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TMB Appoints Joseph Moschella to SVP, General Counsel

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Monday, November 20, 2023

NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TMB , the community-driven entertainment company with a global audience of over 250 million consumers, announced today its appointment of Joseph Moschella to SVP, General Counsel.

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  • NEW YORK, Nov. 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TMB , the community-driven entertainment company with a global audience of over 250 million consumers, announced today its appointment of Joseph Moschella to SVP, General Counsel.
  • Moschella was previously general counsel of Jukin Media, which TMB acquired in 2021.
  • Prior to Jukin, Moschella served as general counsel to an electronics manufacturer which was Inc. 5000's fastest growing company in America for two consecutive years during his tenure, former general counsel to a family office, and has a history of working with high-growth enterprises to maximize value and minimize risk.
  • In his newly expanded role Moschella will oversee all legal matters for TMB and its diverse portfolio of brands across FAST, digital, social, and print.

'50 vs. 50' Starring Mari Takahashi Premieres on TMB's FailArmy Streaming Channel

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Friday, July 21, 2023

LOS ANGELES, July 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TMB, the community-driven entertainment company, is announcing the premiere of its brand new series, "50 vs. 50" on FailArmy. The series, hosted by social media star Mari Takahashi, highlights two quick-fire sets of fails centered around fun categories and pits them against each other. New episodes will launch every Saturday at 9pm ET.

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  • The series, hosted by social media star Mari Takahashi , highlights two quick-fire sets of fails centered around fun categories and pits them against each other.
  • Building on its social media success, "50 vs. 50" is the newest addition to FailArmy's popular FAST channel.
  • Hosted by the former professional ballet dancer turned gamer, Mari Takahashi.
  • The FailArmy channel brings in 6M monthly viewing streaming hours and 1.5B monthly social video views across 76M social followers.

At Home with Family Handyman Becomes TMB's Fastest Growing FAST Channel

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

LOS ANGELES, July 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TMB, the community driven entertainment company with a FAST portfolio that reached over 11B minutes of watch time last year is celebrating the success of its most recent channel, At Home With Family Handyman. The FAST channel is now officially TMB's fastest growing to date with a 129% increase in minutes watched in the last six months and viewers are already spending over 90 minutes per day watching the channel.

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  • The FAST channel is now officially TMB's fastest growing to date with a 129% increase in minutes watched in the last six months and viewers are already spending over 90 minutes per day watching the channel.
  • At Home With Family Handyman airs a slate of exclusive, original and licensed programming for home improvement and do-it-yourself enthusiasts.
  • The channel is now streaming on fuboTV , LG Channels , Plex , The Roku Channel , Sling Free , and XUMO and also available through the Family Handyman app on iOS, Apple TV, Android, AndroidTV, FireTV and Roku devices.
  • Since then TMB's FAST offerings have grown to 5 channels that offer diverse programming 24/7 via The Pet Collective, FailArmy, People Are Awesome, WeatherSpy and At Home With Family Handyman.

TMB'S FailArmy, The Pet Collective, and People Are Awesome FAST Channels Launch on Philo

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

LOS ANGELES, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TMB, the community-driven entertainment company with a global audience of over 250 million consumers, today announced its latest distribution deal with Philo, the entertainment-focused streaming TV service. FailArmy, People Are Awesome, and The Pet Collective channels are three of the nine new FAST (Free Ad-Supported TV) offerings Philo just announced.

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  • FailArmy , People Are Awesome , and The Pet Collective channels are three of the nine new FAST (Free Ad-Supported TV) offerings Philo just announced .
  • : Being born without legs never held Blake Leeper back from reaching his dream of being the world's fastest man.
  • "We're super excited to add these new channels from TMB," said Adam Salmons, Head of Business Development and Partnerships at Philo.
  • TMB's programming has amassed over 12 billion minutes of watch time over the last year on FAST platforms and tens of billions of views across social platforms.

Ideon Media announces exclusive representation of Reader's Digest Media in Canada

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Tuesday, April 4, 2023

RD Media is comprised of leading Canadian integrated brands (Reader's Digest, Sélection, Best Health, Our Canada), digital-only brands (Taste of Home, Family Handyman, Reader's Digest US, The Healthy, Birds & Blooms), and streaming brands (The Pet Collective, FailArmy, At Home with Family Handyman, People Are Awesome, WeatherSpy).

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  • RD Media is comprised of leading Canadian integrated brands (Reader's Digest, Sélection, Best Health, Our Canada), digital-only brands (Taste of Home, Family Handyman, Reader's Digest US, The Healthy, Birds & Blooms), and streaming brands (The Pet Collective, FailArmy, At Home with Family Handyman, People Are Awesome, WeatherSpy).
  • “We're truly honoured that Reader's Digest Media has chosen to put their trust in Ideon Media to handle Canadian sales," said Kevin Bartus, Ideon Media President and CEO.
  • "There are few media brands as hallowed as Reader's Digest, which recently celebrated its 75th year in Canada - an amazing milestone in Canada’s ever-changing media landscape.
  • "For Ideon Media, the fit was natural, as James Anderson, previously from RD Media, will be leading our sales efforts for the partnership as Sales Director at Ideon Media.

