- Disney Inks Overwatch League Deal Amid eSports Push
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Wednesday, July 11, 2018
In arguably the most significant rights deal in eSports history, Overwatch Leag ...
- Netflix Bows 'Smart Downloads'
Around the Net In Digital, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Netflix is adding what it calls “Smart Downloads,” BuzzFeed reports. “Imagine downloadi ...
- OTT Streaming Startup Philo Raises Another $40M
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Tuesday, July 10, 2018
The new funding comes from existing investors like AMC Networks, Viacom a ...
- Apple Music Gaining On Spotify
Around the Net In Digital, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, July 9, 2018
Stateside, Apple’s music-streaming service is slowly catching up to Spotify, The Financi ...
- Streaming Audio Helping Offset Album Sales Declines
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Monday, July 9, 2018
Record labels are seeing the highest revenues in more than a decad ...
- Turner Taps Poole For GM Of 'BR/Live' Streaming Service
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Monday, July 9, 2018
Poole will oversee product development, business strategy and operations, content acquisition a ...
- Netflix Nixes Member Review Section
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Netflix has its own algorithm when it comes to figuring out wh ...
- Watch Out Netflix, Here Comes HBO
Video Insider, Alex Weprin - Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Now that it has moved to streaming video with HBO Now, t ...
- Netflix To End User Reviews
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Friday, July 6, 2018
In a statement to CNet, a Netflix spokesperson said that usage ...
- 'Wired' Launches OTT Channel With 4 Sponsors
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, July 6, 2018
Audi, HP, Quicken Loans and Verizon are the first sponsors of t ...
- Video Streaming Marketers Prove Big 2018 TV Spenders
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, July 6, 2018
Video streaming services dramatically increased national TV ad spending for the fir ...
- Netflix Testing Higher Pricing For Extra-Premium Plans
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Thursday, July 5, 2018
Users in Germany, Italy and other European countries have started to s ...
- FuboTV Names AppNexus Veteran CTO
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Thursday, July 5, 2018
Geir Magnusson Jr. will be tasked with doubling the size of t ...
- Millennials Favor Netflix, OTT, Not Demo-Targeted Services
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, July 6, 2018
New data suggests millennials, like boomers, respond to wider, versus niche platfo ...
- Why Aren't 'Cable-Keepers' Cutting The Cord?
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Thursday, July 5, 2018
A new report from Telaria suggests consumer confusion is key to answeri ...
- Sony Follows Dish, DirecTV, Raises Streaming Bundle Fees
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Tuesday, July 3, 2018
All tiers of Sony's Playstation Vue service will see the price increas ...
- Roku's Stock Trending Higher; Roku Channel Gains
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Roku's stock rose 7% in mid-day trading Tuesday to $46.34. An Oppenheim ...
- More Price Hikes For Digital Pay TV
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, July 5, 2018
Fashionable and new virtual pay TV producers -- DirecTV Now, Sling T ...
- AT&T Raises Prices For DirecTV Now
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Monday, July 2, 2018
The entry-level plan, "Live a Little," will now cost $40 per mont ...
- Buying, Renting Videos Remains Popular
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, July 2, 2018
Some 51% of consumers are active in buying or renting physical a ...
- What's Next For Legacy Media Consolidation?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, July 3, 2018
High on the current media list is CBS, which some analysts belie ...
- Dear Cable TV, You're Fired! Says Consumer Reports
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Tuesday, July 3, 2018
CR is advocating that consumers take charge of their TV-viewing expenditures ...
- Apple Poised To Embrace The Bundle
Video Insider, Alex Weprin - Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Ever since Apple first started picking up original video programming last yea ...
- Verizon Pulling Plug On Go90 Video Service
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Friday, June 29, 2018
The company will shut down the video app service on Saturday, shifti ...
- DC Comics Opens Sign-Ups For Upcoming Streaming Service
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Friday, June 29, 2018
Pricing and launch date for DC Universe are still TBD, but use ...
- Oath Spearheads Wells Fargo's Digital Campaign To Rebuild Trust
Digital News Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, June 29, 2018
Data shows the message rings true with consumers -- the authentic apologi ...
- Maybe TV Should Sell More Than Shows
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Monday, July 2, 2018
TV station groups are finally getting the message: get closer to yo ...
- Sling TV Adds Free Tier, A La Carte Channels For Purchase
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Thursday, June 28, 2018
Sling is adding more than 100 hours of ad-supported free content th ...
- Disney Taps Strauss To Lead Upcoming Streaming Service
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Thursday, June 28, 2018
In his new role, Ricky Strauss is being "tasked with developing t ...
- Big Blockbusters, Low Prices: What Does It Mean For The Movie Business?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, June 29, 2018
Blockbusters are doing big business, so new subscription movie businesses have launch ...