Things were different a few years ago. In 2020, one of Vancouver tech’s most successful female entrepreneurs, Shahrzad Rafati, was preparing to take her darling BroadbandTV public on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Her aim then? To buy out German media giant Bertelsmann, which had acquired a controlling interest of BBTV from Rafati in 2013 for […]
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BBTV Enlists ConsenSys to Co-Develop Web3 NFT Solutions for Creators
BBTV has entered into a partnership with ConsenSys, a leading Ethereum software company, to support BBTV’s development of Web3 NFT solutions for content creators. As the Vancouver-born company enters its next phase of growth it is uniquely positioned to drive the Web3 creator economy by connecting creators, fans and collectors. “As home to almost 5,000 […]
BBTV Launches Jackass Human Slingshot Game With Johnny Knoxville
Vancouver’s BBTV recently surpassed 1 billion ad impressions across all of its mobile gaming apps and has now added Jackass to its portfolio. Developed in conjunction with a subsidiary of Viacom and Johnny Knoxville, Jackass Human Slingshot is BBTV’s latest mobile game. Based on the hit Jackass franchise created by Jeff Tremaine, Spike Jonze, and […]
BBTV Offers to Pay Creators at Scale in Cryptocurrency
Vancouver’s BBTV is now able to pay creators at scale in cryptocurrencies. “Pay To Crypto” is a new payment option for creators that enables them to receive their BBTV earnings in a range of popular cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and USD Stablecoin. According to BBTV, Pay To Crypto is the first offering of its kind […]
BBTV Launches Fast Pay to Help Creators Accelerate Their Growth
Vancouver’s BBTV has launched BBTV Fast Pay to expedite monthly payments for creators, delivering fresh capital for them to use for growth. With BBTV Fast Pay creators will receive their current and next month of earnings for their first pay period, providing up-front capital that can be used to invest in content creation and growth. BBTV […]
Hootsuite To IPO Before End Of Year?
According to BetaKit, Vancouver-born Hootsuite is finalizing its preparations to go public on the Toronto Stock Exchange before the end of the year. Sources with direct knowledge of the company’s plans, who asked to remain anonymous as they are not authorized to speak publicly, confirmed to BetaKit that Hootsuite hopes to IPO on the TSX […]
BBTV Is Partnering With Spotter To Get Creators Paid
Vancouver’s BBTV is partnering with Spotter to get its creators paid. Spotter is dedicated to providing game changing non-dilutive capital to creators, empowering them to grow their businesses and brands while retaining their freedom. The new partnership will see Spotter dedicating USD $125 million to BBTV creators to further scale creator growth and monetization opportunities […]
BBTV To Monetize Live Events With New Rights Management Solutions
Vancouver-headquartered BBTV has launched a Rights Management solution for live events, from sports league games and pay-per-view events, to live concerts and awards shows. The live streaming market is expected to grow to USD $184.3 billion by 2027, and saw 99% growth in hours watched on major digital platforms from April 2019 to April 2020. […]
BBTV Invests In Social NFT Platform Nifty’s To Create New Revenue Streams for Creators
Two months ago Vancouver’s BBTV created a new NFT Division to launch Non-Fungible Tokens with some of the world’s leading content creators across Entertainment, Music, Sports, Esports & Gaming verticals. This week BBTV announced a $250,000 investment into Nifty’s, a social NFT platform dedicated to bringing digital collectibles to mainstream audiences. Along with this investment […]
BBTV Signs New Contracts with Top Entertainment and Gaming Creators
Vancouver’s BBTV has announced numerous major creator signings, expanding BBTV’s abundant library of content and further amplifying the Company’s viewership and monetization. New signings include Willam Belli, Magnus The Therapy Dog (pictured), Woodka, Lucky Maker, and Tsuriki Show. With these new signings, BBTV adds an additional 1.7 billion monthly views to its content library. “BBTV […]