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Week In Review: Cord Cutting Picks Up, So Does Addressable TV Advertising
The one where we look at why both cord cutting and addressable TV advertising are finally starting to pick up (Hint: the reasons are related.)
Disney Earnings Didn't Yield Many Answers on What's Ahead -- Especially for Streaming
Disney's earnings didn't yield much insight about how Disney+ and its films respectively regroup with coronavirus pressing business on all sides.
Week In Review: Quibi Goes To YouTube, AMC Goes To Pluto
The one where we continue to SMH at Quibi's antics but give a thumbs up to AMC's deal with Viacom's Pluto TV
Week In Review: Netflix's Unsurprising Win, Live Gets Revived
The one where we wonder why anyone is surprised by Neflix's surge and highlight the revival of live (via Zoom) TV during the pandemic.
Grading The Streaming Services Amid Pandemic's Transformed Market
Hollywood is facing epochal change, and streaming services are set to take advantage. But which ones have done best in an extraordinary time. Our mid-term grades on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, et al.
All Eyes Shift to Disney's Streaming Services with Rest of Business on Hold
With Disney hurting on multiple fronts, all attention is turning toward its streaming services -- specifically, Hulu and Disney+ -- to carry the torch through this rough patch.
Something to Quibble About: Can Quibi Work, and Do We Need it?
Quibi's burst onto the scene with much fanfare, and big names. But can it change the way we watch video? And do we need it to?
Disney+ Continues Hot Streak Overseas, Passes 50M Subscribers
Disney had welcome good news to crow about: its new streaming service Disney+ passed 50 million subscribers in just five months.
A Look at Quibi's Ad Blitz in the Lead-Up to Launch
Quibi's turned up the heat on TV advertising as it pushes you to stream video on something other than TV.
The Revisionists: Brent Weinstein, UTA's Chief Innovation Officer, On Hollywood In The Pandemic
A Q&A with Brent Weinstein is Chief Innovation Officer for UTA, one of Hollywood's biggest talent agencies, about how the entertainment industry is being reshaped amid COVID-19.
Media Mergers and Revenue Multiples
Identifying possible media acquisitions in 2020 using a framework focused on revenues and likely deal values.