Hulu has appointed Jenny Wall as SVP, Head of Marketing. Some key areas that Wall will oversee include strategy and implementation across the Hulu brand, acquisition, and retention channels as well as communications, content, consumer insights and creative. Most importantly, she will focus on building overall “brand love”, giving consumers a reason to come to Hulu and make it part of their daily lives. Wall brings over twenty years of experience as an influential figure and executive … [Read more...] about Hulu appoints Marketing SVP
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BSkyB in talks to buy Murdoch’s Europe pay-TV businesses
Reuters – Britain's largest pay-TV company BSkyB is in talks to buy Sky Deutschland and Sky Italia, a €10 billion deal that would realise Rupert Murdoch's long-held ambition to combine his European TV interests in a single business. The potential tie-up would create a broadcaster with 20 million subscribers and more clout to deal with growing competition from rivals such as BT in sport as well as online groups like Netflix in movies and blockbuster TV shows. In 2010, Murdoch had … [Read more...] about BSkyB in talks to buy Murdoch’s Europe pay-TV businesses
Netflix announces new Spanish language original comedy series
Beverly Hills, United States – Netflix announced on April 23 its first Spanish-language original series, a comedy from director Gaz Alazraki that reunites the team that made Nosotros los Nobles, one of the most successful Mexican box office hits of all time. The 13-episode series from Alazraki Entertainment is set to premiere in 2015 and centres on a family feud among heirs of a soccer club after the owner’s death. Shooting entirely in Mexico and featuring a cast from all over Latin … [Read more...] about Netflix announces new Spanish language original comedy series
MIPTV: Pokémon expands animation offerings and global reach
Cannes – The Pokémon Company International kicked off MIPTV by announcing its newest feature-length animated film, Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction, which is now available for license. The movie features Ash and Pikachu, plus other classic Pokémon as well as those making their animation debut from the blockbuster Pokémon X and Pokémon Y video games. With more broadcast and VOD partners signed, brand-new TV animation in homes, and … [Read more...] about MIPTV: Pokémon expands animation offerings and global reach
Conde Nast and Hulu enter Emmy race
Conde Nast Entertainment and Hulu have scored their first ever Emmy nominations, following the footsteps of Netflix, which broke new ground last year when it became the first internet streaming provider to enter the Emmy race for three of its original series (House of Cards, Arrested Development and Hemlock Grove), and taking home three wins, including Outstanding Directing for a Drama for House of Cards. In the nominations for the 35th Annual Sports Emmy® Awards, announced on … [Read more...] about Conde Nast and Hulu enter Emmy race
Netflix receives first Oscar nomination
According to Business Insider and International Business Times, Netflix has nabbed its first Academy Award nomination for its documentary, The Square. The online streaming service picked up the documentary for distribution in November on the festival circuit after it announced it was going to make a bigger investment in the movie business. The Square takes viewers inside the Egyptian revolution and demonstrates how a group of revolutionaries used a combination of … [Read more...] about Netflix receives first Oscar nomination
