Endemol Shine Group announced the launch of Endemol Beyond Asia. Christopher Smith, formerly with Mindshare Singapore, will lead the new division as Head of Digital and Branded Content. Endemol Beyond Asia will produce local versions of global digital formats, premiering with ICON, the lifestyle multi-channel network from Michelle Phan. EB is also known for its […]
Music streaming service Spotify has been busy. On the heels of its recent deal with Starbucks, Spotify unveiled a new platform that includes video, podcast and interactive features. The service struck video deals with Turner Broadcasting, Walt Disney Co., Maker Studios, Vice Media, multi-platform network Rightster and others, and is diving into original programming with […]
PBS and Comcast joined forces in a new contract that will double the amount of PBS programming available via Xfinity On Demand. Recently-aired episodes from more than 50 PBS series will be featured on Xfinity On Demand, including installments from American Experience, American Masters, Antiques Roadshow, Call The Midwife, Frontline, Nova, Downton Abbey, Wolf Hall, […]
Mashable and Above Average teamed up to premiere The Tripp & Tyler Show: Finding the Humor IRL, a weekly web series starring YouTube personalities Tripp Crosby & Tyler Stanton. Their special strain of comedy, life tips and brotherly banter will be available on Mashable.com, AboveAverage.com, and Tripp & Tyler’s YouTube channel every Tuesday. The duo […]
Grey’s Anatomy star T.R. Knight joined Hulu’s original series 11/22/63, which will be produced by J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions. The nine-episode special centers on Jake Epping (James Franco), a divorced English teacher who tries to prevent the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. It’s expected to hit the SVOD service in early 2016.
Stat Social exclusively tracked Twitter Audience Ratings from the Billboard Music Awards on May 16 for Cynopsis. Key findings: Demographics: Age: 63% teenagers Gender: 70% women Location: 7% live in Texas Favorite Celebrities: Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Taylor Swift, Liam Payne, Lovis Tomlinson, Ed Sheeran, Zayn Malik, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, […]
Cancelled Fox comedy The Mindy Project has a new home on Hulu. The streaming service will bring back the series with a 26-episode season. The order is the comedy’s highest episode count yet, and brings the series within the number required for syndication. A premiere date will be announced at a later date. “Mindy has […]
Woody Allen may not be as excited as his fans are for his TV series deal with Amazon. At the Cannes film festival, the director admitted that creating a TV series was much more difficult than expected. “I should never have gotten into it,” he joked. “It was a catastrophic mistake for me.” He continued, […]
Amazon is expected to drop Viacom series, Teen Mom and Mob Wives, along with other A+E reality shows such as Pawn Stars and Storage Wars. Amazon Prime Instant Video’s plan is related to evidence of reality show viewer fatigue, according to AdAge. Instead, Amazon’s video service will spend more on original programming and buy shows […]
CBS’ digital subscription live streaming service, CBS All Access, reached agreement with 13 additional affiliate partners. Announced at its Upfront this week, the affiliate partners include Bahakel Communications, Block Communications, Capitol Broadcasting, Cox Media Group, Draper Holdings, Ft. Myers Broadcasting, Griffin Communications LLC, Meridian Media, Midwest Television, Mt. Mansfield Television, News-Press & Gazette Company, Schurz […]
Partner Post: 500 channels. Infinite streaming. Endless choice. Great American Media's Bill Abbott has a clear answer on how to build loyalty anyway — and it starts with brand.