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Rightster buys Base79 in £50m deal, YouTube co-founder joins
UK-based multichannel operator Rightster has acquired rival network Base79 in a deal that could be…
German MCN’s new LA talent channel
German YouTube channels operator Studio71 has launched The Mansion, an online network themed around LA…
DreamWorks launches YouTube channel
Hollywood and family content studio DreamWorks has launched DreamWorksTV, a new YouTube channel programmed with…
Canal+ to launch YouTube children’s channels
French channels operator Canal+ is launching a pair of children’s networks on YouTube. Zac &…
YouTube launches for int’l gay channel Here TV
US-based gay cable net Here TV has launched paid-for YouTube channels in 16 international markets….
Shaftesbury partners to launch new digital agency
Canada-based producer and distributor Shaftesbury has joined forces with millennial agency Youth Culture to launch…
FremantleMedia sparks a Tiny Riot with new digital studio
The US division of FremantleMedia has created a new digital studio, Tiny Riot! FremantleMedia North…
YouTube linked to US$1b deal for video site Twitch
YouTube is reportedly buying Twitch, a video platform and community for videogame enthusiasts, for more…
YouTube teams with papers for electoral debate bid
YouTube has joined forces with UK national newspapers the Guardian and the Telegraph and the…
Italian channels spin Endemol DJ format
Italian pay TV channel Sky Uno and free-to-air counterpart Cielo have commissioned an eight-part DJ…
Ad market upturn keeps RTL stable
Advertising growth in some markets helped RTL Group to offset a flat market in Germany…
Kids go OTT
As the gamut of entertainment mediums for children grows ever wider, Andy Fry profiles how…
Jill Offman: Why we surf for mirth
What’s the last thing you liked on Facebook, retweeted or even – to the shame…
YouTube gets original
With YouTube channels and their content providers toasted as the talk of MIPTV last week,…
YouTube’s Varela on the future of TV
The days of linear TV channels being the predominant way people consume TV are numbered,…
Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Discovery form digital studio
Discovery Communications, Brian Grazer and Ron Howard have launched a next-generation prodco, New Form. The…
AwesomenessTV buys $15m MCN
Digital teen channel manager AwesomenessTV has acquired YouTube multichannel network Big Frame for US$15 million….
Amazon takes on Apple, Roku with Fire TV launch
Amazon has launched its much-anticipated TV streaming device, Amazon Fire TV, taking on the likes…
Young Turks and German docs hits Hulu
The Young Turks, the online news and commentary show on YouTube, is launching on Hulu….
Disney buys Maker for initial $500m
The Walt Disney Company has made the largest investment a traditional media giant has yet…
MIPTV: Digital Fronts preview
This year at MIPTV, Reed MIDEM is launching the MIP Digital Fronts, an event Laurine…
WWE, Mattel grapple with toon
Sports entertainment company WWE and toyco Mattel have tag teamed on a 26-part animated shortform…
Viacom settles legal case with Google
Media giants Viacom and Google have put to bed their long-running copyright battle, a move…
Endemol poaches RTVE online boss
Production and distribution giant Endemol has named an RTVE exec at the top of its…
Watch this space
Almost 60 years after the Americans and Russians battled for supremacy of the stars, two…
News brief: Warner Bros. close to Machinima investment
Hollywood studio Warner Bros. is leading a round of funding that will see US$18 million…
Canal+ buys into YouTube comedy producer
Canal+ Group has taken a majority stake in YouTube comedy channel producer Studio Bagel as…
YouTube experimenting with pay TV EPGs
YouTube is starting to experiment with making its channels available on IPTV operators’ EPG as…
Microsoft and Orange in Dailymotion talks
Microsoft is talking to Orange about striking a partnership to develop its video site Dailymotion,…
OTT leads the way on 4K
As if the OTT players weren’t bumping heads with traditional broadcasters enough already, they’ve now…