NBCUniversal to Shut Down Olympic Channel As Sports Migrate to Streaming
NBCUniversal will shut down its Olympic Channel on cable, following the scuttling of sports outlet NBCSN in late 2021
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What to Expect Next in FAST
New VIP+ Analysis: Why free ad-supported streaming TV will continue to evolve in the coming months across content, audience and ads.
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Why Netflix’s Loss of Licensed Titles Could Spark a Content Crisis
New VIP+ Analysis: Despite the billions the streamer has poured into originals, many still come for its licensed shows — and that's a problem.
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YouTube TV Now Has More Than 5 Million Users, Topping Hulu’s Live TV Service
Google says YouTube TV surpassed 5 million accounts -- making it the U.S.'s biggest internet-based pay TV service.
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Is HBO Max’s Pivot on Originals in Europe Absolutely the Right Strategy or a ‘Big Mistake’?
HBO Max ceasing all new local originals in the Nordics, Central Europe, Holland and Turkey has come as a rude shock to the global industry.
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HBO & HBO Max Smash Past Netflix In Total Emmy Nominations As Hulu & Apple Score Strong Showings
The Emmy nomination battle between HBO and Netflix took a new turn with the Warner Bros. Discovery company soaring past its streaming rival.
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Slpy3270
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Truly a testament to Netflix's decline.HBO & HBO Max Smash Past Netflix In Total Emmy Nominations As Hulu & Apple Score Strong Showings
The Emmy nomination battle between HBO and Netflix took a new turn with the Warner Bros. Discovery company soaring past its streaming rival.
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Netflix lost ~970,000 subs in Q2, (thankfully) less than the 2 million lost they projected.
They now project 1 million sub adds in Q3, versus the 1.8 million adds analysts predicted.
A breather, but they aren't out of the woods yet.
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They now project 1 million sub adds in Q3, versus the 1.8 million adds analysts predicted.
A breather, but they aren't out of the woods yet.
Netflix loses fewer subscribers than expected and says cheaper ad tier is coming in early 2023
The company also said it aimed to unveil its lower-cost, ad-supported tier in early 2023.
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I'm sure it's better. It couldn't possibly get worse.
Netflix Q2 Reaction: When Losing Is Winning
New VIP+ Analysis: Investors are breathing a sigh of relief after second-quarter results, but the streamer isn't out of the woods just yet.
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Netflix Q2 Reaction: When Losing Is Winning
New VIP+ Analysis: Investors are breathing a sigh of relief after second-quarter results, but the streamer isn't out of the woods just yet.
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Netflix Aims to Launch Cheaper, Ad-Supported Plan in Early 2023
Netflix is targeting value-conscious consumers with a new streaming tier with ads set to debut in early 2023.
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Netflix to Acquire Animation Studio Animal Logic in All-Cash Deal
Netflix is acquiring Animal Logic, the Australian animation studio, for an undisclosed sum.
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Netflix Ad-Supported Tier Will Have Better Economics Than Ad-Free One, COO Greg Peters Says
The economics of Netflix's forthcoming ad-supported tier will be more favorable than those of its primary ad-free one, COO Greg Peters says.
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Netflix Admits Some Shows Won’t Make It To Ad Tier, In Talks With Studios Over Licensing Deals
Netflix plans to launch its advertising tier in early 2023 but not all of the shows that are currently streaming on the service will make the cut.
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Netflix Touts Record 7.7% Share Of Total TV Viewing In June, Defends Binge-Release Model As Key Part Of Its “Significant Long Term Business Advantage”
Netflix said its share of total TV viewing in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 7.7% in June and defended its signature binge release method.
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Netflix Layoffs Cost Streamer $70M In Severance Charges; Nearly 500 Staffers Axed Recently
The recent pink-slipping of hundreds of employees cost Netflix a bundle, with more likely to come. It paid out $70M in severance costs in Q2.
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Madison Avenue May Make New Push To Create Streaming Shows, Series
Advertisers are encouraged to create their own shows for streaming venues by a new survey backed by Magna and Amazon
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Comcast Beats Wall Street Q2 Estimates But Peacock Premium Subscriber Levels Flat At 13M
Comcast beat Wall Street analysts' estimates for the second quarter on strong performance across the board, though Peacock's paid subscriber levels stalled at 13 million.
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HBO/Warner/Discovery continues to be a hot mess...
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With HBO Max and Discovery+ Expected to Merge, Streamers Debate Scale vs. Brand Identity
As Warner Bros. Discovery and Disney heap new content on their streaming outlets, they risk undermining solid marketplace brands.
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Warner Bros. Shelves ‘Batgirl’ With No Plans To Release Theatrically Or On HBO Max
The $70 million film was in middle of post-production when decision was made.
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Paramount Global Predicts Streaming Loss Of $1.8 Billion In 2022, Defends Content Spending
Executives confirmed the 2024 target for peak DRC losses.
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Paramount Global Q2 DTC Subscribers At 64 Million; ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Buoys Theatrical Revenue
Paramount’s global DTC subscribers rose to nearly 64 million. Paramount+ added 4.9 million subscribers to over 43 million.
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WGA Wins $42 Million “Self-Dealing” Arbitration Against Netflix
Writers Guild has won a huge “self-dealing” arbitration against Netflix. Hundreds of writers will get an additional $42 million in unpaid residuals. T
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Warner Bros. Discovery reveals plans for free streaming service
The company also said it would launch, next summer, a combined paid service that would reach 130 million subscribers by 2025.