TMB (Trusted Media Brands) Leverages Magnite SSP and SpringServe Ad Server to Streamline Omnichannel Programmatic Efficiency

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Tuesday, February 14, 2023

TMB leverages Magnite as one of its preferred omnichannel sell-side platforms (SSPs).

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  • TMB leverages Magnite as one of its preferred omnichannel sell-side platforms (SSPs).
  • SpringServe, now part of Magnite, will serve as TMB’s ad server of record for OTT video content.
  • In August 2021, TMB acquired streaming and social video company Jukin Media to expand its OTT video footprint.
  • “Magnite’s omnichannel expertise and technical capabilities have helped us scale our programmatic strategy and identify areas of improvement within our programmatic set up.

Atmosphere Becomes Exclusive Digital Out of Home (DOOH) Streaming Platform for TMB’s Video Content Catalog

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Thursday, February 2, 2023

TMB’s portfolio includes a wide range of programming across its brands and the partnership with Atmosphere will bring thousands of long and short form videos to the platform.

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  • TMB’s portfolio includes a wide range of programming across its brands and the partnership with Atmosphere will bring thousands of long and short form videos to the platform.
  • “TMB’s content is some of the most compelling content online and plays spectacularly in businesses,” said Blake Sabatinelli, Chief Operating Officer at Atmosphere.
  • Atmosphere’s self-service ad portal also provides streaming customers with the ability to run promotions to its captive customers within the content for free.
  • “We are thrilled to partner with Atmosphere to bring our brands and channels into businesses worldwide,” said Cameron Saless, Chief Business Officer at TMB.

SLING TV Launches Freestream - Access Live and On- Demand TV for Free; Platform Pioneers Unparalleled Flexibility Between Paid and FAST TV

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Thursday, February 9, 2023

ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SLING TV today launched its free advertising-supported streaming television service (FAST) - Sling Freestream.

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  • ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Feb. 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- SLING TV today launched its free advertising-supported streaming television service (FAST) - Sling Freestream.
  • "Sling Freestream is a great new service that helps meet consumers' evolving needs," said Gary Schanman, group president, SLING TV.
  • Sling Freestream will grow its free content catalog over the next few months and continue to enhance the user experience.
  • Future Sling Freestream features include universal search functionality, enhanced channel surfing, updated guide filters, autoplay capabilities and more.

TMB Premieres New Original Comedy Series "Womp & Co." on FailArmy

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Tuesday, January 24, 2023

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- TMB, the leading community-driven entertainment company, today announced the premiere of its new in-house original comedy series, Womp & Co. The series was developed by TMB's Executive Producer, Jovenshire (Smosh Games, Stuff of Legends) and Executive Produced by the Emmy Award-winning VP of TMB's Digital Studio, Dee Austin Robertson (The Happytime Murders). The show premieres this Friday, January 27th at 10 PM ET on TMB's FailArmy streaming channel – a hub for hysterical fail videos. The launch comes on the heels of FailArmy's highest viewership month ever as the comedy brand with over 17 million TikTok followers continues to grow its global audience.

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  • The show premieres this Friday, January 27th at 10 PM ET on TMB's FailArmy streaming channel – a hub for hysterical fail videos.
  • The launch comes on the heels of FailArmy's highest viewership month ever as the comedy brand with over 17 million TikTok followers continues to grow its global audience.
  • "Womp & Co. is unlike anything we've ever done before and I'm thrilled to bring an all-new and original comedy series to FailArmy," said Producer and VP of TMB Digital Studio Dee Austin Robertson.
  • Follow FailArmy on social media for all the latest news and updates about this series.

TMB's Jukin Licensing Announces 2023 Emerging Creative Award in Partnership with The Clio Awards

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Together with The Clio Awards, TMB's Jukin Licensing is proud to announce the Emerging Creative Award for Best Use of User-Generated Content in a cause marketing campaign.

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  • NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Together with The Clio Awards, TMB 's Jukin Licensing is proud to announce the Emerging Creative Award for Best Use of User-Generated Content in a cause marketing campaign.
  • The winner will receive $5,000 and a $5,000 donation to the cause of their choice and will be honored on stage at the 2023 Clio Awards in New York City.
  • "We are thrilled to partner with the Clio Awards on the 2023 Emerging Creative Award for the Best Use of UGC, '' said Rose Ferraro, CRO at TMB.
  • The winners of the 2023 Emerging Creative Award will join an elite class of creative talent who are setting a high bar for the future of the industry.