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All Things Streaming (VOD, OTT)
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Paramount+ Becomes Latest Streamer To Remove Titles Including ‘Real World: Homecoming’
EXCLUSIVE: The streaming exodus continues as Paramount+ is the latest service to remove original titles from its platform. The streamer has removed a raft of titles including Real World: Homecoming…
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BBC Studios Boss Talks “Excellent” ‘Doctor Who’ Deal, M&A & International Growth
Doctor Who’s latest regeneration represents “excellent commercial value,” according to BBC Studios boss Tom Fussell. Sitting down for a wide-ranging interview with Deadline in mid-January, the CEO …
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Amazon Tops Q4 Forecasts With $149 Billion In Sales; Shout-Out To ‘The Rings Of Power’ & ‘Thursday Night Football’
Amazon said today its revenue rose 9% to $149 billion for the fourth quarter, beating forecasts, on a big drop in net income that made the three months ended in Dec. the e-commerce giant’s le…
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The CW... lie down. You're not fooling anyone. We know you're dead.
The CW Guts Development, Current Departments in Latest Shift Away From Scripted Originals (Exclusive)
Exec vp current Michael Roberts, as well as exec vp development Gaye Hirsch, are among those who were let go Thursday.
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Amazon Content Spend Surged to $16.6B in 2022 With ‘Thursday Night Football,’ ‘Lord of the Rings’ Hitting Prime Video
The expenses related to video and music content were up 28 percent from 2021, when the tech giant spent $13 billion.
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Paramount+ Raising Subscription Prices
Paramount is increasing prices for their monthly subscription in 2023. During the third quarter [...]
Paramount+ Hits 56 Million Subscribers, Pluto TV Reaches Nearly 79 Million
Paramount+ has hit 56 million subscribers and there's more good news for the company as Pluto TV [...]
Warner Bros. Discovery Experimenting With Edited HBO Shows on Cable
In a move described as an 'experiment' by Warner Bros. Discovery, Variety brings word that some [...]
Will Paramount+ and Peacock’s Pivots Be Worth the Pain?
VIP+ Analysis: With the two streamers in oddly similar positions, it’s worth wondering if the struggle to succeed will ultimately pay off.
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Content Discovery Is Streaming’s Biggest Struggle
VIP+ Analysis: Data suggests consumer frustrations with finding shows and movies they want to watch is an under-discussed churn factor.
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Starz To Launch Bundle With MGM+ On Prime Video in the U.S.
Starz said today it’s partnered with Amazon to bundle with MGM+ on Prime Video in the U.S. This subscription bundle, Starz’ first, will launch in the coming weeks for $11.99 a month …
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Roku Shares Roar To Life On Better-Than-Expected Q4 Report
Roku shares roared to life after hours Wednesday after the streaming specialist reported better-than-expected results for the fourth quarter. The company reported total revenue of $867.1 million in…
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Warner Bros Discovery Q4 Revenue Slips On Ad And Studio Softness; Company Touts “Significant Operating And Financial Gains” In Streaming
Warner Bros Discovery revenue fell 11% to $11 billion (or a drop of 9% when foreign exchange fluctuations are excluded), mostly due to advertising softness and tough studio comparisons. EBITDA also…
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Discovery+ Economics Justify Continuing It As A Stand-Alone Streamer After Launch Of Merged HBO Max Offering, WBD CEO David Zaslav Says: “Why Would We Shut That Off?”
The motivation for continuing to offer Discovery+ as a stand-alone streaming service after a combined offering with HBO Max debuts later this spring, is largely financial, Warner Bros Discovery CEO…
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YouTube TV Raises Prices and Fans Aren't Thrilled
YouTube TV is raising their prices and fans are not the least bit happy about the announcement. [...]
After Comcast bid up the price of Fox for Disney, I'm betting Disney feels pretty good about returning the favor and bidding up Sky, causing Comcast to pay a lot more than it's worth. And to top it all off, Comcast bought out part of Sky that went to Disney from the Fox purchase. And now, Sky isn't doing too well for Comcast in certain respects...
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Will Comcast Sell Off Parts of Sky?
The U.S. media giant paid $39 billion for the European TV giant group back in 2018, but chatter about possible deals keeps coming up amid some challenges in its Italian and German divisions.
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Tubi Joins Nielsen Platform Rankings, Overtakes Pluto TV
The ratings service has also tweaked its formula so that viewing on vMVPD outlets isn't counted twice.
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Verizon’s Big Netflix Play Points to Future of Streaming Aggregation
VIP+ Analysis: The carrier’s Plus Play service launched with a big Netflix promo that could be a game-changer for the streaming world.
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YouTube TV Price Hike the Latest Sign Virtual MVPDs Are Backfiring
VIP+ Analysis: High-price VMVPD packages now rival cable in cost once internet is factored in. This is not good for the market.
