Maker Studios Offers Video Creator Network Free Use of Epidemic Sound Music Library

CULVER CITY, CA — (Marketwired) — 10/24/13 — , a technology driven, next-generation media company, has entered a commercial agreement that gives its network of video content creators free, unlimited access to the Epidemic Sound library of professional quality production music.Under the agreement Maker content creators will also have access to Epidemic Sound-s advanced tools for music search, exploration, editing and download."Providing collaboration tools and giving content creators a p

AwesomenessTV and Hearst Corporation Form Joint Venture to Launch New Original YouTube Channel and Multichannel Network for Teen Girls

NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwired) — 10/16/13 — Hearst Corporation and AwesomenessTV today announced a joint venture to create a new stand-alone Seventeen-branded YouTube channel featuring original content as well as a multichannel network (MCN), bringing together the leading print/online teen brand with the largest teen brand in digital video. The announcement was made by Brian Robbins, founder and CEO of AwesomenessTV, and David Carey, president of Hearst Magazines. Terms of the deal were not di

Pact Trade Association Joins Forces With Epidemic Sound to Offer Free Use of Its Sound Library to TV and Film Producers

Pact Trade Association Joins Forces With Epidemic Sound to Offer Free Use of Its Sound Library to TV and Film Producers

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — (Marketwired) — 09/26/13 — Pact, the UK trade association representing and promoting the commercial interests of independent creative content producers, today released details of a commercial agreement that gives Pact members six months of free, unlimited access to the library of production music."Music is an important creative component in TV and filmmaking and it can also be an expensive part of the production process," said John McVay, chief executive a