OTT/Streaming
Shows on the Rise: A Triumphant Summer for Streaming Series (TV Time)
The strength of streaming breathes new life into 2020 releases. British teen thriller Get Even jumps to No. 1 following its newfound accessibility among American viewers, earning a... More
Licensed Music is Coming to Snapchat (MBW)
Snap Inc, the parent of social media platform Snapchat, is set to launch a new music video feature which has been licensed by some of the industry’s biggest companies.... More
Amazon’s AVOD Audience Reach Grows to 40M (FV)
Amazon said that its monthly ad-supported OTT streaming audience reach has grown from 20 million in January to more than 40 million today.... More
Facebook is Set to Finally Get the Rights to Show Music Videos (Bloomberg)
Facebook has completed a series of deals for the right to show music videos, according to people familiar with the matter, vaulting the social network into a medium dominated by Yo... More
AMC-Universal Deal Resets Movie Business for Streaming Future (Tubefilter)
It sets the stage for a fundamental reshaping of Hollywood’s oldest relationship: movie theaters and movie studios.... More
The Next Streaming Showdown is a Race for Eyeballs in Southeast Asia (Bloomberg)
As streaming has transformed much of the world’s media landscape, most of the competition has been between Western outfits vying to conquer the big video markets of the U.S., Eur... More
NBCUniversal TV, Streaming Unit Eyes Restructuring for Digital Age (THR)
Mark Lazarus is "finalizing a new structure that will demonstrate the unique way we intend to manage this business going forward" and that will be unveiled "soon," says NBCU CEO Je... More
Bitmax Helps Move ‘Fantastic Fungi’ Doc to Premium VOD Channels (MESA)
Digital media management and licensing firm Bitmax is making the cult-hit documentary “Fantastic Fungi” available to major distribution platforms as a premium VOD release, firs... More
CBS All Access Adds 70 Shows From ViacomCBS’s Networks Ahead of 2021 Rebranding (Variety)
ViacomCBS is playing the tonnage game with CBS All Access, paving the way for the launch of a renamed and bulked-up version of the direct-to-consumer streaming service in early 202... More
EditShare: Barstool Sports Bets Big on Video (MESA)
EditShare customer Barstool Sports creates engaging content with distribution on multiple platforms including web, apps, podcasts, radio, video, social, events, PPV, subscription a... More
AWS Powers Explore.org’s Live Stream Nature Cams to a Global Audience (MESA)
Explore is a multimedia organization that brings a live nature network directly to connected viewers. Its online portal, explore.org, serves as a community destination that aggrega... More
Universal, AMC Strike Deal for Premium VOD Streaming (Next TV)
Comcast/NBCUniversal’s Universal Pictures division has reached a landmark agreement with the biggest theater chain in the U.S., AMC Theatres, allowing the film distributor to rel... More
BritBox Ready for Global Expansion (BTN)
The BBC Studios/ITV streaming platform BritBox is set to rollout to 25 countries worldwide. Building upon the success of the service in the US and Canada, where it recently hit one... More
Why Hollywood is Slowly Killing Its Biggest Moneymaker (Variety)
As subscribers and viewers flee, media companies that once relied on cable TV are chasing streaming dollars instead.... More
HBO Max Won’t Get ‘Tenet’ First; But Smaller Films Might Go Straight to SVOD: Stankey (Next TV)
AT&T CEO says ‘there’s going to be some content on the margin’ that can go straight to SVOD.... More
AT&T Chief Sees More Warner Bros. Movies Heading to Streaming Amid Pandemic Shutdown (Variety)
Warner Bros. is adjusting its movie production and distribution plans in light of the prolonged shutdown of theaters driven by the coronavirus pandemic, AT&T CEO John Stankey told ... More
‘Bill & Ted 3’ to Hit VOD, Select Cinemas Simultaneously Amid Ongoing Pandemic (THR)
The Wyld Stallyns will travel a different route this time around. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Bill & Ted Face the Music will bypass a traditional theatrical route and ... More
Digital Devices Hit ‘Inevitable’ Milestone, Passing Analog in Listening Time for 2020 (Billboard)
Digital devices are now the dominant method of listening to music, and the coronavirus seems to be behind the latest growth wave.... More
Dolby, FADER Team for Music Live Streaming Contest (LG)
The FADER has announced its lineup for the charitable event, The Fader Digital Fort #2. Together, The FADER and Dolby will host a social media competition called Dolby Artist Spotl... More
Shout! Factory Looks to Whip Media for Real-Time Performance Data (MESA)
Independent multi-platform media firm Shout! Factory has tapped content value management (CVM) platform specialist Whip Media Group to provide real-time performance data to its par... More
