Well that’s one way to get people on board. The Wall Street Journal reports that Facebook has been paying media companies and celebrities to use the Facebook Live service. According to the Journal, the company has shelled out over $50 million to the likes of CNN, BuzzFeed, and Kevin Hart. No real secret as […]
Twitter and its video app Vine are both increasing their max video lengths. On Twitter, advertisers and some publishers will be able to post videos that are up to ten minutes long – a huge increase from the previous maximum of 30 seconds. Percentage-wise, Vine’s increase is more massive. In a new beta test, select […]
The NHL unveiled its 2016-17 regular season schedule, with play beginning on Oct. 12 with a four-game slate and run through April 9. Opening the doors to the new season will be Flamers/Oilers, Maple Leafs/Senators, Blues/Blackhawks and Kings/Sharks. Meanwhile, the Penguins will raise their fourth Stanley Cup championship banner on Oct. 13 before facing the […]
Instagram’s announcement that it now has more than 500 million monthly active users worldwide saw sports fans make up one of the most active communities on the platform. The company says more than 165M people on Instagram follow at least one sports-related account with people, on average, followomg eight sports-related accounts, six of which are […]
JOB OF THE WEEK SR DIR., CRM & DIGITAL AUDIENCE DATA STRATEGY A+E Networks NY Lead the consumer-facing CRM efforts across A+E’s portfolio of networks, the strategy and execution of enterprise Addressable Audience / CRM program, serving as internal subject matter expert (SME) Full Info/Apply HERE. CYNOPSISJOBS 06.21.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, June 21, […]
JOB OF THE WEEK SR DIR., CRM & DIGITAL AUDIENCE DATA STRATEGY A+E Networks NY Lead the consumer-facing CRM efforts across A+E’s portfolio of networks, the strategy and execution of enterprise Addressable Audience / CRM program, serving as internal subject matter expert (SME) Full Info/Apply HERE. CYNOPSISJOBS 06.21.16 Good morning. It’s Tuesday, June 21, […]
Dreadful news for Penny Dreadful fans: Sunday’s third-season finale also marked the series finale. Showtime confirms that the show is over and done after 27 episodes. “John Logan deftly created a truly beautiful, brilliantly-written, epic drama series that has drawn a passionate fan base to our network,” said Showtime president David Nevins. “After three fulfilling […]
J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot Productions has come onboard to develop the event series adaptation of Tavis Smiley’s book, Before You Judge Me: The Triumph and Tragedy of Michael Jackson’s Last Days, for Warner Bros TV. Before You Judge Me is described as a “taut rendering of the final months in the life of one of […]
Julie McNamara has been named as EVP of Original Content for CBS All Access, CBS’s paid subscription service. McNamara is a genuine heavyweight, having served as an exec at CBS Television Studios for the past decade. Her hiring should serve as something of a clue as to just how seriously CBS will be pursuing original […]
According to a report from TechCrunch, Yahoo is set to launch live video streaming on Tumblr. The live video product will be built on top of the company’s existing Tumblr platform. Yahoo hasn’t confirmed the report. The move would put Yahoo in competition with the likes of Periscope and Facebook.