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I'm looking forward to subscribing to ParaViaCBShow+.
Slpy3270
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You know how I follow stuff like this and I didn't know about it! Plus, their bundling page is a mess.They actually do offer CBS All Access to direct Showtime OTT subs.
CBS Help Center
help.cbs.com
Lots of missteps.
Slpy3270
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What's worse is that they didn't just go HBO route and just offer the CBS All Access service for free to Showtime subs. And it looks like they're going to drop the ball again here.
Slpy3270
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AT&T is (partially) spinning out its video pay TV business (DirecTV, AT&T TV, U-verse) for $16 billion as part of a pact with TPG Capital.
variety.com
Reminder, AT&T paid $67 billion for DirecTV in 2015. Huge financial loss.
DirecTV to Become Standalone Company Through AT&T, TPG Capital Pact
AT&T has set a deal with TPG Capital that calls for the telco giant's satellite TV provider DirecTV to become a standalone company.
variety.com
Reminder, AT&T paid $67 billion for DirecTV in 2015. Huge financial loss.
Roku to Acquire Nielsen’s Addressable TV Advertising Business
Roku will acquire Nielsen’s Advanced Video Advertising business to offer an addressable advertising solution with TV programmers.
variety.com
Must... create... new... content...
deadline.com
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In other news: Can Fubo grow enough before the bigger growth of other services kill it?
deadline.com
In which a Charter/Spectrum exec thinks that like powerful demons, if you don't say "Hulu" or "YouTubeTV" aloud, they have no power over you...
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Starz CEO Jeff Hirsch On Lionsgate, Summit Output Deal; Says Best Way To Nab Streaming Subs Is Have 16 Original Series – Update
Starz CEO Jeff Hirsch On Lionsgate, Summit Output Deal And How To Grow Streaming Subs; 16 Original Series
deadline.com
Netflix COO Greg Peters On Pricing Strategy, The “Endless Scroll” And Shrinking Theatrical Movie Windows
Netflix Greg Peters sees the shrinking of theatrical movie release windows as inevitable. "It's what consumers want," he said.
deadline.com
In other news: Can Fubo grow enough before the bigger growth of other services kill it?
Fubo TV Revenue Passes $100M For First Time In Q4, With Subscribers Approaching 550,000
FuboTV ended 2020 on an upswing, reporting $105.1 million in revenue and 547,880 pay-TV subscribers in the fourth quarter.
deadline.com
In which a Charter/Spectrum exec thinks that like powerful demons, if you don't say "Hulu" or "YouTubeTV" aloud, they have no power over you...
Pay-TV Bundle Is Getting “Priced Out Of The Market,” But Charter CEO Remains Bullish On Video Business
Charter Communications CEO Tom Rutledge says the pay-TV bundle has been "priced out of the market" during the streaming era.
deadline.com
WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar On Movie Outlook And Adding Cheaper AVOD Tier To HBO Max: “It Turns Out That Most People On This Planet Are Not Wealthy”
WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar offered his outlook on the movie business and thoughts about the forthcoming ad-supported tier of HBO Max.
deadline.com
NateD1226
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Netflix Nabs Post-PVOD Streaming Rights to Sony’s Feature Films in Multiyear Deal
The multiyear, exclusive first pay window licensing deal in the U.S. will begin with the studio's 2022 film slate, which includes anticipated titles like 'Morbius' and 'Uncharted'.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
Slpy3270
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Very hard to see how Starz survives after that. They lost two of their biggest providers to Netflix within a decade, one of which decided to go solo.Netflix Nabs Post-PVOD Streaming Rights to Sony’s Feature Films in Multiyear Deal
The multiyear, exclusive first pay window licensing deal in the U.S. will begin with the studio's 2022 film slate, which includes anticipated titles like 'Morbius' and 'Uncharted'.
Also goes to show how dependent Netflix is on third party content.
