Podcasting Apple Reportedly Plans to Fund Original PodcastsVariety - Janko Roettgers Apple has plans to open its checkbooks for podcasts that would be exclusive to its podcasting apps, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. The investments would …
Streaming LiveXLive Names AOL and MTV Vet Dermot McCormack PresidentVariety - Variety Staff Live entertainment digital media company LiveXLive Media today announced that AOL and MTV veteran Dermot McCormack has been named president of the …
CES CES 2020 Will Let Sex-Toy Vendors Exhibit, as CTA Cracks Down on ‘Sexually Revealing’ Clothing BanVariety - Todd Spangler The Consumer Technology Association announced changes for CES 2020, intended to make the annual tech show more inclusive, including allowing for the …
Technology Cloud-Based Music Mastering Platform Landr Raises $26 MillionVariety - Janko Roettgers Cloud-based music mastering and distribution platform Landr has raised a $26 million Series B round of funding. The new founding round was led by the …
Peter Thiel Trump Says U.S. Will Examine Google’s China Ties After Peter Thiel Accusations, Which Google Says Are FalseVariety - Todd Spangler President Trump has tech giant Google in his crosshairs again, saying that the administration will look into allegations by billionaire tech tycoon …
Streaming NBC News to Produce Two Daily Shows for Jeffrey Katzenberg’s QuibiVariety - Todd Spangler NBC News has joined Quibi’s ambitious bid to build a mobile subscription TV service. NBCUniversal’s news division plans to build a custom set at 30 …
Patreon Patreon Raises $60 Million in New FundingVariety - Janko Roettgers Membership services startup Patreon just got a major cash infusion: The company announced Tuesday that it has raised a $60 million Series D round of …
Streaming Netflix Orders ‘Oceans’ Natural History Series From ‘Blue Planet II’ CreatorVariety - Henry Chu Netflix has ordered a multi-part natural history series on the world’s oceans from Freeborne Media, the production outfit of acclaimed …
Netflix Original Netflix Adds Five Original Series to India SlateVariety - Naman Ramachandran Streaming giant Netflix has added five originals across genres to its India series slate. “Bombay Begums”, created, written and directed by Alankrita …
Play buttonStreaming Moon Landing Anniversary: How to Watch the Apollo 11 Liftoff in Real Time, 50 Years LaterVariety - Janko Roettgers On July 16 of 1969, the Apollo 11 mission launched to send the first man to the moon. 50 years later, the historic mission is being celebrated in a …
Consumer Technology Association U.S. Consumers to Spend $26 Billion on Music, Video Subscriptions This YearVariety - Janko Roettgers U.S. consumers are expected to spend a combined $26 billion on music and video subscription services this year, according to new estimates from the …
Netflix Netflix Subscribers Say ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ ‘Stranger Things’ Are Their Favorite Shows on the ServiceVariety - Todd Spangler Asked to pick their favorite shows on Netflix, users surveyed put “Orange Is the New Black” at No. 1 and “Stranger Things” at No. 2, topping licensed …
Streaming Dish’s AirTV Releases New Android TV Streaming StickVariety - Janko Roettgers Dish’s AirTV subsidiary is releasing a new streaming device designed to combine over-the-air broadcast TV with the company’s Sling TV service and …
Streaming BMI Promotes David Levin to Senior VP of Digital LicensingVariety - Variety Staff BMI today announced that David Levin has been promoted to Senior Vice President of Licensing, effective immediately. In his newly expanded role, …
Streaming James Murdoch Invests $20 Million in The Void, a Location-Based VR Startup (Report)Variety - Todd Spangler James Murdoch, former CEO of 21st Century Fox, has invested $20 million in The Void, a startup specializing in location-based virtual reality (VR) …
Norah O'Donnell Norah O’Donnell’s ‘CBS Evening News’ Isn’t Just For TV ViewersVariety - Brian Steinberg Norah O’Donnell will make her “CBS Evening News” debut, of course, on TV. But that doesn’t mean CBS News isn’t mindful of the new ways in which news …
Streaming Conquistador Series ‘Hernan’ Snagged by Azteca TV and History Channel Latin AmericaVariety - Anna Marie de la Fuente In the wake of its streaming rights acquisition by Amazon Prime, epic series “Hernan” has sold to Mexican broadcaster Azteca and pan-regional pay TV …
Streaming FTC Approves $5 Billion Fine Against Facebook for Privacy ViolationsVariety - Todd Spangler The Federal Trade Commission voted to fine Facebook around $5 billion for violations of the FTC’s consumer-privacy rules, according to multiple media …
The Weeknd The Weeknd’s ‘Can’t Feel My Face’ Crosses 1 Billion Views on YouTubeVariety - Dano Nissen The music video for “Can’t Feel My Face” became The Weeknd’s third video to cross 1 billion views on YouTube. The singer achieved the feat before with …
Streaming PMC Buys Art Market Monitor, Expanding Investment in Art SectorVariety - Dave McNary Penske Media Corporation has announced its acquisition of Art Market Monitor, eight months after PMC bought ARTnews and Art in America. In an email …
Disney+ Disney Shutting Down FX Plus Subscription ServiceVariety - Todd Spangler The FX Plus subscription service is shutting down — another casualty of Disney’s acquisition of most of 21st Century Fox’s assets. FX Plus will no …
Gears 5 ‘Gears 5’ Will Eliminate All Smoking Depictions in Cooperation With Youth Anti-Tobacco Org (EXCLUSIVE)Variety - Todd Spangler “Gears 5,” the forthcoming installment in the “Gears of Wars” third-person shooter game franchise, will be a smoke-free establishment. The game, set …
Streaming Tastemade Inks Hulu Distribution Deal for 24 Food and Travel Shows (EXCLUSIVE)Variety - Todd Spangler Tastemade signed a nonexclusive licensing deal with Hulu to deliver hundreds of episodes of original food, travel and lifestyle shows on the …
YouTube Kids SuperAwesome Launches Kids-Safe Streaming Platform Rukkaz (EXCLUSIVE)Variety - Patrick Frater, Todd Spangler SuperAwesome, a digital marketing startup focused on children under 13, is to launch Rukkaz, its own video platform for kids and family content …
YouTube Kids SuperAwesome Launches Kid-Safe Streaming Platform Rukkaz (EXCLUSIVE)Variety - Patrick Frater SuperAwesome, a digital-marketing startup focused on children under 13, is set to launch Rukkaz, its own video platform for kids and family content …
Streaming Netflix Taps BBC Studios’ Jackie Lee-Joe as Chief Marketing OfficerVariety - Todd Spangler After a four-month search, Netflix has found its next CMO: Jackie Lee-Joe, the former chief marketing officer of BBC Studios. Lee-Joe succeeds Kelly …
Streaming Netflix’s ‘La Casa de Papel’ Part 3 Wows at Madrid World PremiereVariety - John Hopewell MADRID — “La Casa de Papel” (“Money Heist”) Part 3 wowed at its world premiere in Madrid Thursday night, boosted by the presence of creator Alex …
Streaming VidCon Sets First Move Into Asia With Singapore Summit in December 2019Variety - Todd Spangler VidCon, a year and half after Viacom bought the online-video event producer, is heading to another international locale: The first VidCon Asia Summit …
Streaming YouTube Lets Creators Add Higher-Priced Membership Tiers, Paid ‘Super Stickers’Variety - Todd Spangler YouTube is expanding monetization features for its creator base beyond ad revenue — to allow higher-priced channel subscriptions, animated Super …
