Peak TV Broke Records in 2022. That Won’t Happen Again
New VIP+ Analysis: Inside the trends that drove TV and streaming output to a new record high in 2022 and what to expect in the year ahead.
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Netflix’s New Ad Tier Looks to Be Off to a Tepid Start
Netflix, after years of insisting it wouldn’t dive into the advertising business, threw its hat into the ring last month with the launch of an ad-supported plan, priced 30% less than its prev…
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Media’s Annus Horribilis: Investors Batter Shares of Disney, Netflix, WB Discovery, Amazon and More in 2022
From Disney to Netflix to Warner Bros. Discovery, media and tech stocks were pummeled in 2022 as faith in streaming waned, global subscriber growth stalled and macroeconomic concerns forced a recko…
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Most-Watched Television Networks: Ranking 2022’s Winners and Losers
There may come a time when it just doesn’t make sense to rank the broadcast and cable networks anymore. Actually, that time is probably already here, with most viewing now taking place via streamin…
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2023 Premiere Dates For New & Returning Series On Broadcast, Cable & Streaming
It’s time again for Deadline’s annual list of premiere dates for new and returning TV series. The 2023 roster so far covers more than 200 broadcast, cable and streaming programs debutin…
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In a Horrible 2022 for Streamers, Netflix Still Victorious — for Now
New VIP+ Analysis: No one in streaming truly won this past year, but for the moment longtime champ Netflix remains leader of the pack.
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Roku Hits 70 Million Active Accounts, With Streaming Hours Up 19% In 2022
Roku says it has passed 70 million active accounts worldwide, up from 60.1 million at the end of 2021. The secular shift of viewing from linear to streaming is continuing apace, with total streamin…
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‘Pantheon’ Scrapped At AMC+; Animated Drama Series Pulled From Streaming Despite Two-Season Order
EXCLUSIVE: Animated drama series Pantheon, which stars the voices of Daniel Dae Kim, Paul Dano and Taylor Schilling, is the latest series to be scrapped at AMC Networks. The series has been cancele…
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Fox, NBCUniversal, Paramount, TelevisaUnivision & Warner Bros Discovery Put More Pressure On Nielsen, Teaming With VAB And OpenAP
Media ratings consortium OpenAP and and the Video Advertising Bureau, have formed a joint committee with TV giants Fox, NBCUniversal, Paramount, TelevisaUnivision, and Warner Bros. Discovery, with …
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Seems to be a trend...
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‘Inside Job’ Canceled By Netflix, Reversing Season 2 Renewal
There will be no second season for Inside Job, the adult animated conspiracy theory comedy series from Gravity Falls writer Shion Takeuchi and creator Alex Hirsch. The news was confirmed Sunday by …
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“Too Many Shows”: AMC Networks Content Chief Dan McDermott Addresses Challenges After Cancellations
After AMC Networks axed a swathe of new content including Demascus, Invitation to a Bonfire and second seasons of Pantheon, Moonhaven and 61st Street, Dan McDermott addressed the challenges facing …
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Anyone want to buy Snowpiercer?
When it comes to streaming, it seems Netflix is Wall Street's canary in a coal mine, so, good for all media companies with streamers.
Netflix Beats Q4 Subscriber Growth Target, But Mixed Financial Results Reflect Challenging Environment
Netflix beat forecasts for subscriber gains for the fourth quarter and also edged revenue estimates, but pressure on earnings per share reflected broader challenges in the streaming business. The c…
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Netflix Co-CEOs Ted Sarandos And Greg Peters Signal No Near-Term Strategic Changes As Reed Hastings Passes The Baton: “Mostly It’s Just Continuity And Moving Forward”
Newly minted Netflix Co-CEO Greg Peters and Ted Sarandos, who has held that title since 2020, say no major strategic shifts are in the immediate offing after Reed Hastings passed them the leadershi…
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Netflix Eyeing More Opportunities To Introduce Live Programming But Sports Not Yet Profitable, Ted Sarandos Says
On the heels of the announcement that Netflix would stream the SAG Awards beginning in 2024, co-CEO Ted Sarandos spoke more about the streamer’s approach to live programming during Thursday&#…
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Netflix Q4 Reaction: The Post-Hastings Era Begins
New VIP+ Analysis: It took 20 years, but the streamer is finally back to focusing on basics, as it aims to reignite its next growth phase.
