Alan Wolk’s take on the biggest and most impactful stories of the week and what they mean to the industry.
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Alan Wolk’s take on the biggest and most impactful stories of the week and what they mean to the industry.
Big vMVPD gains wipe away big MVPD subscriber losses (and what that means) plus how the iSpot/TVIsion deal might boost transparency.
We evaluate the latest salvo in the streaming wars, this time around the TV OS, and speculate on why Roku is making smart bulbs.
Why SVOD services rolling out linear channels is a smart move and why the iSpot-Conviva deal is perfect for today’s hybrid ecosystem.
Why Disney and Comcast desperately want Hulu and what happens next plus why the lack of carriage fees on streaming may be a bigger issue than many realize.
Why we’re not surprised at the rapid growth of OEM FASTs and why Netflix hiring Peter Naylor sends a good signal to the ad community.
Why Disney’s subscriber numbers come with a giant asterisk and the thing people don’t want to talk about when they talk about Walmart’s bundling ambitions.
Tubi is now available via Verizon FIOS, Paramount+ is now available via The Roku Channel: The Great Rebundling continues.
Disney steps on a political land mine again, consumers still love bundles.
Our thoughts on the best advertising partner for Netflix, why smaller MVPDs would benefit from a turnkey streaming TV solution.
The real story behind all those after hours CTV ads and what to look for as Disney’s Hotstar loses IPL cricket rights.
Our thoughts on the Netflix/Roku rumor and why CTV desperately needs standardization everywhere.
Why cracking down on password-sharing is not a good idea for Netflix and why launching a streaming RSN is a very good idea for MLB.
Fox is looking to expand Fox News’s Fox Nation app, 100 million reasons why 2022’s ratings aren’t 1983’s
The upfronts confront a hybrid linear/streaming future, Comcast get the value of the TV OS.
Netflix has an opportunity to change the CTV advertising landscape, the CSS/Redbox merger is a boon for advertisers.
The line between the NewFronts and Upfronts is rapidly disappearing, why the media’s been slandering Netflix.
A rant on why streaming is still very much alive and some excellent news about the future of TV measurement via VIZIO, Nielsen and iSpot.
Nothing about Netflix’s quarter is surprising so here’s how to bounce back, Apple’s NFL deal i all about the ads.
A look at the benefits of combining HBO Max and Discovery+ while reviving CNN+
Why consumers want to bring back bundles, what tanking Grammys ratings say about live events.
