| Title |
Date |
Source |
Category |
| Walmart is selling its on-demand video service Vudu to Fandango |
04-20-2020 |
TechCrunch |
Deals & Financings, FIlms |
| YouTube takes criticism after shaking up Measurement Program |
04-20-2020 |
AdAge |
Analytics |
| Broadcasters, Nets Brace For Sports Fee Surge |
04-20-2020 |
Multichannel News |
Broadcasters, Cable Networks, Sports |
| Quibi's iOS App Ranking Dives; Android Performance Strong |
04-20-2020 |
Mediapost |
Mobile Video, Startups |
| With Shut-In Kids Flocking to Streaming, Disney Channel Retools |
04-18-2020 |
Bloomberg |
Cable Networks, Virus |
| Live Sports Are Canceled. But Don’t Expect a Cable-TV Refund. |
04-18-2020 |
WSJ |
Cable Networks, Cable TV Operators, Sports |
| High-Flying Digital Video Ad Market Crashes, Second Half Now Projected To Decline 5.2% |
04-17-2020 |
Mediapost |
Advertising |
| Netflix puts 10 free docuseries and documentary films on YouTube |
04-17-2020 |
CNET |
SVOD |
| Evening News Audiences Surge Amid Coronavirus. Can The Networks Keep Them? |
04-16-2020 |
Variety |
Broadcasters |
| Giving Fraudsters the Cold Shoulder: Inside the Largest Connected TV Bot Attack |
04-16-2020 |
White Ops |
Advertising |
| Microsoft Joins NBA to Personalize Games for Basketball Fans |
04-16-2020 |
Bloomberg |
Sports |
| Survey Says: News Watching Up During Pandemic |
04-16-2020 |
Multichannel News |
Virus |
| In 1 Week, ‘Parasite’ Becomes Hulu’s Most-Streamed Foreign-Language Film Ever |
04-15-2020 |
Tubefilter |
FIlms, SVOD |
| WarnerMedia Strikes HBO Max Distribution Deal With Charter |
04-15-2020 |
The Hollywood Reporter |
Cable Networks, Cable TV Operators |
| The Future That Hollywood Feared Is Happening Now |
04-15-2020 |
NY Times |
FIlms, Studios, Video On Demand |
| FreeWheel’s Digital-Like Way of Buying TV Is Ready for Prime Time |
04-15-2020 |
Adweek |
Advertising, Technology |
| Coronavirus Ad Revenue Impact: Sell-Side |
04-15-2020 |
IAB |
Advertising, Virus |
| YouTube Drops Free ‘Video Builder’ Ad Tool To Aid Small Businesses Amid Pandemic |
04-14-2020 |
Tubefilter |
Technology |
| Need more to stream? Amazon adds some free HBO content, no Prime Video required |
04-14-2020 |
MarketWatch |
Cable Networks |
| Free Apple content won’t be noticed by most |
04-14-2020 |
nScreenMedia |
SVOD |
| Comcast’s Peacock Won’t Have Much Original Content This Year as Productions Halt |
04-14-2020 |
WSJ |
Cable TV Operators, SVOD |
| Convergence: OTT Revenue Will Grow Despite COVID-19 |
04-14-2020 |
Multichannel News |
SVOD |
| Universal Says ‘Trolls World Tour’ Lands Biggest Digital Debut Ever |
04-13-2020 |
Variety |
FIlms, Studios, Video On Demand |
| Meg Whitman says Quibi reached 1.7 million downloads in first week |
04-13-2020 |
CNBC |
Mobile Video, Startups |
| Instagram redesigns IGTV with creators as the focus |
04-13-2020 |
The Verge |
Social Media |
| YouTube Sees 75% Jump in News Views on Thirst for Virus Updates |
04-13-2020 |
Bloomberg |
Aggregators |
| "No Easy Solution": Filmmakers Weigh Risks of SXSW's Amazon Offer |
04-10-2020 |
The Hollywood Reporter |
FIlms |
| Pay TV Fears Even Bigger Subscriber Losses Amid Virus Crisis |
04-10-2020 |
The Hollywood Reporter |
Cord-Cutting |
| May Upfronts Week Collapses as Most Media Companies Delay Their Virtual Events |
04-10-2020 |
Adweek |
Advertising, Broadcasters |
| Twitch is expanding Watch Parties beta to all partners, then all US creators after |
04-09-2020 |
The Verge |
Technology |
| What Disney Plus’ Subscriber Milestone Could Mean for HBO Max, Apple TV Plus |
04-09-2020 |
Variety |
SVOD |
| VOD Usage Jumped in March, Comscore Says |
04-09-2020 |
Multichannel News |
Video On Demand |
| Netflix Has Tripled Its Digital Ad Spend Since COVID-19 Hit The U.S. (Report) |
04-09-2020 |
Tubefilter |
SVOD |
| Sony Paying $400 Million for Stake in Bilibili, Chinese Online Platform |
04-09-2020 |
Variety |
Deals & Financings, International |
