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Entertainment
Maker Studios announces first scripted drama series
Produced as part of a just-announced programming partnership with Nylon Magazine, the series Oh, You Pretty Things! stars Francesca Eastwood, the 20-year-old daughter of Clint Eastwood.
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News
Endemol Beyond signs Vine star Brittany Furlan
An online show based on Furlan’s “adults say the darndest things” concept is in development, with potential to expand the format and take the Vine comedian to traditional platforms.
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News
Vimeo adds sexy Bettie Page, James Franco flicks
Interior Leather Bar and Bettie Page Reveals All added to Vimeo on Demand as the platform forges ahead with beefing up its content library.
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Distribution
AOL.com launches new video experience
Video will be featured more prominently on the AOL homepage and premiere throughout the day, with a similar strategy coming soon to Canada.
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Distribution
Vevo streams to Yahoo Screen
Yahoo and Vevo have extended their partnership, allowing viewers in the U.S. and Canada to stream Vevo’s 100,000 music videos, live concert events and original programming via Yahoo Screen.
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News
Xbox and U.K.’s Channel 4 partner on original, hour-long drama
The eight-episode show called Humans, which will be produced by London-based Kudos, is the latest Millennials-targeting series from Xbox Entertainment Studios.
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Gaming
Ridley Scott to produce Halo digital feature for Xbox
Xbox Entertainment Studios is making a direct-to-digital feature adaptation of the video game to be exec-produced by Ridley Scott (Blade Runner, Aliens) and directed by Steven Spielberg protege Sergio Mimica-Gezzan.
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News
AOL announces new original series starring Steve Buscemi
Produced by Olive Productions and RadicalMedia, the show will feature the actor engaging in unscripted conversations with average New Yorkers as well as some of his celebrity friends.
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News
AwesomenessTV 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.