VideoUP

Oct 29, 2019

Netflix responded to the uproar caused by its test of variable playback speeds late Tuesday, pointing out in a blog post that similar features had long been available on DVD players. The company also said that it had no immediate plans to make the feature available to all of its members. The streaming service recently [...] 32 mins ago The Mouse House is set to unleash a healthy streaming roar, if new research is any indication. Disney Plus has the highest awareness among consumers of the four big new subscription-video packages rolling out over the next six months — and, perhaps more important, also wins top intent-to-purchase marks, according to a recent study by [...] 50 mins ago Talent and literary management company Settebello Entertainment and Chinese talent representation and digital media firm VideoUp are entering into a strategic partnership to help Western celebrities and influencers build presences in the Chinese market. Settebello, set up last year by Byron Austen Ashley, will launch social media presences for the celebrities and influencers, using those [...] 1 hour ago The sight of Apple logo on a red carpet that ran the length of Lincoln Center Plaza drove home magnitude of the moment for entertainment industry insiders at Monday night’s glitzy premiere of “The Morning Show.” The drama series set behind the scene of a network morning news program in turmoil is leading Apple into [...] 2 hours ago When Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg relocated to Apple in 2017 after more than 15 years at Sony Pictures Television, the first thing they did was set up a whirlwind series of meetings with writers, talent agencies and studios. To launch Apple into the extremely competitive original content marketplace, Van Amburg and Erlicht knew [...] 3 hours ago DarkMatter TV, a new ad-supported video service dedicated to horror, sci-fi, action and true crime, is launching on October 31 — just in time to celebrate Halloween with some scary flicks. The new service will be available on Android, iOS, and a number of smart TV platforms. At launch, DarkMatter will offer access to some [...] 3 hours ago Scopely is now a unicorn. The privately held free-to-play mobile-games publisher announced a $200 million Series D funding round, bringing it to $458 million raised to date. That more than doubles Scopely’s valuation to approximately $1.7 billion, according to a source familiar with the transaction — up a cool billion from $700 million when it [...] 6 hours ago