- Local Digital TV Networks Look For OTT Transformation
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Transitioning into direct-to-consumer businesses (D2C) is a much easier process. And wi ...
- Why Is Oprah's Palace Coup MIA On Paramount+? Streaming Further Complicates The Rights Maze
Video Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, March 9, 2021
For reasons not entirely clear, ViacomCBS also sold the streaming rights ...
- Pandemic TV? Samsung Pitches Voracious Viewers With Outdoorsy Sets
Marketing Daily, P.J. Bednarski - Friday, March 5, 2021
The new 75-inch version of Terrace TV is designed for outdoor us ...
- Fox Corp. Won't Take On Big Media's SVOD Platforms, Looks To AVOD
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 5, 2021
"We believe we can win in the advertising video-on-demand world... in ...
- EU Viewers Prefer Streaming To Broadcast, Use AVOD About As Much As SVOD
Advanced TV Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, March 5, 2021
Across the EU5 countries, weekly SVOD usage rates average 68%, while AV ...
- CTV Ad Fraud Scheme, SneakyTerra, Discovered
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 4, 2021
The second CTV ad fraud scheme discovered this year carries an estimat ...
- Netflix's Message To Users: Finish Viewing The TV Series! There's Other Stuff To Watch!
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, March 5, 2021
Media companies have to do more than tease their lineups. There ...
- Comcast 2020 Performance Data Shows Customers Generated 1 Trillion-Plus Internet Requests Daily
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Comcast 2020 traffic patterns reveal a sharp surge in March and Apri ...
- Disney+ Draws An Unexpected Audience, Which May Impact Content
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 4, 2021
The company was surprised to discover that 50% of the 95 milli ...
- Disney: Hulu, Other Streamers' Ad Revenue Gaining On ABC's, 'Mass Penetration' Push On For ESPN+
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Hulu, ESPN+ and other online properties generated $882 million in ad reven ...
- With Paramount+ Launch, Rise Of Big Streaming Is Complete
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Wednesday, March 3, 2021
We now have an entire TV industry that has adopted and prioritiz ...
- Chapek: More Than Half Of Disney+ Households Have No Children
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Even Disney underestimated Disney+'s appeal to adults, the company's CEO, Bob Chape ...
- Streaming TV Company MobiTV Files Chapter 11
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 1, 2021
MobiTV says it has secured $15.5 million in financing to help wi ...
- Video Streamers Record 47% Higher Paid Ads In Last 3 Months
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 1, 2021
Nearly $910 million in total estimated paid advertising and media value fr ...
- Pandemic Paradox: Consumer Spending On Media Soars In 2020
RTBlog, Joe Mandese - Monday, March 1, 2021
2020 was a banner year for consumer spending despite -- or perha ...
- 'A La Carte' TV Takes On A New Meaning With Streamers
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, March 1, 2021
With cord cutting, it could mean giving consumers the flexibility to deci ...
- Pluto TV Launching MLB Channel
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, February 25, 2021
The channel's content will offer more than 200 hours of classic gam ...
- AMC Networks: Streamers' Combined 6M Subs Three Years Ahead Of Plan
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, February 26, 2021
A 157% gain in streaming subs in 2020 helped the company reali ...
- High On Paramount Mountain: More Oxygen Pumped Into Brand Value
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 26, 2021
ViacomCBS is sending certified hits to Paramount+ for its March 4 launc ...
- TV Gets Plus-Sized As Paramount+ Launches Next Week
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Friday, February 26, 2021
Revivals of shows are a big part of Paramount+. The one maki ...
- Comcast Brings Xfinity Stream App To Flex Devices
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Thursday, February 25, 2021
The integration is meant to encourage internt-only customers to sample and subscri ...
- An Amazon/Dish Network Wireless Service? Who's Worried?
Mobile Insider, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 25, 2021
According to a report, "Amazon is likely to start a test outsi ...
- ViacomCBS' Q4 Gets Boost From Streamer Ads, Overall Revenue Hits $3.5 Billion
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 24, 2021
The bulk of streamer revenues came from CBS All Access, Showtime OT ...
- Movie Studios Pull Back on Releasing Box-Office Data, Streamers Pick Up Slack
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 25, 2021
In a broader digital world, new entertainment usage and valuation measures a ...
- 'The Office' Has Been Peacock's Biggest Paid-Sub Draw, Without Damaging Netflix
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Peacock drew more paid sign-ups around the Jan. 1 introduction of "T ...
- Spotify To Create Audio Ad Marketplace
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Development remains in the early stages, but when complete, the Spotify Audien ...
- Discovery Records Flat Q4 Revenues, Discovery+ Hits 11M Global Subs
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, February 22, 2021
The TV network group's Q4 earning results were $1.05 billion, but wi ...
- Discovery Exceeds 11M Streaming Users, U.S. Ad Revenue Stabilizes
Digital News Daily, Karlene Lukovitz - Monday, February 22, 2021
The "vast majority" of the 11 million are Discovery+ users, and mo ...
- Roku Q4 Revenue Spikes 58%, Sees Higher Ad Sales
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, February 19, 2021
Roku said it saw "more than doubling" of ad impressions and increas ...
- Traditional TV Companies Have A Leg Up In Big-Advertiser CTV Buys: Study
Advanced TV Insider, Karlene Lukovitz - Friday, February 19, 2021
While spending on CTV/OTT continues to grow, 51% of advertisers still s ...