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YouTube, Twitter, Facebook: no plans to commission
YouTube and Twitter plan to bring more live video to their respective platform, but neither…
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Nat Geo’s DiCaprio doc free on-demand and mobile
National Geographic will release Leonardo DiCaprio-produced eco-doc Before the Flood for free on numerous on-demand…
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‘Mobile video revenues to hit $25bn’
Worldwide mobile video revenues will reach US$25 billion by 2021, driven by advertisers trying to…
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TV business needs ‘total overhaul’ to combat Netflix
Traditional content creators and channels need to totally overhaul their businesses if they want to…
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AMC: data anaylsis not useful for commissioning
Netflix-type analysis of viewing data is not useful in helping content providers decide which projects…
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Netflix US ‘overtakes’ YouTube
Netflix is now the most watched on-demand video service in the US, beating YouTube into…
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Comedy Central poaches Gleam short-form expert
Pay TV channel Comedy Central UK is to push heavily into short-form video after hiring…
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CollegeHumor co-founder takes Facebook creative role
Ricky Van Veen, the co-founder of IAC/InterActiveCorp-owned comedy site CollegeHumor, is moving to Facebook to…
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Fox launching Kirkman’s Outcast on Facebook
Fox Networks Group Europe and Africa is launching the first episode of its buzzy new drama…
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Netflix: VR not compatible with binge-viewing
Top Netflix execs are not buying the clamour for virtual reality experiences. In an interview…
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Facebook reveals VR video stats
More than 2 million hours of video have now been watched on Oculus-powered Gear VR…
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New Oz movies streaming service nears debut
A new streaming service that aims to offer every Australian-produced feature film ever made is…
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‘Facebook and Twitter vie for live TV rights’
Facebook and Twitter are vying for rights to stream live television through their respective services,…
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Napster creator plots premium VOD movie service
The founder of influential music sharing platform Napster is behind a new on-demand service planning…
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Under the bonnet of the new Top Gear
Top Gear is the biggest factual TV show in the world, and one of the…
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Facebook sets up dedicated social VR team
Facebook is setting up a dedicated social virtual reality team, and has announced plans to…
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First Instagram scripted series launches
Picture-sharing platform Instagram has had its first exclusive scripted series launched. Shield 5 debuted on…
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Facebook explores dedicated video offering
Facebook is looking to launch a dedicated video offering as engagement with video content on…
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SBS launches comedy series on Facebook
Australian pubcaster SBS has launched the first episode of its new comedy series The Family…
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Game of Thrones tops Facebook buzz chart
Game of Thrones was the most talked about TV show on Facebook this year, while…
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Facebook launches live video streaming
Facebook has started to test live video streaming in the US, allowing users to broadcast…
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CCS Insight: ‘BT to buy ITV by 2018’
BT will buy UK public broadcaster ITV by 2018 in an effort to “broaden its…
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Facebook introduces 360-degree videos
Facebook has started to roll out 360-degree videos in the service’s News Feed, in an…
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Global Facebook launch for LeBron James comedy
The second season of LeBron James-inspired basketball comedy Survivor’s Remorse has launched internationally on Facebook,…
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Facebook ‘sets sights on music videos’
Facebook has reportedly held preliminary discussions with the major record labels about adding music video…
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Public petition to save BBC Three
A petition signed by more than 270,000 people opposing plans to take youth-skewing network BBC…
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Wrenn leaves CNN for Facebook
CNN veteran Nick Wrenn has left the Turner-owned news channel to join social network Facebook….
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BET hires Nick, Facebook execs
Viacom’s African American cable channel BET has hired a former Nickelodeon international programming chief and…
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Italian channels spin Endemol DJ format
Italian pay TV channel Sky Uno and free-to-air counterpart Cielo have commissioned an eight-part DJ…
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Kids go OTT
As the gamut of entertainment mediums for children grows ever wider, Andy Fry profiles how…