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Ampere: Legacy Media Firms Have the Tools to Transition to the Streaming Era (Variety)
Ampere Analysis says that legacy media players, specifically vertically-integrated film and TV conglomerates, have many of the strengths needed to make the transition to a direct-t... More
Transcripts, Reality TV and AI (Take 1 Blog)
Mark Raudonis, former svp of post-production at Bunim-Murray and a long-time client of Take 1, discusses AI tools, transcripts, predictions and opinions around AI in media workflow... More
Global SVOD Subs to Hit 1.5B Within Five Years (TBI)
SVOD subscriptions will increase by 591 million between 2020-26 to reach 1.495 billion. This will be an increase of 65%. The total will surpass 1 billion this year, and follows a p... More
Big Screens are Back, Baby (Next TV)
Traditionally small-screen-focused digital companies are using the NewFronts to pitch original connected TV shows. All the digital companies that once used the NewFronts as a long-... More
Playlists and Podcasts? Netflix is Exploring Developing ‘N-Plus’ (Protocol)
In a survey sent to users, Netflix queried people about a wide range of features and content, including podcasts, user-generated playlists, how-tos and more. "N-Plus is a future on... More
Sony’s ‘Cinderella’ Heads to Amazon, Bypassing Theaters (THR)
The live-action musical adaptation of the classic tale — starring Camila Cabello — is the latest studio pic to launch on a streamer as the fallout from the pandemic continues.... More
Veritone’s Ben Howell on How AI Has Upped the Ante for Digital Media Hub Users (SVG)
Howell, Veritone, Director of Product Management, Digital Media Hub, discusses how the company’s AI capabilities continue to be the driving force within Digital Media Hub, specif... More
Cloud Gaming: Moving the Action to the Edge (Softtek Blog)
Cloud gaming is more than streaming content to devices with content delivery network technologies. Many cloud gaming services process game data at multiple levels and stream custom... More
How Big IP Is Driving the Streaming Wars (Variety)
As legacy media companies like Disney, WarnerMedia, ViacomCBS and Comcast have launched their own direct-to-consumer divisions, the demand for pre-existing storylines that offer re... More
SVOD, AVOD Spending to Flourish in Post-COVID World (RTN)
New research has found that a year after the COVID pandemic first began, as many as 83% of consumers plan to either maintain or increase their current spend levels with no sign of ... More
Salesforce, Disney Studios Content Join Forces to Help Accelerate Production With New Technology
By naming Salesforce a StudioLAB Innovation Partner, the companies will explore new ways to use technology to manage and accelerate the content production lifecycle and support the... More
Why a James Bond Film Will Never Premiere on Netflix (Wired)
Over the last year, cinemas have had no leverage, and studios have been able to carry out the streaming experiments they’ve been pondering for the past decade. But far from openi... More
Sony to Integrate Discord Chat Into PlayStation (Engadget)
PlayStation users could soon have another way of communicating with each other. Sony recently announced that it was partnering with Discord and that it will be integrating the serv... More
Global Pay TV to Smash 1B Barrier Over Next Five Years (RTN)
Even though the market is set to show continued steady losses in key arenas, the global pay-TV industry is, says a study, on track to add 15 million more subscribers between 2020 a... More
Is Rewatching Old TV Good for the Soul? (BBC)
With the amount of new shows to choose from reaching overwhelming levels, increasingly audiences are choosing to rewatch their favourite series instead.... More
Synamedia Unveils Synamedia Gravity
Synamedia unveiled Synamedia Gravity, an industry-first managed service that makes it easier for operators and service providers to offer their small to medium business (SMB) and r... More
Netflix Launches ‘Play Something’ Shuffle Feature Worldwide (Variety)
Netflix has a new way to try to get customers binge-watching in a hurry: The company is launching “Play Something,” which picks a TV show or movie based on what its algorithms ... More
Report: Churn and Price Sensitivity are Way Up (Next TV)
Users are subscribing to more services than ever (though slightly fewer than during the depths of lockdown), but also are ditching services regularly to watch a hot show somewhere ... More
AT&T Outlines HBO Max AVOD Distribution Strategy (Fierce Video)
A cheaper, ad-supported HBO Max is only about a month away and while pricing and other details are still under wraps, AT&T’s AVOD distribution strategy is becoming clearer.... More
Sony Electronics Announces Availability, Pricing for Highly-Anticipated 2021 Television Lineup
The highly-anticipated TV lineup will be powered by Sony's best-in-class processors, including Cognitive Processor XR, the brain of Sony's new BRAVIA XR televisions. (more…)... More