| Title |
Date |
Source |
Category |
| Disney+ Promises To Fix Cropped Episodes Of ‘The Simpsons,’ But That’s Not Users’ Only Issue |
11-18-2019 |
Tubefilter |
SVOD |
| Fewer Broadcast Prime-Time Shows With 10 Million-Plus Viewers This Season |
11-18-2019 |
Mediapost |
Broadcasters, Cable Networks |
| HBO Max wants to be the next cable bundle instead of the next Netflix |
11-18-2019 |
Recode |
SVOD |
| WarnerMedia Hires Jeremy Toeman, Matthew Davis as Innovation Lab Execs |
11-18-2019 |
Variety |
Cable Networks, People |
| The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Netflix and Disney Battle Hallmark for Christmas Viewers |
11-17-2019 |
WSJ |
Cable Networks, SVOD |
| Even Hulu realizes that live TV prices are out of control |
11-15-2019 |
Fast Company |
Skinny Bundles |
| Hulu Live TV Tops Sling TV as No. 1 Streaming Pay-TV Service, Analysts Estimate |
11-15-2019 |
Variety |
Skinny Bundles |
| Cord Cutters Now Averaging 520GB of Monthly Data Usage: Research Report |
11-14-2019 |
Multichannel News |
Broadband ISPs, Research |
| Netflix’s Content Chief Says ‘Nothing Has Changed’ With Disney+ Launch |
11-14-2019 |
WSJ |
SVOD |
| eMarketer: U.S. TV Ad Spending Has Peaked, Now In Decline |
11-13-2019 |
Mediapost |
Advertising |
| Netflix and Nickelodeon partner on original programming, following Disney+ launch |
11-13-2019 |
TechCrunch |
Cable Networks, Kids, SVOD |
| Disney+ surpasses 10 million sign-ups since launch |
11-13-2019 |
CNBC |
SVOD |
| Streaming TV's Ratings "Black Box" Could Lead to Hollywood Guild War |
11-13-2019 |
The Hollywood Reporter |
Analytics |
| Led by AT&T, Top 12 Pay TV Providers Lost 1.74M Customers in Q3 |
11-13-2019 |
Multichannel News |
Cord-Cutting, Research |
| Former HBO Topper Richard Plepler In Talks For Production Deal At Apple |
11-12-2019 |
Deadline |
Indie Video, People |
| Twitch Studio, the company’s streaming software for new users, is now in open beta |
11-12-2019 |
The Verge |
Live Streaming |
| Vox Media Expands Into OTT With Eater Food Channel |
11-12-2019 |
Adweek |
Indie Video |
| Streaming Services Amp Up National TV Ad Spending |
11-12-2019 |
Mediapost |
Advertising, SVOD |
| 10 lessons for Disney, Apple, and all the new streaming companies trying to take down Netflix |
11-12-2019 |
Recode |
SVOD |
| D+ Day Arrives: Can It Match the Hype? |
11-11-2019 |
Multichannel News |
SVOD |
| Channeling MTV, Vevo Launches Linear Programming on Pluto |
11-11-2019 |
Variety |
Music |
| Disney+ gets last-minute update, will have most Marvel movies at launch |
11-11-2019 |
The Verge |
FIlms, SVOD |
| Kim Rozenfeld Steps Down As Apple Head Of Current Programming & Unscripted, Segues To First-Look Deal |
11-11-2019 |
Deadline |
SVOD |
| Instagram Covers Celebrity Video Costs-If They Avoid Politics |
11-10-2019 |
Bloomberg |
Indie Video, Social Media |
| Discovery looks to create its own Hulu by taking channels online |
11-07-2019 |
AdAge |
Cable Networks |
| Dish Gains 148,000 TV Subscribers in Q3 on Sling TV Growth, Despite Continuing HBO Blackout |
11-07-2019 |
Variety |
Satellite, Skinny Bundles |
| Disney+ will hit the UK and four other European countries March 31st |
11-07-2019 |
Engadget |
International, SVOD |
| Disney Plus reaches deal with Amazon |
11-07-2019 |
CNET |
Devices, SVOD |
| YouTube’s homepage redesign focuses on usability, giving you control over recommendations |
11-07-2019 |
TechCrunch |
Aggregators |
| British broadcasters launch Britbox streaming service in the UK |
11-07-2019 |
The Verge |
Broadcasters, International, SVOD |
| FX to Produce Programming for Hulu |
11-07-2019 |
The Hollywood Reporter |
Cable Networks, SVOD |
| Nielsen Plans Consumer Unit Spinoff After Elliott Pressure |
11-07-2019 |
Bloomberg |
Analytics, Deals & Financings |
| 90 Million or Bust? Streaming TV's Great Subscriber Race Begins |
