However much fans may have missed normal sports seasons and game telecasts in 2020, and are hoping this football season marks a return to the comforting traditions of the past, they’d better take a long look at what may be the end of an era. There are so many conflicting currents of massive change washing over sports right now that it’s likely the entire business will be wildly different within just a couple of years. And that has huge implications for “TV,” because we’re going to be watching those sports much differently in coming years.

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.

The next few years. of sports media rights negotiations have an opportunity to alter TV... if any of the rightsholders really change, of course

Tubi announced a huge expansion of its News section, adding live 24-hour feeds from nearly 80 stations owned by four big groups. Is live news the hot new fashion for free streamers?

Tubi pitched advertisers this week with some big numbers on its first year with Fox. But contained within the pitch were key factors that all the free, ad-supported services will need to embrace amid stiffer competition for audiences.

As cable news networks fight over GRP-based ratings, the rest of the TV industry is moving on to streaming and impressions, meaning we may be watching the death throes of yet another part of the TV ecosystem.

As part of TV[R]EV's new special report on the FASTs, Tubi CEO Farhad Massoud shares his thoughts of where Tubi fits into the new TV ecosystem.

TVREV's new Special Report on the FASTs is your secret weapon for understanding this important part of the new TV ecosystem.

This is a quick recap of the first two days of the 2020 NewFronts, with advertising and programming highlights from some key platforms and services that have been taking the virtual stage.

Hollywood is facing epochal change, and streaming services are set to take advantage. But which ones have done best in an extraordinary time. Our mid-term grades on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, et al.