- New Roku 'Creator Content' Access: Where's Your Bundle?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Roku is starting a new dedicated area for content creators and n ...
- Rising NFL Media Costs: Where Do Consumers Fit In?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, May 19, 2026
The NFL is now getting heat from federal regulators and others ov ...
- Roku Q1 Ad Spend Up 27% To $613M
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 1, 2026
Roku had been releasing one "Platform" revenue figure, for its subscription a ...
- Deutsche Telekom Could Merge With T-Mobile US
Around the Net In Media, Ray Schultz - Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Deutsche Telekom is in talks to merge with T-Mobile US in what wou ...
- The $165B 'Annoyance Economy' -- Friction Is The Business Model
Research Intelligencer, Rob Williams - Monday, April 13, 2026
American consumers are losing billions to what can only be described ...
- Paramount-WBD Merger: 'Frenemy' Deals Or New Branding?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, March 5, 2026
Will the prized HBO brand name remain in its longtime consumer-facing positio ...
- Premium Streamers' Growth Slowed To 7% In 2025
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, February 25, 2026
There were roughly 280 million U.S. premium streaming subscribers at the e ...
- Charter Shows Rare Q4 Video Gains - What About Long Term?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Charter Communications made a rare improvement recently in its business by combini ...
- Agentic AI For Streaming, Linear Consumers, Platforms: A Battle Brewing?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, December 30, 2025
Imagine an AI agent subscribing to and cancelling streaming/linear TV services ...
- Major Streamers Gain Sign-ups In November
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, December 26, 2025
Disney+ nearly doubled its November signups from October and added over ...
- YouTube TV Sports Adds ESPN, NBC, FS1, Golf Channel
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Friday, December 19, 2025
YouTube TV is planning to launch 10 new, genre-specific TV bundles, includi ...
- Apple TV, Peacock To Launch Bundle
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, October 17, 2025
Apple TV (rebranded recently from Apple TV+) and Peacock Premium or Peaco ...
- As Streaming Evolves, Will 'Usage' Pricing Become The Preferred Option?
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Seventy percent of U.S. and U.K. consumers in a new survey sa ...
- Streaming Starting Up More Viewer Sessions Vs. Live?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, September 17, 2025
Five years ago in 2020, during the midst of the pandemic, li ...
- 'Mini Bundles' For Struggling Pay TV? Disney Says No Way
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, August 28, 2025
Disney says Dish is going too far with its Sling TV short-te ...
- Streaming Platforms Turn To Bundles, Discounts, Targeted Content To Combat Rising Churn
Research Intelligencer, Rob Williams - Tuesday, August 26, 2025
To attract and retain subscribers, platforms increasingly rely on event-driven promotions. ...
- TV Consumers Maxed Out On Monthly Spend: $86/Month
Advanced TV Insider, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Current monthly consumer costs range from $68 for one service to $ ...
- DirecTV Offers Customers ESPN 'Unlimited' At No Additional Cost
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Friday, August 1, 2025
The ESPN unlimited plan includes the new ESPN D2C platform launching th ...
- Still Beating Video - After The Expected Demise Of Cable?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, July 30, 2025
"We are beginning to see the early impact of Charter's bundled streami ...
- Latest Grok Model Drives Major Subscription Growth For xAI, Despite Concerns
MediaDailyNews, Colin Kirkland - Monday, July 21, 2025
Despite a wave of antisemitic responses and the launch of controversial ...
- Netflix's TF1 'Carriage' Deal: Could This Happen In The US?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, June 19, 2025
Netflix struck what many defined as a U.S.-like "carriage" deal allowing t ...
- NFL: Giving Consumers All They Need From Just Streaming - But Not Much Cost Saving
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Friday, May 23, 2025
The total streaming cost from seven major platforms, Guggenheim Securities says, wou ...
- Streaming Bundling A Top Consumer Priority - But Is ESPN Streamer Too Pricey?
Advanced TV Insider, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Nearly 70% of respondents in a new consumer study said they we ...
- Legacy TV-Owned Virtual Pay TV: YouTube TV Too Far Ahead?
TV Watch, Wayne Friedman - Tuesday, April 22, 2025
TV consumer surveys suggest only streaming remains top of mind. A n ...
- Comcast Faces Broadband Challenges Amid Pivot To Wireless Bundles, Wells Fargo Says
Research Intelligencer, Rob Williams - Monday, April 14, 2025
Broadband is the backbone of Comcast's earnings, but it is now bei ...
- RSN Remedy: NBCU's Peacock Streaming Add-On Access
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Wednesday, March 19, 2025
NBCU is offering its regional sports channels under its main Peacock premi ...
- WBD Q4: Ad Declines Accelerate, Down 12%, Max Sees Subscriber Growth
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, February 27, 2025
Fourth-quarter linear TV network ad revenues accelerated to a 17% drop ( ...
- Tentpole Content Helps Streaming Platforms To Lure Lapsed Viewers
Research Intelligencer, Rob Williams - Friday, February 7, 2025
The livestreamed boxing match between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul was mo ...
- Comcast Launches 'Skinny' Bundle: Focuses On Sports, News
Television News Daily, Wayne Friedman - Thursday, January 23, 2025
The $70-a-month package offers more than 50 broadcast, cable news and spor ...
- Court Rejects Request By IAB, Others: Won't Block Click-To-Cancel
MediaDailyNews, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 20, 2025
A panel of the 8th Circuit rejected a bid by the IA ...