11-06-2019 |
The Hollywood Reporter |
SVOD |
| Connected TV advertising to hit $7 billion this year |
11-05-2019 |
AdAge |
Advertising, Research |
| Comcast Cable Rebrands Spotlight Ad Unit as Effectv |
11-05-2019 |
B&C |
Advertising |
| Disney+ Still Lacks an Amazon Fire TV App a Week Away from Launch |
11-05-2019 |
Multichannel News |
Devices, SVOD |
| Marc DeBevoise Named CEO of CBS Interactive as Jim Lanzone Joins Benchmark Capital |
11-04-2019 |
Variety |
3D, Aggregators, Broadcasters, People |
| Expect More vMVPD Attrition Following PlayStation Vue Shuttering, Analyst Says |
11-01-2019 |
Multichannel News |
Skinny Bundles |
| Apple Boosts Apple TV+ Marketing Pre-Launch, Disney+ Ups Spend |
11-01-2019 |
Mediapost |
Advertising, SVOD |
| Inside Facebook’s bid to woo TV advertisers |
11-01-2019 |
Digiday |
Advertising, Social Media |
| Inside the Debate Between Netflix and Big Theater Chains Over ‘The Irishman’ |
11-01-2019 |
NY Times |
FIlms, SVOD |
| NBC is leaning toward making its Peacock streaming service free to everyone |
11-01-2019 |
CNBC |
Advertising, SVOD |
| Apple TV Plus puts Apple in an unfamiliar underdog role |
10-31-2019 |
CNET |
Devices, SVOD |
| Walmart is reportedly looking to sell its Vudu streaming service |
10-31-2019 |
The Verge |
Deals & Financings, FIlms |
| HBO Max vs. HBO Now vs. HBO Go: Why WarnerMedia’s Strategy May Lead to Brand Confusion |
10-30-2019 |
Variety |
Cable Networks |
| Cord-Cutting Will Reach -3.8% in Q3, Analyst Says |
10-30-2019 |
Multichannel News |
Cord-Cutting |
| Hostilities Rise Inside G/O Media Over Autoplay Video Ads and Politics |
10-30-2019 |
WSJ |
Advertising |
| Netflix Defends Variable Speed Playback Test |
10-30-2019 |
Multichannel News |
SVOD |
| NBC News Plans to Expand Streaming-Video Outlet to 24/7 in 2020 |
10-29-2019 |
Variety |
Broadcasters |
| Alphabet should spin off YouTube because it would be worth $300 billion as standalone, analyst says |
10-29-2019 |
CNBC |
Aggregators |
| The Economist is trying to convert its 1m YouTube subscribers into paying members |
10-29-2019 |
Digiday |
Magazines |
| Tencent leads $111M investment in India’s video streaming service MX Player |
10-29-2019 |
TechCrunch |
Deals & Financings, International |
| CBS, Viacom Inch Closer to Merger |
10-29-2019 |
Multichannel News |
Broadcasters, Cable Networks, Deals & Financings |
| AT&T Will Invest $4 Billion In HBO Max Over Next 3 Years, Doesn’t Expect Profit Until 2024 |
10-28-2019 |
Tubefilter |
SVOD |
| Nexstar, Largest U.S. TV Station Owner, Will Back Off TV Ratings for Ad Deals |
10-28-2019 |
Variety |
Advertising, Broadcasters |
| Netflix Plan to Test Varying Play Speeds Meets Filmmaker Backlash |
10-28-2019 |
The Hollywood Reporter |
SVOD |
| Disney Is New to Streaming, but Its Marketing Is Unmatched |
10-28-2019 |
NY Times |
SVOD |
| Billionaire Len Blavatnik Seeks to Raise $500 Million for DAZN |
10-25-2019 |
Bloomberg |
Deals & Financings, Sports |
| NBCU’s Burke: Peacock Will Get to ‘Cruising Altitude’ Quicker Than Subscription Rivals |
10-24-2019 |
Multichannel News |
Broadcasters, SVOD |
| Sony Seeking to Sell PlayStation Vue |
10-24-2019 |
Light Reading |
Deals & Financings, Skinny Bundles |
| Apple TV app launches on Amazon Fire TV devices |
10-24-2019 |
9to5Mac |
Devices, SVOD |
| ‘It’s an Explosion’: Inside the Rising Costs of Making a Scripted TV Series |
10-23-2019 |
Variety |
SVOD |
| Music Video Upstart ‘Triller’ Says It’s Taking On TikTok Amid $28 Million Series B |
10-23-2019 |
Tubefilter |
Deals & Financings, Music |
| Analyst: Disney+ Projected To Hit 8 Million Subscribers In 2019, 18 Million In 2020 |
10-23-2019 |
Mediapost |
SVOD |
| Maybe It’s Not YouTube’s Algorithm That Radicalizes People |
10-23-2019 |
Wired |
Social Media |
| Tinder created an interactive show. Gen Z loves it |
