All Things Streaming (VOD, OTT)

[MisterPenguin]

DIRECTV Sets Sights on Genre-Specific Streamers With Curated Packages Organized by Interest

The streaming service is able to bring costs down by giving customers more of what they want and less of what they don't.

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Starz Exits Universal Pictures Pay-2 Deal After 5 Years - Media Play News

Starz CEO Jeffrey Hirsch May 7 announced that the multichannel video distribution platform had exited its Pay-2 movie agreement with Universal Pictures. The deal, first inked in July 2021, gave Starz exclusive access to Universal theatrical titles following their streaming runs on Peacock, Prime...

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Starz Marks One-Year Separation With Expanded Quarterly Net Loss of $164.9 Million - Media Play News

Multiplatform video distributor Starz May 7 reported a first-quarter (ended March 31) net loss of $164.9 million on revenue of $306.9 million. That compared with a net loss of $153 million on revenue of $330.6 million in the previous-year period. Starz, which marked its one-year separation from...

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[Disney Irish]

Netflix Adds Three NFL Games In 2026-27 Season As Part Of Four-Year Extension Of League Rights Deal

Netflix is expanding its relationship with the NFL, adding three regular-season games to its existing Christmas Day double-header.

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[MisterPenguin]

Nearly Half of Streaming Users Subscribe to Ad-Supported Plans, Study Says

Data firm Antenna also says a majority of new subscribers are opting for ad tiers.

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Report: YouTube Overtakes Netflix for Average Daily Viewing Time - Media Play News

Google-owned YouTube has surpassed Netflix in average daily usage, according to new data from London-based Digital i. YouTube has approximately 2.7 billion monthly active users worldwide, while Netflix has 325 million paid subscribers and 780 million monthly average users. Citing a shift in...

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WBD Secures New Debt to Pay Old Debt Ahead of Paramount Merger - Media Play News

Warner Bros. Discovery subsidiary Discovery Global Holdings June 4 secured new credit agreements for seven-year term loans totaling $13 billion and €1.72 billion, respectively. DGH will use the funds along with available cash to pay off an existing $15 billion leveraged bridge loan debt...

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