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Hulu picks up thriller from Wattpad, AwesomenessTV & Grammnet

Hulu has made a straight-to-series order of Light as a Feather, a thriller from Wattpad…

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AwesomenessTV’s Day to lead new Viacom unit

AwesomenessTV’s business chief, Kelly Day, will lead a new digital-focused production unit for US media…

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Former ABC & Verizon exec to lead Imagine

Ex-ABC comedy chief and Verizon mobile content boss Samie Kim Falvey has joined Ron Howard’s…

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TBI Weekly: UK kids TV shake-up

Kids television has been on the agenda this week as the industry gears up for…

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AwesomenessTV hires Bonnie Pan as network head

AwesomenessTV has hired Endemol Shine Beyond’s former president, Bonnie Pan, as head of network. In…

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2btube & AwesomenessTV sign partnership deal

Spanish-language digital talent agency 2btube has partnered with AwesomenessTV to produce and manage the latter’s…

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Ex-AwesomenessTV chief joins Paramount

AwesomenessTV founder Brian Robbins as joined Paramount Pictures to lead a new youth-skewed division. Robbins…

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AwesomenessTV hires Red Bull, NBCU execs for UK

Multichannel network AwesomenessTV has opened a UK office and hired NBCUniversal and Red Bull Media…

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NBCU pumps $500m into Snapchat IPO

NBCUniversal has invested US$500 million in Snapchat’s IPO last week as the latest phase of…

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Robbins exits AwesomenessTV

Brian Robbins is leaving AwesomenessTV, the kids-focused multichannel network he founded five years ago. Robbins…

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ITV, AwesomenessTV create UK block

Details of the upcoming AwesomenessTV-themed block coming to UK digital terrestrial channel ITV2 have been…

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Awesomeness staffs up Verizon content venture

The upcoming AwesomenessTV and Verizon mobile content venture has drafted in the former drama department…

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Vessel voyage to end after Verizon acquisition

Jason Kilar’s online video service Vessel will close on October 31 after US telecoms giant…

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ABC names new comedy chief

US broadcast network has upped Jamila Hunter to replace Samie Falvey as its comedy chief….

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Comcast completes $3.8bn DreamWorks takeover

Comcast is set to go head-to-head with Disney in the kids and family sector after…

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ABC’s Falvey to run Awesomeness mobile VOD net

Youth-focused content firm AwesomenessTV has poached the head of comedy at US broadcaster ABC to…

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ITV, AwesomenessTV create UK pact

UK broadcaster ITV and kids-focused YouTube channel operator AwesomenessTV have entered into a two-year content…

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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…

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Netflix greenlights Cameron Dallas series

Netflix’s latest original programme is an unscripted series featuring social media star Cameron Dallas. The…

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Verizon buys Awesomeness stake, preps TVOD net

US telco Verizon has bought a quarter of AwesomenessTV in a deal valuing the multichannel…

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AwesomenessTV launching in the UK

DreamWorks-backed YouTube channel AwesomenessTV is available in the UK from today. The channel targets a…

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DreamWorks to supply DHX nets with toons

DreamWorks Animation is supply Canadian kids TV broadcaster DHX Media with 130 episodes of coproduced-animation…

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AwesomenessTV to expand with Endemol Beyond

Endemol Beyond is to launch local language versions of teen multichannel network AwesomenessTV following the…

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Comcast debuts YouTube rival Watchable

US media giant Comcast has launched its ‘YouTube killer’, Watchable, a streaming site that debuts…

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AwesomenessTV scores DHX network deal

Multiplatform content firm AwesomenessTV is to produce programming for DHX Media’s Canadian kids television channel…

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Netflix orders series from Bratz prodco

Netflix has picked up Project Mc², a new kids series about four young super smart young…

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AwesomenessTV makes Kaplan Films president

Kids digital producer and channel operator has hired Matt Kaplan as president of its Awesomeness…

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YouTube funding Smosh, AwesomenessTV titles

Online video giant YouTube is to fund four original series from popular digital content brands…

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YouTube, Seibert set for Junior@MIPTV

The second Junior@MIPTV event on Tuesday, April 14, will feature YouTube’s global head of family…

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YouTube, Vice, Maker and more for MIP Digital Fronts

Digital platforms and content companies including YouTube, Vice, and Maker Studios will be in Cannes…

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