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Week In Review: Apple Makes Some Moves, Kagan Sees More Cable-Free Households
The one where we look at how Apple is trying to overtake Roku and Amazon and dissect the recent increase in cord cutting.
Report: What are Sports Audiences Watching When They're Not Watching Sports?
TV[R]EV's latest (free) report dives into summer sports audiences, and what those viewers are watching when they're not watching sports.
Week In Review: AT&T Rumored To Be Looking To Unload Xandr and DirecTV, Nielsen Says Netflix’s Library Content Is Where It’s At
The one where we look at how and why AT&T's TV project seems to be imploding and what Nielsen's Netflix ratings say about the state of streaming.
VIZIO Shares What the Future of MVPDs Look Like
What does the future hold for MVPDs? VIZIO's Adam Bergman discusses what's ahead for the industry, and VIZIO in particular.
Can Satellite TV Survive in Streaming-Centric World?
AT&T's interest in selling DirecTV brings up the question of whether or not satellite TV even works going forward vs. streaming alternatives.
Week In Review: Google’s Sabrina Play, More People Stream First
The one where we speculate about Google's new Sabrina streaming device and the significance of more viewers turning to streaming before linear.
How is VIZIO Building Custom Experiences on its SmartCast Platform?
Customization is increasingly crucial, and VIZIO's SmartCast is building an experience around that concept. More from Katherine Pond:
Apple, Disney Take Baby Steps Toward The Great Rebundling
Apple announced a bundle with Showtime and CBS All Access, and Verizon will add Hulu and ESPN+ to its free Disney+ offering. Let the Great Re-Bundling commence! Well, at least a little bit.
Week In Review: Shake-Ups At HBO Max, Locast Expands Again
The one where we look at why HBO Max still has a world of hurt associated with it and look at why the broadcast networks aren't all that bothered by Locast these days.
Coming Soon: TV[R]EV’s Special Report On The FASTs
TV[R]EV announces our latest special report on the FASTs--the free ad-supported streaming TV services.
Disney, NBCU, Warner, ViacomCBS Pivot Into Whole New (Streaming) World
Four big Hollywood media companies signaled this week that they're steering hard into their streaming-video future, with reorganizations, write-offs, a new global focus and more. It's bad news for theaters, cable TV operators and old ways of doing business.
Disney Says Mulan Streaming Release is 'One-Off' But Let's Wait and See There
Is "Mulan" a one-off streaming test for Disney, or the start of a lucrative, recurring model for box office subscriptions?
Week In Review: Peacock Looks Like A Winner, Questioning HBO’s Latest Stats
The one where we look at what NBCU did right with Peacock and who those very active HBO Max users likely are.
Week In Review: AT&T Takes Another Hit, Roku Predicts Even More Cord Cutting
The one where we look at why AT&T is losing so many pay TV subscribers and examine the vaildity of Roku's new cord cutting predictions.
Take Our TV[R]EV Survey On The FASTS. (Please.)
The one where we ask you to help us out by completing t our quick survey on the FASTS. Please.
Week In Review: Peacock Goes Big On News (And Free), Netflix Goes Big On New Subscribers
The one where we look at why Peacock is really just a well-done, news-heavy FAST, as wonder when Wall Street will finally understand Netflix.
The Quarterly Report Card: How Did The Big SVOD Streaming Services Do?
TV[R]EV analysts David Bloom and Alan Wolk take a look at how the major SVOD services (aka "Flixes") did during the pandemic.
Today All Day, WeatherSpy, Quincy Newell Service Join Streaming Gold Rush
Three new streaming services were announced just ahead of the launch of NBCU's Peacock, and two will be on there too. But they'll need to find ways to appeal to tightly defined audiences to be heard.
Week In Review: Google Gears Up For Streaming Wars, Amazon Integrates vMVPDs
The one where we look at how Google is once again going over the wall and into the fray against Amazon and Roku and then look at Amazon's linear play.