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• Refinery29 Enters Movie Business Via Co-Production Pact With Indie Studio ‘Neon’
• Refinery29 To Launch Ad-Supported OTT Service In Q4, Will Expand Live Events Business

  Channel29 is an ad-supported platform that will comprise live and on-demand video as well as ecommerce. It is set to bow in the fourth quarter on mobile devices, smart TVs, and the company’s existing digital destinations.

  
• Webby Award Nominees Include Rhett & Link, Vsauce Alongside Oprah, Meryl Streep

  The 22nd Annual Webby Awards just announced its nominees. In the video categories, this included a lot of Vice Media content, Good Mythical Morning, Funny Or Die, and a Kobe Bryant animated short.

  
• Refinery29 Lays Off 34 Employees Amid “Challenging” Year For Digital Media

  The company says it will push beyond its core lifestyle content toward original long-form and unscripted video, live entertainment, and research and data.

  
• Sasheer Zamata Among Mentors For Turner, Refinery29 Lab That Will Produce TBS Digital Pilot
• Refinery29 Recruits Former Facebook VP Sarah Personette As New COO
• Refinery29 Names New Head Of Talent To Integrate Digital, Traditional Stars Into Shows
• Refinery29 Unveils Series From Willow Smith, Zosia Mamet, Evan Rachel Wood
• Refinery29’s Girl-Power ‘Shatterbox Anthology’ To Launch August 28th
• Comcast’s Watchable Platform Premieres Exclusive Shows From Refinery29, Mitú, and Cut.com
• Refinery29 Raises $45 Million Led By Turner, Will Collaborate On Content And Ad Sales
• Refinery29 Announces VR Studio, 2 New YouTube Channels, Projects With Kristen Stewart And Gigi Gorgeous