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Snapchat had their own TV shows!?

EddySchauHai 4y ago
Yeah I saw ads for that recently, a Snap documentary of the life of Bhad Bharbie or something (a female rapper I believe). I don't believe we're talking about TV shows that rival Apple TVs exclusives
- saurik 4y ago
  Not sure if this is the same kind of content you are talking about, but I rather enjoyed Ryan Reynolds Doesn't Know Anything... though I was in a pretty dark place when it came out so it was probably ironic :(. The issue for Snap, of course, is that I only watched it on YouTube ;P. Here is a link to the first episode: https://youtu.be/MnR4P7205dc https://youtu.be/MnR4P7205dc
  - lotsofpulp 4y ago
    I do not understand how people can stand this type of quick cut content.
    - Apocryphon 4y ago
      I can. There's plenty of videos on YouTube that end up tiring by the end of ten minutes, even if they contain informative or entertaining content. What I do not understand is how they expect whatever revenue they can get from a 6-7 minute video can pay off the cost of bringing in celebrities to star in them.
spaceman_2020 4y ago
Everyone is producing TV shows now. There are 'Amazon Mini Shorts' on my Amazon app, Swiggy and Zomato - two food delivery apps - also have their own shows. It's an explosion of content and I can't fathom who in the world is watching all of it. Or any of it.
- msallin 4y ago
  https://www.theonion.com/overstock-com-announces-plans-to-develop-original-progr-1819575812 https://www.theonion.com/overstock-com-announces-plans-to-de...
  - gnz11 4y ago
    Behold Salesforce+ https://www.salesforce.com/plus/ https://www.salesforce.com/plus/
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    - Apocryphon 4y ago
      They should hire these guys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duJwGSUhRQA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duJwGSUhRQA
- hbn 4y ago
  I'm not sure why your first example of Amazon producing TV shows is Amazon mini shorts. They've been making Amazon originals for years, including an upcoming TV series on this little franchise called Lord of the Rings which was the most expensive TV series ever made with a $1 billion budget.
  - spaceman_2020 4y ago
    I know. But these mini shorts are placed right inside Amazon's app and you're encouraged to view them while you're shopping. Which makes absolutely no sense. Prime Videos is its own standalone product. But these mini shorts are weirdly spliced in with Amazon's primary product.
- carabiner 4y ago
  Yeah, even I am making TV shows.
- Apocryphon 4y ago
paxys 4y ago
Calling them "TV shows" is pushing it. They are badly produced ~5 minute sponsored clips by a bunch of internet celebrities, barely more than random stories that they would otherwise post.
- Apocryphon 4y ago
  They were making quick bites before Quibi.
adrr 4y ago
Every tech company has their own TV shows. Here's some other example: https://www.shopify.com/studios https://www.shopify.com/studios https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_YouTube_Premium_original_programming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_YouTube_Premium_origin...
- Apocryphon 4y ago
  Every time I go to a theater I see pre-trailer ads for Indeed presents Rising Voices films. https://www.hillmangrad.com/indeed-rising-voices https://www.hillmangrad.com/indeed-rising-voices

Yeah I saw ads for that recently, a Snap documentary of the life of Bhad Bharbie or something (a female rapper I believe). I don't believe we're talking about TV shows that rival Apple TVs exclusives

saurik 4y ago
Not sure if this is the same kind of content you are talking about, but I rather enjoyed Ryan Reynolds Doesn't Know Anything... though I was in a pretty dark place when it came out so it was probably ironic :(. The issue for Snap, of course, is that I only watched it on YouTube ;P. Here is a link to the first episode: https://youtu.be/MnR4P7205dc https://youtu.be/MnR4P7205dc
- lotsofpulp 4y ago
  I do not understand how people can stand this type of quick cut content.
  - Apocryphon 4y ago
    I can. There's plenty of videos on YouTube that end up tiring by the end of ten minutes, even if they contain informative or entertaining content. What I do not understand is how they expect whatever revenue they can get from a 6-7 minute video can pay off the cost of bringing in celebrities to star in them.

spaceman_2020 4y ago

Everyone is producing TV shows now. There are 'Amazon Mini Shorts' on my Amazon app, Swiggy and Zomato - two food delivery apps - also have their own shows. It's an explosion of content and I can't fathom who in the world is watching all of it. Or any of it.

msallin 4y ago
https://www.theonion.com/overstock-com-announces-plans-to-develop-original-progr-1819575812 https://www.theonion.com/overstock-com-announces-plans-to-de...
- gnz11 4y ago
  Behold Salesforce+ https://www.salesforce.com/plus/ https://www.salesforce.com/plus/
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  - Apocryphon 4y ago
    They should hire these guys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duJwGSUhRQA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duJwGSUhRQA
hbn 4y ago
I'm not sure why your first example of Amazon producing TV shows is Amazon mini shorts. They've been making Amazon originals for years, including an upcoming TV series on this little franchise called Lord of the Rings which was the most expensive TV series ever made with a $1 billion budget.
- spaceman_2020 4y ago
  I know. But these mini shorts are placed right inside Amazon's app and you're encouraged to view them while you're shopping. Which makes absolutely no sense. Prime Videos is its own standalone product. But these mini shorts are weirdly spliced in with Amazon's primary product.
carabiner 4y ago
Yeah, even I am making TV shows.
Apocryphon 4y ago

paxys 4y ago

Calling them "TV shows" is pushing it. They are badly produced ~5 minute sponsored clips by a bunch of internet celebrities, barely more than random stories that they would otherwise post.

Apocryphon 4y ago
They were making quick bites before Quibi.

adrr 4y ago

Every tech company has their own TV shows. Here's some other example: https://www.shopify.com/studios https://www.shopify.com/studios https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_YouTube_Premium_original_programming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_YouTube_Premium_origin...

Apocryphon 4y ago
Every time I go to a theater I see pre-trailer ads for Indeed presents Rising Voices films. https://www.hillmangrad.com/indeed-rising-voices https://www.hillmangrad.com/indeed-rising-voices