OTT/Streaming
Grammys to Stream Red-Carpet Preshow Exclusively Via Twitter (Billboard)
For the first time in Grammy history, fans can tune in to the red carpet preshow on social media. The Grammys announced Wednesday (Jan. 8) that Grammys Live From the Red Carpet, fe... More
Streaming Services Reckon With Password-Sharing ‘Havoc’ (THR)
Password sharing has serious economic consequences. In 2019, companies lost about $9.1 billion to password piracy and sharing, and that will rise to $12.5 billion in 2024, accordin... More
Netflix, Dolby Soho Team for Immersive Exhibit (Deadline)
Netflix continues to pull out all the stops on behalf of its bumper crop of Oscar-bait films. It has teamed with Dolby on an immersive exhibit in New York that will showcase Dolemi... More
CES 2020: Whitman, Katzenberg Reveal Final Details on New Streaming Service Quibi (CNBC)
Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg revealed the final details of their streaming service Quibi. The service will launch on April 6 for $4.99 per month with ads or $7.99 per month f... More
Netflix Expected to Bring Mobile-Only Plan to More Markets (THR)
India became the first country in the world where the streaming video giant launched such an offering, costing $2.99 per month, to take on local rivals and drive user growth in a p... More
Shows on the Rise: Streaming Dramas Dominate the Top 10 (TV Time)
The Season 3 release of Alexa & Katie (No. 1) earns top billing. The Netflix sitcom rises to the top with a rise ratio of 97.9%, and the streaming platform only continues to win in... More
Streaming Wars Spill Into CES 2020 as Media Nabs the Spotlight (CNET)
Every year, CES draws the tech-obsessed to gawk at fancy televisions and off-the-wall gadgets. This year, though, the conference's long-running media sideshow is flooding onto the ... More
CTA: Streaming Video Consumer Spending to Jump 29% in 2020 to $24B (Variety)
The streaming wars are set to unleash a river of cash. With major media companies entering the market, American consumer spending on subscription-video services will increase 29% i... More
Apple Just Put Itself in Position to be the Next HBO (CNBC)
As WarnerMedia plans to broaden HBO’s offerings with the launch of a new streaming service, Apple now has the opportunity to fill the hole in “prestige” TV that classic HBO w... More
Netflix’s 10-Year 4,000% Rally Underlines Shift to Streaming (Fortune)
Over the past 10 years, Netflix Inc. has led a revolution in the way the world consumes entertainment, and in doing so, it ruled over Wall Street. The shares have soared nearly 4,1... More
How Streaming Changed Everything and Will Do it Again in the 2020s (Deadline)
Hollywood’s unofficial wake-up call came on February 1, 2013, when Netflix dropped the first season of House of Cards in a single, binge-able chunk. While that distinctive releas... More
Madison Avenue Tries to Pick a Winner in TV’s Streaming Wars (Variety)
Madison Avenue has long been able to stuff some $70 billion annually into TV commercials. Now the advertising industry is trying to figure out how much of that money it can put dow... More
Report: Music Streaming Soared From 7% to 80% of U.S. Market in the 2010s (Variety)
Streaming rose from 7% of the U.S. music market in 2010 to a whopping 80% in 2019, according to an eye-popping number from the RIAA, one of several statistics the organization twee... More
Netflix Made More Films Than Any Other Studio – Now It Wants an Oscar (Bloomberg)
Netflix has been making its own movies for years, but 2019 may be remembered as the year it truly became a film studio.... More
How Netflix Transformed Peak TV Terrain in the 2010s (Fortune)
Netflix blew the doors off television this past decade. But first, it knocked. Five years ago, the sound of Frank Underwood's knuckles rapping twice against the presidential desk, ... More
Future of ‘Star Wars’ May Lie in Streaming (Variety)
With “Rise of Skywalker’s” arrival, it’s impossible not to feel as if the film’s release is unfolding at another moment of transition for the movie business and for one o... More
Disney Using Cable Relationships to Boost Streaming (Motley Fool)
When it comes to streaming video, Disney has an advantage that none of its chief rivals can boast: the company has relationships with cable companies going back decades.Disney has ... More
NBC’s Peacock Will Try to Differentiate Itself From Netflix, Disney+ With Live Streaming Element, Tiered Pricing Structure (CNBC)
When streamers first log on to NBCUniversal’s new streaming service Peacock, they may get something they won’t see on Netflix, Disney+ or HBO Max — live video. Users will be ... More
Report: Apple in Talks With Pac-12 (SportsPro)
Apple has held talks with the Pac-12 conference as the tech giant bids to bolster its streaming and over-the-top products, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Apple’s hea... More
Streaming Services ‘Preparing for Dynamic Product Placement’ (TVB Europe)
Streaming services are preparing to start targeting viewers with product placements, according to a new report. According to the New York Times, Netflix is already in talks with co... More