- WWE Grows Media Revenues 19%, Live Events Slammed
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 30, 2020
Although WWE's live events remain curtailed, revenue from its TV shows and streaming businesses continues to be higher, due to more content license program deals and streaming network gains. ...
- Netflix Raises Most U.S. Prices; Standard Plan Up 8%, To $13.99
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, October 30, 2020
Recognizing the economic bifurcation in the U.S., Netflix kept its Basic plan at $8.99 per month, and saved the biggest hike for its Premium plan: up $2, or 12.5%, to ...
- Connected TV Viewing Climbs 57%, Smart TV Platforms Double Streaming Viewing Share
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 29, 2020
Connected TV set-top-box devices continue to command the largest share of all worldwide streaming viewing, but internal, onscreen smart TV platforms are gaining. In Q3, smart TV platforms doubled their ...
- 'Mandalorian' Made A Splash, While 'Brave New World' Fizzled
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Friday, October 30, 2020
In the brave new world of subscription streaming, some shows make it and some shows do not. ...
- Disney+ Now Lets Users Share Content Links Via Social
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, October 29, 2020
The ability to share links to specific titles (viewable only by others with access to Disney+ accounts), is another brand awareness and engagement builder that might spur some to sign ...
- 'Atlantic,' Radical Media To Co-Produce Docuseries About Conspiracy Theories
Publishers Daily, Fern Siegel - Wednesday, October 28, 2020
The "Shadowlands" docuseries is based on the magazine's June cover story, "The Prophecies of Q," about the dangerous power of QAnon. ...
- TV Shows To Stream As You Wait For Your Favorites To Return
Research Intelligencer, Steve Sternberg - Thursday, October 29, 2020
This week's edition focuses on some of the best original scripted series available to stream. ...
- Expect Shorter Network TV Seasons
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 29, 2020
Can legacy networks keep up with the shorter streaming seasons? They would need a different ad model. ...
- Apple TV+ Plus Coup: New Jon Stewart Show, First-Look Deal
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, October 28, 2020
The streamer continues to bolster its original programming offerings in the face of the multiplying number of options for consumers -- although it is also said to have explored licensing ...
- 'Un-carrier' T-Mobile Relaunches Its Un-cable TVision Streaming Service
Marketing Daily, P.J. Bednarski, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Relaunched TVision seeks to take on existing vMVPD options with lower-priced package options. ...
- 'Borat' Streams Hit 1.6 Million TV Homes, National TV Ad Spend At $20.4 Million
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Amazon Prime Video's "Borat Subsequent Moviefilm" has now bested "Mulan" as the top theatrical movie shifted to premium streaming distribution. For its opening weekend, Samba TV says, 1.6 million U.S. ...
- T-Mobile Joins Virtual Pay TV Provider Race
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 27, 2020
TVision Live will offer 35 channels including ABC, Fox, NBC, Turner and ESPN starting Nov. 1, as well as live news and sports channels. It does not include CBS. The ...
- Facebook Steps Into Cloud Gaming With Playable Ads
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, October 26, 2020
Facebook on Monday announced the beta launch of cloud-streamed games on Facebook Gaming, along with cloud playable ads and several gaming and advertising partners. ...
- Sports TV Piracy Remains A Major Challenge
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 26, 2020
Among regular TV sports viewers, 83% access illegal pirated streaming content at least once a week across the globe either paid-for or free, a recent report finds. The Middle East ...
- Et Tu, James Bond? Rumored Streaming-First Feelers Have Cinemas Both Shaken and Stirred
Video Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, October 27, 2020
While it insists its new Bond flick is not for sale and will debut in theaters next spring, MGM's reportedly having floated selling the movie for a streaming debut on ...
- Legacy TV Shopping Platforms Finding Performance On Amazon, YouTube, Websites
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, October 23, 2020
The transition has enabled QVC and HSN to find consumers on tv and online, from search to their own sites. QVC and HSN also have seen growth in streaming through ...
- WarnerMedia Up And Running With TV, Movie Productions, Sports Content Stable
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 23, 2020
WarnerMedia has nearly all its TV and movie productions up and running but is uncertain how much content will make its way to theaters. ...
- Quibi May Have Survived If It Wasn't A Standalone Service
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 26, 2020
A point of contention was Quibi's business model -- a subscription/advertising model. Perhaps a free/ad-supported model option would have been a better choice. ...
- Notes From The Underground: Super Doc Operates Subway Clinic
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Monday, October 26, 2020
In the new drama series "Temple," a super-doctor sets up a secret clinic beneath the streets of London. ...
- Complex, Twitch Partner On Live Programming
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Thursday, October 22, 2020
The companies will produce three new programs on the Complex channel: a pop-culture talk show, a customization series, and a music competition. ...
- Amazon Prime Video Is H1 Top Streamer Marketer At $170M, Quibi At $41M
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 22, 2020
Hulu, Disney+ and Apple TV+ were right behind Amazon Prime Video at $144.6 million, $135.3 million and $104.7 million, respectively. Now-defunct Quibi was sharply lower at $40.8 million. ...
- WarnerMedia Takes Q3 Revenue Hit, HBO, HBO Max Inch Up To 38 Million Subscribers
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 22, 2020
AT&T's WarnerMedia took a major revenue hit of 11% in Q3, with particular impact from lower theatrical revenues. ...
- Quibi Throws In The Towel
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, October 21, 2020
The stunning closure comes just six months after the launch of the high-profile, short-form video streamer from Hollywood mogul Jeffrey Katzenberg -- which drew $1.75 billion from backers and $150 ...
- Peacock Adds Choice Channel To Enhance Political Coverage
Television News Daily, Fern Siegel - Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Kicking off Choice's political/election coverage are three commentators: Zerlina Maxwell, Sam Seder and Mehdi Hasan. ...
- Pluto TV CEO Ryan To Take Over All ViacomCBS Streaming Duties
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 20, 2020
Tom Ryan, CEO of Pluto TV, has been promoted to president and CEO, ViacomCBS Streaming, overseeing all streaming and digital platforms including CBS All Access. ...
- Cinedigm Adds 2 Streamers, Enlarges AVOD Reach
Television News Daily, Fern Siegel - Tuesday, October 20, 2020
The two new digital channels - The Film Detective and Lone Star - will be integrated into Cinedigm's networks. ...
- Disney+ Warns Against Racism In Old Films
Around the Net In Brand Marketing, Tanya Gazdik - Monday, October 19, 2020
The Disney+ streaming channel is beefing up its disclaimers about racial stereotypes in its old film titles. A 12-second advisory that can't be skipped offers a more in-depth warning about “negative ...
- TV Networks Cut Losses, Down 6% in Q3, AVOD To Surge 32%: Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 19, 2020
Broadcast TV networks are expected to sink 15.8% to $2.4 billion, with cable TV networks slipping 1% in Q3. The only TV group to gain from July-to-September -- Turner and ...
- Nielsen To Measure YouTube, YouTube TV Ad Inventory On Connected TV Sets
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 15, 2020
YouTube's streaming TV inventory will be measured in Nielsen's Digital Ad Ratings and Total Ad Ratings. Nielsen had been measuring YouTube and YouTube TV ad inventory for PCs and laptop ...
- Budgets For Local OTT, CTV Advertising Taking Media Dollars From Broadcast, Cable TV, Other Media
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, October 15, 2020
Among the agency execs Borrell surveyed, 57% said budgets for OTT and CTV ad buys came from broadcast TV and 42% cited cable tv, with radio at 25%, print at ...
