OTT/Streaming
YouTube to Host Free Virtual Film Festival With 20 Partners Including Cannes, Tribeca, Sundance (Variety)
With COVID-19 shuttering film fests worldwide, YouTube has stepped in to launch a 10-day digital film festival this spring with 20 partners — streaming free to cinema fans everyw... More
Technicolor’s TechStream App Enables Groundbreaking Post Innovation for Quibi’s ‘The Stranger’ (MESA)
From script to screen, Technicolor was a dynamic creative collaborator providing Dailies, VFX, Color, Sound, and a wealth of marketing services work on the promotional assets for t... More
‘Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker’ Heading to Disney+ Two Months Early (Deadline)
Disney has a lockdown treat for Star Wars fans. The House of Mouse is releasing Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker onto its platform Disney+ two months ahead of schedule, with the mo... More
HBO Max Sets Apple Deal for Streaming Distribution (Deadline)
WarnerMedia has firmed up a distribution deal with Apple for distribution of its forthcoming streaming service HBO Max. The pact is the latest key agreement in the run up to the Ma... More
Verizon Media Providing USO Free Use of Streaming Platform for Virtual Shows (Next TV)
Verizon Media is providing the USO free use of its digital media streaming platform to help deliver its famous tours virtually. In the age of COVID-19, the USO can't mount the in-p... More
Live Streaming is Here to Stay – The Future of an Emerging Technology (LVT)
If live streaming is here to stay, there are still technical hurdles to be overcome. When it comes to live music streaming, and in particular, the capacity to play together real ti... More
Pearl Jam’s ‘Gigaton Visual Experience’ Arrives in Home Theaters (Variety)
Pearl Jam planned to release its “Gigaton Visual Experience” – a special audio-visual event around their new album — in theaters just before the album’s March 27 release,... More
Showtime Sees Pop in Streaming Sign-Ups, Viewership Amid Coronavirus Lockdown (Variety)
Penned in by stay-at-home measures to fend off a pandemic, America’s audiences are turning to their television screens for comfort and distraction. Netflix, for one, saw an estim... More
Five Innovations That Improve Live Event Streaming (Verizon Media Blog)
COVID-19 has left an indelible mark on live events. Live sports have been sidelined due to various lockdown orders, which has affected viewers worldwide. The National Basketball As... More
The $200M+ Risk Apple Must Take on Martin Scorsese (Variety)
Apple needs to pay its way out of its early struggles with Apple TV+ or lose out on the opportunity to stay competitive in the streaming wars.... More
How Hollywood is Working From Home to Meet Streaming Demand (Protocol)
While most of the productions are on pause, appetite for new content is greater than ever. Streaming numbers are up, and the industry is on track to launch a number of new subscrip... More
Why Music Videos are Making a Comeback in the Age of Coronavirus (Muse)
Today, we know MTV and VH1 more for reality shows like Teen Mom and Love & Hip Hop than for the iconic videos they launched. But here's the funny thing: Music videos haven't lost t... More
Will They Net Consumers Post-Pandemic? (Variety)
Paywalls have crumbled during the COVID-19 crisis. Call it the Great Pandemic Content Giveaway of 2020. But once consumers are suddenly asked to pay for programming that’s no lon... More
‘Scoob’ Will Skip Theaters, Debut on Digital Platforms in May (Variety)
Warner Bros.’ “Scoob,” an animated film based on “Scooby-Doo” characters, will skip its planned theatrical release and instead launch next month on digital rental service... More
Verizon Media Beefs Up Streaming Platform (Light Reading)
Verizon Media has launched a range of capabilities to enable broadcasters, content owners and service providers to grow audiences and monetize content in new ways. These include ad... More
Fox Nation Streaming-Video Service Open to Product Placement Deals (Variety)
Streaming-video hub Fox Nation is opening its borders – to advertisers.... More
HBO Max Sets Official Launch Date (Variety)
WarnerMedia has set the start date for HBO Max: It’s set to barrel into the streaming wars on May 27. The subscription-streaming package, with some 10,000 hours of content out of... More
Amazon’s SXSW Virtual Collection Launches With 39 Films, 9-Day Run (Variety)
The 2020 SXSW Film Festival has set its virtual selection and screening dates on Amazon, garnering almost 40 shorts, features and episodic programs to participate in the digital wo... More
NBCUniversal’s Fandango Buys Vudu From Walmart (Variety)
NBCUniversal’s Fandango division clinched a pact to buy Vudu, the movie and TV rental and purchase streaming platform, from retailing giant Walmart. The terms of the acquisition ... More
Can the Major SVOD Services Keep Up With Ravenous Audience Demand? (Next TV)
Will pandemic-caused production delays soon make discovering something good to watch harder than finding toilet paper? From Netflix to Disney Plus to Peacock, we break down which s... More
