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‘Trolls World Tour’ Straight to Streaming – Sign of the Times or the New Normal? (Variety)
When Universal’s “Trolls World Tour” lands on home entertainment platforms on Friday, it’ll mark the first major studio movie to skip its planned traditional theatrical rel... More
TiVo+ Viewership Up 41% in Total Hours Amid COVID-19 Crisis (FierceVideo)
TiVo+, the company’s ad-supported streaming service, has seen a significant uptick in time watched as most Americans stay home to avoid the coronavirus. The company said TiVo+ vi... More
OTT Providers Offer Free Access to Grow Subscribers for Sports’ Return (FOS)
Sports leagues and media partners have found early success in charging fans for live games and original programming not available on television. However, the coronavirus pandemic ... More
YouTube Unlocks Batch of Originals for Free Streaming (Variety)
YouTube hosts the most massive collection of free videos on the planet. Now, amid the coronavirus pandemic, it’s also opening up more than a dozen YouTube original series free fo... More
ESPN Will Give its Racing Fans an eSports Fix (Engadget)
With all motorsports on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic — including Formula 1, Formula E and IndyCar — the only experiences available are virtual. Disney’s ESPN is set to e... More
Twitch Opens ‘Watch Parties’ to Top U.S. Streamers With 70-Plus Amazon Prime Video Titles (Variety)
Amazon has found a new way to monetize its Prime Video catalog: It’s now letting top Twitch live-streamers host “watch parties” to provide running commentary alongside a sele... More
Ampere Analysis: SVOD Streamers Ramping Up Reality Content (Digital TV Europe)
SVOD streaming providers significantly ramped up the amount of reality TV programming on their services last year, according to data from Ampere Analysis. According to the research... More
Coronavirus: Lockdowns Drive Netflix Network Surge (Rapid TV News)
More evidence of the extent to which masses of populations spending more time at home have flocked to leading subscription video-on-demand service Netflix has been revealed by anal... More
Veritone Launches DraftClips.com to Give Sports Fans Free, Unprecedented Access to Exclusive College Football Footage (MESA)
Veritone, together with ExpressVPN, announced the launch of its 2020 pro football draft experience portal, DraftClips.com. Leveraging Veritone Digital Media Hub and powered by Veri... More
As Traditional Sports Grind to a Halt, eSports Offer a Way to Fill the Void (Variety)
Across the globe, live sports have been suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic. The shutdown leaves inevitable gaps in programming — and sports fans looking to scratch tha... More
Disney Plus Surges to 50M Paid Subscribers Across the Globe (Fast Company)
While lockdowns are expected to have definitely contributed to that surge in subscribers, a few other factors explain the recent rise.... More
Daytime is Streaming Time: TV Viewing Habits in the Time of COVID-19 (AdExchanger)
Coronavirus shelter-in-place orders have been in place for less than a month nationally, but consumer media habits are already massively changing.... More
The Impact of COVID-19 on Pay TV, OTT Video (MatthewBall.vc)
Economic crises, natural disasters, and other long-tail events tend to accelerate underlying trends, exacerbate balances of power, and unravel businesses, business models, and busi... More
How to Counter the Piracy Threat (Videonet)
Piracy is not a new problem. But we as an industry had established a strong foundation and solid business rules to address it. The same thing needs to happen today in the new era o... More
Jason Kilar Brings Streaming Focus to Top WarnerMedia Role (THR)
The former Hulu chief is known as a firebrand who's attentive to user experience on direct-to-consumer platforms.... More
Disney Plus Launches in France After Two-Week Delay (Variety)
Disney Plus has finally launched France on Tuesday after being delayed by two weeks at the behest of the French government, which feared the service would overload the country’s ... More
The Streaming Wars May be Put on Hold During Quarantines as Free Content Takes Over (CNBC)
Big media companies have started to offer free video offerings for content that is typically pay-walled. ... More
Streaming Comes to Fill a Sports-Sized Hole in the World (The Verge)
The cost of sports coming to a standstill around the world because of the novel coronavirus is somewhere in the billions of dollars. The leagues have lost revenue, and the cable ne... More
8 Smart Ways to Keep Networking While You’re Stuck at Home (FastCompany)
We are all working remotely. There’s an onslaught of change, new work habits, and “coworkers.” We are inundated by content about COVID-19 that leaves us worried and overwhelm... More
Why the People Behind Quibi are so Confident (The Atlantic)
The video platform is backed by dozens of Hollywood A-listers and executives. But its launch during a global pandemic will be the real viability test.... More
