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Independent streaming platform Brandon TV has reached over a quarter of a million subscribers since its October 2023 launch, TheWrap can reveal exclusively.

The streamer from Brandon Stewart, founder and CEO of Brandon Studios, is the first pay-walled channel from the formerly social-first studio. Brandon TV features unscripted series from legacy reality stars like “Dance Moms” Abby Lee Miller and Dianna Williams of “Bring It.” In addition to the subscription-based streamer, Brandon Studios operates 60+ channels with 120M+ registered users engaging per day.

Since the premiere of the streamer’s “Bring It” spinoff “Encore” in March 2025, Brandon TV saw a 13.54% subscription spike. This growth is just a part of an increasing investment in the founder’s content model. The company has generated an average quarter over quarter growth of 40.36% since the app’s launch in October 2023.

Stewart credits much of this success to his relationship with his audience. Unlike traditional entertainment networks,...

Indie production outfit Brandon Studios is turning its talk show series “Obsessed” into a weekly live series, Variety has learned. The talk show, hosted by Brandon Studios founder Brandon Stewart, will air live every Tuesday at 5 p.m. Pt on the Brandon TV SVOD app starting April 1.

Per the series logline, “Obsessed” features “reality TV legends, legacies, queens, comics, dance icons, and more to dig into all the drama and the latest scoops on reality TV, pop culture, social media and more.” The first live episode will include guest Tonya Renee Banks (“Little Women: LA”), while future editions will feature Dianna Williams, Jozea Flores (“Big Brother”) and Tyrus Sellers.

“We’re all about pushing boundaries, and finding new ways to enhance our audience’s experience through innovative storytelling and cutting-edge technology. Since the beginning, our fans have played an active role in shaping our programming,” said Stewart, who also serves as CEO of Brandon Studios.

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Do you think you know everything about Little Women: La star Terra Jolé? Well, think again!

It might seem like the reality star shared all the details of her life with the public over the last 15 years – first appearing on MTV’s True Life in 2002 -- but she’s revealing new secrets in her memoir, Fierce at Four Foot Two.

“Surprisingly, I couldn't believe how many stories I had to tell. In fact, we left a lot of stories out,” Jolé shares with Et in an exclusive interview about the book, joking that she thought fans knew everything about her too. “There are tons and tons of stories that I have not shared with anyone.”

While she is used to being very open about her life on television, there’s a big difference with sharing her story in print. “There’s no editing. It's you. It's not like what a producer may interpret as you,” she explains...

Little Women: La’s Tonya Banks could be on the brink of a break-up from fiance Kerwin on this week’s Little Women: Couples Retreat – when she reveals she’s not sure he’s the one. The revelation comes in a sit-down with relationship expert Hasani Pettiford: “I love him but a lot of times I don’t like him.” The pair earlier in the season already revealed they had power struggles in their relationship. And that theme continues this week as Tonya talks about how Kerwin always wants things done “his way” — which she then immediately calls the “wrong way”. Meanwhile, another scene...read more...

On this week’s Little Women: Couples Retreat — the focus is all on Tonya Banks and her fiance Kerwin. But have the couple got problems between them that they just won’t be able to solve? Is their relationship doomed before they’ve even set sail on the marriage boat? The pair are attending the Couples Retreat after Kerwin asked Tonya to marry him on the Little Women: La season finale back in July. But the episode raises concerns over power struggles between the pair, while Tonya says she doesn’t want negative energy — that she thinks Kerwin sometimes brings to the relationship...read more...

Briana Renee’s husband Matt Grundhoffer and Andrea Salinas’s boyfriend Chris clash in a heated row on this week’s Little Women: Couples Retreat. Chris pulls off his shirt as he prepares for a fist-fight while Matt has to be stopped from getting close to him by Tonya Banks’s fiance Kerwin and Amanda Salinas’s boyfriend Jordan. It comes after Matt and Briana have a big argument at breakfast in front of all the other couples on the retreat. At one point he tells her: “I don’t want to be around you any more, ever, again…” But things get tense when Jordan leans...read more...

Lila Call’s love interest Brian tells her things are not right between them on this week’s episode of Little Women La: Couples Retreat. Last week’s episode ended in chaos after Lila got in a fight with Tonya Banks which saw Tonya slam her off her chair and on to the floor in a shocking scene. This week’s episode focuses on the couples expressing their true feelings for each other. Christy Gibel and husband Todd tell each other things they’ve never told each other before, while the Tiny Twinz, Amanda and Andrea Salinas, bond with their partners — through twerking! But...read more...

Tonya Banks slammed Lila Call to the ground after flipping her off a chair in a shocking scene on last night’s Little Women: Couples Retreat premiere. The brawl erupted at the end of the episode while Lila Call sat on a chair at a bar, before getting embroiled in an altercation with both Tonya and Christy Gibel — who had invited her on the retreat. Earlier in the day the couples taking part, who are hoping to strengthen their relationships at the retreat in Puerto Rico, had spent several hours doing an exercise building rafts to build the bonds between...read more...

