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Hot List: JIC (Conditionally) Certifies, Plus Amazon Adding Ads
This week’s TVREV highlights, plus our Local TV Report, Rupert Murdoch steps down, and this year's primetime TV differences.
Max Gets Sporty, The JIC Gets Inclusive
Will Max’s new Sports bundle make them “Must Have TV” and what the JIC and the MRC need to do to make sure the new alternative currencies succeed.
From the Gridiron To The Big Screen: The High Stakes Game Of Resource Allocation
Supply share (how many shows are created in a specific genre) vs demand share (how many people are watching those shows.) Brandon Katz compares Soaps vs Horror Films and guess which one wins.
With Zelenskyy Interview, ‘60 Minutes’ Cracks Top 25 Most-Watched Programs
Inscape data reveals the episode captured a 0.37% viewership share for Sept. 11-17, 2023.
Premion's Tom Cox On How Local Broadcasters Are Embracing the Shift To Streaming
Premion’s President, Tom Cox explains how TEGNA and other local broadcasters are embracing the shift to streaming from their product and tech stacks on out.
Do Streaming Services Have A Quality Problem? Does It Matter?
Netflix needs to keep improving its shows, CFO Spencer Neumann suggested last week. But how much does quality matter in an industry that’s spent decades making a lot of crummy programs. Maybe it matters a lot, when consumers pay for those shows directly.
Hot List: Measurement is Loco, All Things are Local
This week on TVREV: Measurement is loco, all things are local, and a summary of articles from across the industry.
Charter Can Get It For You Wholesale, MVPDs Are The Future Of Local
Why wholesale pricing on DIsney’s streaming service will create a new kind of streaming bundle and why that bundle is likely to include local broadcast.
Our Newest Report Explains Why Streaming Is Local TV's New Frontier
NEW! Alan Wolk, Tim Hanlon and Evan Shapiro look at how local TV is thriving and surviving in the streaming era. Includes consumer research study and future predictions.
Why iSpot Acquired 605
iSpot Founder & CEO Sean Muller details why his company acquired 605 today.
Football, U.S. Open Lead for TV Watch-Time
NFL RedZone breaks into top ten programs as football fans flock to TV, per Inscape.
Madhive's Jon Kaplan On Its Quest To Make Advertising More Insightful And Engaging
In this video and Q&A Interview, Madive CRO Jon Kaplan explains what he’s learned in his time at Google and Pinterest and how he can apply that to CTV.
Hot List: Who's The Boss?
This week on TVREV, Charter v Disney, MRC standing down, and a summary of articles from across the industry.
Charter’s Secret Weapon, Amazon’s Aniston Sweater Play
Pay TV revenue may not be all that important to Charter these days, giving it the upper hand vs Disney + why Amazon’s under the radar shoppable content play may be a game changer.
Why Fan Equity Is The Media And Entertainment Industry’s Most Valuable Currency (And How To Build It)
Daniel Winner delves into the Media & Entertainment industry's shift, exploring the unmatched value of fan equity in driving success in today's digital landscape.
Should Disney “Cave” To Charter, Maximizing Revenue In Streaming Transition?
Disney and Charter are locked in an impasse that could reshape the cable TV and sports industries. But one analyst suggests Disney needs to give in, and figure out a new cable paradigm, because it needs the money, and fast.
Decoding TV Demand: Which Genres Rely on Mega Hits and Which Spread the Love?
Brandon Katz dives into the TV genre wars, revealing which genres lean on mega hits and which offer a broader appeal.
Data: Streaming Has Taken the TV Remote and Powered a FAST Change
An analysis from Inscape shows that streaming is the preferred choice over cable/satellite as the top TV viewing source for U.S. households, helping power FAST growth.
College Football Crushes TV Watch-Time
The NFL’s hiatus week cleared the way for college football to score big on TV, with the U.S. Open in a distant second for viewership share, per Inscape.
Hot List: Labor Day + Right’s Fights
This week on TVREV, Labor Day is full of right’s fights, and a summary of articles from across the industry.