Crackle Owner Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment to Acquire Redbox
The $375 million all-stock deal is premised on growth in the free ad-supported streaming market. Redbox CEO Galen Smith (COURTESY OF...
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TelevisaUnivision to Buy Streaming Service Pantaya to Bulk Up ViX+
Courtesy of Hemisphere Media TelevisaUnivision reached a deal with Hemisphere Media Group to acquire Pantaya, a U.S. streaming platform...
Peacock Will Get Bravo Shows Next-Day, NBCU Streamer Inks Lionsgate Movie Output Deal
Streamer says 'Bel-Air' broke records with 8 million accounts having watched to date Courtesy of NBCU Peacock will be the first streaming...
Peacock Hits 28 Million Monthly Active U.S. Accounts, 13 Million Paid Subscribers
Bel-Air (Courtesy of Tyler Golden/Peacock) Peacock ended the first quarter of the year with 28 million monthly active accounts and 13...
GeekWire Chairman Launches Ad-Supported, ‘American Asian’ Focused Platform JoySauce Network
Jonathan Sposato (Courtesy of JoySauce Network) GeekWire co-founder and chairman Jonathan Sposato has launched JoySauce Network, a new...
Netflix Will Face Hurdles in Courting Advertisers, But Biz Abuzz About Streamer’s New Model
Netflix has held Madison Avenue at arm’s length for years. Now, the popular streamer wants to draw the advertising industry in a tighter...
Warner Bros. Discovery Aims to Become Aggressive ‘Global Operator’ in Wide World of Sports
‘NBA on TNT’ announcer Charles Barkley (Courtesy of Richard Shotwell/Invision) There’s a new contender in the arena. As Discovery begins...
Peacock Hires Netflix’s Shannon Willett as CMO, Hulu’s Brian Henderson as EVP of Programming
L-R: Shannon Willett, Brian Henderson (Courtesy of NBCUniversal) Peacock President Kelly Campbell is raiding rival streamers in building...
ITV Buys Out BBC’s Share of BritBox U.K.
Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (Courtesy of BritBox) ITV has bought out BBC’s share of BritBox U.K. ahead of the launch of its new streaming...
CW Boss Mark Pedowitz Unpacks Pandemic’s Anticipated Effect on Pilot Season
Mark Pedowitz (Courtesy of Jsquared Photography/The CW) As the COVID-19 crisis inches toward the grim yearlong milestone since the much...
Roku Acquires Global Rights to 75-Plus Quibi Shows, Will Stream Them for Free
Liam Hemsworth in “Most Dangerous Game”; Sophie Turner in “Survive”; Chrissy Teigen in “Chrissy’s Court”; Chance the Rapper in “Punk’d”...
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