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Is Disney’s Eye-Popping $33 Billion Production Plan Actually Enough?
Disney says it will spend $8 billion more on its streaming programming next year. But with deep-pocketed competitors such as Netflix, Amazon and Apple –none of which have to pay for legacy operations – is that gargantuan increase enough? Warner Bros. Discovery faces some of the same questions as it prepares to merge.
Apple’s Playing A Different Game Than Everyone Else On TV
Apple in the streaming wars, but also playing a completely different game than its competitors.
Roku Launches On Shopify, Streaming Rules The Emmys (Again)
The one where we look at why Roku’s deal with Shopify is such a smart way to turn DTC brands onto TV and why the Emmys are a three-hour commercial for streaming services.
Kelly Day On Putting Paramount Plus, Pluto Across The Planet
It’s a big planet, with a lot of TV watchers. And getting as many of them a chance to watch Paramount Plus, Pluto, and now, SkyShowtime, is Kelly Day’s job as ViacomCBS’ president of international streaming services.
With Linear TV Out-Innovated by Streaming, Can it Go Back to What it's Good At? (Entertaining People)
Following a streaming-focused TV season, Sunday's 73rd Emmy Awards being so streaming focused was no surprise. Streaming had been knocking on the door of this moment for half-a-decade and the pandemic's production challenges for linear TV broke that door wide open. But again, this was predictable.
College Athletic Departments' Growing Content Opportunity
Streaming is providing another opportunity for college athletic departments to connect with and own relationships with their audience (fans).
The MRC Shuts Down Nielsen, Locast Shuts Down
The one where we explain why the latest round of Nielsen-bashing is just theater and look at options for Locast now that the courts have ruled against it.
Is Netflix’s Risk Aversion Too Risky in the Long-Term?
Netflix isn't taking many risks. Is that a viable long-term strategy for the streaming service?
Gaming Video Content Keeps Growing, with Influencers Doing the Heavy Lifting
A new report from Tubular Labs shows how gaming content continues to explode, with influencers driving the bus.
Streaming Leads Record Home Entertainment Revenues, Including Possible $1 Billion In PVOD
The huge haul of home entertainment dollars that’s washed into Hollywood during the pandemic set another record in the first half of 2021, according to new figures from industry organization Digital Entertainment Group. And that record $15.7 billion doesn’t even include as much as $1 billion in premium VOD revenues that studios aren’t reporting publicly, a top studio executive said.
Niche Streamers Seeing Double The Growth Of The Bigs As Netflix, Hulu Market Share Drops
Between the pandemic and an influx of major new services, the number of U.S. subscription accounts has boomed, up 30 percent annually over the past two years, but niche subscription video services have done even better, more than doubling that estimable track record, according to a research note from analytics consultancy Antenna Inc..
ESPN's College Football TV Rights Consolidation Play
ESPN's the big winner when the dust settles on Texas and Oklahoma's move to the SEC.
Five Streaming Video Trends Shaped 2021's First Half, And Will Shape Its Future
Streaming video's last era ended this spring with a few more service launches, and now we're moving into a new era of TV. Here are the five big trends shaping streaming video's future.
Is A Lakers-Dodgers Super Streaming Service On The Way?
The sale of more than a quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers NBA team to co-owners of the Dodgers could help solve one of the worst problems in sports TV, and lead to a joint streaming service for fans.
The Future of Sports Streaming? It's On Display in Miami, Starting This Weekend
MLS Club Inter Miami's new streaming experience with Streamlayer plots a course toward the future of how we watch sports.
Is Netflix's Lack of Momentum (vs. Streaming Competitors) Worrisome?
With momentum surging around streaming overall, is Netflix about to be left behind relative to its biggest competitors?
MGM Deal Could be Amazon's Strongest Streaming Move Yet
Amazon's latest move pushes the streaming wars toward a battle of big-dollar acquisitions.
As Streaming Wars Rage On, Don’t Sleep on Linear TV
Mediaocean CEO, Bill Wise, discusses the state of linear TV in omnichannel advertising.