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Nov
24
2021
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By Troy Warren
Streaming Platforms Use Black Friday Deals to Boost Sluggish Subscriber Growth

Streaming Platforms Use Black Friday Deals to Boost Sluggish Subscriber Growth

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BY ALEX WEPRIN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital Hulu, Peacock, Paramount+ and Discovery+ are among the services offering steep discounts this week to entice new subscribers. Viewers of Good Morning America on Tuesday were offered a special sneak preview of what could be the biggest Black Friday offer in streaming video: one year of Hulu for 99 cents per month, a $6 discount per month or a $72 discount for the year. That Disney would use its signature ABC morning show to launch the offer underscores just how much returning growth to its streaming business matters to the company. In its last quarterly earnings report earlier in…
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Nov
23
2021
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Streamer Jack “CouRage” Dunlop Renews Deal With YouTube Gaming (Exclusive)

Streamer Jack “CouRage” Dunlop Renews Deal With YouTube Gaming (Exclusive)

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BY TRILBY BERESFORD | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital  #Gaming The gamer boasts over 3 million subscribers on the video-sharing platform, where he streams a variety of titles from 'Warzone' to 'Among Us.' Streamer Jack “CouRage” Dunlop has renewed his exclusive deal with YouTube Gaming. Dunlop, 27, a former esports commentator turned content creator, boasts 3.47 million subscribers on the platform where he streams popular games including Warzone, Grand Theft Auto, Cyberpunk 2077, Breath of the Wild and Among Us. He also hosts a second channel with Apex Legends content and more. “YouTube is the place where every online creator wants to be,” Dunlop tells The Hollywood Reporter. “One…
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Nov
22
2021
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By Troy Warren
Hulu to Raise Price of Live TV Subscription, Add Disney+ and ESPN+

Hulu to Raise Price of Live TV Subscription, Add Disney+ and ESPN+

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital Beginning on Dec. 21, Hulu with Live TV will cost $69.99/month for the ad-supported offering and $75.99/month for the ad-free version. Hulu will increase the price of its live TV subscriptions by $5 a month and add Disney+ and ESPN+ to the subscription tier, the streamer informed subscribers on Friday morning. Starting on Dec. 21, all Hulu subscriptions with live TV will include Disney+ and ESPN+ and will cost $69.99 per month for the ad-supported offering and $75.99 per month for the ad-free version. The price increase essentially drops the price of what…
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Nov
21
2021
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By Troy Warren
Disney Shows Its Cards in Pursuit of Sports Betting Dollars

Disney Shows Its Cards in Pursuit of Sports Betting Dollars

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BY ALEX WEPRIN, GEORG SZALAI | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital Now that major leagues are getting on board with gambling, the family-friendly Hollywood giant is eyeing that revenue and may start with a splashy ESPN licensing deal. The Walt Disney Co. is taking a gamble on sports betting. The entertainment giant, notoriously conservative when it comes to protecting its brand, will use ESPN as its entry point into the fast-growing sector. “Given our reach and scale, we have the potential to partner with third parties in this space in a very meaningful way,” Disney CEO Bob Chapek told analysts during…
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Nov
20
2021
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TikTok Hires Shavone Charles as Head of Diversity & Inclusion Communications

TikTok Hires Shavone Charles as Head of Diversity & Inclusion Communications

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital The executive — formerly at VSCO, Instagram and Twitter — joins TikTok in a newly formed role. TikTok has tapped Shavone Charles to lead communications around the social platform’s diversity and inclusion initiatives. Charles joins TikTok next week in the newly formed role after serving as the director of communications and creative partnerships at VSCO, where she launched the #BlackJoyMatters campaign. Prior to joining VSCO, she oversaw global music and youth culture communications at Instagram and music and culture communications at Twitter, two positions that she created at both companies. Outside…
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Nov
18
2021
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Tastemade Launches Travel Streaming Network

Tastemade Launches Travel Streaming Network

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Travel #Digital Series on the network will feature hosts like the conservationist Monty Halls, the Australian footballer Abbey Holmes and 'MasterChef New Zealand' winners Karena and Kasey Bird. Tastemade is launching a streaming network on Wednesday to showcase the network’s travel series. The network, Tastemade Travel, will first be available on Samsung TV Plus, Redbox, VIZIO WatchFree+ and IMDb TV, which reach a combined 80 million households in the U.S. Additional distribution platforms are expected to be added in the next quarter. Tastemade Travel will stream shows like Luke Nguyen’s Street Food Asia and Curtis Stone’s Field Trip, as well…
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Nov
17
2021
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Home Cooks Can Now Use Snapchat to Scan Ingredients and Find Recipes From Allrecipes

Home Cooks Can Now Use Snapchat to Scan Ingredients and Find Recipes From Allrecipes

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By Bailey Fink | FoodAndWine.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Foodie #Digital Simply scan your ingredients and you'll find recipes in an instant. Choosing a recipe just got even easier thanks to Snapchat's new Food Scan feature. Every month more than 170 million Snapchat users utilize the Scan feature to identify dog breeds, plants and trees, wine bottles, and more — and now they can scan actual food ingredients to find recipes. Snapchat is teaming up with Allrecipes to help home cooks find recipes based on the ingredients they have on hand. All they have to do is place the ingredient on a…
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Nov
16
2021
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PBS Taps Maribel Lopez to Lead Digital Studios

PBS Taps Maribel Lopez to Lead Digital Studios

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital The executive comes from Twin Cities PBS, a member station in Minnesota. PBS has hired Maribel Lopez, an executive producer and managing director at a PBS member station in Minnesota, to lead its digital studios, which produces original and short-form content on social platforms like YouTube. Lopez begins on December 13 and replaces Brandon Arolfo, who exited PBS earlier this year to join Travel + Leisure as vp creative and content. Lopez will join PBS from Twin Cities PBS, where she is the executive producer of Sound Field, a music education series on YouTube that is…
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Nov
14
2021
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How Clubhouse Is Working to Become a “Real Company”

How Clubhouse Is Working to Become a “Real Company”

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital #Technology Since a $4B valuation, downloads of the pandemic-popular app have fluctuated and competitors have launched, so Clubhouse is back to the basics after growing "way, way, way too fast." Few people expected Clubhouse, the live social audio platform that launched in the early days of the pandemic, to grow as quickly as it did. Not even co-founder Paul Davison, who recalls scrambling to fix bugs and crashes with partner Rohan Seth when the company was run by just the two of them. “I think we grew way, way, way too…
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Nov
11
2021
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Disney CEO: We’re Ready for “Our Own” Metaverse

Disney CEO: We’re Ready for “Our Own” Metaverse

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BY J. CLARA CHAN | HollywoodReporter.Com Troy Warren for CNT #Digital "Our efforts to date are merely a prologue to a time when we'll be able to connect the physical and digital worlds even more closely," Bob Chapek says on an earnings call. Disney CEO Bob Chapek is preparing the company to blend its physical and digital assets in the metaverse. “The Walt Disney Company has a long track record as an early adopter in the use of technology to enhance the entertainment experience,” Chapek said Wednesday during the company’s quarterly earnings call. “Our efforts to date are merely a prologue to a…
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