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When Does The Bubble Burst On Skyrocketing Sports Rights?
The world of sports TV rights has been one long escalator up, but it may finally be ending, as broadcast and cable audiences keep shrinking and regional sports networks collapse. Can streaming truly pick up the slack, at a reasonable price? The answer has big implications for the leagues, teams, players and fans.
Why Waste A Perfectly Good Media Recession
UK Media executive Daniel Winner offers tips on how the industry can best weather turbulent times.
TV Data Shows How Women’s Basketball Still Gets Deprioritized
Before the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments tip off, we dive into how the women’s game still isn’t getting its due.
Basketball Bounces Up, Oscars Still Slaps: TV By the Numbers
Weekly watch-time increased for men’s college basketball games, while the Oscars take fourth place on the program ranking.
Combining Hardware And Software To Give Smaller OEMs A New Weapon In The TV OS Wars.
Operating system software from Foxxum combines with a motherboard from CVTE to provide smaller TV OEMs with the TVOS war’s newest weapon.
With EyeQ, Pluto TV And Paramount Look To Streamline Streaming
Pluto TV’s Christo Owns on how Paramount’s EyeQ lets advertisers buy across Paramount’s entire streaming ecosystem.
Bad News For Movie Theaters, YouTube Pushes YouTube-Friendly Measurement Standards.
A new report reveals some unsavory stats for the movie industry and YouTube tries to conflate digital video with TV.
Surprise: 95% of Consumers Know How To Scan A QR Code
A new survey shows that consumers are far more comfortable with scanning QR codes, even on TV commercials.
Netflix Gets Its Live Hit, And Cultural Moment, With Chris Rock
Netlix jumped into the live event business in a big way with ‘Chris Rock: Selective Outrage.’ Viewership was big despite some limitations, and there’s reason to expect lots more such shows, if Netflix can figure out what works for its global audience.
Which Beer Brands Won With Music In 2022?
Songtradr’s new “Music of Beer” report shows which brands made the right choices with music selections for ads in 2022.
Tax Brands’ New Early-Year TV Ad Strategy
Tax filing services are accounting for a smaller share of all TV ad impressions early in the year, as iSpot data shows.
Women’s College Basketball Cracks Top 20 For Watch-Time: TV By the Numbers
For the first time this season, women’s college basketball makes it into the ranking of the most-watched programs, landing at No. 17. Meanwhile, men’s college basketball and NBA games hold steady in first and second place, respectively.
How The IRIS_ID Enables Contextual Targeting On Streaming
Q&A with IRIS.TV CEO Field Garthwaite on the value of contextual targeting on streaming for targeting, transparency and measurement.
A Supernova Moment For Cable News
Much of the recent drama about cable news is focused on ratings, a concept much of the industry now regards as quaint. Is that a signal of end times or something else?
VIZIO’s Platform Performs, Search and Discovery Remain An Issue
The wisdom of OEM’s venturing into FAST territory and the dangers of not fixing search and discovery on streaming.
Blue Buffalo Barking Up Right Tree On TV In 2023
iSpot data shows that Blue Buffalo has been advertising a lot more on TV in 2023.
Applebee's Starts Year Rolling With The Stones
Applebee’s started the year by banking on The Rolling Stones’ lasting popularity — a smart move, as Songtradr data shows.
Paul vs. Fury: How Influencer Boxers Can Punch Up Fight Viewership
The Feb. 26 boxing match between Tommy Fury and Jake Paul is one of the best examples yet of how social media clout can turn into real-world results.
LG’s Tony Marlow On Why Advertisers Are Choosing CTV Over Linear
LG Ads CMO Tony Marlow is featured in this video about why brands are increasingly making CTV the centerpiece of their TV advertising budget.
Basketball Scores For Watch-Time: TV By the Numbers
Men’s college basketball captured 2.37% of all live, linear minutes watched during the week, while NBA games accounted for 1.38% of watch-time.