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Verizon Loses 80,000 TV Subs in Fourth Quarter, Adds Broadband Users
The telecom giant, led by CEO Hans Vestberg, has been shifting its video focus away from Fios TV to partnerships with third-party streaming services.
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Slpy3270
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Showtime is shutting down as a separate operating unit and being absorbed into Paramount+. The linear networks will now be known as "Paramount+ with Showtime" and the standalone Showtime app will be discontinued and absorbed into the Paramount+ app.
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Showtime Shocker: Linear Network Rebrands As Paramount+ With Showtime; Move Comes Amid Streaming Integration, Cancellations & Potential Layoffs
Paramount Global is rebranding its Showtime premium cable network as "Paramount+ with Showtime" amid wide-ranging changes.
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CaptainAmerica
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Paramount+ is super underrated but it drives me insane that I can't upgrade my free (with Walmart+, which is free with one of my credit cards) subscription to the ad free version.
Took them long enough.Showtime is shutting down as a separate operating unit and being absorbed into Paramount+. The linear networks will now be known as "Paramount+ with Showtime" and the standalone Showtime app will be discontinued and absorbed into the Paramount+ app.
Showtime Shocker: Linear Network Rebrands As Paramount+ With Showtime; Move Comes Amid Streaming Integration, Cancellations & Potential Layoffs
Paramount Global is rebranding its Showtime premium cable network as "Paramount+ with Showtime" amid wide-ranging changes.
Disney immediately made all the content creators, including linear, to work together. It's not totally fully integrated, but there's no stupid high wall separating them all. E.g., there was no reason that all of Disney channels and ABC and FX back catalog couldn't immediately go to streaming.
Showtime Removes Short-Lived Originals From Streaming Platform (Exclusive)
‘Kidding,’ ‘Super Pumped,’ ‘American Rust,’ 'On Becoming a God in Central Florida,' ‘Let the Right One In’ and ‘American Gigolo,’ among others, have been removed from the Showtime streaming platform.
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WGA West Blasts Warner Bros Discovery Moves Ahead Of Possible Writers Strike; WBD Says It’s Committed To “Facilitating Greater Inclusion Of Underrepresented Groups”
UPDATED with Warner Bros Discovery statement: As it prepares for negotiations for a new film and TV contract – and a possible writers strike in May – the WGA West is once again blasting Warner Bros…
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Cancellations Of Completed Seasons Of TV Series; Experts Weigh In On Whether Trend Will Continue
It has all the makings of a new and disturbing trend in television — companies taking fully produced, unaired series and moving them off their books — but insiders are hesitant to say w…
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Peacock Shuts Down Free, Ad-Supported Tier for New Users
After making Peacock's free ad-supported tier a major part of the promotion around the launch of [...]
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What Warner Bros. Discovery Rivals Can Learn From Its Streaming Strategy
VIP+ Analysis: WBD’s core tactics are setting a blueprint that the rest of the streaming industry will likely soon be following.
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The CW’s New Owner, Nexstar Media, Updates Investors On “Offensive And Defensive” Reasons For Its Acquisition Of The Broadcast Network
Nexstar Media Group, which last year acquired 75% of The CW, updated investors on the “offensive and defensive” rationale for the acquisition. Company executives convened a 30-minute co…
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‘Westworld’ Gets New Home As Warner Bros. Discovery Strikes Roku & Tubi FAST Channel Deals
Warner Bros. Discovery’s plan to distribute Westworld and other key shows via FAST channels has materialized. Deals have been struck with Roku and Tubi to launch branded channels this yea…
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