What HappenedThis past week has been a busy week for VR announcements, with Facebook, Vimeo, and CNN all announced noteworthy VR initiatives. Let’s take a look one by one.
What HappenedEarlier this week, CNN announced its plan to launch a digital video platform named Great Big Story (GBS) that targets millennials with “three to five non-fiction videos per day” that caters to the interests of “urban…
What HappenedTuesday’s Democratic debate drew a record 15.3 million live viewers for CNN. More impressive, however, is the number of people that watched the debate via CNN’s live streaming feed via its mobile apps, website, and Apple TV…
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CNN announced today that it has inked a deal with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to integrate drones into its newsgathering and reporting. This marks the first major…
Flipboard purchased the personalized news app Zite from CNN, while CNN and Flipboard agreed to a partnership to launch digital magazines based on the channel’s shows through Flipboard. The deal, worth a rumored $60 million, will make Zite available as a magazine to…
Buzzfeed and CNN announced a partnership with a video clip that appeared on Buzzfeed’s site this morning. The new combination of media outlets aim to bring news to younger viewers by launching a news-based YouTube channel. Buzzfeed will build out a…
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