Lifetime’s hot, summer spinoff from Little Women La: Couples Retreat is finally here and features a heavy dose of drama after a fight between Tonya Banks and Lila Call. For those who aren’t familar with Lila, here’s a little more about her… Lila was born in the Us and as a young woman studied for a French degree and worked developing film at a Cus Pharmacy. Lila then took a keen interest in media and journalism, interning at Wnpr and working for both the Hartford Courant and Hartford Advocate while living in Connecticut. Working in the media gave Lila a...read more...

The Little Women La: Couples Retreat premiere ends in chaos tonight — when Lila Call gets in a fight with Tonya Banks after calling her “monkey ass”. A shocking preview for the show sees Tonya and Little Women: NY star Lila having a blowout fight that leaves Little Women co-star Christy Gibel full of regret. At one point Tonya pushes Lila out of her chair after being repeatedly provoked. The fight was pretty serious, with reports one of them ended up in hospital after suffering a minor head injury. Call has struggled with alcohol abuse in the past, and had been...read more...

The Little Women: La season may be over following the tell-all reunion — but fans have nothing to fear, as it’s just one week until the Little Women La: Couples Retreat! The spinoff special premieres next week, July 26, at 9/8c on Lifetime — and features a who’s who of couples from the Little Women franchise. Those taking part are Briana Renee and Matt Grundhoffer, after their tumultous season, Tonya Banks and Kerwin, hot on the heels of the news at the reunion that there are ongoing issues with their engagement, and Christy Gibel and husband Todd. Meanwhile, despite the...read more...

Tonya Banks faces the biggest decision she’s ever made on tonight’s Little Women: La finale — when boyfriend Kerwin gets down on one knee and asks for her hand in marriage. The proposal, which includes a dazzling diamond ring, takes place as Jasmine hosts an 80s-themed from for the ladies as the action-packed season comes to a close. The moment sees the music stop as Kerwin and Tonya take to the stage in front of all the guests. Kerwin, wearing a red and gold crown, dinner jacket and black bow-tie, then gets down graciously on one knee. Tonya, wearing a...read more...

What’s a trip without an epic argument?

On Wednesday night’s episode of Little Women: La, the ladies head to Alaska in an effort to bond, but tension between Terra Jolé and Christy Gibel causes the Dancing with the Stars alum to lash out at her cast mates.

In an exclusive sneak peek, Jolé yells at costar Tonya Banks about Gibel: “I told you I didn’t want her to come!”

Jolé then explains why she’s so heated in a confessional: “All of these women claim that they hate the word midget and everything that it represents, but...

On tonight’s Little Women: La, Terra Jole gets hold of a scandalous video from Christy Gibel’s past — which she then proceeds to show to the other ladies. Terra is sent the clip by Tonya Banks, and she tells husband Joe as she shows him the video: “You’re never going to believe what Tonya sent me.” When she brings it up with Christy, Christy tells her: “There are some things I just want to leave in the past and don’t want to talk about.” But when Terra puts on an Ott birthday party for her daughter Penny, she can’t help...read more...

Lifetime tonight premiere a weekly new live Little Women after-show chat series, hosted by Michelle Collins. The Little Talk Live Aftershow is starting out by airing weekly for 30 minutes after Tuesday night episodes of Little Women: La. The format promises “the inside scoop” and will see host Michelle talk with the stars of the franchise about what’s been going on in the world of Little Women. The premiere airs after tonight’s episode of Little Women: La, which is called March Madness, and features Terra Jole and Tonya Banks. ‪That’s right. I’m hosting a show called #LittleTalkLive. Makes Sense!! #PassoverMiracle...

In the Little Women: La Season 5 finale tonight, Terra Jole breaks down in tears over her appearance on Dancing with the Stars as she reveals she thinks people don’t think she’s a real competitor. Terra started on DWTS just after shooting for Little Women finished, and in the final episode which airs tonight the stress of the upcoming ABC show seems to be getting to her. The conversation with the ladies comes at the time she was attending rehearsals with dance partner Sasha Farber just a week before the ABC series’ premiere. And she tells BFFs Tonya Banks and Elena...read more...

On Little Women: La this week, things kick off yet again when Tonya Banks gets branded a ‘bitch’ as Christy tries to make amends with the ladies. Christy hopes to smooth over the rifts of the past few weeks by inviting the girls to a night at the casino. But her efforts fall flat when she decides to release her medical records at the same time, after being repeatedly questioned over the state of her mental health and sobriety. Her current nemeses Terra Jole and Briana Renee don’t turn up and when Christy asks if they’re coming Tonya laughs and...read more...

Little Women: La star Briana Renee has contemplated getting a gun to protect her family after husband Matt Ericson received death threats. On tonight’s episode of the hit Lifetime show we see Briana expressing fears for her family’s safety after the birth of her and Matt’s son Maverick Jax. As she discusses it with the ladies, Tonya Banks asks her: “You’re talking about getting a gun?” and she is stunned when Briana admits: “Matt has received death threats.” But the episode sees the other girls try to talk Briana out of the move. The new episode of Little Women: La,...read more...

