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Netflix Will Show Titles Coming in the Next 365 Days to Users on Connected TVs (Variety)
The company launched the “New & Popular” tab on TV devices globally, after it had been testing out the feature since this past April. The tab brings together rows customers hav... More
Game Subscriptions to be $11B Industry by 2025 (DTE)
Video game subscription services, already a dominant force in the entertainment industry, will become even more in the coming years, a new analysis has said.... More
Amazon Expands NFL ‘Thursday Night Football’ Content on Prime Video, Twitch (Variety)
Amazon has set a more aggressive game plan to drive viewers to “Thursday Night Football” streaming for the 2020 season, adding several new features and “shoulder programming�... More
Amazon Prime Day, Earlier Holiday Shopping Will Ding Black Friday, Cyber Monday (ZDNet)
Like 2020 in general, holiday shopping is going to be a series of first-time events. A Salesforce survey, among other, indicate holiday shopping will start in October amid smaller ... More
Ampere: Room for Growth in Pay-TV (BTN)
Ampere Analysis latest pay-TV barometer reports that pay-TV subscriber totals were 0.5% higher than in Q1 2020. The London-based consultancy said that despite increased economic pr... More
SVOD Grows as Digital and Ad Consumption Behaviours Shift (Señal News)
Despite the streaming increases and TV perception changes, consumers have been found to be more trusting toward broadcasters than streaming giants.... More
Mobile Gaming Expected to be Worth $77.2B in 2020 (LLB)
According to new research data casual games were the most popular genre in mobile games during H1 2020. They accounted for 80% of global downloads while core games held 19% and cas... More
TV Advertisers Grapple With Glut of Live Sports Affecting Viewership (Digiday)
Eager as ad buyers were for major sports like the NBA and NFL to return to TV, many were anxious about how the volume of sports on TV going from famine to feast would affect viewer... More
TiVo Stream 4K Getting Retail Push From Walmart (Next TV)
Streaming device appears in mega retailer’s end caps and weekly mailers.... More
Video Games to Get More Expensive as the Console Wars Return (CNBC)
Microsoft and Sony are set to ship their respective next-generation Xbox and PlayStation consoles next month. Major publishers are expected to bump up the standard price of AAA gam... More
Shows on the Rise: Emmy-Nominated Series Return as Winners (TV Time)
L’allieva goes to No. 1! The Italian crime dramedy returns with its third season, surpassing Season 4 of The Masked Singer (No. 2) with a rise ratio of 88.9%.... More
The Rise of Video Podcasting (The Cutaway by SHIFT)
Podcasting has evolved to be more than just audio. Adding a video component to your podcast can drastically increase content output, audience, and distribution channels.... More
U.S. to Continue Impressive SVOD Growth Despite Market Maturity (DTE)
The US will have 317 million SVOD subscriptions by 2025, new figures have shown.... More
Amazon Announces New Cloud Gaming Service Called Luna (The Verge)
Another competitor enters the field.... More
Global Online Content Consumption Doubles in 2020 (RTN)
Online content consumption is soaring, driven partly by a surge in connected TV, according to a new survey.... More
Trump Administration Unveils Legislation to Regulate Social Media (Next TV)
Says internet platforms should not hide behind immunity to censor legal speech.... More
Discovery Aims to Launch Discovery+ Streaming Service in Early 2021 (Digiday)
Discovery is getting ready to officially enter the streaming wars.... More
Sony Exec: Your Next Smart TV Could be Modular (TechRadar)
Could modular TVs be a workaround for ever-larger screens?... More
Premier League Takes Pride of Place on Peacock as NBCU’s Key Weapon in Streaming Wars (SportsBusiness)
NBCUniversal is actively looking to utilize NBC Sports’ premium properties – specifically the English Premier League – to attract subscribers to its new streaming service Pea... More
TV’s Future Will Be More Animated (The Ringer)
Animation is one of the only sectors in the entertainment industry that hasn’t been forced to shut down during the pandemic, leading to a boom for a format that was already on th... More
