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Hulu To Carry Epix After Netflix Falling Out

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Los Angeles-based streaming television site Hulu scored a major win this weekend, and has inked a deal with television network Epix , after Netflix said it would not renew and existing deal with Epix for its content. Epix--known for its Hollywood movie lineup--is a joint venture of MGM, Lions Gate Entertainment, and Paramount.

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Why Hollywood is Joining the Video On-Demand Market

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VOD Streaming Platforms Are Open for Independent Filmmakers. This freedom comes from the option to simply wait until we can find a new box office movie streamed somewhere on the web or available for download from pirate sites. But VOD also provides Indie producers a platform forth which to display their works.

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Yekra’s Digital Rights Distribution and AffiliateConnect Platform Raises $3M

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This traveling player can allow direct digital rentals from any blog, Facebook page, Twitter profile or other online site. Their baked in marketing technology helps producers determine the best distribution system by matching genres with online viewers demographics across 4,000 affiliate sites. The company has been funded for $3.1M

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More investors are betting on virtual influencers like Lil Miquela

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Meanwhile, new venture-backed companies like the superstealthy Shadows, SuperPlastic and Toonstar are all developing virtual characters that will launch via social media channels like Snap and Instagram, or on their own platforms. Our appetite for fresh content and this stuff is kind of limitless,” says Rojas.

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Canoo takes the covers off of its debut electric vehicle

TechCrunch LA

Canoo has beta cars on site at its Los Angeles headquarters where prospective partners and customers can test out the vehicles, which were made by an undisclosed contract manufacturer based in Michigan. The idea, the company says, is to bring convenience and afforability of a Netflix movie service to the auto industry.

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As Quibi reportedly seeks another $1 billion, Fiction Riot fills the programming slate for its rival service

TechCrunch LA

Even as Quibi , the short form video platform from Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo , reportedly looks to raise another $1 billion , rival service Fiction Riot continues to steadily build out its pipeline of short form serials. “We’ve raised under $15 million,” says Esola of Fiction Riot’s financing.

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9 Popular Startup Business Model Variations For Scale

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By providing access to a large variety of titles, like NetFlix with streaming movies, or Hulu for TV shows, with new content added regularly, there is always a reason to keep up your subscription. All-you-can-eat content model. If you already have many followers for some limited free offerings, this also becomes a natural freemium upgrade.

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