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How Ad-Supported Streamer Xumo Aims to Quadruple Time Spent on the Platform This Year
“Our goals are aggressive,” Xumo SVP of Marketing and Content Operations Fern Feistel says
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Amazon Fire TV Grows to 34 Million Active Users
That’s up from around 30 million in January
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Scopely Acquires ‘Star Trek Fleet Command’ Game Developer Digit
Digit CEO Richard Barnwell will continue to manage the operations of the studio
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FuboTV to Launch Free Ad-Supported Streaming Channel This Year – and Original Content (Exclusive)
The subscription streamer is also in the early stages of putting together an original content team
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1.6 Million Sundance Now, Shudder Subscribers’ Data Left Exposed
Their names, addresses and emails were publicly accessible
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Justin Bieber Partners With YouTube for Project Launching in 2020
YouTube Originals will now focus on content centered on music, personalities, and learning
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Why Condé Nast Entertainment Is Doubling Down on Longer-Form Digital Content
5 Questions: “What the data has told us is audiences are watching more and more of our content in longer and longer episodes,” Condé Nast Entertainment president Oren Katzeff says
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Disney Hires Former Goldman Sachs Exec as VP of Product for Disney+
Michael Cerda previously served as chief product officer and marketing director at Marcus, Goldman Sachs online lending platform
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Impact Wrestling Launches New Paid Streaming Service
Impact Plus launches with more than 3000 hours of content and will cost $7.99 per month
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Condé Nast Entertainment to Launch 175 New Digital Pilots
The entertainment company also announced the return of 50 digital series
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Altice USA Acquires Digital News Outlet Cheddar for $200 Million
Cheddar CEO and founder Jon Steinberg also named president of Altice’s News 12 channel and i24News
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Twitter Partners with NFL, ESPN and The Wall Street Journal on Slate of Programming
Social networking service also announces deals with Viacom, Bloomberg, Blizzard Entertainment and MLS
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‘SpongeBob SquarePants’-Themed Game Show to Launch on Facebook and YouTube
Viacom Digital Studios plans to produce original series based on content from Nickelodeon, Awesomeness, BET, Comedy Central and MTV
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Viacom, Pluto TV Partner on Co-branded MTV, Comedy Central, and Nickelodeon Channels
Channels will launch May 1 on Pluto TV
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Jukin Media’s Fail Army, The Pet Collective Launch on Comcast Xfinity X1
The two brands launch with live programming (linear streaming channels) and video-on-demand content