Quibi Titles Will Be Renamed Roku Originals Under New Streaming Banner
Roku, which acquired programming from Jeffrey Katzenberg's defunct startup Quibi last January, has rebranded the shows as Roku Originals.
deadline.com
Media Companies Scramble to Build a Better Bundle (Column)
The early wave of Q2 earnings reports underscores that the game in media is still largely all about the bundle.
variety.com
HBO And HBO Max Add 2.7M Subscribers In Q1; AT&T CEO John Stankey Declines To Offer Revised Streaming Metrics – Update
HBO and HBO Max together added 2.7 subscribers in the first quarter, WarnerMedia parent AT&T reported, reaching 44.2 million in the U.S.
deadline.com
Nielsen Launches Expanded Streaming Video Ratings Offering, Saying Streaming Is Now 25% Of TV Viewing
Nielsen has launched Streaming Video Ratings, extending its effort to capture the most rapidly expanding area of media and entertainment.
deadline.com
Disney Slashes Linear TV in Asia With 18-Channel Closure, Shifts Focus to Disney Plus
Disney will shutter 18 TV channels in Asia as it throws more of its corporate weight behind streaming service Disney Plus.
variety.com
WarnerMedia Poised to Pick Up NHL Package as NBC Exits Hockey Rights
AT&T is poised to pick up rights to a new NHL package, as NBC walks away from the league after a 16-year relationship
variety.com
sedati
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Question for anyone else who has HBOmax. How's the quality? I signed up recently and find it inclredibly laggy. It buffers terribly, and when it doesn't, there's a noticible switching between video quality. Takes me back to the initial launch of Netflix streaming which was far more forgivable at the time. I don't have this problem with any other streaming platform. While there's a lot on there I want to watch, I may drop it and wait for it to improve as this seems a common problem (according to Reddit.)
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Slpy3270
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Oof. The shortening of the theatrical window is going to be a major problem for studios when it comes to paying talent, since the vast majority of them get their pay from box office revenue.
Slpy3270
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Potentially huge implications here. WarnerMedia and Discovery are in merger talks. Clear evidence AT&T's strategy isn't working out.
Slpy3270
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CNBC reporting that joint venture deal for WM/Discovery is slated for announcement tomorrow.
Absolute admission of failure by AT&T. Just unbelievable.
www.cnbc.com
Absolute admission of failure by AT&T. Just unbelievable.
AT&T in advanced talks to merge WarnerMedia with Discovery, deal expected as soon as Monday
AT&T and Discovery will announce a deal to merge Discovery and WarnerMedia as soon as tomorrow, sources say.
www.cnbc.com
Slpy3270
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AT&T's WarnerMedia And Discovery, Inc. Creating Standalone Company By Combining Operations To Form New Global Leader In Entertainment
AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) and Discovery, Inc. (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) today announced a definitive agreement to combine WarnerMedia's premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery's leading nonfiction and international entertainment and sports businesses to create a premier...
AT&T will receive $43 billion in cash as part of the spin out. That means they lost $42 billion on WM.
HBO Max Will Debut Ad-Supported Tier At $9.99 In First Week Of June
HBO Max's long-awaited, ad-supported tier of its streaming service will roll out in the first week of June, at $9.99 a month.
deadline.com
HBO Max With Ads to Cost $10 Monthly, Set to Launch Next Month
HBO Max With Ads, priced at $9.99 monthly, will launch the first week of June -- with execs promising the industry's lightest ad load.
variety.com
WarnerMedia and Discovery Mega-Deal Leaves Rival Studios Scrambling to Get Bigger
The WarnerMedia, Discovery deal shook the industry, calling into question the future of media giants like NBCUniversal and ViacomCBS
variety.com
Sony Pictures Gained Ground in Streaming Wars With Historic Licensing Deals at Netflix and Disney
Sony Pictures' deals with Netflix and Disney allow revenue from both theatrical exhibition and streaming
variety.com
Slpy3270
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Chaotic day for a couple traditonal media cos.
www.cnbc.com
variety.com
deadline.com
ViacomCBS, Roku shares close up on report that Comcast is considering a deal
Comcast chief Brian Roberts is exploring new options for the company's push into streaming, according to The Wall Street Journal.
www.cnbc.com
NBCUniversal’s Peacock Is Finally Coming to Amazon Fire TV
Almost a year after NBCUniversal launched Peacock nationally, the streaming service is finally coming to Amazon's Fire TV and Fire Tablets.
variety.com
ViacomCBS Sets Streaming Content Leadership; Tanya Giles Named Chief Programming Officer
ViacomCBS on Wednesday unveiled its content leadership structure for its global streaming services.
deadline.com
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