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YouTube pulls out of Premium race
YouTube has cancelled plans to build a slate of high-end drama and comedies as it…
YouTube Red greenlights Lou Pearlman documentary
YouTube has ordered a documentary from Pilgrim Media Group about Lou Pearlman, the maverick music…
Ryan Murphy exits Fox for exclusive $300m Netflix deal
Netflix has pulled off perhaps its biggest production coup to date by prising US super-producer…
Logan Paul ads suspended after YouTuber tasers dead rats
YouTube has suspended controversial YouTube vlogger Logan Paul soon after he tasered deceased rats in…
Amazon fares badly in NPACT factual survey
Amazon’s approach to factual commissioning is leaving plenty much to be desired, according to a…
Spurlock dropped from projects after misconduct admission
After Supersize Me’s Morgan Spurlock admitted to previous accounts of sexual misconduct, he has been…
YouTube Red orders Rabbit reality show
Online service YouTube Red has commissioned a reality competition series from Finland’s Rabbit Films. Ultimate…
YouTube Red orders Sony’s Origin story drama
Subscription VOD service YouTube Red has ordered a sci-fi drama called Origin that has China…
John Cena, Kat Dennings front YouTube Red original
YouTube Red is set to bring in animated original Dallas & Robo, voiced by WWE…
TBI Weekly: Digital giants invest in original teams
This week saw veteran programming execs move over to digital giants Apple and YouTube, as…
YouTube adds ex-WGN & Fox execs for originals
YouTube is bolstering its original programming team by hiring former WGN America (WGN) and Fox…
DHX & YouTube Red believe We Are Savvy
DHX Media and YouTube Red have teamed up to release We Are Savvy, a magazine-style…
YouTube Red orders Karate Kid spin-off
YouTube Red is set to host a Sony-made spin-off from film franchise The Karate Kid,…
Returning miniseries
Distributors will tell you that if they could have one drama production in their portfolio…
YouTube Red orders batch of new originals
Subscription video service YouTube Red has ordered a live action kids series featuring YouTube star…
YouTube launches Kids app on smart TVs
YouTube is launching its YouTube Kids app on select smart TVs around the world. As…
Mattel takes new Monster High to YouTube
Mattel’s new season of Monster High will debut on YouTube, the first time the toy…
YouTube adds kids content to Red SVOD
YouTube is adding four new original series to its YouTube Red subscription offering, created with…
NATPE: YouTube Red ‘beats target’, preps launches
YouTube Red is tracking ahead of the “ambitious” subs targets Google has set the streaming…
YouTube orders musical original for Christmas
YouTube has ordered an original Christmas special for its subscription Red service. The Keys of…
Netflix business model ‘may be unsustainable’
Global subscription video-on-demand revenues are set to double to US$35 billion by 2021, but market…
YouTube Kids to play in US, Australasia
YouTube has include its YouTube Kids app in its YouTube Red offering in the US,…
Netflix misses targets as growth slows
Netflix’s growth rate slowed in the second quarter, with the company missing its sign-up target…
YouTube plots ‘lot more’ originals for Red
YouTube is going to work on “a lot more original content” throughout the year for…
YouTube launches 360-degree live-streaming
YouTube introduced 360-degree live-streamed video as part of the immersive video experience at the NAB…
YouTube to premiere first Red originals
YouTube is due to premiere its first original content for its new US-based subscription service,…
YouTube mobile reach ‘outstrips US cable nets’
YouTube on mobile devices reaches more 18 to 49-year-olds than any cable network in the…
YouTube could buy shows to take on Netflix
YouTube executives have met with Hollywood studios in a bid to secure streaming rights to…
YouTube launches ad-free Red subscription service
YouTube has unveiled YouTube Red, a new pay-monthly offering that lets viewers access an ad-free…