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Will NBCU Steal The NBA From WBD, The NewFronts Confirm A Lot Of What You’ve Been Hearing
Spulu would seem to be the Biggest Loser if NBCU stole the NBA from WBD and why that might spur WBD to action. Plus everything that mattered at the NewFronts.
Join TVREV At MIPTV
TVREV will be hosting the much anticipated Global FAST and AVOD Summit at MIPTV this year. As if you needed another reason to head to Cannes.
The Super Bowl Is A Ratings Smash, New Stealth App Leaves NFL Top Brass Steaming
Over 100 million people managed to watch the Super Bowl on CBS and what that means for broadcast TV plus why the NFL is still vein-bulging livid over the new sports streaming app.
Fox, WBD, Disney And The Stealth Sports Bundle, YouTube TV Has Over 8 Million Subs
Disney, Fox and WBD announced a brand new streaming sport bundle, but we wonder whether it can do what they want it to do. Meanwhile the fact that YouTube TV had over 8MM subs appeared in an internal blog post. We interpret.
Amazon Knows A Diamond Deal When They See One, Mark Thompson Reveals CNN 2.0
Why Amazon’s rescue of Diamond Sports mostly benefits Amazon and why Thompson’s vision for CNN is shaking up TV news.
Will WBD Buy Paramount, Will Amazon Bail Out Diamond Sports?
Why WBD’s purchase of Paramount might serve to make them even more churn-proof and why Amazon’s decision to bail out Diamond Sports might reverberate throughout the industry.
vMVPDs Are Booming, The Strikes Are Over, Now What?
We look at why vVMPDs are booming and our predictions on what happens now that the strikes are done.
Hot List: TV Industry Drama; Hope, Pain & Complexity
This week’s TVREV highlights, and more news across the industry.
Disney Takes The One-App Route, VIZIO Doubles Content Offering
A look at why the strength of the Disney brand name gives the company a competitive advantage in everything from apps to vMVPDs and why FASTs continue to be such a hot commodity.
Streaming Prices Rise, Xumo Joins The OS Wars
Why Netflix won’t be the only streaming service to raise prices and a look at the latest entrant into the OS Wars and what they’ve got going for them.
Max Gets Sporty, The JIC Gets Inclusive
Will Max’s new Sports bundle make them “Must Have TV” and what the JIC and the MRC need to do to make sure the new alternative currencies succeed.
WBD Owned Networks Account For Nearly ¼ Of Top 50 Nets
WBD networks accounted for 12 of the top 50 networks ranked by watch-time from Jan. 1, 2023 through May 14, 2023. That’s more than any other parent company, according to data from Inscape.
Max Is Born, Netflix Starts US Password Crackdown
Why Max is not actually a bad name and why the app is likely to be on most people’s must-have list + who Netflix needs to pay attention to as they crack down on password sharing.
Disruption Is A Bitch, WBD Stops The Bleeding But WTF CNN?
Streaming brings changes to the television industry that no amount of protesting can remedy, WBD gets streaming into the black but CNN remains a problem.
Cable News Is Still A Dying Business
Cable news may have captured headlines this week but the long-term prognosis is grim.
HBO Goes Full Max, Google Launches New TVOS Interface
Why HBO was smart to drop the HBO name from Max and the real news behind Google’s TV OS update.
Fox Sports Wins The Streaming Lag Time Bowl, Will The NBA Go To NBC?
Why reducing streaming lag time for sports is so important and why WBD giving up their NBA rights actually makes sense.
WBD Grants Discovery+ A Reprieve, Sling Goes FAST
WBD realizes they do need a standalone Discovery+ app after all and Sling launches a FAST of its own.
Peacock Drops FAST, WBD Gives FAST Channels To Roku And Tubi
Is Xumo why NBCU is shutting down free Peacock and why WBD was smart to sell off some of its library content to Roku and Tubi.
WBD Has Other Plans For Westworld, VIZIO's New Calibration Panel For ACR
Why WBD is smart to syndicate some HBO hits to FAST services and why Inscape’s calibration panel is good news for ACR.