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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…

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YouTube Red greenlights Lou Pearlman documentary

YouTube has ordered a documentary from Pilgrim Media Group about Lou Pearlman, the maverick music…

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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…

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Logan Paul ads suspended after YouTuber tasers dead rats

YouTube has suspended controversial YouTube vlogger Logan Paul soon after he tasered deceased rats in…

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Amazon fares badly in NPACT factual survey

Amazon’s approach to factual commissioning is leaving plenty much to be desired, according to a…

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Spurlock dropped from projects after misconduct admission

After Supersize Me’s Morgan Spurlock admitted to previous accounts of sexual misconduct, he has been…

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YouTube Red orders Rabbit reality show

Online service YouTube Red has commissioned a reality competition series from Finland’s Rabbit Films. Ultimate…

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YouTube Red orders Sony’s Origin story drama

Subscription VOD service YouTube Red has ordered a sci-fi drama called Origin that has China…

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John Cena, Kat Dennings front YouTube Red original

YouTube Red is set to bring in animated original Dallas & Robo, voiced by WWE…

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TBI Weekly: Digital giants invest in original teams

This week saw veteran programming execs move over to digital giants Apple and YouTube, as…

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YouTube adds ex-WGN & Fox execs for originals

YouTube is bolstering its original programming team by hiring former WGN America (WGN) and Fox…

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DHX & YouTube Red believe We Are Savvy

DHX Media and YouTube Red have teamed up to release We Are Savvy, a magazine-style…

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YouTube Red orders Karate Kid spin-off

YouTube Red is set to host a Sony-made spin-off from film franchise The Karate Kid,…

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Returning miniseries

Distributors will tell you that if they could have one drama production in their portfolio…

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YouTube Red orders batch of new originals

Subscription video service YouTube Red has ordered a live action kids series featuring YouTube star…

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YouTube launches Kids app on smart TVs

YouTube is launching its YouTube Kids app on select smart TVs around the world. As…

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Mattel takes new Monster High to YouTube

Mattel’s new season of Monster High will debut on YouTube, the first time the toy…

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YouTube adds kids content to Red SVOD

YouTube is adding four new original series to its YouTube Red subscription offering, created with…

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NATPE: YouTube Red ‘beats target’, preps launches

YouTube Red is tracking ahead of the “ambitious” subs targets Google has set the streaming…

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YouTube orders musical original for Christmas

YouTube has ordered an original Christmas special for its subscription Red service. The Keys of…

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Netflix business model ‘may be unsustainable’

Global subscription video-on-demand revenues are set to double to US$35 billion by 2021, but market…

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YouTube Kids to play in US, Australasia

YouTube has include its YouTube Kids app in its YouTube Red offering in the US,…

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Netflix misses targets as growth slows

Netflix’s growth rate slowed in the second quarter, with the company missing its sign-up target…

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YouTube plots ‘lot more’ originals for Red

YouTube is going to work on “a lot more original content” throughout the year for…

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YouTube launches 360-degree live-streaming

YouTube introduced 360-degree live-streamed video as part of the immersive video experience at the NAB…

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YouTube to premiere first Red originals

YouTube is due to premiere its first original content for its new US-based subscription service,…

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YouTube mobile reach ‘outstrips US cable nets’

YouTube on mobile devices reaches more 18 to 49-year-olds than any cable network in the…

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YouTube could buy shows to take on Netflix

YouTube executives have met with Hollywood studios in a bid to secure streaming rights to…

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YouTube launches ad-free Red subscription service

YouTube has unveiled YouTube Red, a new pay-monthly offering that lets viewers access an ad-free…