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Quibi Hires Peter Farrelly to Write Comedy Series ‘The Now’
Farrelly (“Something About Mary”) is joined by writers Steve Leff (“Two and a Half Men”) and Pete Jones (“Dumb and Dumber To”)
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‘The Fugitive’ Adaptation From Nick Santora in Development for Quibi
The action series is produced by Thunder Road Films with 3 Arts Entertainment and developed with Riverstone Pictures
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Crunchyroll and VIZ Media Partner on Home Video and EST Distribution (Exclusive)
VIZ Media will distribute select Crunchyroll series across the U.S. and Canada
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LinkedIn Live Video: More Engagement Than Video on Demand
“People are just really hungry to talk to each other in real-time in a professional environment,” says Linkedin’s video product manager Peter Roybal
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FITE TV Eyes Addition of Music and Motorsports Verticals (Exclusive)
COO Mike Weber is targeting “underserved” live-streaming opportunities to expand platform beyond combat sports
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Liam Hemsworth to Star in Action-Thriller Series for Quibi
The short-form series is written by Nick Santora and directed by Phil Abraham
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Juanpa Zurita, Nabela Noor to Star in 2 New Facebook Watch Series From ATTN: (Exclusive)
Both shows are funded by Facebook and will live exclusively on Watch
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Twitch Now Allows Creators to Stream Exclusively to Subscribers
The feature is only be available to Twitch’s group of Partner and Affiliate level streamers
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Conde Nast Entertainment Names Kathryn Friedrich as General Manager, EVP of Operations
She was previously chief business officer at RYOT Studio
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Connected TV Advertising Accounts For Nearly Half of Video Ad Impressions, Study Says
Mobile trails behind, accounting for 25% of video ad impressions
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Refinery29 Appoints Hearst Alum Dana Stern to VP of Talent Relations, Casting (Exclusive)
She will report to Refinery29’s president of North America and chief content officer Amy Emmerich
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Lorne Michaels, Seth Meyers-Produced Series Lands at Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi
“Maplewoth Murders” is written by Paula Pell and John Lutz and comes from Universal Television
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CBS News Digital Audience Strategy: ‘No Need to Pander to Any Demographic’
“It’s insulting to ‘younger viewers’ to suggest that they want their news differently than anybody else,” CBS News General Manager Christy Tanner tells TheWrap
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Tubi Surpasses 20 Million Monthly Active Users
The streamer says customers watched over 94 million hours of content during May
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What Makes a Great Podcast? 7 Hosts and Producers Weigh In
“You can really tell when someone is ‘putting it on,’ trying to sound different to how they really are,” Wendy Zukerman, host of “Science Vs,” tells TheWrap
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