| Broadband Use ‘Levels Off,’ Down 6% Last Week |
04-08-2020 |
Multichannel News |
Broadband ISPs |
| New Comscore and JW Player Partnership Delivers Contextual Targeting for Video Advertising |
04-08-2020 |
Press release |
Advertising, Partnerships |
| Neustar and iSpot.tv Partner to Connect Digital and Television Attribution |
04-08-2020 |
Adweek |
Analytics, Technology |
| "Product Geek" Jason Kilar Brings Streaming Focus to Top WarnerMedia Role |
04-08-2020 |
The Hollywood Reporter |
SVOD |
| Consumers Adding Free Streaming Services: Report |
04-08-2020 |
Multichannel News |
SVOD, Virus |
| 1-in-6 cancel cable for a vMVPD. The rest cut-the-cord. |
04-07-2020 |
nScreenMedia |
Cord-Cutting, Skinny Bundles |
| Netflix’s ‘Tiger King’ Is Most Popular TV Show In U.S., Spurring YouTube Views For Joe Exotic |
04-07-2020 |
Tubefilter |
SVOD |
| New AT&T TV Subscribers Get Free HBO For A Year With Two-Year Committment |
04-07-2020 |
Deadline |
Cable Networks, Telcos |
| AT&T Unveils $5.5B Loan Amid Virus Crisis, Touts "Strength" of Subscription Businesses |
04-07-2020 |
The Hollywood Reporter |
Deals & Financings, Telcos |
| Most Ad Execs Project A Second Wave Of Pandemic Cuts Later This Year, Weak Signals For Upfront |
04-07-2020 |
Mediapost |
Advertising, Virus |
| Quibi gains 300K launch day downloads, hits No. 3 on App Store |
04-07-2020 |
TechCrunch |
Mobile Video |
| Will T-Mobile Soon Offer ‘Hulu on Us,’ Too? |
04-06-2020 |
Multichannel News |
Mobile Video, Telcos |
| Roku Launches The Roku Channel in the UK |
04-06-2020 |
Roku |
Devices, International |
| NBCU Courting Advertisers with Less Clutter, Free Services |
04-06-2020 |
B&C |
Advertising, Broadcasters, Cable Networks |
| Sling TV offers 7 days of free live TV streaming, no credit card required |
04-06-2020 |
CNET |
Skinny Bundles, Virus |
| How Hollywood is working from home to meet streaming demand |
04-04-2020 |
Protocol |
Technology |
| Quibi is risking it all on mobile, just as the world grinds to a halt |
04-03-2020 |
CNET |
Mobile Video |
| Why Amazon got out of the Apple App Store tax, and why other developers won’t |
04-03-2020 |
The Verge |
Devices, SVOD |
| Disney Plus Accounts for 18% of Internet Video Traffic in Some European Countries |
04-02-2020 |
Multichannel News |
International, SVOD |
| HBO Will Stream 500 Hours of Free Programming, Including Full Seasons of ‘Veep,’ ‘The Sopranos,’ ‘Silicon Valley’ |
04-02-2020 |
Variety |
Cable Networks |
| Amazon Teams With SXSW to Launch a Virtual Fest |
04-02-2020 |
The Hollywood Reporter |
FIlms |
| Amazon Pushes Into Making Video Games, Not Just Streaming Their Play |
04-02-2020 |
NY Times |
|
| Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi Is Ready to Launch, but Will Viewers Bite? |
04-02-2020 |
Variety |
Mobile Video, Startups |
| Disney+ to make exclusive Middle East debut on OSN |
04-02-2020 |
Reuters |
International, SVOD |
| Google plans TikTok rival by launching YouTube Shorts |
04-01-2020 |
CNET |
UGC |
| Dodgers TV blackout ends: Spectrum deal puts SportsNet LA on AT&T platforms |
04-01-2020 |
LA Times |
Cable Networks, Cable TV Operators, Sports |
| Apple Lets Some Video Apps Sell Shows Without Taking 30% Cut |
04-01-2020 |
Bloomberg |
Devices |
| WarnerMedia Names Jason Kilar CEO |
04-01-2020 |
The Hollywood Reporter |
People |
| Fox, Comcast Reach Long-Term Distribution Agreement |
04-01-2020 |
B&C |
Broadcasters, Cable TV Operators |
| DAZN To Withhold Rights Fees For Canceled Content |
03-31-2020 |
Sports Business Daily |
Sports, Virus |
| IAB Postpones NewFronts for Almost 2 Months |
03-31-2020 |
Adweek |
Advertising |
| The Trade Desk CEO Jeff Green on Google, Netflix and the death of linear TV |
03-31-2020 |
AdAge |
Advertising |
| Video Streaming to TVs Soared 85% in U.S. in First Three Weeks of March, Nielsen Says |
03-31-2020 |
Variety |
Virus |
| HBO Max Tops Peacock in Viewer Interest Ahead of Streaming Launches |
03-31-2020 |
