NewFronts

• NewFronts Adds Vice, Subtracts Fusion And Jukin Media Ahead Of Annual Conference
• IAB Cuts NewFronts Schedule In Half, Will Launch L.A. Iteration Later This Year

  The 2018 NewFronts comprise 16 presenting companies thus far, compared to the more than 30 digital media outfits that attended last year.

  
• Celeb Stylist Rachel Zoe Launches TZR Studios, A Digital Video Production Outfit

  Rachel Zoe's editorial brand is foraying into video with TZR Studios, an in-house digital production company that unveiled its first slate at the NewFronts.

  
• NowThis Launches Sports Vertical, The Dodo Unveils Kids’ Brand At Group Nine NewFront

  All told, Group Nine’s brands -- Thrillist, NowThis, The Dodo, and Seeker -- deliver 4.3 billion monthly video views, said CEO Ben Lerer.

  
• Kurt Hugo Schneider, Al Roker Headline Programming Slate From Sony Music’s Rumble Yard
• ‘Entrepreneur’ Unveils Office Makeover Series With Mr. Kate At First-Ever NewFront
• Newsy Continues To Expand On Multiple Platforms With Two-Hour Daily Live Newscast
• Vice Will Bring More Of Its Brands To Twitch After Successful Gaming Stream
• YouTube: Number Of Channels With 1 Million Subscribers Has Grown 75% Since Last Year
• YouTube To Fund Originals From Ellen DeGeneres, Rhett & Link That Won’t Live Behind ‘Red’ Paywall
• YouTube Star Casey Neistat Says His Work With CNN Is “Definitely Not A Traditional Newscast”
• Hearst Announces America Ferrera Docu-Series, Content Pact With Musical.ly