The Future Of Television. Dissected Daily.
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.
From the Gridiron To The Big Screen: The High Stakes Game Of Resource Allocation
Supply share (how many shows are created in a specific genre) vs demand share (how many people are watching those shows.) Brandon Katz compares Soaps vs Horror Films and guess which one wins.
Premion's Tom Cox On How Local Broadcasters Are Embracing the Shift To Streaming
Premion’s President, Tom Cox explains how TEGNA and other local broadcasters are embracing the shift to streaming from their product and tech stacks on out.
Do Streaming Services Have A Quality Problem? Does It Matter?
Netflix needs to keep improving its shows, CFO Spencer Neumann suggested last week. But how much does quality matter in an industry that’s spent decades making a lot of crummy programs. Maybe it matters a lot, when consumers pay for those shows directly.
Hot List: Measurement is Loco, All Things are Local
This week on TVREV: Measurement is loco, all things are local, and a summary of articles from across the industry.
Charter Can Get It For You Wholesale, MVPDs Are The Future Of Local
Why wholesale pricing on DIsney’s streaming service will create a new kind of streaming bundle and why that bundle is likely to include local broadcast.
Our Newest Report Explains Why Streaming Is Local TV's New Frontier
NEW! Alan Wolk, Tim Hanlon and Evan Shapiro look at how local TV is thriving and surviving in the streaming era. Includes consumer research study and future predictions.
Hot List: Who's The Boss?
This week on TVREV, Charter v Disney, MRC standing down, and a summary of articles from across the industry.
Why Fan Equity Is The Media And Entertainment Industry’s Most Valuable Currency (And How To Build It)
Daniel Winner delves into the Media & Entertainment industry's shift, exploring the unmatched value of fan equity in driving success in today's digital landscape.
Should Disney “Cave” To Charter, Maximizing Revenue In Streaming Transition?
Disney and Charter are locked in an impasse that could reshape the cable TV and sports industries. But one analyst suggests Disney needs to give in, and figure out a new cable paradigm, because it needs the money, and fast.
Hot List: Labor Day + Right’s Fights
This week on TVREV, Labor Day is full of right’s fights, and a summary of articles from across the industry.
Scripps Tries Pushing Antenna Use, The VAB Is Beefing With Nielsen
Why Scripps might want to push streaming rather than over-the-air and why the VAB and Nielsen really need to do more to get along.
How Can Niche Streaming Services Survive? Four Top Analysts Have Some Ideas
Niche streaming services can find a way to survive amid ever-expanding competition, but they need to be smart about it, a panel of industry analysts said this week. It won’t be easy, but maybe even more challenging for the biggest streaming companies.
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?