We now know the landing spot for Susanne Daniels, who exited today as head of programming at MTV. The veteran’s new job will be VP of YouTube Originals, where she will manage the video giant’s originals pipeline, overseeing production and finding ways to bring new series to fans.She will report to Robert Kyncl, Head of Content & Business Operations at the Google-owned company. Alex Carloss, who had been head of YouTube Originals and spearheaded its launch for the past…...
- 7/22/2015
- Deadline TV
Susanne Daniels has revealed her next move. The former president of programming at MTV, who announced her departure this morning, will be joining YouTube as vice president originals. She will report directly to YouTube head of content Robert Kyncl and will oversee the originals team run by Alex Carloss. In her new role, Daniels, who spent three years at MTV after stints at Lifetime and WB, will manage YouTube's small but growing pipeline of original projects, overseeing development and production. "Susanne is an executive whose incredible instincts have led her to consistently generate pop culture hits that
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- 7/22/2015
- by Natalie Jarvey
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It didn’t take long for Susanne Daniels to land on her feet. As it turns out, the now ex-mtv Programming boss jumped ship for YouTube, where she will be vice president of YouTube Originals. Shortly before TheWrap learned of her new gig, news of Daniels’ MTV exit broke. In the new role, Daniels will report to Robert Kyncl, YouTube’s head of Content & Business Operations. Similar to her MTV role, Daniels will manage the YouTube Originals development pipeline, overseeing production and working cross-functionally on new series. Alex Carloss and his own team will report in to Daniels. “Susanne is an executive whose.
- 7/22/2015
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
YouTube is taking its growth to the next level by partnering with its biggest content makers.
Among them is a deal with AwesomenessTV to create several feature-length films over the next two years "driven by YouTube stars".
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Head of YouTube Originals Alex Carloss said that they hope to release their first movie as soon as autumn this year.
"The films will all premiere globally on YouTube before they become available elsewhere, setting what we believe will become a new distribution paradigm for years to come," he explained.
The video-sharing site is also teaming up with four top creators to produce new original series. The Google-owned site is backing The Fine Brothers, Pranks vs Prank, Joey Graceffa and Smosh.
It's not clear whether users will be expected to pay for the content, potentially under the long-rumoured premium version of YouTube.
Among them is a deal with AwesomenessTV to create several feature-length films over the next two years "driven by YouTube stars".
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Head of YouTube Originals Alex Carloss said that they hope to release their first movie as soon as autumn this year.
"The films will all premiere globally on YouTube before they become available elsewhere, setting what we believe will become a new distribution paradigm for years to come," he explained.
The video-sharing site is also teaming up with four top creators to produce new original series. The Google-owned site is backing The Fine Brothers, Pranks vs Prank, Joey Graceffa and Smosh.
It's not clear whether users will be expected to pay for the content, potentially under the long-rumoured premium version of YouTube.
- 4/28/2015
- Digital Spy
Since the cessation of its Original Channels Initiative, YouTube has mostly offered assistance to its creative community through programs like its Spaces and its creator-focused advertising campaigns. Now, YouTube will once again directly fund content from its biggest stars. It has announced its plan to finance original series created by The Fine Bros, Prank Vs. Prank, Joey Graceffa, and Smosh.
We first heard about YouTube’s plan to fund shows from its creators in September 2014, when the site’s Head of Originals, Alex Carloss, wrote in a blog post that YouTube had “decided to fund new content from some of our top creators, helping them not only fulfill their creative ambitions but also deliver new material to their millions of fans on YouTube.” Then, in October of that year, YouTube re-organized its content division, placing Tim Shey in charge of scripted content, Ivana Kirkbride in charge of unscripted content, and...
We first heard about YouTube’s plan to fund shows from its creators in September 2014, when the site’s Head of Originals, Alex Carloss, wrote in a blog post that YouTube had “decided to fund new content from some of our top creators, helping them not only fulfill their creative ambitions but also deliver new material to their millions of fans on YouTube.” Then, in October of that year, YouTube re-organized its content division, placing Tim Shey in charge of scripted content, Ivana Kirkbride in charge of unscripted content, and...
