If there’s any subset of TV viewers that craves data, it’s sports fans. So it’s no surprise that Comcast just acquired OneTwoSee, a Philadelphia-based startup trafficking in real-time sports data, using graphics to display player stats and game momentum. Comcast says that, over the past year, it has been working with OneTwoSee on the reengineering […]
What to do about ad blockers? One solution: block the people using them. The New York Times has begun dipping its toes into those waters. The Gray Lady is targeting what it calls a “relatively small” number of readers, withholding content unless users voluntarily whitelist the Times or become subscribers. “We are opposed to ad […]
Like Netflix before it, Hulu is beginning to stockpile exclusive documentaries. First came the January announcement that the service would be the exclusive streaming home of all future IFC docs. The latest development: Hulu has acquired the exclusive streaming rights to He Named Me Malala, a feature-length documentary that made its TV debut on National […]
Surprisingly enough, this is news: Netflix now has the French rights to House of Cards. While Americans have come to identify the political drama as a Netflix-exclusive series, the show’s first three seasons actually aired on the pay TV channel Canal Plus in France. Netflix’s acquisition of the show’s French streaming rights is a step […]
Spotify has hired Tom Calderone, the former President of MTV Networks’ VH1, as its new Global Head of Content Partnerships. He’ll oversee original and studio content, along with artist relationships and business partnerships. Earlier this year, Spotify began rolling out video on its mobile apps; hiring a TV exec like Calderone sends a clear signal […]
Star Wars director J.J. Abrams’ production company, Bad Robot, produced the new Google-funded docu-series Moon Shot alongside Epic Digital. Directed by Orlando von Einsiedel (Virunga), Moon Shot centers on the Google Lunar Xprize competition to land a robot on the moon. The nine-episode series debuts on Google Play March 15, and on the Google […]
Verizon and Hearst have formed a 50-50 partnership on a new digital video initiative. Under the new venture, called Verizon Hearst Media Partners, the companies will release two new video channels in the spring: RatedRed.com, a lifestyle brand aimed at red-state millennials, and Seriously.TV, a news-comedy channel. Content from the venture will be distributed over […]
In an effort to empower female creators, YouTube is financing over fifty new videos, shot at YouTube Spaces studios around the world, showcasing women’s perspectives. And YouTube has some very interesting partners on-board: In a year-long partnership, the United Nations has enlisted seven female YouTube creators to serve as “change ambassadors,” creating videos that promote […]
Day by day, it becomes clearer and clearer why AT&T bought DirecTV last year. The telco will be launching three Internet TV services from DirecTV (including a free, ad-supported option) late this year. The services will be available on connected devices – no set-top box or satellite TV dish required. Little is known about the […]
Periscope may have beaten Facebook to the live-video game, but Facebook is doing its best to come out on top. Now that its live-streaming tool has launched for both iOS and Android, the social network has altered its News Feed algorithm to prioritize live video or regular video. Live streams, rather than regular video and […]
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