Netflix Inc. plans to shut down the last of its data centers by the end of the summer. This will make it one of the first companies to have all of its information technology being run remotely from the public cloud. Netflix has been moving its data to the cloud since 2009. In other Netflix […]
NBCUniversal is making a $200 million equity investment in Vox Media. The digital media company has “a great portfolio of premium digital brands that deeply engage broad audiences,” said NBCU CEO Steve Burke, as well as “strong leadership, top editorial talent and a unique technology platform.” Vox brands include The Verge, Re/code, Eater, Curbed, SB […]
Machinima rolled out all five seasons of its Battlefield Friends on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Vimeo On Demand and Xbox Live. The animated series spoofing shooter games has racked up over 100 million views. Season five is also available on Vessel, where it launched in April.
Twitter’s Periscope has surpassed 10 million users just four months after launch, according to a blog from co-founders Kayvon Beykpour and Joe Bernstein, who say they’re seeing over 40 years’ worth of video watched per day. That user base is impressive, Beykpour and Bernstein acknowledge, but add it’s not the metric for assessing their […]
Tubular Labs Top 10 Rising Media & Entertainment Brands on YouTube, based on channels with more than 25K subs excluding gaming brands for last 30 days ending August 7. Brands/(Channel)/Total Subs/Subs in last 30 days/% subs gained/views Disney Descendants (Disney) / 62K / 43K / 70% / 11.2M Univision Musica (Univision Musica) / 135K / […]
Topher Grace (American Ultra) joined Brad Pitt’s Netflix original War Machine, for which the streaming service dished out a cool $60 million in June. Animal Kingdom’s David Michod wrote the screenplay and will direct; Netflix and Pitt’s Plan B studio will produce. Film begins shooting in August, and will hit the streaming service in 2016, […]
In a major twist, Google has undergone an overhaul, creating a new publicly traded parent company, Alphabet Inc. Google will become a subsidiary of Alphabet, shedding more experimental businesses like gadget maker Nest, and its attempt to extend human life with Calico, which will fall under the Alphabet umbrella. Businesses like YouTube, search and the […]
In a late night first, The Late Late Show with James Corden will film an entire episode inside YouTube Space LA. During the Aug. 21 show, Corden will interview YouTube stars including Jenna Marbles, Tyler Oakley, Kandee Johnson, The Slow Mo Guys and the creators of Epic Rap Battles of History. “YouTube has become a […]
The Mindy Project fans won’t get to binge-watch when the new season premieres on Hulu Sept. 15 – the streaming service is releasing episodes of its upcoming originals on a weekly basis, binge-able only after a series’ season has concluded. “We want to give viewers the opportunity to discover their favorite shows every week,” said […]
“Sensies” rejoice: Netflix renewed original series Sense8 for a second season. A video announcement on Twitter and Facebook featuring the cast shared the news, just over two months after the show’s first release.
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