The Hollywood Reporter |
SVOD |
| Disney+ to launch in India on April 3 |
03-31-2020 |
TechCrunch |
International, SVOD |
| Twitch ‘Stream Aid’ To Combat Coronavirus Raises $2.8 Million, Nabs 135,000 Concurrent Viewers |
03-30-2020 |
Tubefilter |
Live Streaming |
| 'Tastemade' Series Focuses On COVID-19's Impact On Culinary Community, 'Dodo' Launches Quibi Show |
03-30-2020 |
Mediapost |
Mobile Video, Online Publishers |
| Behind Roku’s Ad-Supported Streaming Strategy |
03-30-2020 |
WSJ |
Advertising, Devices |
| TV pilots, a big employer in L.A., are in limbo. How the coronavirus could change the industry |
03-29-2020 |
LA Times |
Broadcasters |
| As Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi Races Toward Launch, Will a Changed World Help or Hurt? |
03-27-2020 |
The Hollywood Reporter |
Mobile Video |
| Facebook Says Lives Streams Have Increased 50% This Month, Will Expand ‘Stars’ Monetization To Musicians, More |
03-27-2020 |
Tubefilter |
Social Media |
| Looks Like Disney+ May Be Considering Adding More Mature Shows to the Streaming Service |
03-27-2020 |
TV Guide |
Kids, SVOD |
| India’s MX Player expands to US, UK and other markets in international push |
03-27-2020 |
TechCrunch |
International |
| WarnerMedia and Sony-Backed Asian Streamer Hooq Files For Liquidation |
03-27-2020 |
Variety |
International |
| ViacomCBS Withdraws 2020 Financial Guidance, Plans Cost-Saving Moves |
03-27-2020 |
Variety |
Broadcasters, Cable Networks |
| Magna: Olympics Postponement Hits Linear TV Hard, Digital Growth Dips To Single Digits |
03-27-2020 |
AdExchanger |
Advertising |
| Movies Anywhere is bringing its digital film locker to LG’s TVs |
03-27-2020 |
The Verge |
FIlms |
| Akamai upgrades content security measures at the edge |
03-26-2020 |
Fierce Video |
CDNs |
| TV Ad Revenues To See Sharp 40% Decline in 2Q, Moderating Drops Through 2020 |
03-26-2020 |
Mediapost |
Advertising |
| A 7-Figure Ad Fraud Scheme Running on Roku Underlines Murkiness of CTV |
03-26-2020 |
Adweek |
Advertising |
| As COVID-19 Upends TV Ad Sales, Networks and Buyers Enact New Strategies |
03-25-2020 |
Adweek |
Advertising |
| Disney Plus Hits 5 Million App Downloads in U.K., Europe on Launch Day |
03-25-2020 |
Variety |
Apps, International, SVOD |
| Verizon Adds Free Fios, Wireless Content |
03-25-2020 |
Multichannel News |
Telcos |
| NASCAR’s First Virtual Race Draws Record-Setting 903K Viewers, Seals Broadcast Deal For Rest Of Season |
03-25-2020 |
Tubefilter |
Sports |
| Comcast Joins Disney In Raising Cash, Selling $4 Billion In Debt Securities |
03-25-2020 |
Deadline |
Cable TV Operators, Deals & Financings, Studios |
| Two-Thirds Of Ad Execs Anticipate Lower 2021 Ad Budgets Due To Pandemic |
03-25-2020 |
Mediapost |
Advertising, Research |
| Sports Leagues Were Already All In on TikTok. Then the Coronavirus Hit |
03-25-2020 |
Adweek |
Social Media, Sports |
| Italy, France, Spain Grapple With Streaming Future to Combat Coronavirus Economic Damage |
03-25-2020 |
Variety |
FIlms, International |
| Disney Plus Launches in the UK and Most of Western Europe |
03-25-2020 |
Multichannel News |
International, SVOD |
| YouTube Expands Standard-Definition Streaming Default Worldwide |
03-25-2020 |
Mediapost |
Aggregators, International |
| HBO NOW Streaming Data In Wake of COVID-19 |
03-24-2020 |
HBO |
Cable Networks, Research |
| How One Day at a Time Was Canceled by Netflix but Made the Move to Linear TV |
03-24-2020 |
Adweek |
Advertising, SVOD |
| Instagram Unveils New ‘Co-Watching’ Feature To Promote Social Distancing |
03-24-2020 |
Tubefilter |
Social Media |
| Oprah Winfrey Talk Show on Coronavirus to Air Free on Apple TV+ |
03-23-2020 |
The Wrap |
SVOD |
| Amazon Unlocks Batch of Kids’ Shows Free to Stream for All Customers |
03-23-2020 |
Variety |
Kids, SVOD |
| MLB.TV opens the vaults: Watch any baseball game from the past two seasons for free |
03-23-2020 |
CNET |
Sports |
