- Big Name Entertainment Investments Continue To Pour Into Gaming
Digital News Daily, Zach Oscar -
It’s no secret that COVID-19 has given an extra kick to the gaming world over the past five months. Traditional sports teams are running esports competitions to engage fans, like ...
- Peacock Secures 'Harry Potter' Franchise Rights
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, August 6, 2020
The 8 Potter movies will be accessible on the new streamer's free and paid tiers for six months, starting in October. ...
- Roku Sees 42% Revenue Growth, Monthly Accounts Now Total 43 Million
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, August 6, 2020
Roku continues to post strong business metrics, beating many Q2 estimates. Revenue climbed to $356.1 million and Roku added 3.2 million monthly active users. ...
- ViacomCBS Revenue Sinks 12%, Streaming, Digital Video Revenues 25% Higher
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, August 6, 2020
The bright spot was domestic streaming/digital video, up 25% in Q2 to $489 million, with growth of 52% in streaming subscription revenue and higher ad revenues at Pluto TV. ...
- Major Restructuring At NBCU As Telegdy Departs And Berwick, Strauss Ascend
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, August 6, 2020
An expected major restructuring of programming and content execs at NBCU will see the exit of Paul Telegdy, NBCU Entertainment chairman, as Frances Berwick and Matt Strauss taking on more ...
- Even YouTube Indie Video Producers Feel The Ad Revenue Squeeze
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 7, 2020
Now, smaller video producers see that subscription fees -- perhaps alongside an advertising component -- is the better way to go. ...
- Streaming Video Ad Attempts Down 28% In Q2; Time-Spent Growth Robust But Slowing
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, August 6, 2020
Viewing time-spent on streaming and connected-devices rose 57% in the U.S., but began to slow somewhat in May and June, reports Conviva. ...
- Disney Q2 Revenues Drop Double Digits, 'Mulan' Shifts To PVOD
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 5, 2020
Disney made the bold move to shift "Mulan" to a premium streaming platform as a pay-per-view event starting Sept. 4. Walt Disney posted 42% a drop in Q2 revenues. ...
- AMC Networks Records 15% Decline In National TV Ad Revenues
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, August 4, 2020
The drop was due to due to pandemic issues -- but better than analysts' expectations. ...
- Kroger, Try Guys Raise Awareness For Online Grocery Delivery
MAD, Larissa Faw - Monday, August 3, 2020
The Try Guys' YouTube audience and food-related content closely align with Kroger's female-skewing target consumer. ...
- 'British Baking Show' Duo Seeks Comedy 'Hit' On Peacock
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Tuesday, August 4, 2020
The latest British-accent show on Peacock is this new half-hour comedy called "Hitmen" about two assassins-for-hire who happen to be women. ...
- COVID And Beyond, Don't Underestimate Mobile Video's Advertising Potential
Video Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, August 4, 2020
COVID has slowed mobile video ad-spend growth somewhat, but all signs point to increased spend as live sports and other mobile-friendly content make the full jump to streaming, says an ...
- Facebook Adding Music Videos To Arsenal
Digital News Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Friday, July 31, 2020
The tech titan struck deals with Sony Music Group, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Merlin, BMG, Kobalt, and a number of independent music producers. ...
- Deal Keeps HBO App On Amazon Fire TV Devices, For Now
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, August 3, 2020
While they continue to wangle over getting the new HBO Max app on Fire TV devices, Amazon and WarnerMedia agreed to extend those device users' direct access to the HBO ...
- Amazon Gains FCC Approval To Launch Internet Satellites
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, July 31, 2020
In a move that will turn Amazon into an internet satellite provider, the FCC has approved the company's Project Kuiper. It will allow the tech company to operate 3,236 satelli ...
- Peacock To Use Previously Unseen Content To Promote 'The Office'
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, July 31, 2020
NBCU will "incorporate elements that were not part of the original broadcast" when the show's nine seasons' worth of episodes move exclusively to Peacock as of January, reports Bloomberg. ...
- NBCUniversal Revenue Sinks 25% In Q2, With Big Ad Declines For Cable, Broadcast
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, July 30, 2020
Broadcast revenue declined 1.6% to $2.4 billion, with ad revenue down 28%. Cable network revenue overall was down 15%. ...
- How Many Ad Share Partnerships Do Big Media Companies Need?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, July 31, 2020
AMC-Universal's new deal about movies and streaming may shake up old financial models. It is a modern approach to TV and movie deal-making. ...
- Bezos: Amazon Likely To Come To Terms For Fire TV Support Of HBO Max
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, July 30, 2020
During the House antitrust hearings with the tech-giant CEOs, Amazon's Jeff Bezos suggested that a deal for Fire TV devices to carry the HBO Max app will likely emerge, after ...
- CBS All Access Unveils Another Expansion In Step-Up To 2021's Rebranding
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, July 30, 2020
The latest expansion adds some 3,500 episodes from series from BET, Comedy Central, MTV, Nickelodeon, Smithsonian and other channels, and an enhanced user interface, among other draws. ...
- Baseball Linear TV Viewing Down On First Weekend, July Sees Higher Sports Streaming: Roku
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Only 30% of TV households that watched Major League Baseball on linear TV in 2019 tuned in to linear TV baseball this past weekend, Roku says. Results were drawn from ...
- Shorter Theatrical Windows Will Boost Small, Mid-Size Film Business: Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, July 29, 2020
As part of the potentially industry-shaking deal, AMC will get an undisclosed "share" of streaming revenues -- a first for movie theaters. The deal dramatically cuts the theatrical exclusivity window ...
- Streamers Grab Emmy Nominations, Netflix Nabs 160
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, July 30, 2020
What's the marketing value of award hardware in a growing industry of more D2C platforms? The answer is: Take whatever you can get. ...
- It's Netflix Vs. HBO In Annual Emmy Numbers Game
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Thursday, July 30, 2020
If the annual Emmy nominations were a sporting event, they would require a scoreboard of unprecedented dimensions to display all of the numbers. ...
- What VENN Launch Means For Gamers And Advertisers
Digital News Daily, Zach Oscar - Tuesday, July 28, 2020
For its August 5 launch, VENN will be featured for free on Amazon's Twitch, YouTube, Facebook Gaming and Twitter as well as CTV platforms. For gamers and advertisers alike, this ...
- TV Ad Impressions For Streaming Services Doubled In First Half
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, July 29, 2020
Hulu and Amazon Prime Video led in impressions, but Disney+ was close behind, per iSpot data. ...
- Universal Pictures, AMC Theatres Cut Deal, Studio Gets Early VOD Releases
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman, Fern Siegel - Tuesday, July 28, 2020
AMC Theatres gets its theater exclusivity for the first three weekends, and then Universal can elect the PVOD route. ...
- Analyst: TV May Not Recover Its Pre-Pandemic Viewership, Ad Levels
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, July 24, 2020
Traditional linear TV, which saw a 5% rise in total day persons 2+ viewership in March and April versus a year ago, has now fallen to 15% to 20% decline ...
- WarnerMedia Q2 Revs Sink 23%, Blame Lower Ad Sales
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, July 23, 2020
Coupled with dismal box-office business, the company dropped to $6.8 billion in revenue for the period. ...
- National TV Spend Skyrockets For Premium Streamers
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, July 22, 2020
From June 21 through July 20, video streamers spent $106.7 million in national TV marketing spend versus $16.1 million for the same period a year ago. ...
