Chernin Group and AT&T to Buy Multichannel Network Fullscreen
By Jesse Whittock for TBI Vision This week, seasoned media reporter Peter Kafta revealed that Peter Chernin’s media group and US telco AT&T are set to buy leading multichannel network Fullscreen. No major surprise there – the Chernin Group and AT&T …
NBC Among Companies Emphasizing Importance of Investing in Online Video Creators
By Madeline O’Leary for the Los Angeles Times NBC has new plans to seek out and broadcast online video stars, a network executive said during a VidCon panel Thursday. “That’s where the audience is,” said Rob Hayes, executive vice president …
Big YouTube Channels Join Forces to Help Drive Ads
By Mike Shields for Adweek The web video world is getting its own trade organization: GOVA, the Global Online Video Association—a nonprofit group formed with the primary goal of bringing more advertisers to the medium. At the outset, GOVA is …
Chernin Group, Comcast, WPP invest in Fullscreen
By Dawn C. Chmielewski Fullscreen, a digital media company that has built one of the largest network of channels on YouTube, has closed a round of Series A funding with backing from heavy hitters in the traditional entertainment world — …