All Things Streaming (VOD, OTT)

[MisterPenguin]

Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav’s 2023 Pay Package Just Shy Of $50 Million

David Zaslav saw his total compensation package last year jump by more than $10 million to $49.7 million in 2023 -- with a base salary of $3 million, $23 million in stock awards and non-equity incentive plan compensation (a cash bonus) of $22 million.

deadline.com

 

[Disney Irish]

Sony In Talks To Team With Apollo In Bid For Paramount Global

Sony is in talks to join Apollo's bid to acquire Paramount Global.

deadline.com

Netflix Q1 Earnings Preview: Paid-Sharing Success Helps Obscure Long-Term Challenges

Netflix stock is soaring and its password-sharing crackdown is still paying off, but some potential dangers still loom.

variety.com

Knowing what I know about the family that runs Skydance, if they want Paramount there is no way that Apollo is getting it even with Sony's help.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Exclusive Survey: Music Streaming Users Crave ‘Super Bundle’ Options

Exclusive survey results show consumers are eager to bundle music services with other streaming offerings via telcos or other providers.

variety.com

 

[MisterPenguin]

Even Cable TV Giants Know That Consumers Prefer Streaming — but They’ve Got a Plan

Both Charter and Comcast have rolled out streaming TV packages for a fraction of the price of their cable TV counterparts … but without live sports.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Hollywood Forfeits Up to $30B Every Year Because of Racial Inequity

Over three reports, McKinsey has tallied up the entertainment industry’s opportunity cost of continuing to diminish Black, Latino and Asian Pacific Islander colleagues and audiences.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Wrangling the Regulators: Hollywood’s Urge to Merge Is Dampened by Antitrust Policy Debate in Washington

A raging debate in Washington has put a damper on Hollywood's urge to merge as regulatory leaders implement a radical overhaul of antitrust policies.

variety.com

 

[MisterPenguin]

Peacock Added 3 Million Q1 Subs to Top 34 Million, Operating Loss Declines to $639 Million - Media Play News

NBCUniversal’s subscription streaming video service Peacock added 3 million subscribers in the first quarter ended March 31, to end the fiscal period with 34 million subscribers — up 55% from … Continue reading "Peacock Added 3 Million Q1 Subs to Top 34 Million, Operating Loss Declines to $639...

www.mediaplaynews.com

 

[Disstevefan1]

I heard Tubi will pass Disney+ in the ratings soon

 

[MisterPenguin]

I heard Tubi will pass Disney+ in the ratings soon
View attachment 781661

Did you notice how free broadcast still beat out any particular pay-for streamer? Tubi is free, too. So, not surprising there are as much or more registered users than for a pay-for streamer.

Also, Tubi is paying Disney to license Disney's content on Tubi.

Hulu shouldn't be broken out separate from D+ any more. Their merger is almost fully complete. In other parts of the world they are indeed already fully merged. And in the U.S. and S.A., will be there, too.

Now, after adding in Hulu, adjust the totals...

 

[Disstevefan1]

Did you notice how free broadcast still beat out any particular pay-for streamer? Tubi is free, too. So, not surprising there are as much or more registered users than for a pay-for streamer.

Also, Tubi is paying Disney to license Disney's content on Tubi.

Hulu shouldn't be broken out separate from D+ any more. Their merger is almost fully complete. In other parts of the world they are indeed already fully merged. And in the U.S. and S.A., will be there, too.

Now, after adding in Hulu, adjust the totals...

Ha, yea, Adding Hulu it will magically bump Disney+ up.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Paramount+ Streamer Adds 3.7 Million Subs to End Q1 With 71 Million - Media Play News

The Paramount+ subscription streaming service added 3.7 million net new subscribers in the first quarter, ended March 31, to end the period with 71 million subs — up from 60 … Continue reading "Paramount+ Streamer Adds 3.7 Million Subs to End Q1 With 71 Million"

www.mediaplaynews.com

Skydance Best And Final Offer For Paramount: Bigger Cash Infusion, Less For Shari Redstone, More For Other Shareholders – Update

Skydance has revised its offer for control of Paramount Global amid merger and CEO drama.

deadline.com

 

[MisterPenguin]

Discovery Networks Dropped By Fubo, Which Had Already Parted Ways With WarnerMedia Networks Back In 2020

Fubo, which has not carried nearly a dozen networks from the Warner side of Warner Bros. Discovery since 2020, added a batch of Discovery channels to the blacked-out list on Tuesday.

deadline.com

Fubo Drops Warner Bros. Discovery Networks, Including HGTV, Food Networks, Discovery

