YouTube Will Pay Creators $100 Million to Use TikTok Copycat ‘Shorts’

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorRoku, in its latest bid to pack more exclusive content into The Roku Channel, landed a deal with Saban Films giving the streaming platform pay-one window streaming rights to a select batch of movies from the boutique film acquisition and distribution company’s current slate.It’s the first pay-one licensing agreement for Roku, making The Roku Channel the exclusive North American streaming home for some Saban movies about three months after they premiere in

Tributes are pouring in for actor Mark York, who has tragically passed away after a brief illness at the age of 55. Best known for his role as Billy Merchant in the US version of The Office, Mark has also starred in CSI: New York, Passions and 8 Simple Rules.

Real Housewives are a reality TV/pop culture/American institution at this point, but  is that? And how? Those are the questions Brian Moylan set out to answer in his new book, , an unauthorized deep dive into the Bravo-sphere, which reads as half tell-all, half psychological study into the addictive nature of these shows (and the women who have provided what feels like endless hours of entertainment to viewers for more than 15 years). «I went in trying to answer every question I had and every

Netflix has revealed the original movies that have had the most viewers on the streaming service!

Noel Gallagher has named his price to reform Oasis, and it’s nothing short of a cool £100 million.However, he isn’t holding out hope and claims that the music industry couldn’t afford to fork out the hefty sum.He made the comments after estranged brother Liam claimed last year that Oasis had been offered the huge sum to get back together, but said it was still not enough for Noel.“There isn’t £100million in the music business between all of us… if anybody wants to offer me £100million now, I’ll

Jamie Lang Newen, the production-distribution unit of TF1, France’s biggest broadcast network, has acquired a minority stake in Spain’s Kubik Films, the ambitious production label owned and operated by filmmaking brothers Alberto and Jorge Sánchez-Cabezudo.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe latest gold rush in digital video? Short, shareable video clips — like those popularized by Vine half a decade ago, before Twitter shut down the Vine app.YouTube, the world’s biggest video platform, announced the YouTube Shorts Fund, a $100 million pool of money it’s promising to distribute to creators of the most-engaging clips of its new TikTok-style feature.

Tonight’s Saturday Night Live will be livestreamed internationally via YouTube in more than 100 countries,  including Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.

Jessica Alba is officially a mogul.

Amazon’s free streaming service IMDb TV has unveiled a sizeable development slate with projects from the likes of The Good Place creator Mike Schur, All American showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll and CSI: New York star Melina Kanakaredes.

With Tough as Nails, Phil and Louise Keoghan hoped to honor working-class people whose contributions to American society too often go overlooked.

Janet Mock, a writer, director and executive producer on the FX series Pose, delivered a strongly worded criticism of Hollywood at the show’s third season premiere event. Created by Ryan Murphy, Pose centres on the gender-conforming ball culture of New York in the 1980s and 1990s, and features an ensemble cast which includes numerous transgender actors.

Donald Glover’s La Canada Flintridge estate was listed in the market nearly 2 months ago in February. The lavish property attracted a lot of buyers from LA and around.