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STREAMING-VIDEO SERVICE HAS HIGH HOPES FOR THIRD SCRIPTED DRAMA
Netflix isn't the only OTT video service with an eye turned toward world domination. Over-the-top service Crackle is looking to make a name for itself in a digital content space that is increasing in stature. Sure, success has been sweet for Netflix's Emmy-nominated original series House of Cards and Orange Is the New Black. But some scrappy upstarts, like Crackle, are also making a name for themselves.
While its original programming is not as critically acclaimed as Netflix's, the Sony Entertainment-owned, ad-supported digital service continues to build its lineup with scripted dramas such as Cleaners and Chosen, as well as reality series such as the Emmy-nominated, Jerry Seinfeld-produced Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. The company has high hopes for a third scripted series, Sequestered, a drama that follows the...