NewFronts

• Newsy Continues To Expand On Multiple Platforms With Two-Hour Daily Live Newscast
• BBC Highlights ‘Slow News’, Drone Journalism At Inaugural NewFronts Showing

  BBC hoping to pursue more “slow news” in coming months -- or easily digestible explainers that delve into the 'what' and the 'why' behind the news.

  
• Vice Will Bring More Of Its Brands To Twitch After Successful Gaming Stream

  Vice announced that it would bring its Noisey, Vice News, and Motherboard brands to twitch after finding success there with its gaming hub Waypoint.

  
• YouTube: Number Of Channels With 1 Million Subscribers Has Grown 75% Since Last Year

  Smart TV sets represent the company's fastest-growing screens, Wojcicki said at Brandcast, with watch-time doubling year-over-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”
• Time Inc. To Launch ‘Sports Illustrated’ SVOD Service, Slew Of Social Video Brands
• Hearst Announces America Ferrera Docu-Series, Content Pact With Musical.ly
• Refinery29 Unveils Series From Willow Smith, Zosia Mamet, Evan Rachel Wood
• Popsugar Seeks New Platforms Through New Film Studio, Investment In Long-Form Production Company
• Conde Nast Entertainment Touts “Next Gen” Videos, Verticals, Ad Tech, And Incubators At NewFronts
• Defy Media Unveils Scripted Smosh Series, ScreenJunkies Documentary At NewFronts