Vimeo has begun to take scripted series under their expanding wings. First, they funded the second season of the increasingly popular High Maintenance, and now they’ve announced a deal with New Form Digital Studios, “whose partners include Discovery Communications, Brian Grazer and Ron Howard,” to create their own original content. The deal will bring two series from popular YouTube creators exclusively to Vimeo’s on-demand service. By teaming up with New Form, Vimeo is tapping into the pool of online filmmakers that are at “forefront of producing supremely creative video.” They’re also contributing to the continued fragmentation of entertainment, and increasing the competition against YouTube. (Variety)
