Why Netflix won’t be the only streaming service to raise prices and a look at the latest entrant into the OS Wars and what they’ve got going for them.

Is Xumo why NBCU is shutting down free Peacock and why WBD was smart to sell off some of its library content to Roku and Tubi.

What worked two years ago in linear streaming services is now already out of date compared to fast-evolving and stiff competition. More weirdly perhaps, successful free, ad-supported services (FAST for short) are dipping into a very old playbook to optimize the audience experience and keep viewers coming back.

The huge haul of home entertainment dollars that’s washed into Hollywood during the pandemic set another record in the first half of 2021, according to new figures from industry organization Digital Entertainment Group. And that record $15.7 billion doesn’t even include as much as $1 billion in premium VOD revenues that studios aren’t reporting publicly, a top studio executive said.