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George Carens On How Samsung Ads Is Helping Streamers Meet The Churn Challenge
Samsung’s George Carens, explains Samsung’s three-part strategy for helping streamers to retain subscribers.
Streaming's Double-Edged Sword: Rising Numbers, Slowing Momentum
Brandon Katz looks at why the raw number of streaming titles keeps growing even though the content boom is slowing down.
Hot List: Is Nielsen Grading Their Own Homework? 🤔
This week on TVREV, networks crying foul on Nielsen, X toppling FOX, and a summary of articles from across the industry.
CNN To Launch On Max, Syndication Market In Flux
Why CNN Max is not going to cannibalize CNN OG (but which one will be the alpha) and why old players are getting out and new players are getting in to the daytime syndication game.
While Strikers Walk, The Issues They’re Fighting Are Only Getting Bigger
As the writer and actor strikes grind on, the industry they’re working for continues to shift dramatically toward streaming, as shown by a string of new studies. By the time strikers return, the industry could be radically different.
Hot List: Numbers Is Hard, It's All About The People
This week on TVREV, same data with different insights, and a summary of articles from across the industry.
Streaming Needs College Football, But Does College Football Need Streaming?
Streaming exclusivity pushes to cut college football audiences into even smaller pieces… so why do it?
Disney Needs A New Hero, And It Isn’t A Price Hike
Disney needs to find some new franchises, given evident viewer fatigue for stalwarts like Star Wars and Marvel films and series. But where to find one these days? There are a couple of possibilities.
Hot List: Wall Street Bull, A Game Of Cat Or Mouse?
This week on TVREV, Wall Street’s CTV misread, and a summary of articles from across the industry.
Fox Still Hearts The Cable Bundle, Disney Raises Prices And Loses Subscribers
Why Fox’s call on the value of old school cable bundles is the right one and why solving Disney’s many challenges is a multi-part epic.
Disney Bets On Sports Gambling; After This, The Deluge?
DIsney’s ESPN deal with gambling company Penn Entertainment marks a big change in strategy that likely will be copied across Hollywood. . But this deal won’t be enough to fix what ails Disney or ESPN, so expect more tie-ups to come.
Netflix's Strategic Bet: Can Greta Gerwig Breathe New Life into Narnia's Dormant Franchise?
Netflix is hoping that Barbie director Greta Gerwig can work her own magic in Narnia. Here’s why that may be a bigger hurdle than it seems.
Learning From Cable: How FAST Platforms Are Finding New Growth In VOD
A look at how FAST services are incorporating both linear and VOD content to expand their offerings and appeal to a wider range of viewers.
People Like Ad-Supported SVOD, Analyzing WBD’s Q2 Results
A new survey indicated viewers might be amenable to ad-supported subscription services and what WBD is doing right.
If You Squint Hard, You Can See A WBD Recovery, Eventually
‘Barbie’ may be big for Warner Bros. Discovery, but plenty of questions remain after its Q2 earnings. Analysts gave the company credit for major progress on its mountain of debt, but sustainability is still far in the future.
Could Hollywood's Stalemate Prove The Wisdom Of Netflix's International Strategy?
Why Netflix’s early decision to expand internationally leaves them in excellent position versus their competitors during the writers and actors strikes.
The Film Industry’s Post-Barbenheimer Future, Netflix Ads Reconsiders Microsoft
A look at how streaming impacts the film industry, for better and for worse, and why Netflix is over its deal with Microsoft.
With TV A Mess, Should Hollywood Be Making More Games?
Strike-stifled studios should be thinking about how to build entertainment far beyond their broken TV and movie business models. The game industry is showing what may be possible as it evolves to a new subscription- and franchise-driven future.
TV Everywhere: The Streaming Revolution That Could Have Been
Would TV Everywhere apps have saved the industry from the mess it’s in today?
Netflix’s Murky Q2 Numbers, Local Broadcasters Push Back On vMVPDS
Netflix’s lack of clarity around its latest earnings numbers has Wall Street worried. Local broadcasters demand their fair share of retrans fees from vMVPDs.