KARLENE LUKOVITZ

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- Actors Vote To Strike If No Deal Reached By June 30 in
Digital News Daily on
06/06/2023
Actors could join writers in striking, although a directors' strike was averted with a new agreement early this week.
- Netflix Takes 'Tudum' Fan Event Live Again in
Digital News Daily on
06/05/2023
The star-studded event will be staged in Sao Paulo on June 17, and broadcast live via Netflix's YouTube channel.
- Disney Takes Record $1.5B Write-Off After Pulling Content From Streamers in
Digital News Daily on
06/05/2023
Disney, which recently pulled more than 50 titles from Disney+ and Hulu, expects to pull more, and take another substantial write-down.
- 70% Of HBO Max Subscribers Transitioned To Max In Week One in
Advanced TV Insider on
06/02/2023
Max, the rebranded, combined HBO Max/Discovery+ streamer, seems to be off to a good start -- at least among existing subscribers.
- Verizon +Play Deal Bundles Rivals Netflix, Paramount+ With Showtime in
Digital News Daily on
06/02/2023
The limited-time offer lets +Play subscribers save $70 per year on the combined services.
- David Leavy Tapped As CNN Chief Operating Officer in
Digital News Daily on
06/02/2023
Leavy is supposedly going to allow CEO Christ Licht to spend more time on programming, but some have speculated that he could end up replacing Licht.
- SVOD Dips In UK, AVOD On The Rise In Latin America in
Digital News Daily on
06/01/2023
The trends parallel those in the U.S.
- Amazon's Ring Fined $5.8M After Staff, Contractors Caught Spying On Users in
Digital News Daily on
06/01/2023
Amazon also this week agreed to pay the FTC $25 million for alleged violations of children's privacy via audio recordings.
- Mobile App Advertising Up 14% To $336B In 2022, Non-Games Apps Drew 65% in
Mobile Insider on
06/01/2023
The mobile app for Disney+'s new ad-supported plan now accounts for 9% of its total U.S. in-app iOS app purchases.
- Dish Intros Combined, Programmatic Buys Of Sling CTV, Linear Satellite Inventory in
Digital News Daily on
05/31/2023
Real-time ads can be delivered simultaneously to Dish set-top-boxes and Sling viewers.
Comments by Karlene All comments by Karlene
- Comcast, Disney In Arbitration As Comcast Cuts Off Funds For Hulu: Report
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Karlene Lukovitz
(Digital News Daily on
05/26/2023)
Thanks, Jonathan. Yes, the blurb under the headline had a typo, of my own making, using "millions" instead of "billions," whereas the story itself used the correct billions.
- Top CMOs 'Spooked' About Musk's Coming MMA Appearance
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Karlene Lukovitz
(Digital News Daily on
04/07/2023)
“Hate Speech’s Rise on Twitter Is Unprecedented, Researchers Find,” NY Times 12.2.2022https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/technology/twitter-hate-speech.html
- 2023 Local Ad Forecast: Slight Overall Dip, 15% Drop For TV
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Karlene Lukovitz
(Digital News Daily on
11/30/2022)
Right you are. Decimal point missing. Fixed now. Thanks!
- Rihanna To Headline Super Bowl Halftime Show
by
Karlene Lukovitz
(Digital News Daily on
09/26/2022)
Thank you for pointing out that typo--it has now been corrected to million (from billion).
- Fox News Won't Provide Full Live Coverage Of Jan. 6 Hearings
by
Karlene Lukovitz
(Digital News Daily on
06/07/2022)
Plus, saving democracy might conflict with watching WWE.
- U.S. Now Has More Streaming Subscriptions Than People: Report
by
Karlene Lukovitz
(Digital News Daily on
04/12/2021)
David: If you care to review previous articles on surveys and research, I think you'll find that I normally take pains to include methodology, including whether a survey sample is actually statistically representative of the universe it claims to represent, or the sample is designed to reflect U.S. Census demographics for a segment, etc. But you're right on Ampere-- they haven't yet replied to a query about methodology, and it should be included. I will update when they do, or add a statement indicating that they did not respond.
- Pluto TV Ad Revenue +78% in 2020, On Track For $1B+ By 2022: eMarketer
by
Karlene Lukovitz
(Video Insider on
04/06/2021)
Thanks for pointing that out, Leo. Fixed now.
- Parler Goes Dark For Now, Twitter Braces For Possible Protest At HQ
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Karlene Lukovitz
(Digital News Daily on
01/11/2021)
FYI, Daily Beast described as "left-wing" in a different MP article on same day: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/359443/report-fox-news-presentation-aimed-to-reassure-ad.html?edition=121040But now that you mention it, for accuracy's sake, I really should've described Parler as "far-right" or better yet, "radical right."
- CTV's Share Of Video Impressions Hit 41% In Q3, Up 23% YoY
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Karlene Lukovitz
(Video Insider on
11/10/2020)
According to Innovid, the stat compares the 1.4% PC interactive video to the 20.3% of CTV interactive choice-based ads.
- Is 'Incremental' Becoming A Misnomer For OTT Reach?
by
Karlene Lukovitz
(Advanced TV Insider on
11/06/2020)
Flame bait? Well, isn't it nice to have something to fret about other than the election results?

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