10-23-2019 |
CNN |
Social Media |
| Great Big Story now accounts for 15% of CNN International’s digital revenue |
10-23-2019 |
Digiday |
Cable Networks, International |
| Amazon is rolling out a news aggregation app for Fire TV and tablets |
10-22-2019 |
TechCrunch |
Devices |
| Roku is buying ad tech company Dataxu in $150 million deal |
10-22-2019 |
CNBC |
Advertising, Deals & Financings |
| Netflix’s Cindy Holland Relies on Data and Gut Instinct to Disrupt the TV Industry |
10-21-2019 |
Adweek |
SVOD |
| IAB: video driving all-time high in digital ad spend |
10-21-2019 |
The Drum |
Advertising, Research |
| Fox, Charter Strike New Carriage Deal |
10-21-2019 |
Variety |
Cable Networks, Cable TV Operators |
| DOJ watching Comcast’s plan to charge extra for Starz channel |
10-21-2019 |
NY Post |
Cable Networks, Cable TV Operators |
| Netflix offers $2 billion in debt to fund more original content |
10-21-2019 |
CNBC |
Deals & Financings, SVOD |
| Nielsen Adds Amazon Prime Video to SVOD Measurement, With Limitations |
10-21-2019 |
Variety |
Analytics, SVOD |
| Premion Using Comscore to Measure OTT Ads |
10-21-2019 |
B&C |
Advertising, Analytics |
| ‘Fortnite’ Sees Social Video Viewership Resurgence Amid Launch Of ‘Chapter 2’ |
10-18-2019 |
Tubefilter |
Games |
| 6.5 Million People Watched Netflix’s Breaking Bad Film El Camino on Opening Weekend |
10-18-2019 |
Adweek |
SVOD |
| AT&T TV Now Price Hike Coming Next Month, Base Package to Cost $65 |
10-18-2019 |
Variety |
Skinny Bundles, Telcos |
| Quibi has partnered with T-Mobile as it prepares for April launch |
10-18-2019 |
LA Times |
Mobile Video, Telcos |
| AT&T's Xandr Acquires Clypd |
10-18-2019 |
Mediapost |
Advertising, Deals & Financings |
| Locast Adds Atlanta, Phoenix |
10-17-2019 |
Multichannel News |
Broadcasters |
| Whistle To Launch First-Ever OTT Channel, WhistleTV, With Original Shows, Influencers, More |
10-17-2019 |
Tubefilter |
Indie Video |
| BuzzFeed Launches Inaugural Creator Program For Its Travel Brand ‘Bring Me!’ |
10-17-2019 |
Tubefilter |
Indie Video |
| Mixed Analyst Reviews For Netflix's Q3 Performance, Outlook |
10-17-2019 |
Mediapost |
SVOD |
| 'Limetown' Creators Talk Adapting Hit Podcast for "Hair-Raising" Facebook Watch Series |
10-16-2019 |
The Hollywood Reporter |
Social Media |
| Streaming Shows Nearly Doubled in Last Year, Boosting Los Angeles TV Production |
10-16-2019 |
Variety |
Research |
| NFL’s Packers Launch Streaming App for Connected TVs |
10-16-2019 |
Multichannel News |
Apps, Sports |
| Inside Apple's Long, Bumpy Road to Hollywood |
10-15-2019 |
The Hollywood Reporter |
Devices |
| Roku Adds Apple TV App, Just in Time for Apple TV Plus Streaming Launch |
10-15-2019 |
Variety |
Devices, SVOD |
| More Data Consolidation as TV Time Acquires Mediamorph |
10-15-2019 |
Multichannel News |
Data, Deals & Financings |
| Many Consumers Overwhelmed By Too Many Streaming Services |
10-15-2019 |
Mediapost |
SVOD |
| Tubi Jumps into Kids Programming With Free TV Shows and Movies |
10-14-2019 |
B&C |
Kids |
| Netflix Goes All Out to Wow Children as Streaming Wars Intensify |
10-11-2019 |
NY Times |
Kids, SVOD |
| Verizon Media Expands Shortform Video Business With In the Know Network |
10-10-2019 |
The Hollywood Reporter |
Indie Video |
| Oscar Winner Alfonso Cuarón Inks Overall TV Deal With Apple |
10-10-2019 |
Deadline |
SVOD |
| Survey: Advanced TV Ad Budgets Forecast To Rise |
10-10-2019 |
Mediapost |
Advertising |
| Xfinity Flex review: Comcast’s “free” streaming hardware/service combo is a work in progress |
10-09-2019 |
TechHive |
Cable TV Operators, Devices |
| Déjà View: The Psychology Behind the ‘Rewatch’ |
10-09-2019 |
WSJ |
SVOD |
| OpenAP Rolls Out Linear and Digital Marketplace as Part of New Iteration |
10-08-2019 |
Adweek |
Advertising |