- 4/28/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Back in the fall of 2014, YouTube announced it would bring back an incarnation of its $100+ million Original Channels initiative and fund originals once again from some of the site's most prominent and promising creators. The video sharing platform then promptly reorganized its content division to better handle doling out presumably five, six, and seven-figure checks to its stars in exchange for premium programming.
Now, the head of its new Originals division, Alex Carloss, has revealed more details on this content push and what it means for developing Google’s online video site.
According to Variety, Carloss told an audience at the Natpe conference in Miami that YouTube hopes to launch the content initiative by the end of 2015. While the executive didn’t specify how much money Google’s online video site would be investing into the content efforts, he did note the programming produced via the initiative would tie into the Google Preferred ad program.
Now, the head of its new Originals division, Alex Carloss, has revealed more details on this content push and what it means for developing Google’s online video site.
According to Variety, Carloss told an audience at the Natpe conference in Miami that YouTube hopes to launch the content initiative by the end of 2015. While the executive didn’t specify how much money Google’s online video site would be investing into the content efforts, he did note the programming produced via the initiative would tie into the Google Preferred ad program.
- 1/20/2015
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
YouTube recently announced its plan to assist its top channels create new content. Now, a reorganization in the platform's executive team is setting YouTube up to meet that goal. According to TheVideoInk, YouTube has restructured its content division, with Tim Shey, Ivana Kirkbride, and Ben Relles all receiving new job titles. Alex Carloss, YouTube's head of entertainment, will head up the reorganized division, which includes at least three separate subdivisions. Tim Shey, who previously founded Next New Networks before moving on to work on YouTube's Spaces, will lead scripted content. YouTube head of investment strategy Ivana Kirkbride will be in charge of unscripted content, and Ben Relles, who also worked at Next New Network and created Barely Political, will be the Head of Comedy. This team will produce original projects funded by YouTube. As TheVideoInk's report explains, most of these projects will be the sort of short-form content YouTube is best known for,...
- 10/6/2014
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
YouTube will invest in original content by some of its most popular stars, giving top video creators an even bigger bump in the online space. Details of the digital investments are still in flux. The post on YouTube's blog, titled “Investing in Creativity,” didn't give specifics on the amount being invested or which stars would receive the assistance. An individual with knowledge of the situation told TheWrap there's no official timeline and YouTube will be open to great ideas made on a case-by-case basis. “We feel the time is right to make another important investment in our creators,” wrote Alex Carloss,...
- 9/19/2014
- by Gina Hall
- The Wrap
Google's YouTube is ready to invest more in original programming from some of its most successful creators, the video site said in a blog post late Thursday. "We've decided to fund new content from some of our top creators, helping them not only fulfill their creative ambitions but also deliver new material to their millions of fans on YouTube," said Alex Carloss, head of YouTube originals, in the post, entitled "Investing in creativity." He didn't detail how much YouTube would spend or which creators would get funding at a time when various digital players have been investing in
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- 9/19/2014
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Two days ago, YouTube exec Alex Carloss gave a keynote address at MipTV in which he detailed the ways YouTube fans are changing the face of traditional media. Google has now provided some juicy statistics to back the talk up. The team at Think With Google published a whitepaper discussing the many connections between TV audiences and online video viewership. Most significantly, viewers have begun spending much more time interacting with TV-related content of YouTube. According to the report, TV-related watch time has risen 65% year-over-year, while TV-related YouTube search volume is up 54% over the same period. The main catalyst for this change has been a meteoric rise in mobile viewership. Smartphone and tablet search volume for TV-related terms has more than doubled in the past year, suggesting an audience that engages with YouTube as a "second screen" alongside TV. YouTube content creators have responded to the changing landscape by cranking...
- 4/10/2014
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Us producer and writer Frank Spotnitz hits Croisette with multiple announcements. YouTube head of Entertainment Alex Carloss examines platform’s pulling power.
Old and New Media were out in force at Miptv on Tuesday (8) as veteran producers and writers unveiled projects and new media heavyweights YouTube and Twitter discussed the pulling power of their platforms for traditional content creators as well as newcomers.
A round-up of the day 2 events:
Previews
Us writer and producer Frank Spotnitz joined Olivier Bibas, producer and managing director of Paris-based Atlantique Productions, for a breakfast preview of the second series of Transporter adapted from Luc Besson’s popular film franchise.
