- 'Fortnite' Studio Taps OverWatch League Boss To Lead Esports Efforts
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Tuesday, May 28, 2019
The company has hired Nate Nanzer, GM of the Overwatch League, ...
- NBC News Launches 'NBC News Now' Streaming Service
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Wednesday, May 29, 2019
The service will feature content that is distinct from NBC News ...
- T-Mobile Raises Prices To Accommodate Netflix Price Hike
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Friday, May 24, 2019
Users can avoid the increase by turning off Netflix On Us ...
- Sports Streaming's Big Gamble
Video Insider, Alex Weprin - Tuesday, May 28, 2019
New entrants and legacy TV players are betting on a live streami ...
- YouTube Tweaks Subscriber Count Displays
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Thursday, May 23, 2019
YouTube will stop showing up-to-the-minute subscriber tallies and shift to an abbreviat ...
- FuboTV, FanDuel Ink Partnership Deal
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Thursday, May 23, 2019
The deal, the first of its kind between a sports gaming compa ...
- The New OTT World: Consumers Sign Up For 10+ Services
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 24, 2019
Marc DeBevoise, president-COO at CBS Interactive, said the average media consumer ownersh ...
- Roku Launches 'Activation Insights' OTT Ad Product
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Roku is expanding its suite of OTT advertising tools. The latest trac ...
- YouTube's Fastest-Growing Platform Is TV Sets
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Usage grew 272% between 2016-2018, per Collab. According YouTube data, its viewersh ...
- ESPN To Use Rights Negotiations To Stack ESPN+
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Tuesday, May 21, 2019
New ESPN deals will include both linear components and ESPN+ components. ...
- Tubi Expands Ad Sales Team
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Tuesday, May 21, 2019
The company has hired Peter Graseck to serve as vice president, Ea ...
- VidCon Enters Original Content Business
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Stacey Kelly has been named content director, where she will develop n ...
- Pluto Adds The Young Turks Channel Ahead Of 2020
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Monday, May 20, 2019
The new deal gives TYT a 24/7 channel that will include li ...
- Less Spending For TV Ads Promoting Video Streaming
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, May 20, 2019
From Jan. 1 through mid-May, $191.1 million was spent on national (a ...
- Streaming Video Invades The TV Upfront
Video Insider, Alex Weprin - Tuesday, May 21, 2019
Consumers are embracing streaming video, and this year's upfront presentations set t ...
- Controlling Hulu, Disney Plots A Synergized Path Forward
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Friday, May 17, 2019
Disney will benefit from the direct customer relationship, as well as synergi ...
- YouTube Ads Are Getting Longer
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Friday, May 17, 2019
From 2018-'19, the percentage of six-second ads on YouTube declined by 2 ...
- PlayStation, Xbox Announce Plans To Work Together, As Streaming Proliferates
Marketing Daily, P.J. Bednarski - Friday, May 17, 2019
The two gaming competitors will partner on various tech projects, including "joi ...
- Amazon Fire TV Tops Roku In Users
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 17, 2019
Amazon Fire TV, the set-top-box streaming platform, says it has 34 milli ...
- Hulu: CPM Pricing Sinks, Overall Ad Revenues Climb
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 17, 2019
The average CPM for Hulu in the first quarter was down 1 ...
- Quibi Seeks To Raise Another $1B Ahead Of Streaming Launch
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Thursday, May 16, 2019
Quibi (short for "quick bites') is the upcoming ad-supported subscription streaming vid ...
- Amazon Prime Video Hijacks Upfront Attention With 'Marvelous' Food Truck
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Thursday, May 16, 2019
Outside the upfront locations across NYC, a Carnegie Deli-themed food truck ...
- Hulu Ad Prices Eroding At Double-Digit Rates
Research Intelligencer, Joe Mandese - Friday, May 17, 2019
As Disney takes control of Hulu, the service's advertising rates appear ...
- Linear TV Ads Remain Most 'Relevant' To Viewers
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 16, 2019
A study finds 49% of respondents believe TV will show advertising th ...
- IAB Releases User-Generated Content Guide For Marketers
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Wednesday, May 15, 2019
The IAB has had an "important shift in thinking" when looking ...
- WarnerMedia Touts AT&T Ownership, Teases Streaming Plans At Upfront
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Leaning into advertising and the power of its parent company, WarnerMedia ...
- Facebook Enacts Stricter Rule On Mobile Video Streaming
Mobile Insider, Gavin O'Malley - Thursday, May 16, 2019
New rules prohibit the proclamation of violent missions and intentions. Users w ...
- Is Over-the-Air Broadcasting Making A Comeback?
Television News Daily, Stephanie Wong - Thursday, May 16, 2019
Antenna owners are younger (40% are 18-34 vs. 31% of total ...
- Comcast, Disney Strike Hulu Deal
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Comcast will relinquish its operational control of Hulu immediately, in exchange f ...
- Apple Enters Subscription Video Business With Revamped Apple TV App
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Apple TV Channels serves as a middleman for subscription video services li ...