The Future Of Television. Dissected Daily.
Roku Finally Makes A TV Set, Comcast and Charter Roll Out Their Xumo TV Too
Roku and Comcast/Charter (Xumo) both announced their own lines of smart TVs. The question is, will anyone really care?
NFL Sunday Ticket Goes To YouTube, Netflix Gives Out Refunds
The NFL Sunday Ticket Is Going To YouTube’s vMVPD and why that matters, plus some optimism around ad-supported Netflix.
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.
It’s Just “Max” Now, RSNs Bumpy Road To Streaming
Why losing “HBO” from “HBO Max” is a smart move and why moving RSNs to streaming is a bigger deal than many realize.
Both Linear And Streaming See Losses And Layoffs, Churn Picks Up
Can TV ever get past the loss of carriage and retrans fees, plus what to do about all that churn?
vMVPDs To The Rescue, The Real Significance of iSpot/TVision
Big vMVPD gains wipe away big MVPD subscriber losses (and what that means) plus how the iSpot/TVIsion deal might boost transparency.
The Return Of The Fail Whale, Is Roku Streaming’s Cassandra?
Twitter is facing more than just an advertiser exodus while Roku’s gloomy predictions may mask an even bigger problem.
YouTube Hits A Bump, The Battle Over The TVOS Goes Global
YouTube revenue takes a hit and why that’s good news for streaming, the OS wars heat up as Google and Amazon battle it out and then reach a tentative truce.
Netflix, Netflix, Netflix!
Netflix deals with subscriber numbers, Wall Street, all-at-once-delivery, password sharing and the launch of their new ad-supported tier.
Roku Moves Into Smart Home Territory, Samsung Opens Up Their TV OS
We evaluate the latest salvo in the streaming wars, this time around the TV OS, and speculate on why Roku is making smart bulbs.
Peacock Becomes A Phoenix, Is OAN The Future Of Broadcast?
What’s behind Peacock’s surprising comeback and why diginets might be the future of broadcast TV.
Will Carriage And Retrans Fees Be The Death Of Linear?, OpenAP Expands CrossPlatform Programmatic Capabilities
Can US cable networks survive the loss of carriage fees and the real value of OpenID’s new unified programmatic buying platform.
SVOD Services Go Big On Linear, iSpot and Conviva Join Forces For Unified Network Ratings
Why SVOD services rolling out linear channels is a smart move and why the iSpot-Conviva deal is perfect for today’s hybrid ecosystem.
Everybody Wants Hulu. Streaming’s Carriage Fee Issue
Why Disney and Comcast desperately want Hulu and what happens next plus why the lack of carriage fees on streaming may be a bigger issue than many realize.
Sephora Settlement Underlines TV Privacy Concerns, Dongles Are Dying But The Hybrid Ecosystem Is Here To Stay
Why data privacy is about to become even more important to TV advertisers and what a new Vizio survey tells us about cord cutting and the importance of the TV OS.
OEM FASTs Continue To Grow, Netflix Makes A Very Smart Hiring Decision
Why we’re not surprised at the rapid growth of OEM FASTs and why Netflix hiring Peter Naylor sends a good signal to the ad community.
Paramount+ Teams Up With Walmart, Bundles Make Scoring The Streaming Wars Even Harder
The many reasons Paramount was wise to join forces with Walmart, time for the streaming industry to stop focusing on subscriber counts.
Disney Beats Netflix (Sort Of), Walmart Wants To Be A Bundler
Why Disney’s subscriber numbers come with a giant asterisk and the thing people don’t want to talk about when they talk about Walmart’s bundling ambitions.
FASTs Really Are The New Cable, The Great Rebundling Continues Apace
Tubi is now available via Verizon FIOS, Paramount+ is now available via The Roku Channel: The Great Rebundling continues.
Disney Flip-Flops Again, Americans Like Bundling
Disney steps on a political land mine again, consumers still love bundles.