EXCLUSIVE: Formats powerhouse Banijay, which produces and sells the likes of Big Brother, Survivor and Total Wipeout around the world, has lashed out at social media and YouTube copycat versions of some of TV’s biggest hits. Lucas Green, the French-headquartered outfit’s Chief Content Officer of Operations, branded copycats “an intrinsic issue facing the industry that
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The NFL and Google have sealed a multi-year agreement giving YouTube TV and YouTube Primetime Channels exclusive rights to the NFL Sunday Ticket package in the U.S. The pact, which takes effect in 2023, replaces a partnership between the league and DirecTV since the introduction of the Sunday Ticket package — which delivers out-of-market games
EXCLUSIVE: YouTuber Brandon B has opened a London production outfit and launched YouTube celebrity chat format This Interview Will Self Destruct with guests including Tom Holland and Jake Gyllenhaal. Studio B will focus on developing digital formats fronted by Brandon B – real name Brandon Baum – for young audiences. This Interview Will Self Destruct
EXCLUSIVE: YouTube has ordered five new original projects as part of its Black Voices Fund. It will launch Recipe for Change: Amplifying Black Women featuring Mary J. Blige, Saweetie, Tabitha Brown, Jackie Aina, which will see them come together to to celebrate the stories, traditions, identities and experiences of Black women as they gather around the