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NFL, Rebundling Shows Netflix Has Already Won Streaming Wars
Between the reported NFL Christmas deal and streaming competitors looking for rebundling liferafts, it certainly looks like Netflix has emerged victorious in the so-called “streaming wars.”
NBA’s New Media Rights Deals Would Let League Have It Both Ways
The NBA’s on the precipice of landmark media rights deals that would see it thread the needle perfectly between streaming and linear TV.
Can ‘Too Much’ Football Exist? The TV Industry Is About To Find Out
The NFL is happy to add Christmas to a growing holiday season slate — but the lingering question is what is “too much” football on TV?
Caught In The Undertow
The newly proposed sports-centric vMVPD joint venture between Disney/ESPN, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery poses some very real existential issues for local broadcasters - especially those with network affiliations.
NFL’s 18-Game Goals Could Power Impressive TV Expansion
The NFL’s quest for an 18-game schedule seems like it’ll happen at some point, and could spur yet another lucrative subdivision of its TV rights as a result.
The Super Bowl Is A Ratings Smash, New Stealth App Leaves NFL Top Brass Steaming
Over 100 million people managed to watch the Super Bowl on CBS and what that means for broadcast TV plus why the NFL is still vein-bulging livid over the new sports streaming app.
The NFL Refuses To Be Commoditized By Sports Streamer
The NFL wants no part of a super sports streamer, since it puts the rest of televised sports on an equal playing field.
Paramount Scores Ratings Win With Overtime Super Bowl, Swift
Sunday’s Big Game lived up to its high expectations, delivering record viewership for Paramount.
Fox, WBD, Disney And The Stealth Sports Bundle, YouTube TV Has Over 8 Million Subs
Disney, Fox and WBD announced a brand new streaming sport bundle, but we wonder whether it can do what they want it to do. Meanwhile the fact that YouTube TV had over 8MM subs appeared in an internal blog post. We interpret.
NFL Conference Championship Games Score Watch-Time Increases
The NFL keeps getting bigger, as share of watch-time for Sunday’s conference championships rose once again, according to Inscape data.
Basketball Up, But NFL Still Leads for TV Watch-Time
The NFL conference championships captured a 7.99% viewership share last week, per Inscape.
Prime Video Sees Increase in Earned Media Value Thanks to NFL
It was the only streaming service that saw month-over-month growth in December, per CreatorIQ.
NFL Playoffs Dominate Weekend TV Watch-Time
The NFL Playoffs captured a 33.62% viewership share across Saturday and Sunday, according to Inscape data.
Peacock’s NFL Playoff Exclusive Worked. But At What Cost?
Peacock scored a big win with its exclusive NFL Playoff game, but do short-term gains hurt the league in the long-term?
TV By the Numbers: CFP National Championship, NFL’s Wild Card Weekend
A look at the most-watched programming for January 8-14, with insights from Inscape.
Golden Globes Crack Top 15 Most-Watched TV Programs Last Week
Meanwhile the football action continues, with NFL and college bowl games combined capturing over 14% of all minutes watched Jan. 1-7.
Bowl-A-Palooza: Football’s Domination of TV Viewership Last Week
Between the NFL and college bowl games, football captured nearly 20% of all minutes watched on live TV last week, per Inscape.
Finale Episodes Propel ‘The Voice’ into Top Ten Most-Watched TV Programs
Plus a look at the top holiday movies by watch-time on Christmas Eve, with data from Inscape.
Saturday Games Score for NFL Weekly TV Watch-Time
The NFL increased its viewership share from 7.60% to 9.25% week-over-week, per recent Inscape data
NBA In-Season Tournament Scores for Weekly Watch-Time
The league’s inaugural competition netted a 1.16% viewership share for the week, behind only the NFL, per Inscape data.