Whistle, the digital media company formerly known as Whistle Sports, made a number of announcements today during the National Association of Broadcasters (Nab) Show in New York, including the launch of its first-ever Ott channel, as well as the appointment of a new executive, entertainment industry vet Griffin Gmelich, to oversee Ott and content.
The new channel, dubbed WhistleTV, will offer ad-supported content around the clock, including original shows, episodic series featuring popular influencers, niche sports programming, and inspirational movies and documentaries. WhistleTV’s programming strategy will be driven by Whistle Wise -- the company’s research and data insights arm. The distribution platforms for Whistle TV have yet to be announced.
Spearheading these effort will be Gmelich, who will be charged with managing and procuring production and distribution partnerships across multiple forthcoming Ott channels. Prior to Whistle, Gmelich has held top content acquisition and sales roles at the likes of Hulu,...
The new channel, dubbed WhistleTV, will offer ad-supported content around the clock, including original shows, episodic series featuring popular influencers, niche sports programming, and inspirational movies and documentaries. WhistleTV’s programming strategy will be driven by Whistle Wise -- the company’s research and data insights arm. The distribution platforms for Whistle TV have yet to be announced.
Spearheading these effort will be Gmelich, who will be charged with managing and procuring production and distribution partnerships across multiple forthcoming Ott channels. Prior to Whistle, Gmelich has held top content acquisition and sales roles at the likes of Hulu,...
- 10/17/2019
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
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