in 2015
“If 2014 was the year of acquisitions, 2015 is going to be the year of SVOD,” says Big Frame co-founder and chief creative officer Sarah Penna.
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FeaturesBig Frame’s got talent
Larry Shapiro and Steve Raymond discuss Big Frame’s transition into a stand-alone management company since its AwesomenessTV acquisition.
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NewsBig Frame signs 11 YouTubers across multiple verticals
Some of the talent will stay with their current MCNs and not join Big Frame’s owner, AwesomenessTV.
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FeaturedLarry Shapiro and 2 talent managers exit Fullscreen
Fullscreen’s channel management contracts remain in place but it may be a different story for individual talent-management deals.
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DistributionVine as a quasi-candid camera
Vine now allows imported video, but creators Brittany Furlan and Greg Davis Jr. wonder if that means the service is losing some of its edge.
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NewsAwesomenessTV to buy Big Frame for $15M
With the acquisition expected to be completed this month, the goal for the teen-focused network is to increase its presence in the beauty, fashion, fitness and music verticals.
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