Fullscreen will shutter its eponymous subscription video service, CEO George Strompolos wrote in an email to staffers yesterday afternoon, in order to more actively invest in its creator network, brand-building, and Rooster Teeth divisions. As a result, the company is letting go of roughly 25 employees, a spokesperson said.
Strompolos -- who founded Fullscreen in 2011 -- called the decision tough, and said that he’s “extremely proud” of the service, which launched in April 2016 and has subsequently served as a launchpad for shows like Jack And Dean Of All Trades; Bret Easton Ellis’ directorial debut, The Deleted (pictured above); Brandon Rogers’ Magic Funhouse; video podcasts by Tyler Oakley and Grace Helbig; and, most recently, the Hazel Hayes thriller PrankMe.
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Strompolos -- who founded Fullscreen in 2011 -- called the decision tough, and said that he’s “extremely proud” of the service, which launched in April 2016 and has subsequently served as a launchpad for shows like Jack And Dean Of All Trades; Bret Easton Ellis’ directorial debut, The Deleted (pictured above); Brandon Rogers’ Magic Funhouse; video podcasts by Tyler Oakley and Grace Helbig; and, most recently, the Hazel Hayes thriller PrankMe.
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- 11/14/2017
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
After tendering roughly 20 layoffs in order to amplify efforts around original programming, Fullscreen has provided a sneak peek at one of its most highly anticipated upcoming shows -- a thriller called PrankMe directed by YouTube star Hazel Hayes.
First announced back in June, PrankMe follows a young social media star named Jasper Perkins -- played by Emmy nominee Corey Fogelmanis (Girl Meets World) -- who transforms from an online prankster into a murderer who uses his following to find new victims. The eight-episode series was written by Paul Neafcy (Jack And Dean Of All Trades) and shot in London over the summer. It represents Hayes’ biggest directorial effort to date -- though she has posted several short films, web series, and sketches to her Chewing Sand YouTube channel, which counts roughly 250,000 subscribers.
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First announced back in June, PrankMe follows a young social media star named Jasper Perkins -- played by Emmy nominee Corey Fogelmanis (Girl Meets World) -- who transforms from an online prankster into a murderer who uses his following to find new victims. The eight-episode series was written by Paul Neafcy (Jack And Dean Of All Trades) and shot in London over the summer. It represents Hayes’ biggest directorial effort to date -- though she has posted several short films, web series, and sketches to her Chewing Sand YouTube channel, which counts roughly 250,000 subscribers.
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- 9/8/2017
- by Geoff Weiss
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