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Details Revealed About HBO Max-Discovery+ Combo, Including Launch Next Summer
HBO Max and Discovery Plus will combine into a single streaming service in summer 2023.
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Warner Bros. Discovery sinks on $3.42 billion loss, HBO Max restructuring plan revealed
Warner Bros. Discovery reported its second quarter earnings on Thursday after the bell. Here's what to know.
Warner Bros. Discovery Confirms Kids’ Content Cuts
Kids and animated content are set for a broad swath of cuts across Warner Bros. Discovery.
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What You Need To Know About The New Warner Bros. Discovery CEO, And What It Means For The Studio - SlashFilm
Here's where David Zaslav came from, and what might be in store for Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Warner Bros. Discovery stock slammed after earnings debut
In its first earnings report since bringing in HBO Max and other WarnerMedia properties, Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. on Thursday missed revenue expectations...
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Warner Bros. Discovery Planning to Spend More, Not Less on HBO Max
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav responded to rumors by stating that WBD will spend more on HBO & HBO Max content in the future.
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Very interesting about next year's HBO Max/Discovery+ combo.Warner Bros. Discovery reveals plans for free streaming service
The company also said it would launch, next summer, a combined paid service that would reach 130 million subscribers by 2025.
Details Revealed About HBO Max-Discovery+ Combo, Including Launch Next Summer
HBO Max and Discovery Plus will combine into a single streaming service in summer 2023.
Warner Bros. Discovery sinks on $3.42 billion loss, HBO Max restructuring plan revealed
Warner Bros. Discovery reported its second quarter earnings on Thursday after the bell. Here's what to know.finance.yahoo.com
Warner Bros. Discovery Confirms Kids’ Content Cuts
Kids and animated content are set for a broad swath of cuts across Warner Bros. Discovery.
Lionsgate Says Scope Of Starz Deal Could Grow As Partners Eye Studio Too; September Announcement On Track
Starz added 1.8 million streaming subscribers globally, including 700,000 domestically, to hit 26.3 million last quarter.
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This was off topic in another thread, thought to repost it here....
With regard to Paramount's numbers:
While growing subs is good, it's not the whole story. Especially when there are free ad-supported tiers in the mix or soon to come which make sub-counting meaningless. The trades have been repeating the mantra that Wall Street is not paying much attention to subs any more, but to income deficit/surplus.
And with Paramount+, they're operating at a big loss and they say the peak of that loss is still to come in 2023 and they won't say when they expect to be profitable.
Compare that to D+ in which Disney says will hit profitability in 2024.
All this to say: Paramount+ wouldn't be averse to a buyout. It doesn't have a corporate Daddy to fund years of deficits like most of the other streamers have.
Paramount Global Predicts Streaming Loss Of $1.8 Billion In 2022, Defends Content Spending
Executives confirmed the 2024 target for peak DRC losses.
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Paramount Global Q2 DTC Subscribers At 64 Million; ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Buoys Theatrical Revenue
Paramount’s global DTC subscribers rose to nearly 64 million. Paramount+ added 4.9 million subscribers to over 43 million.
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Streamers with corporate sugar Daddies:
- Disney+/Hulu/ESPN (ABC, Disney Channels, 20th Century, et al.)
- Peacock (NBC/Universal Comcast)
- Amazon Prime (Recently purchased the orphan, Epix streamer, with MGM library)
- Apple TV
- YouTube TV (Google)
- Tubi (Fox)
'Orphans' without corporate Daddies:
- Netflix
- HBO/Warner Bros/Discovery (AT&T was HBO/Warners 'Daddy' and sold it to Discovery)
- Paramount+ (CBS, Paramount/Viacom merger)
- Starz (Lionsgate/Summit) -- actively looking for a Daddy
- Roku
- a whole bunch of ad-supported freebie channels and/or rental channels (like Vudu)
Sony is the only big studio 'free agent' uncoupled to any streamer by corporate ties. It currently has a deal to use Netflix as Pay Window 1, and then D+ as Pay Window 2.
Why HBO Max May Already Have Lost the International Streaming Race (Analysis)
Even as it plans for a merged HBO Max and Discovery+, WBD should consider that it may never fully catch up in international streaming.
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Warner Bros. Discovery’s ‘Batgirl’ Blunder Spoils a Solid Strategy
New VIP+ Analysis: Financials aside, WBD’s jaw-dropping decision to shelve the DC Comics film was a huge blunder from a PR perspective.
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Zaslav’s Contrarian Bet on the Future of the Media Biz
New VIP+ Analysis: The WBD CEO’s real test lies ahead, as investors await proof that his back-to-basics strategy is the right move.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Down 15% After Earnings Debut As Wall Street Sees “Post-Merger Growing Pains” – Update
Sees hefty losses, including restructuring and integration charges.
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RTL Says TF1-M6 Merger “Necessary To Compete With Global Rivals” As H1 Group Revenue Rises 8.7% To $3.35BN
European broadcasting giant RTL Group has reaffirmed its belief the merger of its French subsidiary M6 with local rival TF1 must go ahead.
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International Insider: Streamers Turn To Africa And Asia; Inside The UTA/Curtis Brown Deal; License Fees; A Quiet Oscar Submission
Good afternoon Insiders. We have truly entered holiday season but in TV and film Land things simply don't slow down. I'm Max Goldbart.
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Warner Bros. Discovery Took $825M Hit For Content Write-Downs, $208M For Layoffs In Q2
It saw a $208 million charge for employee terminations for the three months ended June.
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