The Verge breaks down WWE’s YouTube strategy, where the company splits archival content into dedicated channels like WWE Vault to boost engagement and reach. By separating legacy footage from its main feed, WWE is driving long-tail viewership and showing how…

The Desk looks at how Philo boosted conversions and cut fraud by partnering with Stripe and accepting alternative payments like Cash App. The move helped the budget-friendly streamer better serve underbanked users and handle major spikes in demand—especially during Yellowstone…

Ligue 1 is facing a media rights crisis as DAZN has begun withholding payments, citing the league’s insufficient anti-piracy efforts. A proposed mediation deal, which would have seen DAZN pay full fees for this season and exit the contract early,…

Top Rank Boxing will end its media rights deal with ESPN in August and is now seeking multiple distribution partners instead of a single exclusive outlet. CEO Bob Arum says the promotion sees growing demand across digital and streaming platforms,…

TiVo's latest “Smart TV Nation” report reveals that 55% of smart TV users prefer built-in streaming apps over external devices like dongles or set-top boxes. SVOD remains the top choice for viewing content, with 53% of all video watched via…

Warner Bros. Discovery is doubling down on kids content in India with 200 half-hours of new programming across Pogo, Cartoon Network, and Discovery Kids in Q2, heavily emphasizing local IPs like Chhota Bheem and Little Singham. The company is leveraging…

Awful Announcing discusses how Formula One is shopping its U.S. media rights for 2026 at a target of $150–$180 million annually, but potential partners like Netflix, Amazon, and NBC are showing limited interest. With viewership on ESPN flat at around…

Awful Announcing discusses how live sports media rights fees are projected to dip slightly in 2025 as legacy media companies recalibrate spending. Disney will allocate 45% of its content budget to live sports, Fox leads with 60%, while Amazon and…

AV1 is backed by major tech companies for its superior video compression and royalty-free model, yet broad adoption remains limited due to hardware requirements, encoding complexity, and potential IP royalty disputes. Many streamers like Netflix and YouTube use AV1 extensively,…

Redbox’s corporate parent is at the center of a bombshell lawsuit that reads like a corporate true-crime thriller. A bankruptcy trustee is accusing Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment’s former leadership—CEO Bill Rouhana, his wife, and other insiders—of “mismanagement and…