- OTT Revenues Retain High Growth, But Slow Pace
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, June 5, 2018
OTT revenue grew 15.2% in 2017 to $20.1 billion in the U. ...
- Netflix Stock Hits New Record: Up 121% YOY
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, June 5, 2018
Netflix is pushing its theatrical film business to focus on a sma ...
- TV Industry Tracks Toward Ad-Free Subscription Services
Television News Daily, Frank Catapano - Wednesday, June 6, 2018
Madison & Vine is still one of the busiest intersections in marketin ...
- With PGA Tour Deal, Discovery's OTT Ambitions Take Shape
Video Insider, Alex Weprin - Tuesday, June 5, 2018
The deal, which starts next year and runs through 2030, will featu ...
- Spotify Walks Back 'Hateful Conduct' Policy
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Friday, June 1, 2018
In a blog post, the company says that "while we believe o ...
- Hulu's Chief Content Officer Out As Company Reorganizes
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Friday, June 1, 2018
Chief Content Officer Joel Stillerman, who joined Hulu less than a ye ...
- Hulu's Live TV Offering Passes 800K-Subscriber Mark
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Thursday, May 31, 2018
Subscribers to Hulu with Live TV, the company's "skinny bundle" product, al ...
- Analyst: TV Studios' Iffy Future, As Questions Over Premium Content Rise
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 31, 2018
Although TV executives continue to talk up "premium" TV content, the futu ...
- Pandora Completes Acquisition Of AdsWizz
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Tuesday, May 29, 2018
AdsWizz will operate as a standalone subsidiary of Pandora, providing the advertisi ...
- YouTube Music Getting Good Reviews
Around the Net In Digital, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, May 28, 2018
Early reviewers have good things to say about YouTube’s first dedicated music-streami ...
- Streamers Dominant In Customer Satisfaction
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Friday, May 25, 2018
Streamers such as Netflix and Hulu averaged 75 points out of 10 ...
- FCC's O'Rielly Urges Amazon And eBay To Remove 'Rogue' Set-Top Boxes
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, May 25, 2018
"Despite your good work in this area, devices continue to make ...
- 'BuzzFeed,' Hulu' Documentary Explores R Kelly's Possible Abuse Of Women
Publishers Daily, Sara Guaglione - Friday, May 25, 2018
The documentary will be based on 'BuzzFeed News' investigative reporting by mus ...
- Turner's Boomerang Reboots Some Cartoon Icons
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Wednesday, May 23, 2018
New shows on Boomerang, the cartoon-focused subscription streaming video service owned ...
- Netflix Seeks 'Higher Ground' With Obamas
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 23, 2018
What type of material will the Obamas favor? Something aspirational and upliftin ...
- Obama Deal Sparks Netflix Boycott Movement
TVBlog, Adam Buckman - Wednesday, May 23, 2018
The deal represents a new direction for former occupants of the Whi ...
- Obamas Signs Multiyear Production Deal With Netflix
Around the Net In Digital, Gavin O'Malley - Monday, May 21, 2018
Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama are enteri ...
- Home Entertainment: Streaming Rises, But Rentals Drop
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Monday, May 21, 2018
U.S. home entertainment spending grew 8.7% to $5.7 billion in the fir ...
- Premium TV Prospects? Define TV And Premium
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, May 22, 2018
Ben Silverman, now chairman/co-CEO of Propagate Content, says competition is not on ...
- Streaming Services Sneak Onto Upfront Stages
Video Insider, Alex Weprin - Tuesday, May 22, 2018
While there was the usual celebration of linear TV, and the ...
- Success Of Streaming Bundles Suggests Cord-Switching, Not Cord-Cutting, Is Growing
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Friday, May 18, 2018
On the surface, the numbers look stark. The number of households subscrib ...
- London's DAZN, And Anthony Joshua, Set To Revolutionise Sports Streaming
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, May 17, 2018
You are not alone if you have not heard of London-based DAZ ...
- Apple Music Passes 50 Million Subscribers
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Wednesday, May 16, 2018
In April, Apple said the service had 40 million paying subscribers a ...
- ESPN President: Direct-To-Consumer Start Of 'Brand-New Era'
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Tuesday, May 15, 2018
The future of the company seems pinned to ESPN+, the premium subscripti ...
- Roku Channel Beefs Up Content With Shows From Showtime, Fox
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Monday, May 14, 2018
Whole seasons from Showtime's "Billions" and "Ray Donovan," Epix's "Get Shorty" a ...
- Roku Posts Higher Revenues, But Lower Player Results
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 11, 2018
Leading OTT set-top box maker Roku posted higher revenue from its streami ...
- 'NYT,' 'The Atlantic' Launch New Video Ventures
Publishers Daily, Melynda Fuller - Friday, May 11, 2018
Print stalwarts 'The New York Times' and 'The Atlantic' are introducing n ...
- Disney Bolsters ESPN+ With UFC Deal
Digital News Daily, Alex Weprin - Wednesday, May 9, 2018
The deal, which will start in 2019, will offer viewers live matche ...
- TubeMogul Founder Wilson Joins Tubi's Board
Digital News Daily, Joe Mandese - Wednesday, May 9, 2018
Free, ad-supported over-the-top movie and TV streaming service Tubi has named advertisi ...
- The Big Reason For TV Consolidation Is Content
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, May 10, 2018
Rising revenues that come to traditional TV-based media companies as retrans/subscription reven ...