Why Disney is betting on spooky short films — sponsored by brands
A young woman sits on her living room floor in front of a bowl of steaming water and holding a lighted candle. Around her is a plate of M&M cookies...
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What the end ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ says about the changing TV industry
Since "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" premiered in 2007, the reality show has been a ratings-generating, attention-grabbing stalwart for NBCUniversal's E! network. That all ends next year when the show...
Spotify ramps up podcast deals with influencers
Los Angeles-based influencers Rickey Thompson and Denzel Dion are pros at posting funny videos to their millions of followers on social media platforms. But they've never had their own podcast...
TikTok funds top creators to fend off rivals as Trump administration threatens ban
TikTok on Monday pushed back against rivals eager to poach its U.S. video creators (and to lure their audiences), by financing a handful of influencers with large followings on its...
TikTok’s pain is Triller’s gain. But will the U.S.-based video app’s surge last?
It was the moment this Hollywood startup had long been waiting for. When the future of TikTok was imperiled by President Trump's executive order on Thursday, a previously obscure Los...
Popular TikTok stars to leave platform for rival app over data privacy concerns
When Josh Richards first began posting lip-syncing videos as a high school freshman four years ago, he never imagined he would one day become a huge TikTok star. Since then,...
Netflix changed media forever. Can this streamer bring the revolution to Latino audiences?
The Edward James Olmos movie "Windows on the World," about a Mexican family's ordeal during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, was scheduled to open on 100 theater screens nationwide this...
Kanye West’s Yeezy, Jim Henson Co. got federal PPP loans
Judd Apatow's production business, Jim Henson Co. and an apparel firm linked to music artist Kanye West were among the companies approved for a government loan program aimed at reducing...
Crisis del coronavirus impulsa el negocio de podcasts de Spotify
Durante meses, el músico y actor de Los Ángeles Finneas O'Connell y su novia habían hablado de hacer un podcast acerca de sus vidas, pero nunca encontraban el momento adecuado...
Quibi was already a gamble. Will the coronavirus crisis help or hurt the streaming service?
As the coronavirus outbreak spread last month, producers Jonah Bekhor and Jonas Bell Pasht worried their Quibi show, "The Nod with Brittany & Eric," was doomed. The duo had taken...