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Prime Video’s NBA Deal Is Unique for Amazon, What Other Sports Could the Streamer Similarly Pursue? (The Streamable)

Prime Video has made deals with nearly all the top sports leagues in North America in the past few years.... More

The Battle for Viewership: How Traditional Media Can Compete With Big Tech in the Streaming Wars

The ‘streaming war’ is now about Big Tech vs. Traditional Media providers competing for industry dominance. ... More

WBD’s Max Launches in Europe (TVB)

The announcement follows the successful launch of the service in the US, Latin America and Caribbean regions. WBD said Max offers users double the amount of content previously avai... More

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

Viewers now watch TV in different ways than they did 25 years ago, on their own timetables. Spending big to establish their businesses, streamers ushered in an era of series that c... More

Panasonic Selects TiVo TVOS to Power Its Mid- and Entry-Level Smart TVs

Japanese electronics maker's latest product introduction comes after TiVo parent Xperi said that it had added a sixth smart TV OEM partner.... More

TiVo Changed How We Watched TV—and It’s Not Done Innovating (FastCompany)

Twenty-five years after the debut of the DVR, the company continues to find new ways of improving the viewing experience at home and, now, in the car.... More

Is the Ride Over? Getting Off the Carousel and Making CTV a Viewer-Centric Experience (Xperi Blog)

For many of us, TV was once a way to relax and unwind. Increasingly it is becoming its own source of stress, because it’s harder and harder to find something on TV that we want t... More

USA: 89% of Households Have a Streaming Video Service Subscription (Señal News)

20% of internet households subscribe to a gaming service, while 32% subscribe to a streaming audio service.... More

Globo Announced Content Portfolio for AVOD Platforms (Señal News)

The official launch of the catalogue will take place during the upcoming LA Screenings Independents. The company has just closed a deal with the streaming platform Butaca TV in the... More

Live Service, Subscriptions and F2P: A New Reality for Console Gaming (GamesIndustry)

Ampere Analysis' Piers Harding-Rolls breaks down the biggest changes in business models across the console space, and what this means for developers and publishers.... More

Warner Bros. Discovery in Canal+ Tie-up for French Max Launch (DTVE)

Warner Bros. Discovery is to launch its combined streaming service Max in France and Poland on June 11. The company has struck a deal with French pay TV operator Canal+ to distribu... More

Nielsen: Asian American Audiences Spend as Much Time on Mobile as TV

As the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month kicks off in May, Nielsen has released an extensive new report diving into their media habits with data showing they are “super strea... More

Hallmark Launches Hallmark en Español Channel (Advanced Television)

Hallmark Media is enhancing the reach of its programming to serve more Spanish-speaking audiences with its new channel, Hallmark en Español. The channel features a curated library... More

Highlights from NAB 2024: Safeguarding Content Value and Authenticity – and an NAB Product of the Year Award (NAGRA Blog)

With a focus on safeguarding premium content value and authenticity, NAGRA highlighted key areas of interest in the media and entertainment industry. Of note was the growing demand... More

Nielsen Releases ‘The Record’: Quarterly Insights on How U.S. Audiences Listen to Ad-Supported Audio

Nielsen announced the launch of The Record, a quarterly insight into audio listening behaviors and share of average daily usage of ad-supported audio in the U.S. According to the i... More

Amazon: ‘Fallout’ Is Prime Video’s Second-Biggest Title Ever Behind ‘Lord of the Rings’ (Next TV)

Series has attracted 65 million viewers globally in its first 16 days on the platform.... More

NBCUniversal Launches Personalized, Hyperlocal Services via ATSC 3.0 (TV Tech)

New auxiliary services rolled out in New York, Los Angeles Miami and Philadelphia with additional major market rollouts to follow.... More

Red Bee Media Partners with REELZ (Advanced Television)

Red Bee Media, in conjunction with Who’s Watching TV (WWTV), has signed an agreement with REELZ. The strategic partnership between Red Bee Media and WWTV reflects the ongoing eff... More

Beatles’ 1970 ‘Let It Be’ Documentary Headed to Disney+ After Restoration by Peter Jackson’s Team (Variety)

For decades, the attitude toward the documentary “Let It Be” in the Beatles‘ camp seemed to be: Let it it rest in peace. But the film is finally going to be seen again. A res... More

U.S. Video Consumption Tops 43 Hours Per Week (WorldScreen)

U.S. internet homes are now viewing 43.5 hours of video per week across all devices, up by more than 6 hours since 2020, according to a new study from Parks Associates.... More

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