UK actor Chris Vance returns as the no-nonsense extreme courier Frank Martin opposite Italian actress and singer Violante Placido in a new character role as his right-hand woman.
“We want to keep the identity of the original but also deepen Frank’s world,” said Spotnitz, noting each episode...
Old and New Media were out in force at Miptv on Tuesday (8) as veteran producers and writers unveiled projects and new media heavyweights YouTube and Twitter discussed the pulling power of their platforms for traditional content creators as well as newcomers.
A round-up of the day 2 events:
Previews
Us writer and producer Frank Spotnitz joined Olivier Bibas, producer and managing director of Paris-based Atlantique Productions, for a breakfast preview of the second series of Transporter adapted from Luc Besson’s popular film franchise.
UK actor Chris Vance returns as the no-nonsense extreme courier Frank Martin opposite Italian actress and singer Violante Placido in a new character role as his right-hand woman.
“We want to keep the identity of the original but also deepen Frank’s world,” said Spotnitz, noting each episode...
- 4/8/2014
- ScreenDaily
At the annual Miptv Media Market in Cannes, YouTube global head of entertainment Alex Carloss delivered a keynote address about online video fanbases. In the 15-minute speech, Carloss laid out the difference between an "audience" and a "fanbase" and then discussed the advantages of the latter. As Carloss explains, fanbases have the power to engage with content on their own terms instead of restricting themselves to the boundaries set by content creators. "An audience tunes in when they're told to; a fan chooses when and what to watch," explained Carloss. "An audience sits back and consumes media; a fanbase leans forward and wants to participate. An audience changes the channel when its show is over; a fanbase shares it, comments it, curates it, creates. An audience lives within your borders, and a fanbase breaks those borders down." That quote echoes the four major areas of Carloss' talk. He used examples from Jimmy Kimmel Live,...
- 4/8/2014
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
YouTube is set to receive a special pioneering award from the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, it has been announced.
The Digital Emmy Awards will honour the online video-sharing website with the 2014 Pioneer Prize for its innovative contributions to digital entertainment.
The website's head of entertainment, Alex Carloss, will reportedly accept the honour on behalf of the company.
International Academy president and CEO Bruce L Paisner said of the award: "How fitting that we are presenting our 2014 Pioneer Prize to YouTube, a major agent of growth and distribution of digital content throughout the world since its creation in 2005."
Since its launch, YouTube has implemented several changes towards growing its online community and international reach.
The website recently redesigned its front page to emphasise playlists, and has laid out plans to begin 4K video streaming.
Nominees for the Digital Emmy Awards in other categories were also announced, including Digital Programme:...
The Digital Emmy Awards will honour the online video-sharing website with the 2014 Pioneer Prize for its innovative contributions to digital entertainment.
The website's head of entertainment, Alex Carloss, will reportedly accept the honour on behalf of the company.
International Academy president and CEO Bruce L Paisner said of the award: "How fitting that we are presenting our 2014 Pioneer Prize to YouTube, a major agent of growth and distribution of digital content throughout the world since its creation in 2005."
Since its launch, YouTube has implemented several changes towards growing its online community and international reach.
The website recently redesigned its front page to emphasise playlists, and has laid out plans to begin 4K video streaming.
Nominees for the Digital Emmy Awards in other categories were also announced, including Digital Programme:...
- 2/25/2014
- Digital Spy
When Ian Hecox and Anthony Padilla, a pair of 25-year-olds known as Smosh, posted a silly YouTube video of themselves lip-synching the Pokémon theme song in 2005, they weren’t trying to become Web phenoms. But that’s exactly what happened. The clip went viral, thanks to some incalculable combination of millennial nostalgia and absurdist Internet humor.
Eight years later, Smosh run the most popular channel on YouTube, boasting more than 8.2 million subscribers. The guys also have a Spanish channel, a vlog channel, a cartoon channel, a newly launched gaming channel, and a website/social network (Smosh.com) with exclusive video content and merchandise.
Eight years later, Smosh run the most popular channel on YouTube, boasting more than 8.2 million subscribers. The guys also have a Spanish channel, a vlog channel, a cartoon channel, a newly launched gaming channel, and a website/social network (Smosh.com) with exclusive video content and merchandise.
