Week In Review: Peacock Looks Like A Winner, Questioning HBO’s Latest Stats
The one where we look at what NBCU did right with Peacock and who those very active HBO Max users likely are. Read More
NBA Leaning Into Fans, Digital Video With Restart in Orlando
The NBA’s kept a vibrant digital presence during quarantine, and now looks to cash in on that and #NBATwitter in-game as the league returns. Read More
Streaming In EMEA – What’s Next And Things To Consider
With the recent rollout of Disney Plus to the major European markets, the competition between the many streaming services seem to have arrived at a stage of an active international Read More
Something to Quibble About: Can Quibi Work, and Do We Need it?
Quibi’s burst onto the scene with much fanfare, and big names. But can it change the way we watch video? And do we need it to? Read More
Disney+ Continues Hot Streak Overseas, Passes 50M Subscribers
Disney had welcome good news to crow about: its new streaming service Disney+ passed 50 million subscribers in just five months. Read More
A Look at Quibi’s Ad Blitz in the Lead-Up to Launch
Quibi’s turned up the heat on TV advertising as it pushes you to stream video on something other than TV. Read More
The REVisionists: Brent Weinstein, UTA’s Chief Innovation Officer, On Hollywood In The Pandemic
A Q&A with Brent Weinstein is Chief Innovation Officer for UTA, one of Hollywood’s biggest talent agencies, about how the entertainment industry is being reshaped amid COVID-19. Read More
Week In Review: The NFL Goes Big, HBO Goes Free
1. The NFL Goes Big The NFL, which is still counting on the 2020/2021 season happening, expanded the playoffs to 14 teams and announced that it would be streaming the Read More
Quality Over Quantity: Why We’re So Hot On VCBS
There is a lot about the new TV economy that Wall Streeters don’t seem to quite get, but one piece that’s been somewhat surprising is the tendency to focus on Read More
Week In Review: Disney Plus Rolls Out In Europe, Showtime and Sling Offering Up Free Trials
1. Disney Plus Rolls Out In Europe Disney began its international expansion at what may be an opportune time for them, judging by the 5 million downloads the app got Read More
Against The Wall #1: Three Silver Linings To The Olympic Postponement For NBCU
Given that we’re all stuck at home, we have a chance to play with video and this is our first episode of what we’re calling Against The Wall, because that’s Read More
FuboTV Banks On Facebank Merger Amid Skinny Bundle Challenges
Skinny bundle video service FuboTV merges with tech developer Facebank Group, and plans to go public as soon as possible, even as its live sports programming is hobbled by COVID-19 impacts. Read More
From Cheddar: Streaming In The Age Of Coronavirus
TV[R]EV Co-Founder and Lead Analyst Alan Wolk was on Cheddar TV on Friday, discussing the impact of the pandemic on the TV industry with host Hena Doba. Read More
Week In Review: Ratings Are (Unsurprisingly) Up, Fox Buys Tubi
1. Ratings Are (Unsurprisingly) Up As pretty much everyone predicted, linear TV ratings shot up last week, as large swaths of Americans stayed home from work and from school. So Read More
Could Drooping Disney, Other Media Companies Be Takeover Targets Amid Pandemic?
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. Read More
Week In Review: The World Turned Upside Down. (How The Coronavirus Pandemic Will Impact The TV Industry)
It seems more than a little odd to focus on minor shifts to the TV ecosystem this week while The World As We Know It has been turned on its Read More
Could Streaming Services be a Liferaft for Scuttled Movie Releases?
With movie releases seemingly grinding to a halt amid coronavirus fears, studios could opt to use streaming as a means to get films in front of audiences. Read More
The Revisionists: Vizio’s Katherine Pond On Connected TVs And The Fight For Audience Attention
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. Read More
Quibi Nabs $750 Million More, Names News Programs Ahead of Launch
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. Read More
The Content Cluster Blueprint for OTT Success
We’ve already talked at length about the massive effect America’s growing Hispanic population is having on the entertainment landscape. Reaching these viewers isn’t just a moral imperative; it’s a financial Read More
AT&T TV Service Feels Like Cable’s Bad Old, Good Old Days
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. Read More