Jeffrey Katzenberg Reportedly Raises $800 Million To Develop YouTube-Length Shows On Netflix-Sized Budgets, RuPaul Heads To Netflix, & More

Katzenberg got a taste of the power of short-form video with AwesomenessTV. Now he wants some more. 

Not displaying correctly? View this email online. Jeffrey Katzenberg Raises $800 Million To Develop YouTube-Length Shows On Netflix-Sized Budgets (Report)   Renowned media exec and former DreamWorks Animation chief Jeffrey Katzenberg has pocketed even more cash on his path to imagining a new form of television for the mobile age. Joe Penna To Helm Second Film, Stowaway, As His Directorial Debut Gets Distributor At Cannes   Joe Penna, who became one of YouTube's earlier stars thanks to an ingenious mix of animation, stop motion, visual effects, and music on his Mystery Guitar Man channel (2.8 million subscribers), is transitioning into the world of feature filmmaking with wondrous ease. Indie Spotlight: Driver Ed Tries To Live Up To His Title   A gent who misleads his internet girlfriend looks to atone for his mistakes in a new web series. The show is called Driver Ed, and it's created by Jacob A. Ware, a veteran of HBO's Boardwalk Empire. Behind the Brand Deal: How Portal A Creates Compelling Branded Content With High-Profile Influencers   While best known for cramming close to 300 creators into the yearly YouTube Rewind music video, Portal A has also been teaming up with brands to perform high quality influencer marketing campaigns for the past several years. Here's how they do it.  With Hulu Biopic In The Works, RuPaul Sets Netflix Comedy AJ And The Queen   Another streaming service wants a piece of drag icon RuPaul Charles. news content for its nascent video hub, Watch. Cisco Announces YouTube Ad Boycott, Citing Fear Of A "Brand-Tarnishing Experience" After 300 brands — including telecom giant Cisco — were discovered to have run YouTube ads last month on videos promoting Nazism, pedophilia, and conspiracy theories, the video giant is once again facing advertiser fallout. Machinima Signs Mortal Kombat, Resident Evil Screenwriter Greg Russo To Development Deal   Machinima, which has created digital series adaptations of popular franchises like Transformers, Happy Wheels, and Night Rider, has inked a development deal with buzzy screenwriter Greg Russo — who is best known for penning New Line Cinema's new Mortal Kombat feature as well as Screen Gem's forthcoming Resident Evil reboot. Copyright © 2018 Tubefilter, All rights reserved. Sign up for Tubefilter Newsletters here. Our mailing address is: Tubefilter 5405 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 270 Los Angeles, CA 90036 USA  You received this email because you subscribed to a Tubefilter Newsletter or have registered to attend one of our Tubefilter Events. We respect your privacy and inbox. If you believe this was sent to you in error and you no longer wish to receive these emails, please update your subscription preferences or unsubscribe.