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Dec
14
2021
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By Troy Warren
Vox Media, Group Nine Will Merge, Forming Digital Media Giant

Vox Media, Group Nine Will Merge, Forming Digital Media Giant

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BY ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business  #Digital Vox CEO Jim Bankoff would run the combined company, which would own New York magazine, PopSugar, The Verge, Vox and Thrillist. Two of the biggest players in digital media are merging. Vox Media — which owns New York magazine, Vox.com, Eater, The Verge and SB Nation — and Group Nine Media — which counts Thrillist, The Dodo, NowThis and PopSugar among its properties — have signed a deal to join forces, the companies said on Monday. Financial details weren’t disclosed, the deal is expected to close in early 2022. The deal would see Vox Media…
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Dec
12
2021
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Streamy Awards: MrBeast Wins 2021 Creator of the Year

Streamy Awards: MrBeast Wins 2021 Creator of the Year

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BY JACKIE STRAUSE | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital The top award of the night went to the most-watched creator, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, for the second year in a row. The 2021 YouTube Streamy Awards honored the best in online video Saturday night. The event, which streamed exclusively on YouTube, featured digital creator and comedian Larray as maser of ceremonies; special guest Issa Twaimz; presenters Charli D’Amelio, Rhett & Link, Brittany Broski and Philip DeFranco; and performers including Ari Lennox, Måneskin, TikTok star Dixie D’Amelio, Addison Rae, Bella Poarch, and Christina “Tinx” Najjar. Going into the night, Jimmy Donaldson, best…
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Dec
11
2021
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Netflix Wants to Own Online News About Its Content, Too

Netflix Wants to Own Online News About Its Content, Too

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BY MIA GALUPPO | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital  #Business A new website, Tudum, will host news like renewals and consumer content about series and films, marking the latest editorial effort by the streaming giant. Netflix is aiming to boost its growing editorial efforts with the launch of a new website titled Tudum, the name being a further riff on the sound that accompanies the company’s logo when subscribers open the streaming site. The new website shares its name with what the company billed as a “global fan event”that took place in September. It offered exclusive first looks and interviews covering its series…
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Dec
10
2021
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Time Takes Person of the Year Reveal to YouTube

Time Takes Person of the Year Reveal to YouTube

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BY ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital After making the reveal on NBC for years, the magazine and media brand looks to expand the franchise through the digital video giant. For years, Time used the reach of broadcast TV to unveil its annual Person of the Year. For 2021, however, the magazine and media brand now owned by Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and his wife, Lynne Benioff, will be taking the big reveal to YouTube. Time‘s video production division, Time Studios, will produce the special, which will premiere Monday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 a.m. ET on Time’s YouTube Channel. Last year, Time unveiled its…
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Dec
08
2021
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Roku, YouTube Ink New Deal, Bringing YouTube TV Back to Streaming Platform

Roku, YouTube Ink New Deal, Bringing YouTube TV Back to Streaming Platform

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BY ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business  #Digital The companies had been in a bitter public dispute since April, and with a deal for the main YouTube app set to expire Thursday. After a bitter, public, months-long dispute, Roku and Google have come to terms on a new multi-year distribution agreement, which covers both YouTube and YouTube TV. The new deal will return the YouTube TV app to Roku’s store, and will keep the main YouTube app from being pulled from the platform (the companies had warned that the app would be pulled from Roku’s store on Dec. 9 if they couldn’t come…
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Dec
06
2021
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‘Batman: The Animated Series’ Audio Drama in the Works with Original Cast

‘Batman: The Animated Series’ Audio Drama in the Works with Original Cast

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BY AARON COUCH | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital Actors Kevin Conroy and John Glover shared the news at Los Angeles Comic Con Saturday that they are attached to a project with 'Batman' scribe Alan Burnett. The Bat-family may be getting back together in podcast form. On Saturday during Los Angeles Comic Con, actor Kevin Conroy (Batman) and John Glover (The Riddler) revealed that an audio drama was in the works that will continue the 1990s Batman: The Animated Series. According to the actors, Batman: The Animated Series writer Alan Burnett is developing the project. “It’s a great script by Alan Burnett and…
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Dec
03
2021
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NBCU Reality Show Streamer Hayu Launches in India

NBCU Reality Show Streamer Hayu Launches in India

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BY GEORG SZALAI | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital The subscription video-on-demand service is now available in 28 territories. NBCUniversal’s reality show streaming service Hayu has launched in India. The Comcast entertainment unit said Thursday that the subscription video-on-demand service was now available in 28 territories. The direct-to-consumer service is available in India “on a full array of devices — mobile, tablet, laptop, connected TVs and selected consoles,” it said. “Targeting the broad base of viewers who are fans of the reality genre, Hayu offers over 8,000 episodes of top reality TV content, including all seasons of Keeping Up With the…
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Dec
02
2021
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Streaming Services to See 150M Cancellations Next Year as Churn Heats Up, Deloitte Predicts

Streaming Services to See 150M Cancellations Next Year as Churn Heats Up, Deloitte Predicts

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BY ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business  #Digital The tech giants will need to balance subscriber acquisition with retaining existing customers to avoid losing subs. While most streaming services are still trying to scale up, a fresh challenge is emerging for companies hoping to be viable players in the market: large-scale churn. The global consulting firm Deloitte released its 2022 technology, media and telecom predictions Wednesday, and one of them is sure to be of interest to companies that are leaders in the streaming business, or hoping to become major players. Specifically, Deloitte predicts that more than 150 million people…
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Nov
29
2021
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to Step Down, Parag Agrawal Named Successor

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey to Step Down, Parag Agrawal Named Successor

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BY ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business  #Digital Dorsey, who co-founded the social networking site, will remain on the company's board of directors through his current term, then leave the company entirely in 2022. Twitter CEO and co-founder Jack Dorsey will step down as the tech company’s chief executive. Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s CTO, will succeed Dorsey as the company’s new CEO, effective immediately. Twitter announced the news Monday, with the company’s board unanimously approving of Agrawal as Dorsey’s replacement. Dorsey will remain on Twitter’s board of directors through his current term, which runs into 2022. Once his term ends, Dorsey told staff in…
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Nov
28
2021
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Why Streamers Are Stalling on Sharing Data

Why Streamers Are Stalling on Sharing Data

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BY TATIANA SIEGEL, RICK PORTER | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Business  #Digital Success is subjective, subscriber bases vary wildly, and confusing metrics math has left Hollywood with little more to go on than "we know hot programming when we see it." Back in 2019, WarnerMedia struck a deal for its soon-to-launch streamingplatform HBO Max that secured exclusive domestic streaming rights to The Big Bang Theory for five years. The pact, which sources pegged in the billions, also included an extension of an existing syndication deal with TBS in which the comedy will continue airing on the WarnerMedia-owned network through 2028. While the syndication side…
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