MUMBAI: US telecom service provider and media company Verizon has an agreement to add more than 200 hours of original content per year produced by AwesomenessTV to be available for customers later this year through over the top video.
The AwesomenessTV channel will target teens and young millennials, with new scripted and unscripted series.
The family-oriented DreamWorksTV will feature both live action and animated short-form content as well as some of DreamWorks Animation’s most recognizable characters.
The offering will only be available in the US. This is a multi-year deal. Verizon VP content acquisition and strategy Terry Denson said, “It’s increasingly clear that ‘mobile first’ is the way millennials are consuming all types of content, especially HD video and music.
At Verizon, we’re committed to working with only the best and most innovative content providers, like AwesomenessTV, and driving opportunities as new content models emerge and customers experience the most in-demand and popular video in entirely new ways.”
AwesomenessTV Networks is one of the most popular and best watched, especially among teen viewers, with over seven billion views and 112 million subscribers. AwesomenessTV CEO, co-founder Brian Robbins said, “This is an incredible opportunity to expand the audience for both AwesomenessTV and DreamWorksTV.
Mobile is where our audience lives, which is why we are looking forward to working with Verizon to introduce our programming and talent to their massive customer base”
Read more at:
http://www.televisionpost.com/technology/verizon-goes-over-the-top-with-awesomenesstv-dreamworkstv/
The AwesomenessTV channel will target teens and young millennials, with new scripted and unscripted series.
The family-oriented DreamWorksTV will feature both live action and animated short-form content as well as some of DreamWorks Animation’s most recognizable characters.
The offering will only be available in the US. This is a multi-year deal. Verizon VP content acquisition and strategy Terry Denson said, “It’s increasingly clear that ‘mobile first’ is the way millennials are consuming all types of content, especially HD video and music.
At Verizon, we’re committed to working with only the best and most innovative content providers, like AwesomenessTV, and driving opportunities as new content models emerge and customers experience the most in-demand and popular video in entirely new ways.”
AwesomenessTV Networks is one of the most popular and best watched, especially among teen viewers, with over seven billion views and 112 million subscribers. AwesomenessTV CEO, co-founder Brian Robbins said, “This is an incredible opportunity to expand the audience for both AwesomenessTV and DreamWorksTV.
Mobile is where our audience lives, which is why we are looking forward to working with Verizon to introduce our programming and talent to their massive customer base”
Read more at:
http://www.televisionpost.com/technology/verizon-goes-over-the-top-with-awesomenesstv-dreamworkstv/
