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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…

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German MCN’s new LA talent channel

German YouTube channels operator Studio71 has launched The Mansion, an online network themed around LA…

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DreamWorks launches YouTube channel

Hollywood and family content studio DreamWorks has launched DreamWorksTV, a new YouTube channel programmed with…

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Canal+ to launch YouTube children’s channels

French channels operator Canal+ is launching a pair of children’s networks on YouTube. Zac &…

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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….

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Shaftesbury partners to launch new digital agency

Canada-based producer and distributor Shaftesbury has joined forces with millennial agency Youth Culture to launch…

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FremantleMedia sparks a Tiny Riot with new digital studio

The US division of FremantleMedia has created a new digital studio, Tiny Riot! FremantleMedia North…

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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…

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YouTube teams with papers for electoral debate bid

YouTube has joined forces with UK national newspapers the Guardian and the Telegraph and the…

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Italian channels spin Endemol DJ format

Italian pay TV channel Sky Uno and free-to-air counterpart Cielo have commissioned an eight-part DJ…

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Ad market upturn keeps RTL stable

Advertising growth in some markets helped RTL Group to offset a flat market in Germany…

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Kids go OTT

As the gamut of entertainment mediums for children grows ever wider, Andy Fry profiles how…

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Jill Offman: Why we surf for mirth

What’s the last thing you liked on Facebook, retweeted or even – to the shame…

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YouTube gets original

With YouTube channels and their content providers toasted as the talk of MIPTV last week,…

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YouTube’s Varela on the future of TV

The days of linear TV channels being the predominant way people consume TV are numbered,…

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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…

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AwesomenessTV buys $15m MCN

Digital teen channel manager AwesomenessTV has acquired YouTube multichannel network Big Frame for US$15 million….

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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…

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Young Turks and German docs hits Hulu

The Young Turks, the online news and commentary show on YouTube, is launching on Hulu….

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Disney buys Maker for initial $500m

The Walt Disney Company has made the largest investment a traditional media giant has yet…

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MIPTV: Digital Fronts preview

This year at MIPTV, Reed MIDEM is launching the MIP Digital Fronts, an event Laurine…

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WWE, Mattel grapple with toon

Sports entertainment company WWE and toyco Mattel have tag teamed on a 26-part animated shortform…

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Viacom settles legal case with Google

Media giants Viacom and Google have put to bed their long-running copyright battle, a move…

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Endemol poaches RTVE online boss

Production and distribution giant Endemol has named an RTVE exec at the top of its…

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Watch this space

Almost 60 years after the Americans and Russians battled for supremacy of the stars, two…

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News brief: Warner Bros. close to Machinima investment

Hollywood studio Warner Bros. is leading a round of funding that will see US$18 million…

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Canal+ buys into YouTube comedy producer

Canal+ Group has taken a majority stake in YouTube comedy channel producer Studio Bagel as…

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YouTube experimenting with pay TV EPGs

YouTube is starting to experiment with making its channels available on IPTV operators’ EPG as…

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Microsoft and Orange in Dailymotion talks

Microsoft is talking to Orange about striking a partnership to develop its video site Dailymotion,…

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OTT leads the way on 4K

As if the OTT players weren’t bumping heads with traditional broadcasters enough already, they’ve now…