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Snap halts investment in Snapchat Originals and cuts 20% staff
US-based social media firm Snap, owner of the Snapchat app, will no longer fund original…
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Snap orders mental health show from Barcroft Studios
Snapchat has commissioned UK-based Barcroft Studios to produce a new unscripted series that will explore…
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Snapchat taps Arnold Schwarzenegger, Serena Williams for ‘creator shows’
Social media company Snap is moving further into original programming by tapping celebrities including Arnold…
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Snapchat acquires slate of Barcroft titles
Snapchat has acquired five new titles from Barcroft Media. The London-based factual producer has sold…
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LinkedIn considers original programming
Business-focused social network LinkedIn is considering a move into original programming, according to a report…
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Snapchat set for scripted content in 2017
Snap Inc’s VP of content Nick Bell has said the platform is set to release…
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MTV launches localised Snapchat channel in France
Viacom-owned music channel MTV has launched a localised ‘Publisher Story’ on Snapchat’s Discover platform in…
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Time Warner to produce shows for Snapchat
US media giant Time Warner will produce a series of original programmes for social media…
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BT Sport & Snapchat partner for Champions League final
BT Sport is partnering with Snapchat in the UK on social coverage of Saturday’s UEFA…
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NBC launches World Of Dance Snapchat series
In a sign that TV networks are becoming increasingly interested in originating content for social…
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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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Snapchat users love comedy and sport, shun docs
Snapchat allows content companies to reach young viewers in a way that other social and…
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Discovery and Snapchat seal social deal
Discovery is to provide premium short-form video content exclusively for US users of social media…
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BBC and Snapchat team for Planet Earth II
BBC Worldwide will launch exclusive Planet Earth II content on Snapchat a day ahead of…
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Fear the Walking Dead returns with ‘Snapchat Lens’
AMC Global has teamed up with Snapchat to create an exclusive Fear the Walking Dead…
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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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MTV rebooting Cribs for Snapchat
Viacom cable net MTV is bringing back its iconic reality series Cribs, rebooting it for…
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Traditional brands ‘find Snapchat Discover success’
US millennials usually view well-established media brands, rather than media that targets their generation, on…
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Comedy Central readies Snapchat originals
Comedy Central has unveiled a nine-strong slate of original programmes for messaging service Snapchat. The…
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Viacom, Snapchat in ‘unprecedented’ pact
US media giant Viacom has entered into what it describes as an “unprecedented global partnership”…
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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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Snapchat hires Fox alum for content
Messaging service Snapchat has hired former Fox Broadcasting exec Marcus Wiley for what is understood…
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Snapchat moves into original series
A day after launching its editorial-driven app Discover, messaging service Snapchat has launched its first…