- 3/20/2013
- by Grady Smith
- EW.com - PopWatch
With the premium movie-on-demand service, film lovers will be able to stream new releases for as little as $2
YouTube is launching a movie rental service in a partnership with Hollywood film giants including Sony and Warner Bros, to rival Netflix and Apple's iTunes.
The video website will expand into streaming big-name, full-length blockbusters in May, according to reports. With the premium movie-on-demand service, film lovers will be able to stream new releases for as little as $2 (£1.20), though prices will differ for each movie.
Three of the six major film studios – Sony Pictures Entertainment, Warner Bros and Universal – have reportedly agreed licensing terms with the Google-owned video giant. Paramount, Fox and Disney have not yet committed to the plan, it is understood. The service is expected to be limited to the Us for the foreseeable future.
A spokeswoman for YouTube declined to comment.
Google has strengthened its relationship with Hollywood and...
YouTube is launching a movie rental service in a partnership with Hollywood film giants including Sony and Warner Bros, to rival Netflix and Apple's iTunes.
The video website will expand into streaming big-name, full-length blockbusters in May, according to reports. With the premium movie-on-demand service, film lovers will be able to stream new releases for as little as $2 (£1.20), though prices will differ for each movie.
Three of the six major film studios – Sony Pictures Entertainment, Warner Bros and Universal – have reportedly agreed licensing terms with the Google-owned video giant. Paramount, Fox and Disney have not yet committed to the plan, it is understood. The service is expected to be limited to the Us for the foreseeable future.
A spokeswoman for YouTube declined to comment.
Google has strengthened its relationship with Hollywood and...
- 4/26/2011
- by Josh Halliday
- The Guardian - Film News
Paramount Pictures has teamed up with Sonic Solutions and Fujisoft to bring Hollywood movies to Japanese Wii consoles. Under the new arrangement, Sonic's Roxio CinemaNow service will be used to distribute Paramount's new releases and back catalogue titles, while other studios could also join the scheme in the future. Gamers will access the content via Fujisoft's video-on-demand service Minna no Theater Wii (Everyone's Theatre Wii). Roxio CinemaNow already offers premium content on a variety of devices, including LG Electronics Blu-ray players, Archos portable media players and Dell PCs. Alex Carloss, Paramount Digital Entertainment executive vice president of digital distribution, said: "Increasingly, consumers are (more)...
- 6/25/2009
- by By Andrew Laughlin
- Digital Spy
SAN DIEGO -- Paramount Pictures Digital Entertainment and Habbo, the teen-centric virtual world, have inked a deal to create and merchandize virtual goods based on at least three of the studio's films.
Under terms of the agreement -- one of the first between a major studio and a virtual world -- Habbo will have merchandising rights throughout North America for Beowulf, Mean Girls and the upcoming The Spiderwick Chronicles, with more films possible at a later date.
"We see this as the first phase in a growing relationship with Habbo, which is extremely well placed in the virtual world space," said Alex Carloss, executive vp and GM of worldwide digital distribution at Paramount Pictures Digital Entertainment.
He added that the partnership is both a marketing opportunity to extend and enhance film brands among Habbo's targeted teen demographic and a new revenue stream based on selling branded virtual assets through a micro-transaction model.
Habbo has 1.8 million North American teens among its 8 million-strong global community and in the coming months will introduce a number of Paramount-licensed virtual accessories, including themed virtual clothing and furniture.
Under terms of the agreement -- one of the first between a major studio and a virtual world -- Habbo will have merchandising rights throughout North America for Beowulf, Mean Girls and the upcoming The Spiderwick Chronicles, with more films possible at a later date.
"We see this as the first phase in a growing relationship with Habbo, which is extremely well placed in the virtual world space," said Alex Carloss, executive vp and GM of worldwide digital distribution at Paramount Pictures Digital Entertainment.
He added that the partnership is both a marketing opportunity to extend and enhance film brands among Habbo's targeted teen demographic and a new revenue stream based on selling branded virtual assets through a micro-transaction model.
Habbo has 1.8 million North American teens among its 8 million-strong global community and in the coming months will introduce a number of Paramount-licensed virtual accessories, including themed virtual clothing and furniture.
- 1/29/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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