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NBC Leaning Toward Making Its Peacock Streaming Service Free to Everyone (CNBC)

Comcast’s NBCUniversal is considering making an ad-supported version of its Peacock streaming service free for everyone, bucking the trend of charging for streaming products, acc... More

As Apple, Disney, HBO Start Streaming, How Will Movies Change? (Los Angeles Times)

As mighty players including Apple and Disney prepare to go up against the likes of Netflix and Amazon, industry observers are busy speculating about which corporate behemoth will c... More

How Disney+ and HBO Max Ads are Using the Same Pop-Culture Blitz to Win You Over (Fast Company)

We like to see what’s familiar, and both these ads turn the pop-culture nostalgia dial to 11, essentially becoming visual flip-books of all your favorite shows and movies (or so ... More

Survey: Number of Kids Watching Online Videos Soars (Billboard)

The number of young Americans watching online videos every day has more than doubled, according to a new survey. They’re glued to them for nearly an hour a day, twice as long as ... More

How Netflix is Tapping Into Emerging Markets (Tech HQ)

Netflix's venture in emerging markets shows us the importance of local knowledge and global partnerships.... More

HBO Max Lands Exclusive Streaming Rights to ‘South Park’ (CNBC)

All 23 seasons of “South Park” will be heading to HBO Max in June 2020. The AT&T-owned streaming service announced Tuesday that it had secured the exclusive U.S. rights to the ... More

U.S. Online Sales to Reach $143B This Holiday Season (ZDNet)

According to Adobe Digital Insights, Cyber Monday is projected to become the biggest online shopping day of the season.... More

Shudder Puts the Screaming in Streaming Video (NPR)

How mainstream is horror today? Frighteningly mainstream. Let's just look at some of the biggest smash hits recently on television and streaming video: Shows like American Horror S... More

The Future of Kids’ Entertainment Will Determine the Future of Entertainment (Fast Company)

Content that appeals to children 12 and under is generally cheaper to produce and a more reliable source of engagement than any other programming. Good options for kids are conside... More

Research: Consumers Spend 4.5 Hours Per Day on Digital Entertainment (MIDiA)

The average consumer now spends an estimated 30.73 hours per week on digital entertainment. This works out to approximately 4.5 hours per day. Allocating eight hours of work and se... More

HBO Max Will Reach 50M U.S. Subscribers In First 5 Years, AT&T Projects (Deadline)

HBO Max will reach 50 million U.S. subscribers in its first five years after launching next spring, according to a forecast issued Monday by AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson on the comp... More

NBCUniversal’s Steve Burke on Streaming Wars: ‘This Is a Moment in Time’ (Variety)

NBCUniversal chief Steve Burke predicts that things are going to get even more intense among the media and tech giants launching streaming platforms before the marketplace inevitab... More

Netflix Testing Variable Playback Speeds (Variety)

Netflix has been testing variable playback speeds in its Android app, Android Police was first to report. The new feature allows users to play movies and TV shows at a variety of s... More

Redbox Forms Division to Fund, Acquire Original Content, Led by Ex-Lionsgate Exec Danon (Variety)

Redbox, the DVD-kiosk and digital on-demand network, is opening its checkbook to acquire and produce original TV shows and movies.... More

Apple TV+ Gets Bullish Morgan Stanley Forecast (THR)

The Wall Street firm forecasts the new streaming service will be a $9 billion a-year business by 2025, even if many Apple device owners don’t pay anything for the Netflix competi... More

Disney+ Boss Ricky Strauss on Streamer’s Nonfiction Content, Opting Out of Binge Model (THR)

At a Disney+ showcase event for its upcoming unscripted projects, the streamer's execs spoke about their content and strategy ahead of the Nov. 12 launch. ... More

Analyst: HBO Max Could be Priced as Low as $8/Month With Ads (FierceVideo)

HBO Max, AT&T’s 13th streaming video service, doesn’t launch until 2020, and pricing has not yet been announced. But one analyst believes the service could cost significantly l... More

Ampere: More Than Half of the World’s New TV Dramas Hail From China (Variety)

More than half of the world’s new TV dramas now hail from China, market research firm Ampere Analysis said in a new report on global content production over the past six months. ... More

Inside Apple’s Long, Bumpy Road to Hollywood (THR)

After a few false starts and a little offscreen drama, AppleTV+ finally makes its big debut with a slate of shows, Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon, and a billion potential c... More

For Verizon, It’s Already a 5G TV World (Media Village)

As Verizon deploys 5G, or fifth-generation cellular network technology, in city after city this year, Joshua Ness, senior manager of Verizon’s 5G Lab in the New York metro area, ... More

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