All Things Streaming (VOD, OTT)

[MisterPenguin]

Producers United’s Policy Revisions Embraced By Warner Bros Discovery, Disney, Paramount, Universal & HBO; Changes In Fee Structure & Healthcare Will Help Career Producers Survive

The Producers United collective has secured commitments from the major Hollywood film studios to reform fee structures and healthcare policies.

deadline.com

Paramount Global Director Charles Phillips, Who Questioned Skydance Deal, Resigning From Board

Paramount Global board member Charles Phillips, who raised questions about Paramount's merger deal with Skydance, is resigning from the board.

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WME Independent Co-Head: “IP Gives You Protection” in Today’s “Really Hard” Film Business

Alex Walton, Globalgate Entertainment's Meg Thomson, and others discussed originals, adaptations and remakes at the BFI London Film Festival.

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[MisterPenguin]

Dish Customers to Get Free Netflix Subscription - Media Play News

Dish Network Oct. 17 announced that Netflix is now included with Dish TV subscriptions at no additional cost for two years. New Dish customers who sign up for a two-year commitment will enjoy a Netflix Standard Plan (ad-free) as part of their package. Even if customers already have Netflix, they...

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[Disney Irish]

Dish Customers to Get Free Netflix Subscription - Media Play News

Dish Network Oct. 17 announced that Netflix is now included with Dish TV subscriptions at no additional cost for two years. New Dish customers who sign up for a two-year commitment will enjoy a Netflix Standard Plan (ad-free) as part of their package. Even if customers already have Netflix, they...

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I wonder if this will move over after the DirecTV merger and apply to both customer bases.

 

[Disney Irish]

Producers United’s Policy Revisions Embraced By Warner Bros Discovery, Disney, Paramount, Universal & HBO; Changes In Fee Structure & Healthcare Will Help Career Producers Survive

The Producers United collective has secured commitments from the major Hollywood film studios to reform fee structures and healthcare policies.

deadline.com

Paramount Global Director Charles Phillips, Who Questioned Skydance Deal, Resigning From Board

Paramount Global board member Charles Phillips, who raised questions about Paramount's merger deal with Skydance, is resigning from the board.

deadline.com

WME Independent Co-Head: “IP Gives You Protection” in Today’s “Really Hard” Film Business

Alex Walton, Globalgate Entertainment's Meg Thomson, and others discussed originals, adaptations and remakes at the BFI London Film Festival.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

It was too bad he couldn't stay, I knew Phillips, great intelligent guy with a very good business mind. I think his past with Ellison hurt him in being able to stay.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Parks: Ad-Supported SVOD Accounts for Majority of Paid Subscribers - Media Play News

The consumer embrace of lower-cost subscription streaming video is going mainstream. New data from Parks Associates finds that ad-based tier subscribers account for 57% of the user bases among the eight leading streaming services, including Max, Netflix, Disney+, Discovery+, Prime Video...

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[MisterPenguin]

BBC Reports 10,000 Shows Viewed Online a Day, Compared With Netflix’s 4,800, Prime Video’s 2,400: ‘Everyone’s a Streamer, Even the Broadcasters’

BBC’s iPlayer reported 10,000 shows viewed a day - up 2.5 times in two years; in the U.K., Netflix had 4,800, Prime Video had 2,400 and Disney+ 900.

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[MisterPenguin]

Samsung Reveals Its Reach: Free Streaming TV Service Is As Big as the Major Players

The South Korean tech giant says that its Samsung TV Plus service now has 88 million monthly active users, on par with services like Roku Channel, Pluto, and Tubi.

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[MisterPenguin]

How Universal’s Animated Hits Like ‘The Wild Robot’ and ‘Migration’ Are Upending Box Office Trends

Universal’s animated movies are proving that slow but steady wins the box office race.

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Starz, YouTube Extend Partnership Through New Multi-Year Deal - Media Play News

Starz and YouTube on Oct. 29 announced the extension of their partnership through a multi-year deal that includes additional bundling opportunities, special offers and more. “We are excited to deepen our partnership with YouTube TV, the fastest-growing pay-TV distributor,” said Alison Hoffman...

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[MisterPenguin]

Paramount+ Launches FAST Channel on Vizio’s WatchFree+ Platform - Media Play News

Vizio Oct. 31 announced a partnership with Paramount+ that brings a free ad-supported edition of the latter’s subscription streaming platform to the consumer electronics manufacturer’s WatchFree+ free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel. The Paramount+ channel features free access...

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Comcast Open to Bundling Peacock With Third-Party Streamers - Media Play News

Comcast made news earlier this year when it announced the bundled offering of its Peacock streaming service with Apple TV+ and bundle-shy Netflix and marketed as “StreamSaver” to its Xfinity pay-TV subscribers for an additional $35 monthly fee. Now, the cable TV giant is looking to bundle...

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Comcast Looking At Forming A New Stand-Alone Company For Its Cable Networks, President Mike Cavanagh Says

On its third-quarter earnings call with Wall Street analysts, Comcast said it is exploring creating a new stand-alone entity to house its cable networks.

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Before NBCU Considered Spinning Off Cable Networks, It Shut Many Down

Comcast is considering a spin off of its cable networks, and is only able to do so because it has been shutting down similar outlets for several years

variety.com

 

[MisterPenguin]

Fubo TV Trims Third-Quarter Loss on Revenue Beat

The sports streaming platform ended the latest financial quarter with 1.613 million subscribers, up from 1.45 million in the second quarter.

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Charter CEO Touts Improved Relations With Media Giants Enabling a “Healthier” Pay-TV Business

After reporting video and broadband sub losses in the third quarter, Chris Winfrey and his team also show a slide highlighting a monthly value of up to $78 in included Hollywood streaming services.

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