Recent Headlines

• Netflix Makes Giant Kids’ Content Play With Roald Dahl Acquisition

  In what amounts to a massive coup for Netflix in the kids’ content space, the streaming giant has acquired Roald Dahl Story Company (RDSC) -- the company charged with growing the empire behind literary classics like Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Matilda, and James And The Giant Peach.

  
• Tiltify Signs On For ‘Extra Life’, A 13-Year-Old Gamer-Centric Fundraising Event

  Tiltify, a crowdfunding platform bent toward social media stars, is teaming up with Children's Miracle Network Hospitals to power the nonprift’s 13-year-old Extra Life campaign and its culminating Game Day event.

  
• Rhett & Link Are Going R-Rated For One-Night-Only Live Event

  Rhett McLaughlin and Link Neal, co-hosts of the long-running and family-friendly YouTube morning show Good Mythical Morning, are exploring a raunchier side of their humor with a one-night-only livestreaming event dubbed Good Mythical Evening.

  

• Creator Tools Developer StreamElements Snags $100 Million Investment Led By SoftBank
• Twitch Makes Inroads With National Music Publishers Association After Licensing Disputes
• Creator-Owned Streaming Service Nebula Just Scored Its First Investment At A $50+ Million Valuation
• Digital Brand Architects Names Ernest James SVP Of Special Projects