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Fullscreen Founder George Strompolos to Exit as CEO

Fullscreen CEO George Strompolos is exiting the company he founded seven years ago, TheWrap has learned. Strompolos will transition to an advisory role in the digital media business, which he sold to...

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Fullscreen Founder + CEO George Strompolos to Exit Company, Hands Over Reigns...

In a memo to staff this morning, Fullscreen CEO George Strompolos (pictured) announced he’d be stepping down and passing the CEO role to Andy Forssell, who currently serves as the company’s COO....

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Jesus Chavez Replaces Tom Wright as CEO of Elisabeth Murdoch’s Vertical Networks

Elizabeth Murdoch’s vertical video-focused studio Vertical Networks has announced a new CEO — Jesus Chavez, who will be replacing Tom Wright. Chavez joins Vertical Networks from Latino-focused...

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Verizon Lays Off 50 in Video Business Consolidation (Exclusive)

Verizon has laid off at least 50 people in a consolidation of its video product business, according to multiple company insiders. Alex Wallace (Left) and Brian Angiolet (Right) The people laid off in...

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How Instagram’s IGTV Is Redefining Long-Form Video

In June, Instagram unveiled a new product focused on long-form vertical video — IGTV. And during a private presentation in Los Angeles last week, the company revealed early progress that IGTV has made....

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Cheddar to Bring Live Sports News to Amazon-Owned Twitch (Exclusive)

Streaming broadcast news site Cheddar has locked a deal with Twitch for a new eSports news show called “Cheddar Sports” and a live stream special at TwitchCon on October 27. Starting Thursday, “Cheddar...

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Thursday Night Football Is Getting an Upgrade on Amazon’s Twitch

As part of Amazon’s streaming deal with the National Football League, Thursday Night Football games are made available for free on Amazon-owned Twitch. And for this week’s game between the Los Angeles...

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Fine Brothers Entertainment Expands Its Long-Form Slate (Exclusive)

Few YouTube-born-and-bred producers go on to create studios that bridge the ever-shrinking gap between digital and traditional Hollywood. With ten years, 30 million followers on YouTube and 15 premium...

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Taryn Southern on Being First to Use Artificial Intelligence to Make Album:...

By 2012, global spend on artificial intelligence is anticipated to hit $57.6 billion, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). And one YouTube star — Taryn Southern — is already activating AI...

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Innovators List 2018: 12 Hollywood Disrupters, From Kenya Barris to Xumo

The year 2018 was transformative across Hollywood, media and technology. #MeToo dominated the conversation. Studios and companies embraced diversity and consolidation. And everyone started riding...

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Innovators List 2018: 12 Hollywood Disrupters, From Kenya Barris to Alyssa...

The year 2018 was transformative across Hollywood, media and technology. #MeToo dominated the conversation. Studios and companies embraced diversity and consolidation. And everyone started riding...

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Facebook Watch Has a Big Consumer Awareness Problem

As Verizon, Spotify, AwesomenessTV and many others have shown, building a premium video business is no easy task. Most fail. And on its first birthday, according to publishers who spoke with VideoInk...

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Cheddar to Skinny Bundle With YouTube Live and Hulu

Cheddar CEO Jon Steinberg has announced a plan to disrupt broadcast cable by taking another slice of the TV-network-playbook: bundling its product with Hulu Live TV and YouTube TV. In partnership with...

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Wired Adds 2 Original Series and Acquires Rights to BBC’s ‘Click’

Wired was the first in the Condé Nast family to launch an over-the-top (OTT) channel earlier this summer. And now the gadget and tech-focused brand is bolstering its slate to include 40 hours of new...

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Ellen Digital Network Renews 2 Series, Adds 2 to Slate

Ellen Digital Network has renewed two series and added two new original series to its slate, the company announced at the inaugural Newfronts West on Tuesday. During its presentation, the network...

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How Conde Nast Entertainment Is Chasing Oscar Glory

When most people think of Conde Nast, what likely comes to mind is a 100-year-old magazine publisher that houses some of the most prolific brands online and in print. While that wouldn’t be far off,...

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Facebook Video Viewership ‘Still Well Behind YouTube’ but ‘Growing Rapidly’

If you ask publishers that have a series on Facebook Watch, things have not gone so well on the social network’s first year as a premium programmer. But, according to Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg on...

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Is Video in the ‘Dark Ages’? Exec: ‘There Is Next to No Market for Short Form...

What once was the “shiny new toy,” as one publisher put it, is now the problem child for publishers: video. Over the last few years, study after study has cited consumers’ climbing appetite for video —...

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BBC and ITV-Backed BritBox to Bring UK Holiday Content to the US Next Month

A month of British cheer is coming to the U.S. market, thanks to BBC and ITV-backed subscription streaming service Britbox. Starting Dec. 1, American viewers will have access to 31 days of British...

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Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global Names Shalini Sharma as First Head of...

Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global announced its first head of video on Monday, Shalini Sharma joins the company from fellow publisher Fast Company, where she led video and partnerships for five years....

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