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Tubi Connects With TiVo (Light Reading)

Tubi announced its massive library of over 23,000 movies and television shows is now available on the new TiVo Stream 4K device and streaming on the TiVo+ content network. The rene... More

Online TV Platforms First Stop for Viewing for Half of U.S. Consumers (Rapid TV News)

A new study from Hub Entertainment Research has found that streaming video over online platforms is “comfortably” surpassing traditional pay-TV with Netflix maintaining its ste... More

The Impact of TV Consumption on Post-Pandemic Experiences (Muse)

While more people are watching TV, more cord-cutting is happening, so how are advertisers going to reach audiences that love this IP in a cord-cutting, ad-blocker world?... More

Cloud Gaming, the Industry’s Next Big Thing (Senal News)

Over the last few years, there has been a renewed interest in offering cloud gaming services that replicate Netflix or Spotify’s value proposition by allowing consumers to stream... More

Report: Subscriber Guilt Set to Test Post-Pandemic OTT Growth (TVB Europe)

A new report suggests that consumers are “often left feeling ‘powerless’ and ‘guilty’ over costs associated with over-the-top TV subscription services”, which in turn c... More

Red Bee to Support New Sports AVOD Service (BTN)

A new, free ad-supported sports streaming service named SportTribal TV will launch later this year. The new service will be powered by Red Bee Media’s broadcast-grade cloud infra... More

Network Comedies’ Future Threatened by Outdated Broadcast Business Model (Deadline)

It was once considered the holy grail, landing a comedy series on a broadcast network. But now studios may be walking away from the genre as the decades-old broadcast model is beco... More

Technicolor, Plume Partner on Smart Broadband Services (MESA)

Technicolor and its Connected Home Division is partnering up with smart home specialist Plume to enable broadband service providers with new tools to advance subscriber offerings, ... More

Ampere: Pure PVOD Offers Fewer Benefits Than Limited Cinema Release Strategy (DTE)

COVID-19’s negative impact on cinema box office revenue will likely accelerate a move towards new movie windowing models, according to research by Ampere Analysis. Ampere cites D... More

Consumer Home Entertainment Spend Up 26% in 1H, SVOD Up 37% (MediaPost)

In another perspective on the streaming video lift driven by the pandemic’s stay-at-home mode, preliminary sales data from the Digital Entertainment Group show total consumer hom... More

TiVo+ Adds 18 Loop Media Music Channels (Next TV)

TiVo/Xperi have announced a deal with short-form music video programming provider Loop Media to integrate 18 music channels into TiVo+, the free, ad-supported streaming service off... More

Shows on the Rise: Love at First Sight for ‘Lovecraft Country’ (TV Time)

Viewers are loving the new HBO horror drama series Lovecraft Country, coming in hot at the No. 1 spot! With a rise ratio of 99.9%, the Jordan Peele/J.J. Abrams collaboration breath... More

Sony Ci to Include Enterprise Asset Management (SVG)

Sony Electronics’ cloud-native professional media management and collaboration platform, Ci, is expanding its feature set to include enterprise asset management. The debut of Ci ... More

Paid Streaming Grows as Consumers Head Indoors – Again (Billboard)

With rising COVID-19 cases across the United States, many Americans are spending more time indoors and leaning on entertainment more than ever for information, connection and comfo... More

Disney’s ‘Mulan’ Gamble: How Much Can It Make By Skipping Theaters? (Variety)

It’s almost shocking to consider this now, but the very same week in March that the entire entertainment industry effectively shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Walt Dis... More

Disney’s $30 ‘Mulan’ Plan Will be Litmus Test for Entire Film Industry (YF)

Disney’s “Mulan” move says a lot about its streaming strategies. For starters, it overtly reaffirms what chairman Bob Iger said last year before Disney+ ever launched: that t... More

Discovery Getting Closer to U.S. DTC Service (Deadline)

Discovery's CEO said the company is close to announcing a broad, new direct-to-consumer service that encompass all its brands and characters, will work with distribution partners a... More

Harry Potter Films to Stream on NBCUniversal’s Peacock (THR)

The Harry Potter films are apparating to a new streaming home. The eight-film franchise will start streaming on NBCUniversal's Peacock service in October. The company said Wednesd... More

The Average Viewer Has 1.59 SVOD Subscriptions as Global Total Continues to Rise (DTE)

Global SVOD subscriptions grew by more than a quarter in 2019, a year with a number of high-profile streaming service launches and an ongoing trend towards cord-cutting. According ... More

Global Broadband Speeds Dropped During Lockdown (Verdict)

Broadband speeds around the world dropped during lockdown, a study has found. With the lockdown meaning many people have had to switch to remote working, while also relying on tech... More

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