DirecTV launches Fox Networks TV Everywhere services

DirecTV launched Fox Networks’ authenticated TV Everywhere services Fox Now, FXNow and Nat Geo TV Apps for its customers. DirecTV will also serve feeds of FX, FXX, FS1, FS2, National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo Wild for out-of-home streaming on the DirecTV Everywhere platform. Additionally, starting in the first quarter in 2015, DirecTV will launch […]

Fusion airs YouTube highlight series from the year

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Fusion is teaming up with YouTube to highlight the biggest news stories of 2014 today at 9:30p ET. Fusion’s Mariana Atencio (@MarianaAtencio), Pedro Andrade (@PedroAndradeTV), Romina Puga (@RominaPuga), and Kimberly Brooks (@KimNikiaBrooks) will host the special. Maker Studios of 2014 Special aired yesterday (Sunday).

Hulu nabs exclusive SVOD rights to FX, FXX series

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Hulu sealed another deal for exclusive TV show SVOD rights, this time with Twentieth Century Fox Television. In a multi-year agreement, current and future shows from FX and FXX will find a home on the streaming service. Coming exclusively to Hulu Plus next year will be The Strain, Tyrant, Married and You’re the Worst. Other […]

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IAB: Q3 2014 reports highest internet ad revenue yet at $12.4B

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U.S. Internet advertising revenues hit $12.4 billion for the third quarter of this year, according to a new Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) Revenue Report released yesterday. This marks the highest quarter ever, beating out the previous record revenue of $12.1 billion from Q4 2013. The third quarter milestone also show a year-over-year uptick of 17 […]

Netflix lands set-top deal with Dish

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Dish struck a deal with Netflix to put the streaming service onto its set-top box, becoming available to second-generation Hopper digital video recorder owners yesterday. Netflix signed similar agreements with smaller cable operators earlier this year, including Suddenlink Communications and the U.K. top operator Virgin Media. “As the first major pay-TV provider in the U.S. […]

Former Hulu CEO unveils web video platform ‘Vessel’

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Hulu alumnus, former CEO Jason Kilar, introduced his web-video company Vessel yesterday. The model: for $2.99 a month, users have early access to digital content, and content partners take home 60 percent of subscription revenue and 70 percent of ad revenue. Variety reports that Kilar plans to pay creators $50 for every thousand views they […]

Hulu lands licensing deal with Disney/ABC Television

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Hulu signed a new licensing agreement with Disney/ABC Television yesterday, granting streaming service rights to all episodes of ABC’s Resurrection, Mistresses and Lifetime’s Devious Maids. The deal also includes 750 episodes from ABC Family and ABC Studios series, including Melissa & Joey, Alias, Army Wives and more. Hulu recently struck a similar pact with Discovery […]

IAB: 100% viewability not possible yet

The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) released its State of Viewability Transaction 2015, stating that 100 percent viewability is not reachable yet. “It’s time to set the record straight about what is technically and commercially feasible, in order to get ourselves on an effective road to 100 percent viewability and greater accountability for digital media,” IAB […]

MSNBC launches ‘Shift’ video hub

MSNBC launched video platform Shift by MSNBC, which will provide additional original news coverage of events and stories tailored to the audience watching the network outside of the TV set. Shift’s slate of originals includes shows on culture, tech, sports and economics, such as: The Briefing, Road Map, Krystal Clear, So Popular!, Left Field, Three […]

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