OTT/Streaming
Piracy Crackdown May Be Next Front in Streaming Wars (THR)
Controlling user access to platforms (password sharing) will be a priority as major conglomerates bet on new direct-to-consumer digital services. ... More
Streaming Services Must Reevaluate How They Accept Ads From Competitors (AdExchanger)
With Disney+, Apple TV+, HBO Max and Peacock all hitting the market between this November and April 2020, streaming services will spend big on marketing to attract subscribers and ... More
NBA TV Becomes First Linear Sports League Network to Launch Direct-to-Consumer Subscription Product (MESA)
NBA Digital, jointly managed by the NBA and Turner Sports, announced that NBA TV is now available directly to consumers from the NBA, becoming the first linear sports league networ... More
How Oscar Winner Brian Grazer Decides Which Streaming Services are Best for His Films, Shows (CNBC)
Academy Award-winning producer Brian Grazer told CNBC on Thursday that he wouldn’t just take his upcoming projects to whichever streaming service pays the best price. Instead, th... More
Behind Apple’s ‘Slow-Roll’ Marketing Push for Its New Streaming Service (NYT)
Show business may be Apple’s latest big experiment — but it is not the company’s top priority. How can you tell? By comparing the amount Apple has spent in recent months to a... More
AT&T, Disney, Comcast Have Very Different Plans for the Streaming Wars (CNBC)
It might seem like media companies are finally embracing the future as nearly every major programmer is launching a streaming service. But examining the streaming products of AT&T�... More
Peak Streaming TV: The Upsides and Challenges for the Four New Services (THR)
What's in a brand? That's the central question that all four of the forthcoming streaming services from media titans Apple, Disney, WarnerMedia and Comcast will be asking themselve... More
Why Martin Scorsese’s ‘The Irishman’ is so Important to Netflix (LA Times)
For Netflix film chief Scott Stuber, who joined the firm more than two years ago, the Scorsese picture is part of a mission to prove that the streamer — widely seen as an outside... More
NFL Nets 109% Annual Global Mobile Viewership Growth (SportsPro)
The number of people who watch National Football League content on a mobile device has more than doubled in the past year, according to new research. Data from the report indicates... More
The Streaming Wars are Just Beginning (Reuters)
Apple Inc’s Apple TV+ and Walt Disney Co’s Disney+ will launch competitors to streaming video pioneer Netflix Inc in November. Several others already have hit the market or wil... More
Apple, Disney, NBC All Want to Give You Free Streaming TV, but Don’t Expect the Party to Last (CNBC)
It’s a good time to be a cord-cutter. Between now and the first half of 2020, Apple, Disney, AT&T and Comcast’s NBCUniversal are all launching their new video streaming service... More
‘Hey Google, Play SiriusXM’: Google Assistant Adds Radio Giant to Smart Speakers (Billboard)
SiriusXM is coming to Google Assistant-enabled devices including Google Nest smart speakers and displays over the next week, the companies announced. The update gives Google Assist... More
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
Is Great Content Enough to Survive the Coming Streampocalypse? (Forbes)
Until now, Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon Prime Video have been synonymous with streaming video. Sure, HBO GO, CBS All Access, Sony Crackle, and others are in the market, but these medi... More
Film Academy Launches Revamped Streaming Service for Members to Watch Best Picture Contenders (THR)
Eight titles from four distributors were immediately posted to the service, with many more expected in the coming weeks.... More
Apple TV+ Attracts High Pre-Launch Awareness (Rapid TV News)
Only hours before Apple gets to grips with the direct-to-consumer arena on November 1, research from Ampere Analysis has discovered strong awareness already for Apple TV+ offer. Th... More
AMC Networks Turns to ‘Hyper-Focused’ Streaming Strategy (Variety)
AMC Networks CEO Josh Sapan outlined a shift in focus to growing the company’s niche subscription streaming services during a conference call with Wall Street analysts on Thursda... 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
HBO Max Sets Monthly Pricing, May 2020 Launch Date (Variety)
WarnerMedia revealed the launch date and pricing of HBO Max — and it will cost the same as HBO’s standalone streaming service, for twice the amount of content. The company reve... More
