Platform combines with Listen and Goldhawk to create “content supergroup”
Leading content studio Platform Media is merging with Listen Entertainment and Goldhawk Productions to create what it describes as a “content supergroup”. With combined revenues deep into eight figures and over 70% growth in the past year, Platform Media said the...
Vimeo invites creators to build their own Netflix-style streaming service
Video platform Vimeo has used this week’s tech show NAB to unveil Vimeo Streaming, a new product it said will usher in “the next era of content delivery and monetisation.” According to Vimeo, any creator, big or small, can now launch their own streaming services and...
Spud Gun takes over Mashed from Channel 4 and plots global expansion
Indie production company Spud Gun Studios has announced it is taking ownership of popular animation-focused YouTube channel Mashed from Channel 4. Mashed, which has over 5 million subscribers, will continue to be run by Spud Gun, which was established by the creators...
Fremantle’s new sports division will explore digital formats
Global studio Fremantle is launching a dedicated sports division called Fremantle Sport that will have one foot in the digital-first camp. Designed to “significantly expand” Fremantle’s current sports offering, the new division will focus on creating “non-scripted and...
Piers Morgan plots expansion of Uncensored brand into sub-genres
Media entrepreneur Piers Morgan has told Semafor Media podcast Mixed Signals that he has ambitions to expand his Uncensored brand into a range of genres. During a wide-ranging interview, he said he views Uncensored as “a proper brand. I see Uncensored as being...
Platform combines with Listen and Goldhawk to create “content supergroup”
Vimeo invites creators to build their own Netflix-style streaming service
Spud Gun takes over Mashed from Channel 4 and plots global expansion
Fremantle’s new sports division will explore digital formats
