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How Long Can Disney Hold Out As Rivals Shape Football Season For Fans?
ESPN's controlled the narrative around college football for decades. What happens if it loses that footing via the DirecTV dispute?
Netflix Doesn’t Need To Go All-In On Live Sports To Be Major Player
Starting 5 is yet another smart play by Netflix to get into the sports conversation consistently without breaking the bank.
What Early Details Around The Venu Streaming Service Tell Us
Details are coming out around the Venu streaming service, which also creates more questions.
Reported New Media Rights Deal Cements NBA As TV’s No. 2 Property
The NBA’s new TV deal is going to change the way we watch sports, and how the league’s perceived as an entertainment property for the foreseeable future.
New Joint Venture Flattens Sports Streaming In Wake Of Media Rights Battles
Some of sports’ biggest rights holders are combining forces, in a move that makes us wonder what the point of escalating rights fees were to begin with.
Are Hulu's Linear Leanings A Potential Pitfall To Disney's Streaming Strategy?
Will Hulu’s reliance on linear library content prove a boon or boobytrap for Disney’s streaming strategy in the years to come?
Disney Now Owns All Of Hulu, The World Series Tanks
Hulu is all DIsney’s now—what that means and what DIsney needs to do about it. Plus why MLB needs to be worried about the World Series abysmal ratings.
College Sports Consolidation Is Now Just A Battle For Best TV Inventory
The Pac-12 was effectively killed off last week… by TV.
Media Companies Battle For Social Video Dominance
In January, Disney and Paramount fought it out to see which media property had the highest reach amount U.S. YouTube and Facebook audiences.
Should Streaming Services Be ‘A Little For Many’ Or ‘A Lot For Fewer’ At This Point?
Warner Bros. Discovery is going to fit HBO Max and Discovery+ together… and they’ll likely be better off for it.
Discovery Won’t Be Content To Let Warner Bros Or HBO Maintain Status Quo
With Batgirl sidelined, the new approach to streaming and movies starts to take shape for Warner Bros. Discovery.
Theatrical Releases Still Hold Advantage Over Streaming at San Diego Comic-Con
After a couple years off, San Diego Comic-Con’s in-person return showed movies are still controlling the zeitgeist more than streaming — at least in the superhero genre.
Would The NFL Bring Sunday Ticket In-House? And How Much Could That Harm Linear TV?
An interesting note around NFL Sunday Ticket negotiations… what if the service heads to NFL+? And how much harm could that do to the rest of the TV ecosystem?
How Does Disney Get The Most Out Of Its IP Without Spoiling Its Value?
Adding to Disney’s difficult year thus far, is the company harming its most valuable IP by churning out a never-ending stream of it?