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Go90 poaches Vessel buyer for content post

US mobile platform Go90 has poached Ivana Kirkbride from rival Vessel to become its chief content officer. The hire is a mark on intent from Go90, which telco Verizon launched last year. Kirkbride was VP, content acquisitions at Vessel, which former Hulu CEO Jason Kilar founded, also last year. Before joining Vessel in September, she […]

Verizon-Hearst platform orders scripted satire

Verizon Hearst Media Partners, a joint venture that operates a suit of multiplatform channels, has greenlit a 10x30mins scripted satire from US digital studio Insurrection Media. Drive Share will debut on VHMP-owned Seriously.TV in an exclusive first window in shorter-form chapters before Insurrection distributes it internationally as half-hours. Seriously.TV, which telco Verizon and media group […]

Verizon, Hearst create mobile video JV

US companies Verizon and Hearst are partnering to create a mobile content-focused joint venture. Verizon Hearst Media Partners will target millennial audiences, initially through two channels that will be distributed across Verizon’s Go90 and AOL platforms, and through third-party networks and licensors. RatedRed.com is billed as a “multiplatform digital video channel for millennials from the […]