Skip unpacks Disney’s Q1 2025 earnings, which highlight a shift toward profitability over subscriber growth. Total revenue reached $24.69 billion (up 5%), while operating income surged 30.5% to $2.64 billion. Streaming posted a $293 million operating profit, a major turnaround…

Skip says Fox's decision to launch a direct-to-consumer streaming service is driven more by necessity than innovation. CEO Lachlan Murdoch emphasized that the service won’t include exclusive content or new rights costs, instead bundling existing sports, news, and network programming.…

Skip unpacks YouTube’s massive $10.5 billion Q4 ad haul—a 13.8% jump fueled by election-season ad dollars. YouTube continues to dominate ad-supported streaming, but its parent, Alphabet, is making Wall Street nervous with a massive $75 billion AI spending spree. Is…

The Streaming Madman dives into how streaming is making winter suck less with a ton of live sports and, of course, ads. He breaks down ESPN+’s Australian Open coverage, the potential for golf and March Madness to step up their…

Parks Associates reports that 46% of U.S. internet households (56 million) are Cord Cutters, and 12% have never subscribed to traditional pay TV. The shift away from traditional television is driving the growth of ad-supported streaming, with 59% of subscriptions…

WWE is launching WWE Evolve, a new in-ring series on Tubi, focused on developing up-and-coming talent, particularly from its ID Program. Premiering March 5, the show serves as a proving ground for wrestlers before they reach NXT, featuring a mix…

Marc Rashba, EVP of Partnerships at Cineverse, is hopping on The Streaming Wars’ first-ever webinar, The Audience Equation: Winning Viewers and Value in 2025. Happening on February 13 at noon ET, this no-BS panel will cover the biggest streaming trends—bundling,…

Comcast reported strong Q4 2024 earnings, with $31.9 billion in revenue, but its stock dropped nearly 13% due to broadband subscriber losses. Peacock saw revenue rise 28% year-over-year to $1.3 billion and significantly reduced its losses, while NBCU Studios posted…

From the Archives revisits AOL and Warner Bros. attempt to revolutionize streaming in 2006 with In2TV, the first large-scale ad-supported streaming service. Offering a vast catalog of classic TV shows, it introduced on-demand viewing, interactive features, and a digital licensing…

Kirby calls out Apple and MLS for failing to make their $2.5 billion streaming deal a success. The 2024 MLS Cup’s viewership plummeted, with Apple TV+ reportedly drawing just 65,000 viewers. In response, Apple is putting MLS Season Pass on…