With NFL Deal, 175 Million Customers, Amazon Prime Video Moves Into Netflix’s Neighborhood
Long one of the least-talked-about streaming services, Amazon Prime Video has had lots to brag about lately, with an extended NFL deal, Oscar wins, and 175 million customers Read More
The Future of Sports on TV: Q&A with Beachfront’s Tom St. John
TV[R]EV speaks with Tom St. John, head of partnerships at Beachfront, about the state of sports on television heading into NewFronts/upfronts. Read More
NHL TV Rights with Disney, Turner Emphasize Streaming Future (While Keeping One Foot in Linear)
The NHL secures a 3x increase in TV rights. And while the focus is on linear, streaming is what could be the biggest benefit of these deals by the end of it. Read More
OK Boomer, Pizza Rat Viral Online Videos To Join The NFT Boom
With Views, a new joint venture from Jukin Media and Night Media, even viral online videos such as OK Boomer and Pizza Rat will become collectible NFTs. Read More
Sony Deal is Disney’s Latest Play to Own Home Entertainment Market
Disney wants to own home entertainment (and really, all of entertainment). The Sony deal is the latest move to help them do just that. Read More
Week In Review: Disney Strikes Its Own Sony Deal, Apple TV Still Overpriced
The one where we look at how Sony seems to have gotten the best of Netflix and Disney and wonder why Apple won’t roll our a reasonably priced Apple TV device Read More
Apple Beefs Up Streaming With New Apple TV 4K, ‘Ted Lasso’ Season
Amid a flurry of announcements, Apple unveiled a more powerful Apple TV 4K streaming device, and a second season of its most popular show on that device, ‘Ted Lasso.’ The company also unveiled new iPads, iMacs, AirTags and much else. Read More
Week In Review: VAB Pushes Nielsen Harder, Discovery+ Now Available Via Amazon Channel Store
The one where we look at why the VAB’s beef with Nielsen is just the start, and the significance of having Discovery+ in the Amazon Channel Store. Read More
Online Movie Promos Shift To Theaters And Hybrid Releases
As the pandemic eases, Hollywood studios are shifting to promoting films available only or partly in theaters, the latest data from Tubular Labs suggests. Read More
Week In Review: Sony Strikes A Deal With Netflix, Majority Of US TVs Are Now Smart TVs
The one where we explain the importance of Sony’s deal with Netflix and why it’s notable that smart TVs are now in the majority. Read More
Netflix and Sony Deal is Everything Both Parties Need Most
Netflix’s deal with Sony is $1 billion well spent, and provides a lot of benefits for both companies involved. Read More
The TV Data Initiative Is Looking to Streamline the TV Data Ecosystem
A new consortium has been formed from among some of the leading players in the industry to try and make order out of chaos and to develop proposals that can help the industry to unlock the full potential of the new TV data ecosystem. Read More
Week In Review: Amazon Adds New Remote Buttons, Comcast Adds Disney+ and ESPN+ to X1
The one where we look at how the streaming wars has resulted in a hierarchy of Haves and Have Nots and how that’s playing out in everything from who gets remote buttons to who gets to be on cable TV interfaces Read More
That Didn’t Take Long: T-Mobile Ghosts Its Skinny Bundles
T-Mobile killed off its T-Vision skinny bundles just five months after launching them. What took so long? Read More
ViacomCBS Rollercoaster Highlights Challenges Facing Smaller Streamers
ViacomCBS and Discovery shares went on a Rollercoaster of Doom over the past few days, possibly a harbinger of more challenges to come for smaller streamers trying to keep up with some of the world’s biggest companies. Read More
Week In Review: Warner Backs Down On Same Day Movie Releases, Roku Launches A Branded Content Studio
The one where we look at why Warner’s movie backtrack might spell trouble for HBO Max and why Roku’s content studio is likely the first of many similar studios. Read More
Disney’s Full Return to Movie Theaters Will Meet New, Lasting Challenges
When Black Widow comes to theaters and streaming in July, it’ll meet an entirely new environment that challenges Disney’s “event” emphasis for theatrical releases. Read More
How Disney+ Pushed Ads Promoting ‘The Falcon and the Winter Soldier’
In the lead-up to its newest Marvel show, here’s how Disney+ built hype with TV and social video ads. Read More
Only Turn On The Game For The 4th Quarter? You’re Not Alone
When half of all major league sports fans under 35 would rather watch clips than the full game, it’s time for the leagues to ask why that is. We have our suspicions. Read More
Week In Review: Amazon Gets The NFL, Amazon Gets News
The One That’s All About Amazon: their NFL deal and the advertising possibilities that opens up and their News app that now has 88 more local stations. Read More