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Comcast Flexes Unexpected Muscle To Reduce Churn
Comcast's Xfinity Flex device was often derided when it first debuted, but has made a big difference in the company's effort to keep broadband subscribers around.
ESPN's NHL TV Rights Deal Show New Positioning for Hulu, ESPN+
ESPN's new deal with the NHL is an evolution in how Disney utilizes streaming services ESPN+ and Hulu.
Disney+ Hits The Century Mark Amid Mouse House Transformation
Disney+ crossed the 100 million subscriber mark, CEO Bob Chapek announced at the annual shareholders meeting. Now comes the harder part, getting the next 100 million to catch Netflix, while solving some thornier questions about the rest of its streaming empire.
WandaVision and the Renewed Case for Weekly, Serialized TV
WandaVision's weekly approach helped fuel even greater conversation about the show, and provides further proof that streaming TV should opt for weekly release schedules.
Linear Television Is Here To Stay. Where Is Another Story.
Pre-programmed linear television isn't going to fade away. It's just going to migrate to streaming along with the rest of the industry. Mostly because people don't always like to play programmer.
How Golden Globe Winners Were Promoted on Social Video
Using insights from Tubular Labs, we examined how social video has been deployed to engage and excite viewers around some of the most recent Golden Globe winners.
The Only Question Worth Asking
Will linear TV collapse in five years? Ten? Or not at all? Alan Wolk looks at the possibilities and their ramifications.
Quick Viewership & Advertising Insights for the Golden Globes
Insights into the 78th Annual Golden Globes, including what people watched before, during and after the ceremony, fueled by Inscape and iSpot.
Paramount Plus Movie Strategy Yet Another Approach To Hollywood's Thorniest Problem
Paramount Plus launches this week with lots of familiar franchises, and yet another new approach to streaming high-profile movies. Will it be enough for ViacomCBS to keep up with services from much bigger companies?
VCBS Unveils Paramount+, Sinclair Gets Ballys To Sponsor RSN Apps
The one where we unpack Paramount+ and Sinclair's very clever plan to enlist Bally's to launch their regional sports networks as streaming apps.
Amazon Prime Video, Creators and Fixing the Clunky User Experience
Amazon's new deal with Donald Glover plots a path toward more curation, channels and a better user interface.
Viewership and Ad Insights for ‘Superman & Lois,’ Plus More From The CW’s Arrowverse
A deep dive into the Arrowverse's latest show, "Superman & Lois," using insights from VIZIO's Inscape and iSpot.tv.
Who Needs the Other More: ESPN or the NFL?
Disney would prefer to avoid paying double the current rate on its next NFL deal. So who has the leverage here?
The Moneyball Approach to Content Acquisition
BY POPULAR DEMAND: Peerlogix Founder and CEO Will Gorfein explains the theory behind their Moneyball approach to content acquisition.
Discovery Streaming Adds 7 Million Subs But Can It Sustain Linear Too?
Discovery more than doubled its streaming subscribers in the past seven weeks, with plans to add 1,000 more hours of programming this year. But can it really afford to sustain its legacy cable operations too?
Do One Thing And Do It Well. Why Discovery Is So Well Suited For Streaming Success
Discovery's decision to maintain synergy between their linear and streaming products is likely a big reason why the service is doing so well just one month in.
Netflix’s Shonda Gamble Pays Off, VIZIO Rolls Out Frequency Capping
The one where we look at why most of the Flixes need to better distinguish their programming philosophy and why Vizio and other smart TV OEMs have an easier time implementing frequency capping.
HBO Max, Disney+ Bet On Premium Puts Pressure On Competition
Early data on the consumer appeal of new premium content initiatives at Disney+ and HBO Max suggest their competitors will have to come up with a lot more money to continue to compete, and with more than just high-profile movies.
Viewership Deep Dive: ‘The Masked Dancer’ and Other Musical Competition Shows
We dove into the viewership trends around Fox's "The Masked Dancer," including a look at viewership crossover with other popular competition shows, using insights from VIZIO's Inscape.