When mainstream filmmakers start taking on VR projects, it’s a good sign that the technology is on its way to the mainstream. That’s why this is significant: Doug Liman, director of big-budget Hollywood films such as The Bourne Identity and Edge of Tomorrow, is collaborating with Conde Nast Entertainment and the virtual reality company Jaunt […]
China has begun cracking down on foreign media operations, setting a rule that neither foreign-owned media nor joint ventures in China will be allowed to publish online without approval from government regulatory agencies. The restrictions cover video, text content, digital books, art, maps, games, and even literature. They will take effect on March 10. The […]
The SVODers certainly seem to be putting the German-speaking market in their sites lately. Coming on the heels of Amazon’s recent moves in the region (See New Programming + Deals here), Netflix now looks set to launch its first German series. According to the German trade mag Blickpunkt: Film, the as-yet unnamed show’s creators […]
Amazon Studios’ nascent film distribution biz is quickly racking up a prestigious roster of filmmakers, including Spike Lee, Jim Jarmusch, and now Woody Allen. Allen, already slated to helm a new series for Amazon, has partnered with the company to distribute his next film, a 1930s-set romantic comedy. (Amazon acquired the North American rights.) Not […]
Twitter has rolled out a flurry of updates ever since Jack Dorsey took the helm last year. The latest: Twitter users can now privately send videos via Direct Message. Twitter also unveiled a new GIF search library, making it significantly easier to create custom-accessorized tweets.
Amazon appears to be gunning for a strong foothold in the German-speaking SVOD market. A week removed from greenlighting a German-language TV series (its first regional content), the company has gained the exclusive SVOD rights to the John Le Carre spy series The Night Manager, starring Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie. The series will debut […]
NBCUniversal-owned Fandango is no longer just a place to buy movie tickets. First came the steady addition of new exclusive web series; now the company is getting more ambitious. Fandango inked an agreement to acquire the film buff-friendly site Flixster, along with Flixster’s well-known subsidiary, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. The deal was reached with Warner […]
NextVR is quickly carving out a niche for itself as the go-to partner for live virtual reality content. Coming on the heels of smaller programming deals with the likes of CNN and Fox, as well as tens of millions of fundraising dollars, the company has now inked a five-year pact with Fox Sports. NextVR will […]
The recently-launched digital media company Ripple Entertainment has pulled off a coveted industry coup: It’s peeled some talent away from Google. Bailey Rosser will now serve as Ripple’s VP of Content Strategy and Audience Development. Rosser most recently served as Audience Development Strategist at YouTube Space LA, before which she worked as Product Solution Specialist […]
Yahoo Finance will be the first platform to live-stream coverage of Warren Buffet’s annual Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting, held on April 30 in Omaha, Nebraska. “The Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting is an epic event, with more than 40,000 people expected in Omaha,” wrote Yahoo Finance Editor in Chief Andy Serwer in an email to Cynopsis […]
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