In 2016, NBCUniversal invested in Snapchat with the goal to create the first to platform, serialized, "show". I was brought in to help dictate what that looked like. Given Snapchat's demographic and NBCUniversal's IP - we identified piloting the program with E! News, utilizing the news format and adapting it.
The other big hurdle: how does one create content in :06 second spurts that not only speaks to the attention span of the audience, but does so in an authentic and engaging way?
Our solution: memes, irreverent humor, and .gifs. It was 2016 after all.
Ran for 8 years and over 1000 episodes.
Over several months of show development, we ended up with E! News: The Rundown, hosted by Erin Lim. The audience grew 19m viewers per month, becoming a fan favorite immediately.
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