Amazon’s third pilot season is finally hitting the Prime service in the U.S. and U.K. on Aug. 28. The five new pilot episodes include: half-hour comedies The Cosmopolitans with Adam Brody and Chloe Sevigny, Really with Sarah Chalke and Selma Blair, Steven Soderbergh-produced Red Oaks, and the hour-long dramas Hand of God starring Ron Perlman […]
CBS wants to partner with the big players in the digital space to create original shows for Netflix, Hulu and Amazon Instant Video. CEO Les Moonves hinted at the move for CBS Television Studios in the network’s Q2 earnings call on Friday. “Shortly, you’re going to hear about us being in business with some of […]
Cinedigm acquired its first original series, Fight of the Living Dead, for upcoming digital channel Con TV. The series is a zombie themed reality competition, starring top YouTubers Justine Ezarik (iJustine), Meghan Camarena (Strawberry17) and others. Cinedigm announced the geek and pop culture channel in February, and is expected to go live by the end […]
Discovery’s Shark Week dives into its 27th year with a first-time Facebook partnership. On Aug. 10, fans will see Trending Topics, Hashtag Polling and live Instagram posts incorporated in the premiere; the following nights, viewers might see their FB posts live on air. SharkWeek.com includes a Fin Fest live streamed beach party Aug. 9-10, Supersized […]
Netflix subscribers are aware of original series Orange Is the New Black and House of Cards, but according to a new study, less than half actually watch the shows. Centris Marketing Science surveyed households from July 17-20 and found 44 percent of Netflix subs watched OITNB and 31 percent watched HoC – compared to the […]
Social media darling Grace Helbig is officially crossing over to TV, to host a pilot for E!. Deadline reports. The Grace Helbig Project (wt) will be produced by Embassy Row, the studio behind Talking Dead and Watch What Happens: Live. But don’t despair, YouTubers: the web star is still producing videos for her it’sGrace channel […]
AOL’s push into programmatic advertising is paying off, according to its second quarter earnings call – revenue hit $606.8 million, exceeding the $595.51 million analysts predicted. Advertising revenue had a six percent bump from the prior quarter, to $98.9 million. More good news: third party platforms’ revenue (like Adap.tv) increased 60 percent year-over-year overall.
DISH and A+E Networks struck a multi-year contract renewal for A+E’s entire portfolio that includes OTT multi-stream rights for live and VOD content, and expands distribution of H2 and FYI in the America’s Top 200 programming package. A+E joins Disney as the second online net on Dish, advancing the company’s plans to launch a web […]
The Game Show Network debuted the weekly online competition show Skin Wars: The Naked Truth with Kandee Johnson on YouTube’s game show destination Door 3 channel. YT make-up guru Kandee Johnson will host eight episodes, recapping GSN series Skin Wars as well as interviewing eliminated contestants. A new ep will hit the channel every Wednesday […]
Legendary, the studio behind hits The Dark Knight and Pacific Rim, acquired online video network Geek & Sundry. The nerd-themed net that originally partnered with the YouTube Original Channel Initiative is run by actress Felicia Day (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) and features the series TableTop, Spooked and The Guild. Geek & Sundry also announced it […]
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