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John Cassillo 4/25/22 John Cassillo 4/25/22

Are Live Sports A Magic Bullet for Streaming? It Depends Who’s Asking.

Live sports are a major draw for audiences, but that doesn’t mean every streaming service should just treat them as a savior.

John Cassillo 4/1/22 John Cassillo 4/1/22

Late World Cup To Squeeze Fox’s Sports Schedule

Fox has a juggling act ahead when the World Cup is in direct opposition to college football, the NFL and holiday season later this year.

John Cassillo 2/25/22 John Cassillo 2/25/22

How Streaming Still Factors Into The NFL’s Immediate Future (Even If It’s Not Required)

The NFL doesn’t “need’ streaming in the same way other leagues do. But that doesn’t stop it from making the most of streaming now to optimize its future.

Evan Shapiro 2/21/22 Evan Shapiro 2/21/22

The FAST And The Serious

Alan Wolk 1/28/22 Alan Wolk 1/28/22

Peacock Gets Wings, Google Finally Rolling Out A Budget Chromecast

John Cassillo 1/18/22 John Cassillo 1/18/22

Potential MLB TV Rights Deal Could Fuel Interesting Evolution For Apple TV+

Apple’s interest in Major League Baseball rights shows a desire to evolve the Apple TV+ service and get more serious about competing with the likes of Peacock and Paramount+.

John Cassillo 1/10/22 John Cassillo 1/10/22

Streaming Wars Enter The Volume Phase As Services Look For Differentiation

With streaming services already staking out content lanes over the last couple years, the “streaming wars” now shift toward volume-based conflict.

John Cassillo 12/2/21 John Cassillo 12/2/21

Comcast Should Be All-In Or All-Out On Hulu

If Comcast feels strongly enough about the need to pull content from Hulu and move it to Peacock, it might as well be all the way out on service it currently co-owns with Disney.

John Cassillo 11/9/21 John Cassillo 11/9/21

What English Premier League TV Rights Will Say About State of U.S. Market

The Premier League will the latest sports entity to get a major payday from U.S. media companies. What will it mean for the market overall?

John Cassillo 10/29/21 John Cassillo 10/29/21

Hulu’s Future Could Get Much Brighter If Comcast Stays Involved

If Comcast truly intends to keep its 33% stake in Hulu, the service suddenly becomes a much bigger priority for Disney.

David Bloom 10/8/21 David Bloom 10/8/21

Peacock Gets A New President, Hulu Gets More Questions

This week Kelly Campbell left Hulu to take a similar job as president of Peacock. She may have left a bigger, more lucrative and more established Hulu to take over for stumbling Peacock, but given the many uncertainties hovering over Disney's streaming service, the move is no surprise. It adds even more uncertainties to Hulu though.

Alan Wolk 10/8/21 Alan Wolk 10/8/21

Peacock Seeing Double-Digit Churn, HBO Undercuts Netflix In Europe

John Cassillo 10/7/21 John Cassillo 10/7/21

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.

John Cassillo 9/2/21 John Cassillo 9/2/21

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?

Alan Wolk 8/5/21 Alan Wolk 8/5/21

Peacock’s Olympic Coverage Still Ruffling Feathers, Nielsen Still Under Attack, Responds With Wearables

Alan Wolk 8/4/21 Alan Wolk 8/4/21

Netflix Is Losing Its Lustre

A look at some of the red flags on the red N’s horizon, all of which sort of flow from each other like some TV-centric set of matryoshka dolls.

David Bloom 7/19/21 David Bloom 7/19/21

Brands Excited About Olympics; Viewers A Bit Less So

Comcast can expect a big payday from ads for the Tokyo Olympics that begin this week. But many viewers are uncomfortable, and worrisome long-term trends suggest NBCUniversal and Comcast should enjoy their time on the medal stand now.