Leadership of SAG-AFTRA, the actors union, announce Thursday that they’re going on strike against Disney and other Hollywood media companies. Impacts could be felt immediately.

Why Andy Jassy’s not wrong to question Amazon’s content spend and our TVREV take on Threads vs Twitter.

The continued impact of carriage fees, streaming ad budgets, FAST channels vs FAST services and LinkedIn vs Twitter.

Spider-Man’s popularity is booming, which spells great things for Sony, in particular.

As streaming services merge, their recommendation engines need to expand their horizons as well. Brandon Katz explains why.

While the big FAST services look for ways to differentiate themselves, generative AI promises to provide a superior experience for everyone involved.

Netflix is interested in live sports… sort of. But the service is smartly taking its time and handling things its own way.

Franchise IP comes in all different shapes and sizes, as Paramount Global can attest to.

Why getting rid of Chris Licht doesn’t really solve any of CNN’s meta issues and why Google and Meta should be very afraid of an ad-supported Amazon Prime.

An explainer guide to the issues fueling the WGA strike.

From a presentation I did at SportsPro’s OTT Summit this March, it’s a good overview of the FAST ecosystem.

Why Max is not actually a bad name and why the app is likely to be on most people’s must-have list + who Netflix needs to pay attention to as they crack down on password sharing.

It’s getting increasingly difficult for TV viewers to tune into all of the sporting events they want to watch… and it’s only poised to get tougher from here.

Why Telly’s free TVs are generating so much buzz. And why the Upfronts really aren’t.

Streaming brings changes to the television industry that no amount of protesting can remedy, WBD gets streaming into the black but CNN remains a problem.

Incremental reach will be a hot topic during upfronts, and one recent iSpot study found some encouraging signs there for Fubo.

The economics of the streaming industry masks many of the real issues behind the WGA strike.

Is online “Stan” culture responsible for the lack of nuance in our political dialog? Or did social media make it inevitable?

Why Roku’s Wall Street troubles continue despite notable subscriber growth and how Paramount continues to spin the Pluto TV flywheel.

Cable news may have captured headlines this week but the long-term prognosis is grim.