As Digiday previewed last week, Snapchat has launched a wholesale redesign of Discover, its platform for publisher-controlled channels. Instead of small disks featuring publishers’ logos, the section now features larger, magazine-like images displaying a preview of content from that day’s offerings. Just as significantly, users can now subscribe to Discover channels, giving the channels more […]
Twitter landed a major new deal with Univision and Fox Sports. The Wall Street Journal reports that both networks will deliver video clips to Twitter from the Copa America soccer tournament. To clarify, that’s one of the biggest sporting events on the planet. (If you’re North American, you can be forgiven for not knowing […]
At times, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump has had, shall we say, an adversarial relationship with the media. BuzzFeed is responding in kind. CEO Jonah Peretti has written an email to employees informing them of a decision to jettison a planned ad deal with the Republican National Committee. “The Trump campaign is directly opposed to […]
Deadbeat is done for. Hulu has opted not to renew its supernatural comedy for a fourth season. Still, unlike some canceled linear series, Deadbeat’s existing episodes can maintain an audience: The show’s three seasons will continue to live on Hulu.
Carousel ads have become increasingly popular of late, with companies like Facebook, Instagram and Google taking advantage of the format. And since January, Twitter has been working on a new carousel format of its own. Now those efforts are beginning to roll out: Twitter is unveiling the Promoted Tweet Carousel, a new ad unit […]
Despite resistance from some users, Instagram is pressing forward with changes to how it displays photos and videos. Instead of just showing content in reverse chronological order, the Facebook-owned photo-and-video-sharing service will bring new algorithms into play. Instagram first announced the plans in March, and has since tested the algorithm-driven feed with a subset of […]
Mary Poppins may reside in the somewhat distant past, but Julie Andrews hasn’t gone anywhere. The Oscar-winning actress is partnering with the Jim Henson Company for Julie’s Greenroom, a new half-hour Netflix series aimed at pre-schoolers. Andrews will Executive Produce; she’ll also star in the series as “Ms. Julie,” a teacher at a performing arts […]
Warner Bros. is consolidating many its streaming properties into Warner Bros. Digital Networks, a new division aimed at accelerating the company’s OTT efforts. The division will include the K-drama-focused DramaFever (acquired by Warner in February) and the Warner Archive Instant SVOD service. The unit will also manage the company’s investments in the gaming-centric production company […]
Digital creators are poised to get more mainstream love. The Television Academy has added several new short-form awards categories to the Primetime Emmy slate. Those include Outstanding Short Form Series (a category each for Reality/Nonfiction, Variety, and Comedy or Drama) and Outstanding Performer In a Short Form Series (one category each for Actor and Actress). […]
A few years back, most people associated Univision with Spanish-language linear TV (and little else). As a result, Univision Communications’ rapidly expanding multi-platform ambitions, which have been geared toward both English- and Spanish-speaking millennials, have taken some by surprise. In April, the company announced that it would form the Fusion Media Group, consisting of properties […]
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