- Roku Adds Competitor Amazon's IMDb TV App
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 27, 2021
The IMDb TV app offers library product, including movies and TV shows -- much like the Roku Channel offers on the Roku service. ...
- Peacock, Hulu Agree To Share 'Modern Family' Rights
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, January 27, 2021
The deal is another feather in the cap of Peacock, which adds to its growing comedy portfolio without paying top dollar for exclusive rights. Peacock will run just 12 episod ...
- Most Viewers - Even On Pay TV - Don't Mind Watching Ads
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, January 27, 2021
North American viewers report having about 7 video services, and paying about $28 for video services per month. Most say they'd rather use free, ad-supported streaming than subscribe to anoth ...
- Netflix Grows Daily Streaming Usage By 16% In 2020
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 26, 2021
Streamers recorded strong overall double-digit percentage digital video gains in 2020. ...
- Verizon: Two-Thirds Of Its Free Disney+ Promo Customers Are Now Paid Subs
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 26, 2021
"We think this is unheard of," says Hans Vestberg, chairman-CEO of Verizon. ...
- Cross-Promotion For Streamers Benefits TV Universe
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 27, 2021
The longtime legacy marketing tool of the 12 or 24 linear TV networks veteran media companies own is a boost to streaming nets. ...
- Still Casual, But Less Dirty: Mobile Gaming
Digital News Daily, Zach Oscar - Monday, January 25, 2021
Mobile gaming is for more casual players, but many high-profile gamers create mobile-friendly versions of their games, signaling the increased presence and marketability of mobile gaming. ...
- Fox Corp Taps Hotstar Exec As CPO, Overseeing Streaming Portfolio
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, January 22, 2021
Narang has been named Fox's chief product officer. He is credited with having been instrumental in the rapid growth of India's Disney+ Hotstar streaming service. ...
- Peacock Snags Exclusive WWE Network U.S. Streaming Rights
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, January 25, 2021
Members will have access to 17,000+ hours of new, original and library WWE Network programming on demand and on a 24/7 channel. ...
- Streaming Now: The Rise And Fall Of Ad-Supported Cable TV
Research Intelligencer, Steve Sternberg - Monday, January 25, 2021
Twenty years ago, with very few exceptions, four broadcast networks were the only places you could find new original scripted series programming - and basically only six or seven mont ...
- U.S. Streaming Viewing Minutes Up 12% In December; Netflix, YouTube Tops
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 22, 2021
Netflix was at 37 billion minutes and YouTube at 27.7 billion, according to an analysis of Nielsen data. ...
- Pluto TV To Be France's First Free, Ad-Supported Streamer
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, January 21, 2021
Now in 24 countries, Pluto's next international launch will be in Italy late this year. ...
- Redbox, Screenvision Strike Ad Deal
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 21, 2021
Screenvision Media will help Redbox sell national, regional and local advertising to all its platforms -- kiosk/digital, out-of-home, digital website/app and CTVs. The deal will produce "hundreds of millions ...
- Targetspot To Integrate Tru Optik ID Resolution Tech For Streaming Audio
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, January 21, 2021
The integration will allow buyers and sellers to identify and segment audiences at the household level across mobile and streaming audio devices, including smart speakers, starting this February. ...
- Netflix Adds 8.5 Million Subscribers, Cash-Flow Positive in 2021
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 19, 2021
The streamer predicts it will add 6 million new subscribers in the first quarter. Global subscribers are now at 203.7 million, 22% more than the year before. ...
- Popular Acquired TV Shows In The Connected TV World Feel Familiar
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 20, 2021
What's more important to a streamer: original or acquired programming? ...
- Time Spent With Ad-Supported Media Hits All-Time Low, Despite Gains In Total Media Use
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Tuesday, January 19, 2021
The good news is that consumer time spent with media surged during 2020. The bad news is their share of time spent with media supported primarily by ad dollars fe ...
- HBO Max, Amazon Surge In Q4 Streaming Subscriptions
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, January 18, 2021
"Wonder Woman 1984" helped push HBO Max to a 19.2% share of new streaming subscribers. ...
- TV On-Promos Grows - But Less For Shows And More For Streamers
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 19, 2021
An analysis of promos found 46% of cross-promotion avails in 2020 for Walt Disney's ABC, Freeform, FX and Nat Geo combined went to streamers Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+. ...
- Competition, Price Hike, 'Cuties' Blowback Impact Netflix's U.S. New-Subs Share
Video Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, January 19, 2021
The largest and most established streamers' share of new U.S. SVOD subscriptions was down to 7.4% in Q4, while Amazon Prime Video and newbie HBO Max had 18.2% and 19. ...
- NBCU's Peacock Estimated To Hit 52 Million Subs, $2B Revenues By 2024
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 15, 2021
In 2021, Peacock is estimated to hit $604 million in revenue -- $197 million coming from advertising and $407 million from subscription revenues. ...
- Netflix Leaps Into Big Movie Promotion, Competitive WIth Legacy Film Studios
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, January 15, 2021
It's not just promoting movies, but the platforms where they stream. ...
- WarnerMedia: Theatrical Movies On Streamers Need New Metrics
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Theatrical movies moving onto streaming platforms demand new performance metrics -- rather than the decades-long focus on opening weekend U.S. box-office revenues. ...
- AT&T Ends Low-Cost AT&T TV Now
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 13, 2021
AT&T is merging AT&T TV Now into AT&T TV, the company's more traditional-looking pay TV streaming service. ...
- Silver Screen Finds Silver Lining, Nielsen's: Cinema Integrates Improved Currency Into Old Partner
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, January 13, 2021
The cinema ad industry is getting a jumpstart on 2021, announcing a new and much improved measurement service that will also be integrated into Nielsen's dashboards and printed reports ...
- Lower TV Upfront Deals In 2021, CTV And Cord-Cutting On Rise
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Nearly 60% of TV advertisers are making less traditional TV upfront commitments for 2021. ...
- CES: Young Streaming Players Philo, Pluto TV See Growth, But Uncertainty Remains
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Cheaper at-home TV streaming alternatives got a big boost last year, but that trend may not last heading into 2021. ...
- Is 'Placed-Based Media' Passe in the Post-Quibi World?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, January 13, 2021
At least it's timely: a new TV/video platform is launching what it calls Covid-Free TV found in doctors' waiting rooms. ...
- Univision To Launch Ad-Supported Spanish-Language Streamer
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, January 12, 2021
PrendeTV will launch with more than 30 channels and 10,000 hours of video-on-demand programming from global content partners. ...
- Nielsen Launches Theatrical VOD Measurement, Cites Pandemic's Direct-To-Consumer Shift
MediaDailyNews, Joe Mandese - Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Nielsen today announced the launch of a new service measuring viewing to theatrical films released direct-to-consumers via streaming services. Speaking at the CES conference, the Nielsen execs said the n ...
