- RSN Flexibility, Sports TV Desires: New Legacy Pay TV Life?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 3, 2024
DirecTV has renewed its deal with Diamond Sports Group, giving consumers t ...
- Comcast's Long-Time Diversification Strategy Up To The Test?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, April 29, 2024
Growing out of its core cable TV system business of TV network ...
- Consumers Cutting Entertainment Costs? Live Experiences Still A Good Bet
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Sixty-two percent of U.S. adults say "it's important to spend less with ...
- YouTube TV To Be Biggest Pay TV Provider In 2026, Reach Profitability In 2024: Analyst
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 28, 2024
YouTube TV "still presents a great value to those still watching line ...
- Legacy TV 'Quiet Quitting' Reveals 'Sticky' Sports, News Viewing Strength
Advanced TV Insider, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 21, 2024
Complete "quitting" of program viewing on legacy TV platforms continues to l ...
- Cable TV Pricing: Up, Down Or Sideways? Content Prognosis For The Long Term
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 19, 2024
DirecTV is offering savings on its monthly subscription if viewers are ...
- DirecTV Offers Discount With Bold 'No Locals' TV Station Strategy
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 18, 2024
DirecTV says the new consumer plan, called "No Locals," could mean ...
- Dish, Sling Continue To Lose Subscribers With Total 4% Decline
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 1, 2024
EchoStar, home of Dish Network and Sling TV, is seeing increasingly weakeni ...
- India's Connected TV Ad Spending To Grow 30% A Year
Research Intelligencer, Robert Williams - Friday, March 1, 2024
About half of households in India said they own a smart T ...
- DirecTV And Streaming: Putting The Satellite Dish In The Cupboard?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 21, 2024
With a new TV campaign, DirecTV wants to be in the coole ...
- Media Buyers Ramp Up Deals For Addressable TV, Consider It A 'Must Buy'
Advanced TV Insider, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 15, 2024
A third of advertisers now consider addressable TV advertising a "must bu ...
- YouTube TV Subs Soar 35%, Legacy Pay TV's Fall 12%
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 4, 2024
Still the fastest-growing virtual pay TV provider, YouTube TV has surpassed Di ...
- FCC Votes To Pursue Rule Banning Early Termination Fees In Pay TV
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, December 14, 2023
Proposed rule, which would also require making prorated rebates for mid billi ...
- U.S. Pay-TV Subs Outnumbered By Streaming Services For The 1st Time
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, November 30, 2023
Cord cutters and cord nevers are pegged to reach 144 million, vers ...
- FCC Proposes Ban On Pay-TV Early Termination Fees
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Passage would increase consumer freedom of choice, while delivering another major financi ...
- Wieser: Streaming Price Hikes May Be Working Against Pay TV
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Overall consumer video spend rose 2% in Q3, but streaming gains we ...
- JD Power: Live Streamers Command Far Higher Loyalty Than Cable/Satellite, YouTube TV Rules
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, November 17, 2023
Likelihood of switching services in the next year is 12% with streamer ...
- 54% Of Smart TVs Now Used For Streaming Only, Just 5% For Pay-TV/OTA Content Only
Advanced TV Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, November 16, 2023
Share of smart TVs used for both streamed and traditionally sourced conte ...
- YouTube TV Drives vMVPDs To 20% Share Of Pay-TV Subscribers
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, November 16, 2023
An estimated Q3 gain of 600,000 puts YouTube TV in striking distan ...
- Linear TV Maintains Strong Sports, News Viewing Share
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, November 16, 2023
Vizio's Inscape says cable, satellite, and over-the-air platforms combined posted a near ...
- Dish Lays Off 500, Resolves 2-Month Hearst TV Blackout
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, November 13, 2023
The besieged company's stock has lost about 75% of its value ...
- Dish Networks Reports Poor Q3, CEO Change As Merger Winds Down
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, November 6, 2023
Total Dish/Sling TV subs are down 1.2 million vs Q3 2022. EchoSt ...
- Seeing FCC Green: Consumer Refunds From Blackouts - Who Pays And Who Cares?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, October 16, 2023
The FCC wants to pay back TV subscribers as a result ...
- FCC Proposal Would Require Rebates For Channel Blackouts
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, October 12, 2023
A second proposal would require MVPDs to notify the FCC of blackou ...
- Scripps Expects 15% Growth In 2023 TV Station, Local Media Distribution Revenue
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Overall, Scripps expects a 40% increase in net distribution revenues from renewa ...
- Silver TV Lining: Goodbye To Smaller Cable Channels? When Less Is More
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 10, 2023
TV network groups with 15 to 20 channels might have good reas ...
- Traditional Pay-TV Households Drop Below 50%, vMVPDs Inch Up To 15%
Advanced TV Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, October 5, 2023
Today, just 56% of those 18-34 have any kind of pay-TV servic ...
- AT&T Exploring Sale Of DirecTV Stake: Report
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, October 5, 2023
AT&T uses its 70% stake in the standalone DirecTV company to offs ...
- DirecTV Reportedly 'Warns' WBD About CNN Max: Breaking Contract?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, October 3, 2023
DirecTV reportedly warned Warner Bros. Discovery that a highly anticipated streaming versi ...
- Live Streamers, At $69 Per Month, Far Less Likely To Churn Than Traditional Pay TV
MediaDailyNews, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, October 3, 2023
YouTube TV is #1 in satisfaction among live streaming services, followed ...