Award-winning documentary DamNation will screen in 23 cities across the U.S. on June 5, and arrive on Vimeo the following day. The film, which sheds lights on the positive effects of removing out-of-date dams, won awards at this year’s SXSW festival and at the DC Environmental Film Festival. On June 6, Vimeo On Demand will […]
Apple held its Worldwide Developers Conference yesterday, but the iPhone 6 or possible Apple TV did not make an appearance. Instead, the tech giant revealed the updated operating system iOS8 and the Mac OS X Yosemite which will be available in the fall. Last week, Apple bought Dr. Dre and Jimmy Lovine’s Beats Electronics and […]
Amazon will reportedly start offering Prime members a music streaming service in June or July. According to Gigaom, the selection is limited and will only have songs older than six months; major labels Sony and Warner Music have already signed on to provide the tunes. Prime costs $99/year, and includes free two-day shipping in addition […]
The Cynopsis BIG Digital Monetization Summit is fast approaching, and to gear up for the June 19 event, Cynopsis is sitting down with panelists for one-on-one conversations. First up is the summit’s morning keynote speaker Kathleen Grace, who’s the Chief Creative Officer of Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s New Form Digital Studios. By the way, […]
Vimeo signed up for its first original programming yesterday. The series, High Maintenance, is from creators Katja Blichfeld (30 Rock) and Ben Sinclair (Law & Order: SVU), and follows a drug dealer delivering his product to clients. Six episodes will launch later this year exclusively on the Vimeo On Demand pay subscription service, but the […]
Recently cancelled Community may live another season, thanks to Hulu. Vulture reports that the streaming service is having discussions with Sony Pictures Television to produce another 13-eps. Community was Hulu’s top show in January and one of the top ten series on the site based on page visits, according to SimilarWeb.
Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) and Microsoft co-founder Paul G. Allen are producing a short film series about the U.S. economy. The show will include 20 three to five-minute videos to be distributed this fall online and across VOD and mobile platforms. Twilight’s Catherine Hardwicke, The Hunger Game’s Gary Ross, A Beautiful Mind’s Akiva […]
Netflix has found the star for its upcoming Daredevil series. Former Boardwalk Empire actor Charlie Cox will play the Marvel superhero at the center of the 13-episode drama directed by Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Steven S. Deknight. It will be released in 2015.
Omnicom Media Group struck a $230 million deal with Twitter yesterday. The two-year partnership will combine Omnicom’s programmatic ad buying platform Accuen and Twitter’s MoPub. Twitter had signed a similar deal in April with Starcom MediaVest Group worth $200 million, but this arrangement will allow Omnicom the “first look” at new ad opportunities from the […]
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