Little Women: La is almost back! In an exclusive sneak peek at season 5, Elena Gant and her husband Preston are busy preparing for the arrival of their twin boys, Jasmine Arteaga Sorge and Christy Gibel are still at odds with costar Briana Renee over her husband Matt Ericson - and the topic of marriage comes up for Tonya Banks, whose ex-flames return this season. All that and Terra Jolé and Joe Gnoffo receive news about their second baby. "This appointment is going to confirm if we're having a little person," Jolé says in the clip. Replies Gnoffo, "Or it could be double dominant.

Little Women: La is almost back!

In an exclusive sneak peek at season 5, Elena Gant and her husband Preston are busy preparing for the arrival of their twin boys, Jasmine Arteaga Sorge and Christy Gibel are still at odds with costar Briana Renee over her husband Matt Ericson – and the topic of marriage comes up for Tonya Banks, whose ex-flames return this season.

All that and Terra Jolé and Joe Gnoffo receive news about their second baby.

"This appointment is going to confirm if we're having a little person," Jolé says in the clip.

Replies Gnoffo, "Or it could be double dominant.

Terra Jolé's first birthday party for her daughter Penny was fit for a princess.

On Sunday, the Little Women: La star and her husband Joe Gnoffo threw a British tea party for their little girl.

"Joe and I are so blessed to celebrate this beautiful occasion," Jolé tells People exclusively. "Since day one, Penny has been the center of our world and the sparkle in our eyes."

All of Penny's guests – including Jolé's Little Women co-stars Tonya Banks, Traci Tsou and her son Jacob – wore hats at the bash, while the birthday girl wore a dress designed for her by Mixed Up Clothing.

Terra Jolé's first birthday party for her daughter Penny was fit for a princess. On Sunday, the Little Women: La star and her husband Joe Gnoffo threw a British tea party for their little girl. "Joe and I are so blessed to celebrate this beautiful occasion," Jolé tells People exclusively. "Since day one, Penny has been the center of our world and the sparkle in our eyes." All of Penny's guests - including Jolé's Little Women co-stars Tonya Banks, Traci Tsou and her son Jacob - wore hats at the bash, while the birthday girl wore a dress designed...

Terra Jolé's first birthday party for her daughter Penny was fit for a princess. On Sunday, the Little Women: La star and her husband Joe Gnoffo threw a British tea party for their little girl. "Joe and I are so blessed to celebrate this beautiful occasion," Jolé tells People exclusively. "Since day one, Penny has been the center of our world and the sparkle in our eyes." All of Penny's guests - including Jolé's Little Women co-stars Tonya Banks, Traci Tsou and her son Jacob - wore hats at the bash, while the birthday girl wore a dress designed...

There are times in life when a girl really needs her best friend. One of those times for Little Women: La star Terra Jolé was when her daughter Penny was having surgery in the hospital. In an exclusive sneak peek at the Lifetime reality show, the new mom gets into a heated fight with her friend and costar Tonya Banks, whom she claims only sent her a "text message" during the stressful time. "Right now, I'm going through a sensitive situation," Banks tells Jolé during a dinner with their group of friends. "I am in between relationships right now ... I've always been there for you.

There are times in life when a girl really needs her best friend. One of those times for Little Women: La star Terra Jolé was when her daughter Penny was having surgery in the hospital.

In an exclusive sneak peek at the Lifetime reality show, the new mom gets into a heated fight with her friend and costar Tonya Banks, whom she claims only sent her a "text message" during the stressful time.

"Right now, I'm going through a sensitive situation," Banks tells Jolé during a dinner with their group of friends. "I am in between relationships right now ... I've always been there for you.

The women of "Little Women: La" are ready to show some skin! Briana Mason, Jasmine Arteaga Sorge, Christy McGinity Gibel, Brittney Guzman, Tonya Banks, Elena Gant and Terra Jole stun in some new promo art for Season 3 of the Lifetime reality series, which returns July 29. Sporting a collection of retro bikinis and one-pieces, the women put their fit physiques on display in the summery shots -- and while they look confident as ever, some of them admitted they were nervous about the shoot. "I was [nervous]. When we actually knew that its gonna happen, I thought, 'I'm not really ready for it,'" Gant tells toofab. "What I can recommend to people who do not like their shape right now, just put a lot of sunless tan and the darker your skin looks, the thinner and slimmer your body appears. That's what I did. [And] it's a little bit of Photoshop." "Thank god for airbrushing,...

"Little Women: La" star Christy McGinity just had her Big day!All season long, fans of the Lifetime series have seen McGinity's relationship grow with Todd Gibel, a fellow little person who moved to Los Angeles after the two met online. We witnessed their engagement ... and now toofab your first look at their wedding!The ceremony went down in Laguna Beach on May 16, where the bride wore a beautiful white, sleeveless lace gown and a pink flower in her hair.And while they look happy in the photos, this reality TV-ready wedding came with its fair share of drama!Sources tell toofab that temperatures at the event soared into the 100s and both the bride and groom were feeling the heat. The high temps did a number on the cake too, as it almost toppled over and started to lean before it could be enjoyed.We're also told McGinity was...