Conan O’Brien has always been big on using social media for content distribution and his efforts have paid him dividends over the years. Now O’Brien’s YouTube channel has passed 2 billion video views. More than 6.2 billion minutes have been watched on the channel. The channel’s most-watched clip is “Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, and Conan […]
As Relativity Media works to pull out of its six-month-long bankruptcy under a new reorganization plan, some companies have asked a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge to block the studio’s reorg, arguing that the company is incapable of fulfilling various contractual obligations under the plan. Foremost among these companies is Netflix, which has requested that the […]
Google’s jobs board is giving the game away – and apparently the company’s virtual reality ambitions don’t end at the Cardboard. Several new jobs postings, first discovered by RoadtoVR, hint that the company may be developing its own VR gear. The postings: – Hardware Engineering Technical Lead Manager, VR – Engineering Project Specialist, Virtual Reality […]
Vimeo is doing its best to help female creators. The video platform has launched Share the Screen, a new program aimed at boosting female-led projects. The program consists of three separate initiatives. First comes the February 18 release of the new Aidy Bryant-starring short Darby Forever. Vimeo will also support development and production – […]
Be grateful for your free speech rights, folks. Three major Chinese streaming providers – Tencent, iQiyi, and Le Eco (formerly Le TV) – have removed streaming shows from their services in recent days, according to The Wall Street Journal. Some of those shows were big-budget hits, and represent damaging losses for the companies in question. […]
Looks like Netflix isn’t ready to rely entirely on original content just yet. Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos confirmed that the company is currently in renewal talks with Warner Bros. and CBS, which jointly own the CW network. Netflix featured CW content on its service as part of a deal running from 2014-2015, and […]
This is what a ringside seat looks like in 2016. Live VR company NextVR has partnered with Fox Sports to broadcast the upcoming January 23 Premier Boxing Champions matches live in virtual reality. It will be available for free on the Samsung Gear VR headset, via the NextVR app. In an email to Cynopsis Digital, […]
From this day forward, the satirical news site The Onion will be a Spanish-language publication… Okay, that’s not true – though Onion Inc. has indeed sold a large stake to Univision Communications. “Univision…has acquired a good chunk of Onion Inc. as of today, and may acquire the remainder down the line,” wrote Onion Inc. […]
First the legalization of Cuban cigars, and now this. CubaNetwork, a new mult-platform network devoted to the island nation, will debut as an OTT service this April. (The video services provider Vubiquity will handle the digital storefront management services.) The network also plans to debut a linear cable TV network the following month. Most […]
Snapchat is growing in influence by the day, and it stands to reason that its execs would take more onto their plates. Peter Hamby, the former CNN reporter who took over Snapchat’s news efforts last year, will begin overseeing Local Stories, a new variation on Live Stories (Snapchat’s curated short video feature). Local Stories will […]
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