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Featured
Former Xbox Studios head Nancy Tellem joins Interlude
Tellem joins as executive chairman and chief media officer to expand its efforts beyond its interactive music videos specialty.
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Industry
Doc-makers explore their digital options
Though Nat Geo and Discovery plan to return to their roots, feature doc veterans say they will continue to explore digital distribution options.
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Features
Atari and the irony of a failed digital revolution
Jonathan Chinn discusses his film that’s one of the first – and last – projects to debut from Xbox Entertainment Studios.
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Featured
JASH’s Rubberhead premieres on Vimeo
A former Xbox project, the variety show hosted by Sarah Silverman and featuring sketches from online talent, has found a new home.
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News
Tellem, Levin out as Xbox Entertainment Studios closes
Xbox Entertainment Studios president Nancy Tellem (pictured) and exec VP Jordan Levin have both departed parent company Microsoft, as part of a final round of layoffs at the tech firm.
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Features
Are originals still hot? Media buyers weigh in on XES
Microsoft’s re-focus on gaming may not be so bad for advertisers, but it raises questions about the viability of producing web originals.
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Featured
Who saw it coming? Reaction to XES shutting down
One prodco that has a project in the works with Xbox Entertainment Studios still had not heard from Microsoft by Thursday night.
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Featured
Microsoft set to shutter Xbox Entertainment Studios
XES execs Nancy Tellem and Jordan Levin will stay on to complete some of the programming that is already in production.
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Features
McDonald’s teams with Xbox’s first original series
Reality soccer series Every Street United leads Microsoft’s effort to monetize and distribute Xbox Entertainment Studios programming.
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Distribution
First PlayStation original series to debut in December
Sony reveals details about how Powers will be distributed, and announces the upcoming launch of PlayStation TV microconsole in U.S., Canada and Europe.