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Max Is Born, Netflix Starts US Password Crackdown
Why Max is not actually a bad name and why the app is likely to be on most people’s must-have list + who Netflix needs to pay attention to as they crack down on password sharing.
Disruption Is A Bitch, WBD Stops The Bleeding But WTF CNN?
Streaming brings changes to the television industry that no amount of protesting can remedy, WBD gets streaming into the black but CNN remains a problem.
Cable News Is Still A Dying Business
Cable news may have captured headlines this week but the long-term prognosis is grim.
HBO Goes Full Max, Google Launches New TVOS Interface
Why HBO was smart to drop the HBO name from Max and the real news behind Google’s TV OS update.
Fox Sports Wins The Streaming Lag Time Bowl, Will The NBA Go To NBC?
Why reducing streaming lag time for sports is so important and why WBD giving up their NBA rights actually makes sense.
WBD Grants Discovery+ A Reprieve, Sling Goes FAST
WBD realizes they do need a standalone Discovery+ app after all and Sling launches a FAST of its own.
Peacock Drops FAST, WBD Gives FAST Channels To Roku And Tubi
Is Xumo why NBCU is shutting down free Peacock and why WBD was smart to sell off some of its library content to Roku and Tubi.
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.
The Upfronts Tackle Hybrid Viewing, Comcast Does Some Future-Proofing
The upfronts confront a hybrid linear/streaming future, Comcast get the value of the TV OS.