The 2020 Tokyo Olympics came and went, and were loaded with drama across nearly every event. Whether it involved The US Men’s Basketball Team redeeming themselves in the Olympic Finals against France, Katie Ledecky continuing to dominate across multiple swimming events, or Simone Biles deciding to sit out of several Gymnastics events to prioritize her mental health, the 2020 Olympics were able to keep the world entertained despite being a year delayed. We‘ll cover how these Olympic Games stack up against other major sporting events from the past year, look at what events were able to drive the highest rates of Emotional Reactions and Passion, and which athletes were the talk of the Olympic Games.

The huge haul of home entertainment dollars that’s washed into Hollywood during the pandemic set another record in the first half of 2021, according to new figures from industry organization Digital Entertainment Group. And that record $15.7 billion doesn’t even include as much as $1 billion in premium VOD revenues that studios aren’t reporting publicly, a top studio executive said.

With cameras ready to roll on the long-awaited sequel in the “Bill & Ted” franchise, no one knew a global pandemic would force Orion pictures to “Face the Music” in more ways than one. In addition, no one could predict that “Bill and Ted Face the Music” would become a playbook for the future of not just Premium Video on Demand (PVOD), but launches across the board, from PVOD to theatrical.

As part of our partnership with the TV Data Initiative, we’re going to be showcasing video interviews with various consortium members where they will discuss the key issues surrounding the TV data ecosystem and the what they hope the consortium can accomplish

A look at some of the red flags on the red N’s horizon, all of which sort of flow from each other like some TV-centric set of matryoshka dolls.

Between the pandemic and an influx of major new services, the number of U.S. subscription accounts has boomed, up 30 percent annually over the past two years, but niche subscription video services have done even better, more than doubling that estimable track record, according to a research note from analytics consultancy Antenna Inc..

As part of our upcoming series of Special Reports on the Emerging Smart TV Ecosystem, we sat down with Adam Bergman, Vice President of National Ad Sales at VIZIO, to discuss why having their own built-in data sets via ACR gives smart TV OEMs a real advantage over other programmers in the connected TV space.

From our private TV[R]EV Thought Leaders Circle event, VIZIO's Adam Gaynor on why open standards are essential to addressable advertising's future.

ESPN's the big winner when the dust settles on Texas and Oklahoma's move to the SEC.

There are significant reverberations for sports TV assuming Texas and Oklahoma are actually bound for the SEC

The one where we look at the real story behind the move to disaccredit Nielsen and why Netflix's latest earnings are nothing to worry about.

In the latest video from the TV Data Initiative, TVSquared's Bob Ivins talks about the need for new relationships, new business models and new distribution n order to allow TV data to reach its full potential.

Treating gaming and TV as competitors for screen time is yesterday’s battle. It’s no longer about competition, but complementing content.

From our TV[R]EV Thought Leaders Circle event, LG Ads CEO Raghu Kodige on why advertising shouldn't be a nuisance for the consumer.

Blockgraph's Chief Revenue Officer, Aleck Scheider, on why universal IDs are so important and why making them interoperable should be one of the TV Data Initiative's goals.

Comcast can expect a big payday from ads for the Tokyo Olympics that begin this week. But many viewers are uncomfortable, and worrisome long-term trends suggest NBCUniversal and Comcast should enjoy their time on the medal stand now.

In video footage from our members-only Thought Leaders Circle event, Mediaocean's Aaron Goldman walks us through why omnichannel advertising is where the industry is heading.

As part of our upcoming series of Special Reports on the Emerging Smart TV Ecosystem, we sat down with Ken Norcross, Inscape's Director of Business Development, to discuss how TV Measurement is evolving and why smart TV OEMs and their ability to use ACR data to measure both linear and streaming give them such a big leg up