Disney+ is a Marvel Cinematic Universe Model for the Entire Entertainment Industry
Disney’s interconnectivity follows the lead of the MCU and makes recommendation algorithms nearly unnecessary on Disney+. Read More
It’s Way Too Early For A Streaming Score Card
As Disney and Apple launch their streaming services this month and various media outlets go crazy trying to determine which service is doing better—I would not be surprised to see Read More
How Apple TV+ and Disney+ Have Leveraged TV Ads Leading Up To Launch Day
As of today, two new entrants into the streaming wars are officially up and running: Apple TV+ and Disney+. It remains to be seen exactly how things will shake out Read More
Viewership Highlights and More from the 2019 E! People’s Choice Awards
On Sunday, celebrities from all sides of the entertainment ecosystem attended the 2019 E! People’s Choice Awards, a show that was simulcast on E!, Bravo, Syfy, USA Network and Universo. Read More
Viewership Trends and Ad Highlights for ABC’s ‘The Little Mermaid Live!’
Last night, ABC put on a live broadcast production of The Little Mermaid in celebration of the iconic movie’s 30th anniversary, starring Queen Latifah (Ursula), Auli’i Cravalho (Ariel), John Stamos Read More
Publishers, Creators Missing Out On $13.4B In Ad Revenues Because Crummy Metrics
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. Read More
Comscore’s Alexander Feldman Reveals How ACR is Key in Cross Platform Measurement
While Comscore has traveled a hard road over the past few years, it appears to be getting back on solid footing. The company’s recent product moves across its business units Read More
The Future of OTT: Fraud Detection, Addressable Advertising And Real-Time Audience Enrichment
We are currently in the midst of an OTT stampede, with advertisers rushing to technology platforms to connect with consumers in a meaningful way. And is it really a surprise? Read More
OTT And The 2020 Elections
The targeting capabilities of OTT are going to play an integral role in the upcoming 2020 Presidential and Congressional elections. MadHive’s Rebecca Learner explains how the rise of cord cutting Read More
Nine Ways Niche VOD Services Can Attract Subscribers Amid The Streaming Wars
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. Read More
Why Everyone In TV Still Sweats Seinfriends
Netflix lost Friends, and came back with Seinfeld. With peak TV, and so much to watch, some wonder why anyone would pay $500 million for the rights to old shows? Read More
Apple’s TV+ Giveaway Will Be Huge, Skew What Counts As SVOD Success
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? Read More
Network Spotlight: Advertising and Viewership Trends for ABC
Labor Day has officially come and gone, so it’s time to start looking forward to fall TV. To help usher in the new season, we’re shining a spotlight on the Read More
TV Ad Attention Trends: Burger King and Taco Bell
When it comes to measuring the success of TV ads, actual viewer attention is key. iSpot.tv, the always-on TV ad measurement and attribution company, has attention analytics that measure both Read More
Disney Launches A Bundle, Comcast Launches A Study
1. Disney Launches A Bundle So The Great Rebundling has begun, with Disney’s relatively unsurprising announcement that they will be bundling Hulu and ESPN+ together with their new Disney+ service Read More
Network Spotlight: Advertising and Viewership Trends for NBC
Ready for some fall TV yet? We are! So as summer winds down, we’re shining a spotlight on some of the networks as they prepare to kick off the 2019-20 Read More
Network Loyalty Plays Into Game Show Viewer Crossover
For many, the words “game show” evoke an image of Alex Trebek on Jeopardy or Vanna White on Wheel of Fortune. But these days, networks are upping their game with Read More
Mid-Year Viewership Report: ESPN, HGTV, USA, TBS and TNT
With the first half of 2019 officially over, we partnered with Inscape, the TV data company with glass-level insights from a panel of more than 11 million smart TVs, to Read More
Flixcopalypse Now! (And What You Should Be Looking For)
Netflix is losing two hit sitcoms from the 90s and 00s and you’d think the world as we know it was about to end. Well, the TV world anyway. For Read More
MadHive Goes Local: Q&A with CEO Adam Helfgott
I recently sat down with MadHive Founder and CEO Adam Helfgott to discuss his firm’s recent deals with Inscape and TEGNA, why OTT is so important to the future of Read More