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Study: 11M People in the U.S. Used Streaming Services Illicitly Last Year (Variety)

Over the past year, 95 million people in the U.S. used a major streaming service, 68 million were self-paying, 25 million had access through a family plan, 13 million were on a fre... More

‘Parasite’ Feeds on Oscars Wins by Shooting to No. 1 on Amazon, Apple Best-Seller Charts (Variety)

After Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” made history at the Oscars on Sunday night, picking up four trophies including best picture, the film has risen to the top of Apple’s iTunes... More

Disney Plus: How It Went From Zero to 28.6M in Less Than Three Months (Next TV)

Labeled already an “enormous success” by Disney CEO Bob Iger during Disney’s fourth-quarter earnings call, the North American launch of Disney Plus—which will soon be follo... More

EPL Chief: Premier League Will be Ready to Launch Own OTT Service (SportsPro)

Premier League chief executive Richard Masters has confirmed that English soccer’s top flight is developing plans to launch its own over-the-top streaming service in the future. ... More

Content Ownership is King: That’s Why Movie, TV, Music Libraries are in Such High Demand (Forbes)

Ownership means control, after all. Ownership drives new engagement possibilities. Ownership drives new monetization opportunities. And, if you don’t already own the content you ... More

Security, Content Protection High Priorities for Next-Gen TV (TV Technology)

Early in the ATSC 3.0 development process it became readily apparent that for prevention of content piracy or unsanctioned signal retransmission, and to enable the capability to ru... More

How Sky is Bringing Dolby Atmos to the Masses (Trusted Reviews)

Sky is a big believer in new technologies – from 3D to 4K, they’ve been at the forefront of bringing new formats to broadcast TV, the latest being Dolby Atmos.... More

How SAP Cultivates Its Global Brand (Forbes)

SAP global CMO Alicia Tillman: "Brands win the hearts of customers and employees by inspiring deep connections on an individual level. So, AI’s ability to understand and evaluate... More

ViacomCBS to Launch New Streaming Service Blending CBS All Access With Paramount Films, Viacom Channels (CNBC)

First came the merger. Now comes the streaming service. Newly combined ViacomCBS is working on combining media assets for a new streaming service that will build on CBS All Access,... More

Unpacking the Next-Gen TV Opportunity for Broadcasters (Synamedia Blog)

The switch to 'NextGen TV', which will carry the new ATSC 3.0 standard for over-the-air 4K broadcasting, is going to be a big deal. For audiences and for broadcasters.... More

Microsoft Edge Brings Dolby Vision Support With Latest Dev Channel Release (WC)

Microsoft has dropped another weekly update for the Microsoft Edge Dev channel. This latest release adds support for Dolby Vision HDR, which should come as a nice surprise for anyo... More

A Month of Plusses (Digital TV Europe)

Both Apple and Disney’s premium streamers have been out in the wild for a little over a month. While it is far too soon to pass any judgements about their long-term viability, it... More

Disney Plus Reaches 28.6M Subscribers, Hulu Hits 30.4M (Variety)

Disney Plus has amassed 28.6 million subscribers after just three months in business. Walt Disney chief exec Bob Iger disclosed the figure on the company’s earnings call followin... More

Ampere: Solo TV Viewing on the Rise (Digital TV Europe)

According to a new study from Ampere Analysis, a greater number of consumers are now identifying as ‘solo viewers’. Many of these viewers no longer find watching TV with other ... More

Verizon Media Highlights Black History Month Initiatives (MediaPost)

Verizon Media is rolling out a range of programming for Black History Month across its various brands. Guru Gowrappan, CEO of Verizon Media stated the company wants to be a "truste... More

Technicolor, The Mill, MPC Cover Super Bowl LIV With Winning Commercials (MESA)

Technicolor, The Mill and MPC worked on many of this year’s exciting Super Bowl ads that aired as the San Francisco 49ers faced off against the Kansas City Chiefs. The AdMeter re... More

Verizon Media DSP Launches Inventory Storefront (MediaPost)

Verizon Media wants to make its programmatic offerings safer and easier for advertisers through its new DSP inventory storefront. The storefront seeks to connect advertisers with o... More

Ampere: VOD Driving Solo Viewing (Broadband TV News)

New research from Ampere Analysis has found an increasing number of consumers no longer find watching TV with other members of their household particularly of interest. The researc... More

Super Bowl LIV Viewership Hits 102M on TV, Streaming Platforms (FB)

Super Bowl LIV drew 102 million viewers on Fox and streaming platforms Sunday, notching the big game’s first uptick in linear viewership in five years. The Super Bowl scored an a... More

Shows on the Rise: ‘Ragnarok’ Comes Out on Top (TV Time)

A new Netflix series rises to No. 1! Fantasy-drama, Ragnarok, earns top placement with its January 31st release; entering with a rise ratio of 100%. The end of the month also bring... More

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