All Things Streaming (VOD, OTT)

[MisterPenguin]

Warner Bros. Discovery Reveals Post-Split Leadership, Company Names

Warner Bros. Discovery unveiled some key details of its upcoming separation with leadership and the names of the two new companies.

deadline.com

Netflix Partners With Saudi Arabia's MBC Group for Combined Streaming, TV Distribution - Media Play News

Netflix is partnering with its second foreign television distributor combining legacy TV and streaming video in a unified consumer offering. The world’s largest SVOD service July 28 disclosed a pact with Saudi Arabia-based MBC Group that will combine streaming access to MBC’s linear TV...

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[MisterPenguin]

Layoffs Strike Warner Bros. Motion Picture Group

Studio heads Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy announced the shift in direction in a memo to staff.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[MisterPenguin]

Hulu Sale Boosts Comcast Q2 Despite Cord Cutting, Ad Sales Downturn

Comcast said second quarter profit was boosted by its sale of its remaining stake in Hulu to Disney even as it grappled with cord cutting, ad sales

variety.com

Peacock Subscribers Stuck at 41 Million While Streamer’s Losses Slim to $101 Million in Q2

Versant ran Comcast $110 million in transaction-related costs in the second quarter, when Disney’s check for Hulu finally cleared.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

https://www.mediaplaynews.com/comcast-lost-325k-video-201k-broadband-customers-in-the-second-quarter/

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[MisterPenguin]

Charter's Spectrum Enhances Streaming, TV Distribution With Ad-Free Access - Media Play News

Spectrum July 30 announced the rollout of new digital features designed to make it easier for pay-TV and internet customers to access ad-free streaming video content. TV customers whose plans include free access to ad-supported streaming services can now upgrade (via the My Spectrum app) to...

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Report: Streaming Eating Broadcast TV's Ad-Revenue Lunch - Media Play News

Broadcast television’s ad-revenue gravy train is going away, replaced by consumer and marketer’s growing transition to streaming video. New data from Caretta Research finds that the legacy TV market globally is projected to lose $42 billion in revenue over the next five years, while streaming ad...

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[MisterPenguin]

Paramount Sees Q2 Bump From ‘Mission: Impossible’, Paramount+ In Redstone Swan Song As Skydance Merger Set To Close

Paramount Global reported its last set of financials under Redstone ownership with a jump in theatrical revenue from Mission: Impossible.

deadline.com

Roku Drives Up Revenue 15%, Turns in Surprise Profit in Solid Q2 Earnings Beat

Streaming platform company Roku reported earnings for Q2 2025 that beat Wall Street expectations.

variety.com

 

[Disney Irish]

No other place to put this, but here is the new Paramount/Skydance leadership -

Paramount Skydance Board to Include Sherry Lansing, Oracle’s Safra Catz and More

Skydance Media announced the full slate of 10 directors for Paramount Skydance Corp., the company resulting from its merger with Paramount Global.

variety.com

Paramount Leadership Team Takes Shape With Execs From RedBird, NBCU

Paramount Global is putting its new leadership team in place, including Andy Gordon from Redbird and Kevin MacLellan, a former NBCU exec.

variety.com