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Week In Review: Netflix Passes 200M Users, Happy Times In FAST-Land

TV[R]EV Original — Alan Wolk

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Tubular Labs: TV Doubles Down On Social Video Heading Into 2021

TV[R]EV Original — John Cassillo

Tubular Labs CRO Denis Crushell discusses how TV — streaming and linear — is utilizing social video to grow viewership in 2021.
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Tubi’s Pitch To Brands Shows Where FAST Services Should Go Next

TV[R]EV Original — David Bloom

Tubi pitched advertisers this week with some big numbers on its first year with Fox. But contained within the pitch were key factors that all the free, ad-supported services will need to embrace amid stiffer competition for audiences.
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ViacomCBS’ VidCon Cancels

TV[R]EV Original — David Bloom

The biggest annual event in social media, the giant VidCon gathering in Anaheim, Calif., has been cancelled because of COVID-19. Organizers hope to create a replacement in the fall.
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Could Drooping Disney, Other Media Companies Be Takeover Targets Amid Pandemic?

TV[R]EV Original — David Bloom

Collapsing share prices for Disney and other media companies could be an acquisition opportunity for Apple or other deep-pocketed tech firms, an analyst suggested.
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The Revisionists: Vizio’s Katherine Pond On Connected TVs And The Fight For Audience Attention

TV[R]EV Original — David Bloom

Katherine Pond is VP of business development for Vizio. As such, she presides over some of the most valuable real estate in streaming video: prime spots on a major Connected TV platform.
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Quibi Nabs $750 Million More, Names News Programs Ahead of Launch

TV[R]EV Original — David Bloom

Mobile video startup Quibi is having a good week, one month before its launch: it said it has raised another $750 million, and detailed news shows made for it by BBC, NBC and Telemundo.
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AT&T TV Service Feels Like Cable’s Bad Old, Good Old Days

TV[R]EV Original — David Bloom

AT&T TV launched nationwide today, a successor to the collapsing DirecTV. But for all its modern features, it feels like a throwback to cable TV’s bad old days.
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Apple Mostly Mum On TV+ Amid Record Q1 But Good News Comes From Others

TV[R]EV Original — David Bloom

Apple executives said little about TV+ amid record overall results, but outside analysts suggest its streaming service is getting some traction from viewers.
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The Hits Keep Comin’: New Scripted Series Have Doubled In A Decade

TV[R]EV Original — David Bloom

Peak TV keeps hitting new peaks, up 7 percent in 2019 to a record 532 scripted shows. And don’t expect it to stop anytime soon, executives say.
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Analysts Love Disney+ Fast Start, But Warn Churn Can Still Burn

TV[R]EV Original — David Bloom

Disney stock jumped after two analysts estimated Disney+ subscriber numbers were outperforming projections. But churn remains a concern as Disney rolls out new shows.
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Netflix’s The Witcher Casts Spell With Audiences In First Week

TV[R]EV Original — David Bloom

Netflix’s fantasy drama The Witcher is beating even Baby Yoda as a breakout hit in its first week of release, surpassing Disney+ pacesetter The Mandalorian in terms of audience interest
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SEC Football Rights Deal Shows Limits Of Disney-Fox, ViacomCBS Mergers

TV[R]EV Original — David Bloom

Disney bet big to grab rights to SEC football games from CBS. It’s a sign of value of live sports rights, but also of the results of two giant Hollywood mergers.
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Fox’s Quick Super Bowl Sell-Out Shows LIV Is Live For Advertisers

TV[R]EV Original — David Bloom

That didn’t take long. Fox, which is broadcasting Super Bowl LIV, said all ad slots for the game have been sold, at a far faster rate than last year’s last-minute
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Beachfront, XITE Address An IP Headache To Free Up Comcast Ad Inventory

TV[R]EV Original — David Bloom

XITE wanted to take advantage of Comcast X1’s addressable ad capabilities. But the ad industry wasn’t ready. Beachfront came up with a fix.
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Publishers, Creators Missing Out On $13.4B In Ad Revenues Because Crummy Metrics

TV[R]EV Original — David Bloom

Digital publishers and online creators could be making nearly 2.5 times more from video advertising than they are, a new study says. Poor metrics that advertisers don’t trust are a big part of the problem.
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How Long Before Every Broadcaster Dumps Ratings For Impressions?

TV[R]EV Original — David Bloom

Nexstar said it no longer will sell ads based on ratings, shifting to a “cost-per-impression” model that captures viewing on other platforms. So what’s everyone else in broadcasting waiting for?
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Netflix Beefs Up Warchest With $2 Billion In New Debt

TV[R]EV Original — David Bloom

Netflix took out another big loan, $2 billion in unsecured debt, just days before competing Apple and Disney services launch. Great programming “can be expensive” CEO Reed Hastings said.
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Can RSNs Dodge A DTC Knockout In Shifting Cable Landscape?

TV[R]EV Original — David Bloom

Regional sports networks in California are less likely to be seen as must-haves by many potential subscribers, a study suggests. To survive in the direct-to-consumer future, such channels will need to prove their value as a bundle partner for significant audiences.
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Nine Ways Niche VOD Services Can Attract Subscribers Amid The Streaming Wars

TV[R]EV Original — David Bloom

Getting subscribers in the door is an existential issue for niche services amid brutal competition. At the Future of TV conference, marketing and business-development executives offered nine tactics crucial to survival amid that competition.
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The REVisionists: Viacom SVP Christian Kurz And The Changing Face Of Power

TV[R]EV Original — David Bloom

From Greta Thunberg at the UN to major corporations taking a stand on political issues, traditional lines of power are changing. Viacom executive Christian Kurz talks about his companies new study on power’s changing face, and what it means for brands.
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The REVisionists: COO Mike Keyserling on Philo’s Skinnier Bundle

TV[R]EV Original — David Bloom

Philo offers a different kind of skinny bundle, for a bargain price. But COO Mike Keyserling says the company is thriving, feeding superfans of traditional TV with all the channels they like to binge on.
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Apple’s TV+ Giveaway Will Be Huge, Skew What Counts As SVOD Success

TV[R]EV Original — David Bloom

Apple is giving away a year of free TV+ service for anyone who buys its hardware. That could bring 100 million or more users onto the service, even with conservative math. How do we value those customers versus all the competition?
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