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FeaturedMore funding flows to FloSports
The $21.2 million financing round, led by DCM Ventures and BDMI, will be used to accelerate growth into new sports verticals for the SVOD.
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FeaturedDisney pays $1 billion for stake in MLB streamer
The acquisition will see BamTech collaborate with ESPN to launch a new multi-sport SVOD featuring content from live sporting events.
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NewsVice Media and ESPN strike distribution deal
The pair will create an unspecified number of originals, as well as repackage and share existing content for digital platforms.
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FeaturedLinear e-sports face an uphill battle
The competitive gaming vertical succeeds online because of its very nature, but migrating audiences to traditional will be the biggest challenge.
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AwardsProducers Guild announces digital nominees
ESPN’s 30 for 30 Shorts and Jerry Seinfeld’s Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee are among those up for this year’s title.
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AnalyticsOnline video content should be streamlined: study
A flooded marketplace and a lack of consumer awareness have severely limited “TV everywhere’s” adoption, says analyst Jonathan Hurd.
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MobileESPN launches SVOD service for ICC Cricket World Cup
The broadcaster will stream all 49 matches through the service live and on-demand.
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FeaturedBig questions for Maker Studios
In a discussion at DEW 2015 on Tuesday, Maker Studios president Ynon Kreiz talks Disney IP, Maker.tv and viewership growth.
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NewsESPN to debut 30 for 30 film as web series
Sole Man, which tells the story of legendary sports marketing exec Sonny Vaccaro, will premiere on Grantland.com before it makes its TV debut.
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LaunchesSnapchat tunes into branded channels
The sharing platform bows the new feature Discover, with ad-supported channels from CNN, Comedy Central, ESPN, People and others.
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