Studios

• Studio71 Teams With Ben Stiller’s Production Outfit On Romantic Comedy
• Ikea, With Help From YouTube Stars The Ballinger Family, Sam Tsui, Ann Le, And Skyy John, Offers 100 Holiday Tips

  Ikea recruited YouTube stars like Ann Le and Skyy John of Tipsy Bartender for a holiday live stream on Facebook launched in partnership with Fullscreen.

  
• Grace Helbig Joins Studio71, Where She’s Developing A Show With Mamrie Hart

  YouTube veteran Grace Helbig has departed Fullscreen to join forces with Studio71, where she's developing a comedy series with Mamrie Hart.

  
• Fund This: For ‘Typecast’ Monsters, Horrific Roles Are A Nightmare

  'Typecast,' seeking funds on Indiegogo, puts a spin on the "struggling actor" motif by telling the stories of literal monsters that want to break out.

  
• Kickstarter Looks To Compete With Patreon, Launches New Platform Called Drip
• Fullscreen To Shutter SVOD Service In January, Will Lay Off Roughly 25 Staffers
• Kin Community Launches Paper-Crafting Series Exclusively On Facebook Watch
• Jeff Bezos Personally Negotiating ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Series Adaptation At Amazon (Report)
• Vox Media Makes Network TV Move By Bringing Eater’s ‘No Passport Required’ To PBS
• Collab Closes $3 Million Funding Round, Launches Spinoff Venture ‘Collab Asia’
• New Form Debuts 3 Pilots, Including Gaby Dunn Dark Comedy ‘Love Me Do’
• BroadbandTV Signs Yousef ‘FouseyTube’ Erakat, Bart Baker, And h3h3Productions