London-based digital distribution company Rightster acquired European multi-channel network Base79 for $85.6 million yesterday. Rightster helps more than 850 creators and 7,500 publishers license and distribute their work on the internet, and is now the largest MCN outside of North America (and fourth largest within). Base79 has more than 1.1 billion video views per month.
Amazon Studios will wrap up the third season of its original pilots program with a show from Oscar winner filmmaker Steven Soderbergh. The new comedy, called Red Oaks, is a half-hour show set in 1985 about a college student who assists a tennis pro at a country club in New Jersey. The cast will include […]
MTV’s short-form content studio MTV (other) greenlit a second cycle of The Untitled Web Series Morgan Evans Is Doing. The new season will feature eight episodes to debut in early fall on MTV.com, app and YouTube channel. A roster of stars like Abbi Jacobson (Broad City), Neil Casey (Inside Amy Schumer), Melissa Ponzio (Teen Wolf) […]
Social media analytics firm Unruly released the Top Social Video Brands in June 2014, and the results include: 1) Activia: 2,722,088 shares; placed 1st last month; notable campaign was Shakira La La La (Brazil 2014) ft. Carlinhos Brown with 2,722,088 shares. 2) Nike: 1,135,44 shares; placed 5th last month; notable campaign was Nike Football: The […]
Facebook agreed to buy video ad supply-side platform LiveRail last week. LiveRail was founded in 2007, and is one of the largest video ad platforms in the U.S. (reaching 37 percent of the nation). The company also serves seven billion ads a month, and includes clients like ABC, A&E Networks, MLB.com, Dailymotion and more. Facebook […]
Disney’s Maker Studios announced a new web video network called Maker Gen yesterday, to focus on 50,000 up-and-coming YouTube partners. The program will evaluate where an online creator stands based on: Elements (those starting their careers), Evolve (those building their audience) and Emerge (those who are becoming major talents). Any YouTuber with a growing audience […]
SiriusXM and YouTube are launching The YouTube 15, a new weekly show to showcase the top breakout songs based on YT data and selected by the satellite radio company. YT creator Jenna Marbles (13 million subs) will start hosting the new show on July 11, and every Friday at 6p ET on Sirius XM Hits […]
DECISION: AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANIES V. AEREO The Supreme Court sided with TV networks against Aereo on Wednesday, ruling in a 6-3 decision that the streaming service violated copyright laws by using antennas to transmit broadcast networks over the Internet for a fee. “Blocking this technology is a big loss for consumers,” said Aereo backer Barry […]
DEFY Media launched the Creators Program yesterday, to help YouTube creators leverage new distribution channels and additional revenue opportunities. Partners to debut with the program include digital talents such as Greg Benson (“Prank it FWD” with 25 million views to date), Kingsley (three million YT subs), Marie Digby (DEFY Media musician) and Matthew Patrick’s Game […]
ABC News is the first major news broadcaster to launch on the Apple TV, which will include free live hourly updates with no pay-TV subscription required. Live content will come from some of the network’s big players like Good Morning America, Nightline, 20/20 along with streams of breaking news, the daily White House press briefing […]
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