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Netflix Gets Ads, Apple Gets Football
Nothing about Netflix’s quarter is surprising so here’s how to bounce back, Apple’s NFL deal i all about the ads.
Book Excerpt: The Birth Of Streaming, Circa 1993
This exclusive excerpt from “Binge Times”, Dade Hayes and Dawn Chmielewski’s new book about the rush to catch up with Netflix looks at one of the earliest attempts at streaming back in 1993.
"Instagram Advertisers" Have Their Eyes Set On TV
TV advertising has a place — the thinking goes — but it’s no Instagram.
Of Course Netflix Will Have To Run Advertising. The Real Question Is What Will It Look Like
If its goal is Total World Domination, Netflix will need to run ads. Some TVREV thoughts on what that might look like.
iSpot Data: Q1 National TV Ad Spend Rises 37% Year-Over-Year
iSpot’s new Q1 report shows big increases for national TV ad spend and impressions, thanks in part to events like the Olympics and Super Bowl.
As Streaming Shifts To Ad-Based Tiers, Is Netflix Still The One That Matters?
With a muted earnings release expected Tuesday from Netflix, the drumbeat is rising for the company to consider an ad-supported tier. Can the company still be the bell cow of the streaming business?
When Each Public Streaming Company Will Report Earnings This Quarter
As a service to our readers, we’re compiling all the earnings calls scheduled by the relevant companies in the streaming space.
Maxcovery+ Is Rising, CNN+ Is Sinking
A look at the benefits of combining HBO Max and Discovery+ while reviving CNN+
Cheddar TV: Snap Launches News Product with Dynamic Stories Feature
TVREV’s Alan Wolk on Cheddar’s Closing Bell with Kristen Scholer discusses why Snap’s new Dynamic Stories feature may be the best thing to happen to the news in a long time.
It’s Not TV, It’s Freevee!
Freevee is where Amazon gets to use all that data to sell ads and why they’re probably hoping no one will notice.
FIFA+ Smartly Targets Shoulder Content With New Soccer FAST
FIFA debuts its own FAST, FIFA+, in a move that sounds so smart, you may wonder why a media company didn’t try to buy it sooner themselves.
Apple Joins The Ad World With Commercial-Filled Friday Night Baseball
Apple’s first Friday Night Baseball streamcast represents a big shift for its subscription streaming service, TV+, but especially for Apple’s relationship with advertising. Where will it go next: an ad-supported tier? More live sports? More targeting?
Was March Madness Worth It For Advertisers?
How to find the March Madness demo without spending big money on the games themselves.
Conviva’s Newest State of Streaming Report Uncovers The Value Of Content Discovery
Conviva’s Nick Cicero discusses why content discovery is such an important tool for streaming services to grow and retain their customer base.
Consumers Want Bundles, The Grammys Tank Again
Why consumers want to bring back bundles, what tanking Grammys ratings say about live events.
Book Excerpt: Netflix Just Won't Be Netflix With Ads
An exclusive excerpt from Amanda Lotz’s new book examines the dramatic impact advertising would have on Netflix.
The Creator Economy, Learning Experiences and Quinn’s Cocoa with Shannon Pruitt
In this installment of our Marketer Interview video series, we learn through a simple word association game how marketers are preparing for a new year of expanded media fragmentation. Meet Shannon Pruitt the global chief content officer for Stawell media network, a newly formed organization of leading multichannel agencies including Assembly, MMI Agency, Media Kitchen, and Grason, creative consultancy GALE, B2B specialist Multiview, transcreation agency Locaria, and travel and media experts Ink.
Data Dose: March Madness, Grammys, “Service Hoppers” And More…
Stats on Grammys, March Madness, Consumer Loyalty Preferences, Food & Drink on Social Video and "Service Hoppers"
As Kilar Exits, CNN+ Is On The Clock
Jason Kilar departs WarnerMedia days after launching CNN Plus, and days before merging with Discovery. Will CNN Plus survive the merger, given the crushing debt and need for major cuts facing CEO-in-Waiting David Zaslav? Kilar says it’s not broken, don’t fix it. But the clock is ticking.