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Streaming platform Zeam is expanding its original content slate to include a live Thanksgiving Day telecast featuring comedians taking on that sacred fowl of holiday traditions, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
“Friendzgiving — A Version of the Parade” is set to air from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET and will include reporting on the parade route from Dale Badway, host of Zeam’s “Laughing Boy Live” series. And the four hosts will also attempt to make a holiday dinner together as they make the best of another Thanksgiving on the road as touring comedians.
The “Friendzgiving” special is another effort by Zeam to showcase off its hyper-local streaming platform with original content that taps into its strength of being able to easily host a live stream from points large and small across the U.S. This past summer, Zeam sent Young and fellow comedian Bret Ernst out on the road for a continuous five-day live stream event as they moved from venue to venue.
Zeam has established a production facility out of Times Square in New York that has helped generate content from comedians and touring performers. Stamos, the veteran actor, producer and musician, has been recruited by Zeam as chief innovation officer. Stamos is working with Zeam CEO Jack Perry and his many contacts in comedy, TV and music to find new uses for Zeam’s platform.
“The future of entertainment is a living process — not a product, not a rebellion, but renewal – and with our brand new production, ‘Friendzgiving — A Version of the Parade” we will not only entertain viewers as they get ready for their Thanksgiving feasts, but also demonstrate the power of live. No polish. No pretense. Just life in real time.”
Perry founded Zeam in 2009 as Syncbak. It was an early provider of live stream technology and related back-end support for media and entertainment heavyweights and its clients include Paramount, Apple TV, Hulu, Amazon, the NFL, Roku and more. It also handles live streams for a host of local broadcast TV stations, which makes the Zeam platform one-stop-shopping for access to local newscasts from around the country. Syncbak was rebranded as Zeam in 2024.
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Cynthia Littleton
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