
The Future Of Television. Dissected Daily.
Roku Launches On Shopify, Streaming Rules The Emmys (Again)
The one where we look at why Roku’s deal with Shopify is such a smart way to turn DTC brands onto TV and why the Emmys are a three-hour commercial for streaming services.
Comcast To Launch Its Own Smart TV, LG Ads Rolls Out A New Operating System
The one where we size up Comcast's new smart TVs and take a look under the hood of LG Ads' new River OS.
Amazon Will Make More Smart TVs, Roku Will Make More Original Programming
The one where we use Amazon’s entry into the TV OEM space to promote our new Special Report on the Emerging Smart TV Ecosystem, and explain why Roku and Tubi’s recent content forays matter.
The MRC Shuts Down Nielsen, Locast Shuts Down
The one where we explain why the latest round of Nielsen-bashing is just theater and look at options for Locast now that the courts have ruled against it.
HBO Max Puts Some Wins On The Board, ViacomCBS and Comcast Launch New Service In Europe
The six-episode Mike White series The White Lotus ended this week, but not before creating the sort of buzz that many had assumed was no longer possible around a TV show. It wasn’t Game Of Thrones level—that series had almost a decade to build up to the final season—but it was at the level of HBO’s previous buzzed-about limited series, Mare of Easttown.
Nielsen Under Attack, Netflix’s New Numbers
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.
Smart TV OEMs Up Their Content Games, Emmy Nominations Reflect Two-Tier System
The one where we look at how Smart TV OEMs are expanding the reach of their FASTs and the repercussions of the Emmys favoring streaming over prime time.
Universal Movies Go To Peacock First, Roku Buttons Up Apple
The one where we look at why NBCU is remembering they own Peacock and why Apple TV+ is getting a button on the Roku remote.
Lots Of Streaming Newbies Still Out There, Google Delays The Demise Of Cookies
The one where we look at how an influx of new streaming viewers creates opportunities for smart TV OEMs and Flixes alike, and unpack the Google Cookie Delay.
Peacock Spreads Its Feathers, Apple Starting To Get Real About Apple TV+
The one where we look at what might be in store for Peacock in the months ahead and wonder if there's a reason behind Apple shortening its free subscription with purchase time frame
Nielsen Says Streaming’s Not All That, Sinclair Wants To Make Streaming RSNs Happen
The one where we look at Nielsen's new streaming rating system and its surprising stats and explain why streaming RSNs is a most excellent idea.
SVOD Churn Is At 20%, Project OAR Hits 11 Million Addressable Enabled TVs
The one where we look at why churn is such an issue for SVOD and why Project OAR hitting 11 million TVs is a big deal for linear addressable.
Ad-Supported HBO Max Is Here, CNN+ To Launch Too
The one where we look at why ad-supported HBO Max may be a better deal for many viewers and why CNN+ really needs to have the CNN live feed.
Amazon Buys MGM, Max Goes Mobile
The one where we look at why Amazon is a different beast than any other streaming service and why HBO Max is smart to lower prices dramatically as it expands overseas.
DiscoWarner Is Real, Ad-Supported HBO Max Raises More Questions Than Answers
The one where we look at the latest on the Discovery/Warner deal and the subsequent launch of ad-supported HBO Max.
Discovery Scores With Streaming, Vizio Scores With Ads
The one where we look at why streaming is giving Discovery higher ARPU and how Vizio and other smart TV OEMs are creating their own powerful streaming ecosystem.