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Content Spending 2023: WBD, NBCU Projected to Reduce Expenses
VIP+ Analysis: New data projects that content spending will dip at WBD and NBCU in 2023 as Hollywood moves to cut costs.
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Inside Netflix’s secret menu — how to access hundreds of hidden genres
If you’re sick of looking at the same Netflix home page every time you search for something to watch, there’s a secret solution.
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Streaming Metrics Show a Tougher Market for Original Content
VIP+ Analysis: Original streaming hits have been in short supply in Q1, with the crowded field of services diluting per-platform engagement.
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Riviera Rita
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I have tried most streaming services, but, none have the kind of content I like. I saw the first two episodes of 1923 on Pluto TV and when the season finale was aired I subscribed for the free 7 day trial to binge watch the rest of it, thank goodness I did do the free trial because I got fed up with the series by episode 5.
I prefer the free services as I don't mind ads and it means more money for my trips.
I prefer the free services as I don't mind ads and it means more money for my trips.
Most Moviegoers Will Still Go To Theaters Even If What They’re Seeing Will Soon Be Streaming – Study
Two-thirds of moviegoers are not concerned about the length of a film’s release window when they visit a theater, and theatrical titles still enjoy a vast advantage in terms of awareness over…
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2023 Will Be a Year of Trial and Error for Streaming Companies
VIP+ Analysis: After a paradigm-shifting 2022, the SVOD business has entered a messy transitional phase, and no strategy is off the table.
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Warner Bros Discovery Confirms Rebrand Of HBO Max To Max; Launch Date Set – Update
UPDATED with launch date: Warner Bros Discovery has confirmed its long-expected plan to jettison the “HBO” from HBO Max, announcing that its rebranded streaming service will be called M…
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Max Launch Date, Programs, Pricing & All You Need To Know About Warner Bros Discovery’s Rebranded Streamer
“This is our time. This is our chance,” Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav said today in his livestream intro for the company’s unveiling of Max, its rebranded streaming serv…
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After Deliberately Leaving Sports And CNN Out Of Its Max Rebrand Event, What Does Warner Bros Discovery Have Up Its Streaming Sleeve?
Although an introductory video at Wednesday’s Warner Bros Discovery streaming event included clips of NBA star LeBron James and CNN host Anderson Cooper, the rest of the presentation was stri…
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Max Will Air Unscripted Originals, Albeit Shared With Discovery+ & Linear Networks
While Harry Potter and Game of Thrones may have scored the biggest headlines at this morning’s newly rebranded Max launch event, one of the more understated nuggets was the handful of unscripted or…
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David Zaslav Tells CinemaCon “We Do Not Believe In Direct-To-Streaming Movies”
In a rare appearance for a corporate CEO at CinemaCon, Warner Bros. Discovery chief executive David Zaslav took the stage at Cesars Palace Colisseum Tuesday — a visual show of support for an …
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Comcast CEO Brian Roberts Concedes Jeff Shell Ouster At NBCUniversal Is “A Tough Moment,” But Hails “Fabulous And Tenured” Executive Team
Comcast CEO Brian Roberts kicked off the company’s first-quarter earnings call by delivering brief comments about the abrupt dismissal of NBCUniversal chief Jeff Shell last Sunday. “Let…
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Comcast Q1 Revenue Slips 4% But Beats Forecasts; NBCUniversal Hits 22 Million Peacock Subscribers As It Turns Page From Jeff Shell
Comcast reported a 4% year-over-year dip in revenue in the first quarter, to $29.7 billion, but still exceeded Wall Street forecasts. Analysts had expected $29.3 billion in revenue. Earnings per sh…
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Roku Matches Wall Street Forecasts For Quarterly Losses, Beats Revenue Expectations; Advertising Challenges To Continue In Q2
Roku delivered first-quarter results with some bright spots, including better-than-expected revenue, but the streaming provider said it sees its advertising business remaining challenged. Revenue r…
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Tubi Founder & CEO Farhad Massoudi To Depart As Fox Creates Tubi Media Group Led By Paul Cheesbrough
Fox Corporation is restructuring its digital operations by forming the Tubi Media Group as Farhad Massoudi, founder and CEO of the Fox-owned free, AVOD platform Tubi, is leaving the company. The Tu…
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Amazon Launches Fire TV Channels, A New Home For FAST, Citing 300% Surge In Streaming Hours Over Past Six Months
Amazon has launched Fire TV Channels, a new hub for free, ad-supported TV (FAST), a growing category of viewing across the streaming landscape.
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CaptainAmerica
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I love that we need a new acronym for "Free, Ad-Supported Television."Amazon Launches Fire TV Channels, A New Home For FAST, Citing 300% Surge In Streaming Hours Over Past Six Months
Amazon has launched Fire TV Channels, a new hub for free, ad-supported TV (FAST), a growing category of viewing across the streaming landscape.
Back in my day we called that "television."