Sources: DraftKings plans to launch a free, ad-supported video streaming service with videos of podcasts the company sponsors, expected to debut in coming weeks
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A look at Peacock as it enters its second year, considers expansion abroad, and tries to grow paid subscriptions; sources: 20% of Peacock's 14M MAUs pay for it
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eMarketer: US advertisers will spend $11.36B on streaming TV commercials on services like Hulu, Pluto TV, and Peacock in 2021, up from $8.11B in 2020
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg : Tweets: @deg_online , @bw , @davemorgannyc , and @bluff_capital See also Mediagazer Tweets: DEG / @deg_online : “Media is a vehicle to get advertisers to consumers. Think of...
Moonbug buys Cocomelon, the most viewed YouTube channel, and Blippi, forming the largest network of kids channels on YouTube with 235M subscribers
Moonbug Entertainment Ltd. is building a kids media empire for the YouTube generation. — The London-based company has acquired … Tweets: @lucas_shaw , @gerryfsmith , and @lucas_shaw See also Mediaga...
Sources: Quibi's projections from 2019 show the upcoming streaming service is expected to spend ~$1.5B in its first year; Quibi has raised $1.4B so far
oh... https://www.theinformation.com/ ... @cityofthetown @jtoonkel Gerry Smith / @gerryfsmith : “Many studio executives saw taking a stake in Quibi as a form of what they called “schmuck insurance.” h...
Facebook begins testing Facebook News with a subset of people in the US across four categories of select publishers: general, topical, diverse, and local news
media company execs, 6 months from now. https://twitter.com/... Peter Kafka / @pkafka : One between the lines note: Regular Facebook newsfeed is Trump Trump and more Trump. New Facebook News, not so m...
Profile of Tucker Roberts, son of Comcast's CEO, who oversees the cable giant's expansion into esports, including Overwatch League's team Philadelphia Fusion
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Turner to launch ad-free subscription streaming video service, FilmStruck, this fall, to be managed by TCM and the Criterion Collection; price not yet finalized
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HBO Plans to Take On Netflix in Spain With Streaming Service
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Lenovo exec: We didn't realize how big touch would be
Gerry Smith, Lenovo's recently named president of the North America region, tells CNET that the industry underestimated demand for touch on computers. He also says Lenovo will eventually become the t...