DEFY Media landed a digital-first deal with Emmy-winning game show creator and producer Andrew Golder (Win Ben Stein’s Money), to develop a slate of game shows for the network. The pact includes at least four game show concepts over the coming year for DEFY’s millennial audience; DEFY will also work with Golder via Generate’s television […]
The streaming network competition heated up yesterday with the Emmy nom announcement. Netflix reeled in 34 nods, while Amazon took 12. House of Cards led series with with 11; Orange Is the New Black, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Daredevil, Bloodline, Grace and Frankie, Marco Polo, Derek, Virunga, Hot Girls Wanted, and Chef’s Table each scored at […]
Stat Social exclusively tracked Twitter Audience Ratings from the ESPYs on July 15 for Cynopsis. Key findings: Demographics: Age: 30% millennials (18-34) Gender: 83% men Location: 9% live in Texas Income: 10% earn over $100K Audience interests: Celebrity gossip, country music, humor, football, basketball, radio, television, baseball, national news, hip-hop Favorite Brands: ESPN, NFL, Nike, […]
Netflix ended the second quarter with over 65 million subscribers, adding 3.3 million new subs to exceed its own forecast of 2.5 million. As for Q2 revenue, Netflix hit $1.64 billion, a tick below the $1.65 billion Wall Street predicted. But the Street was happy – Netflix’s shares were up ten percent in after-hours trading. […]
Fox’s Head of Original Digital Programming, Kiliaen Van Rensselaer, is leaving the network to launch Insurrection Media, a studio for digital-first production. Allen DeBevoise’s Third Wave Capital Partners is an investor.
Comcast and Electronic Arts (EA) have partnered to develop an HD gaming platform on X1 called Xfinity Games. Streamed over the Internet to customers’ X1 set-top boxes, games would count under Xfinity Internet data plans. “We’ve always said X1 can deliver experiences beyond movies and shows,” Bryan Witkowski, Sr. Director, Strategic Development of New Businesses, […]
Premium OTT services and SVOD platforms will more than double in revenue in just a few years, according to a new study from research firm MTM. Last year, OTT revenue grabbed $4 billion in revenue, a number expected to balloon to $8 to $12 billion by 2018. The study, commissioned by Ooyala and Vindicia, also […]
Comcast will make its entrance into the SVOD market with Stream. The cable company’s Xfinity broadband customers will be able to hop on Stream for an additional $15/month; the service will include about a dozen networks, including the major broadcast networks and HBO, as well as a cloud-based DVR function. Stream launches in beta at […]
The 67th Annual Emmy Nominations will be live streamed on Yahoo, the digital partner of the Television Academy, this Thursday from 8:30-9:30a PT. Yahoo Global Correspondent, Bianna Golodryga, will host the live stream with commentary by Yahoo TV Editor-in-Chief Kristen Baldwin and Critic-At-Large Ken Tucker. Viewers can tune in to Yahoo TV online as well […]
Gerard Depardieu (Life of Pi) landed the lead in Netflix’s Marseille, the first French original series from the streaming service. Eight episodes are expected to hit the streaming service in early 2016.
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