Fubo dropped Warner Bros. Discovery networks from its lineup, alleging that the media company was seeking "above-market rates."

variety.com

 

[MisterPenguin]

SAG-AFTRA Partners With Nielsen For Streaming Viewing Data

After scoring a streaming residual bonus with the studios following last year’s strike, SAG-AFTRA has partnered with ratings firm Nielsen to give it more access to data. The actors guild has partnered with Nielsen to act as its third-party provider of streaming content measurement. The move will...

deadline.com

 

[MisterPenguin]

Warren Buffett Says He Has Sold All Of His Paramount Global Stock, Losing “Quite A Bit Of Money”

Warren Buffett says he sold all of his Paramount Global stock at a steep loss. At the end of 2023, he owned about 10% of the company's equity value.

deadline.com

If Shari Redstone Goes It Alone With Paramount, a Streaming Deal With Peacock Could Be Next

Should the mogul decide against a merger with David Ellison's Skydance or a cash offer from Sony-Apollo, insiders say a streaming deal with NBCUniversal may be the surest way to quiet anxious investors.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

Price Chart for Leading Subscription Video Streaming Services: Updated With New Peacock Plans

Peacock's second price hike within a year puts the NBCU streamer in the same range as Netflix and Hulu

variety.com

FuboTV Drops to 1.51M North American Subscribers in First Quarter

The streaming platform shrunk its losses on higher subscription and advertising revenue.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[MisterPenguin]

Max Expected to Raise Price as Warner Bros. Discovery Plans More Cost Cutting

Max is also set to see an as-yet-unknown number of layoffs.

comicbook.com

 

[MisterPenguin]

Warner Bros. Discovery Misses Q1 Expectations, TV Ad Sales Down 11% as Streaming Revenue Flat

Warner Bros. Discovery reported its first-quarter 2024 earnings Thursday, revealing it had reached 99.6 million streaming subscribers in a tough quarter for studios and networks.

variety.com

Sony Apollo Paramount Merger Wouldn’t Reduce Theatrical Output, Though TV & Streaming Assets Would Be Shed

Sony Apollo Paramount Merger: Movie Output To Remain High, TV Assets To Be Sold

deadline.com

The CW Losses Decline By $50M In Q1, But Parent Nexstar Flags Concern About A National TV Ad Sector That Is “Not In A Positive Place”

The CW's losses fell by $50 million in the first quarter, but network parent Nexstar said it is being hurt by slump in national TV advertising.

deadline.com

 

[Disney Irish]

So not to be outdone by Disney, Comcast comes out with a Bundle of its own.....

Comcast Unveils Peacock, Netflix, Apple TV+ Streaming Bundle

The upcoming StreamSaver bundle continues a bid by the NBCUniveral parent and rivals to wring profits from their direct-to-home consumer platforms.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[MisterPenguin]

The Re-Reinvention of Television: Streamers Dust Off Some of the Old Broadcast Playbook for a New Era

As streamers join this week's upfronts, they're looking at what worked for broadcast -- ads, sports, more episodes -- and adapting it for a new age.

variety.com

Warner Bros. Discovery U.S. Hispanic Launches FAST Channel Package, Más (More) (EXCLUSIVE)

Warner Bros. Discovery U.S. Hispanic has launched a package of 10 FAST channels under the banner, Más (More), for the first time.

variety.com

Sony Pictures Full-Year Profit Slips to $808M

The Japanese giant's movie division was hurt by box office misfires like 'Madame Web.'

www.hollywoodreporter.com

 

[MisterPenguin]

Paramount Shares Dip On Report Sony Is “Rethinking” $26 Billion Bid

Shares of Paramount Global dipped on a CNBC report that Sony and Apollo may be "rethinking" their joint bid for the company.

deadline.com

Lionsgate Studios Begins Trading on NASDAQ as a Standalone Business - Media Play News

Lionsgate Studios, the recently spun-off publicly traded company, May 14 began trading on NASDAQ with an opening $10.70 per share price and market capitalization around $2.79 billion. Lionsgate Studios claims … Continue reading "Lionsgate Studios Begins Trading on NASDAQ as a Standalone Business"

www.mediaplaynews.com

 

[MisterPenguin]

Streamers Put Commercials in Movies, Top Series Where Ads Were Once Forbidden

Streaming video is letting TV networks sell commercials in Hollywood films and pay cable series where ad breaks were once forbidden

variety.com

Hollywood at a Crossroads: “Everyone Is Using AI, But They Are Scared to Admit It”

Despite the recent labor actions to combat it, Hollywood has already started using artificial intelligence, presenting the industry with the existential threat that many predicted.

www.hollywoodreporter.com