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Oath distanced from Morning Breath after Instagram star’s tweets
Verizon’s Oath has cancelled The Morning Breath, a celebrity talk show aimed at millennials, after…
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Verizon folds Go90 into Oath, widens its content distribution
Verizon has folded its US video streaming service, Go90, into its Oath division, in a…
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M&A chatter continues with Amazon & Lionsgate rumours
Lionsgate has emerged as the latest major entertainment group set for consolidation, with Amazon among…
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A+E strikes wide-ranging programming deal with Verizon
A+E Networks has scored a programming output deal with US telco and digital business Verizon….
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Vevo president and CEO Erik Huggers steps down
Erik Huggers has stepped down as the president and CEO of major label-backed music video…
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Disney in clear as Comcast drops out of Fox race
Comcast will not pursue an acquisition of a suite of entertainment assets from 21st Century…
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Comcast ‘targets Fox entertainment takeover’
Comcast has reportedly swooped in to buy 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets, with telco Verizon…
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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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Verizon linked with Disney takeover
Verizon may become the latest US telco to buy a major American content company, with…
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Verizon makes Oath after completing Yahoo deal
Verizon has competed its US$4.5 billion acquisition of Yahoo’s core business and has combined it…
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Verizon buying rights for OTT streaming TV service
US telco Verizon is the process of securing rights to launch its own OTT TV…
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Barcroft to produce US shows with Complex Networks
Youth-focused media group Complex Networks and UK-based Barcroft Media will coproduce original programmes in the…
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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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Verizon, Awesomeness ditch premium plans
Verizon and AwesomenessTV have shelved plans to develop a premium content service. The pair were…
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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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Report: Verizon set to buy Vessel
US telco Verizon is in position to acquire mobile video platform Vessel, according to a…
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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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Verizon set to buy Yahoo assets for $4.8bn
Verizon has agreed to buy Yahoo’s core internet operations for US$4.8 billion in cash. The…
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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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Telcos target TV
Telecoms operators are increasingly looking to TV to drive new subs, increase customer loyalty and…
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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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Verizon, Hearst create mobile video JV
US companies Verizon and Hearst are partnering to create a mobile content-focused joint venture. Verizon…
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Discovery in Verizon OTT deal
Discovery Communications is to begin supplying content to an upcoming mobile TV-focused OTT service from…
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Verizon pays $4.4bn for AOL
US-based telco Verizon will pay US$4.4 billion to acquire digital content and distribution group AOL. The…
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Ex-Intel TV, BBC iPlayer chief joins Vevo
Former Intel TV and BBC digital chief Erik Huggers has joined music video content company…
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ESPN sues Verizon over cord cutting packaging
ESPN has issued a lawsuit against telco Verizon, alleging it has breached its contract with…
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Netflix confirms Time Warner Cable payment
SVOD service Netflix has begun paying another US cable provider fees to guarantee better bandwidth…
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Netflix cuts AT&T deal
Netflix has agreed an interconnection deal with AT&T designed to reduce buffering problems for its…
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Netflix cuts AT&T deal
Netflix has agreed an interconnection deal with AT&T designed to reduce buffering problems for its…
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