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Tag Archives: Streaming Wars
Piracy Crackdown May Be Next Front in Streaming Wars (THR)
How Disney Plus, HBO Max, Peacock are Banking on Splashy Movies in the Streaming Wars (Variety)
It seemed like any other movie premiere. Journalists and photographers swarmed the red carpet as stars Tessa Thompson and Justin Theroux smiled gamely for pictures and struck a pos... 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
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
The Streaming Wars Will Have to Wait (FierceVideo)
For months now a narrative has been building: one that pits Netflix against a rising tide of new SVOD giants. But then Netflix had a good third quarter and upended the story.... More
Why Kids’ Programming Will Be a Major Battleground in the Streaming Wars (Variety)
As families consider which platforms best fulfill their television desires, the industry’s thirst for younger eyeballs (and parental cash) means that the forthcoming direct-to-co... More
Why Consumers are Already Losing in the Streaming Wars (Variety)
Big media has inadvertently come up with a way to lasso cord-cutters. As Walt Disney, NBCUniversal and AT&T’s WarnerMedia work furiously to stand out in the streaming-video arena... More
Sun Valley 2019: Content Arms Race, Streaming Wars Take Center Stage After a Turbulent Year (Variety)
The art and commerce of the content business will surely be center stage this year as media moguls gather once again in this mountain resort for Allen & Co.’s annual conference. ... More
Did WarnerMedia Just Make a Huge Leap Forward in the Streaming Wars? (Forbes)
The company's news of its WarnerMedia Innovation Lab could give the corporation a particular leg up on streaming competitors turbo-boosting its content, as it looks to bring variou... More
Disney’s Latest Blockbuster Isn’t Star Wars – It’s the Streaming Wars (Fortune)
Disney is taking a meticulously planned leap itself into the market for Internet video streaming, simultaneously offering new products while forgoing billions of dollars in revenue... More
Disney+, Netflix Reshape the Coming Streaming Wars (Media Post)
Disney is gunning not necessarily to be a Netflix replacement but to be a companion, with the two companies providing so much value for less than the $20 per month that consumers w... More
The Next Front of the Streaming Wars is the Battle for Ad-Supported Programming (Digiday)
Disney, WarnerMedia and other media giants are going “direct to consumer” with new subscription streaming services. And with Disney and WarnerMedia expected to spend billions o... More
The Streaming Wars: How the New Kingdoms of Hollywood are Battling It Out for the Future of Entertainment (NBC News)
The old studio order has been upended by new streamers from distant lands. Warring fiefdoms are consolidating for self-preservation. There is talk that even greater change is still... More