Amazon surpassed Wall Street expectations during its quarterly earnings report yesterday, with $29.33 billion in revenue at 45 cents per share, a 15 percent hike from the year prior. Analysts were expecting earnings of 18 cents per share at a $29.68 billion rev. The service increased membership by 53 percent from last year, according to […]
Comedy Central digital platform CC Studios unveiled its latest slate of originals yesterday. The five new projects include: an untitled show from comedian Matt Braunger (Up All Night), Vine-themed How to Be Friends With Everyone on Earth (wt), an untitled Rich Fulcher show (The Hotwives of Orlando), Broken People (wt), and an untitled series from […]
Facebook reported $3.85 billion in revenue for its Q4 2014 earnings, up 49 percent year over year and clocking in with 1.39 billion average monthly active users worldwide. FB’s mobile advertising revenue accounted for 69 percent of the $3.59 billion in ad rev, a 53 percent increase from the same period a year ago. The […]
AT+T announced its first scripted series for Snapchat: SnapperHero. The series will tap top SnapChat, Vine, and YouTube talent to serve as the series’ Creative Directors. They are: Anna Akana (The Foster), Freddie Wong (Video Game High School), Harley Morenstein (Epic Meal Time), Jasmeet Singh (JusReign), Simone Shepherd (Hell Date), and Shaun McBride (Shonduras). The […]
SnapChat launched Discover, a new feature that caters to media companies and brand content. Until now, stories (photos, videos and advertising) disappear after being viewed on the app, but now they will live for 24 hours on Discover. National Geographic, Comedy Central, ESPN, Fusion, CNN, The Food Network, Yahoo News, Warner Music Group, Vice Media, […]
Twitter rolled out native video, starting with 30-second formats. Users will have the chance to edit and post videos using Twitter apps on iOS and Android devices, but unlike Facebook, clips will not automatically play in a feed. The social network will allow YouTube, TV networks and other outside parties to embed videos in tweets […]
Yesterday, AOL premiered two new series: AOL Rise and That’s Racist. Hosted by Mari White (ESPN), AOL Rise is a news entertainment show consisting of two-minute segments at 6a, 7a, 8a and 9a every weekday on rise.aol.com. “AOL Rise was born from the results of a recent AOL Morning Rituals Research study…[which found] 85% of […]
Amazon ordered the new pilot Casanova, executive produced by Stu Zicherman (The Americans) and Ben Silverman (Marco Polo). The pilot for the potential series will focus on a lesser-known part of the legendary lover’s life: his two-decade exile from Italy, prison break, and return to Paris. Amazon recently released 13 new pilots as part of […]
Multi-channel network Fullscreen formed a new film division to bring digital talent to the movies. The MCN announced its Fullscreen Films slate at the Sundance Film Festival on Friday, which includes: Lazer Team from Rooster Teeth studios, #O2LForever’s documentary about vloggers, called Our 2nd Life, and The Outfield, featuring social media stars Nash Grier and […]
Univision OTT network Flama launched web series Saving Lives on Hulu, with new eps premiering every week. In addition, Flama originals Taking on America, Drop the Mic with Becky G, Chachis Dance to Uforia and The Bodega will also hit Hulu. “Flama’s innovative content brings a large audience of youthful viewers to expand Hulu’s efforts […]
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