Viacom has a deal with Snapchat  that will allow the New York entertainment conglomerate to sell U.S.. advertising for Snapchat and bundle it into packages with its TV clients. Viacom will also start two new channels on Snapchat's Discover channel.  T

Netflix confirms it  has worldwide rights to David Wnendt's Adolf Hitler satire “Look Who’s Back,” and it will premiere April 9. The movie, in which the Führer wakes up in present-day multicultural Germany, has been a box-office hit in Germany, grossing 19.6 million euros ($21.8 million) since its release in October.

Netflix spent the last day at Sundance playing Sugar Daddy. It renewed "Orange Is The New Black" for three more years, and picking up rights to project "left and right," says this story. 

The first nude-lite version of Playboy arrives on newsstands soon, featuring Snapchat fave Sarah McDaniel appearing to be taking a selfie, an homage to Snapchat and a beckoning call to younger demos. 

Although Super Bowl 50 will be very easy to stream, from several sources, you'll get better video quality by watching on TV. The Internet wasn't  built for mass live viewing.

Canada-based company BroadbandTV passed Disneyfied Maker Studios to become the most-watched multi-platform network (MPN) by comScore's calculation. An MPN is what was once called a "multi-channel network" until entry points became so varied. The rankings sort the top MPNs by measuring the number of unique, worldwide viewers they claim each month. By that metric, BroadbandTV is tops, with 318.9 unique views. Maker, Fullscreen, Machinima, and Studio 71 (formerly Collective Digital Studio) round out the upper echelon.  

Netflix helped usher in the era of 4K streaming with "House of Cards" back in 2014, and now its top product executives have set their eyes on High Dynamic Range (HDR). Dynamic range, matters more because modern TVs are still nowhere near approximating the brightest brights and darkest darks we can see with our eyes, says Neil Hunt, Netflix chief product officer.

YouTube is ready to launch its first exclusive programming in what Variety is calling “a test of how many customers will fork over $10 per month, the price of Netflix’s standard subscription plan, to watch movies and TV shows featuring the platform’s digital stars.” The fare includes three films and the popular “Scare PewDiePie” series.

When the Fine Bros told fans they were trying to trademark "React" to protect their "React" videos,  and encouraged other react-video makers to license with them, YouTube blew up in outrage. Hank Green, designated explainer, explains the flap.

Amazon says it has begun upgrading the original Fire TV settop with Amazon's Alexa voice assistant that improves discovery, lets you discover sports scores, get weather and get recommendations for local restaurants. (But a quick check-in at Online Video Daily's Tech Lab And Comfy Living Room noticed no difference so far.)