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Charter Plans to Launch Its Big Streaming Bundle by First Half of 2025
TheWrap
Charter Communications will bundle ad-supported streaming services like Max, Disney+, and Paramount+ into select cable packages at no extra cost starting in early 2025. CEO Chris Winfrey outlined the phased rollout aimed at boosting subscriber retention and acquisition as traditional…
AMC Networks’ $400M Reality Check: Linear TV Is the Past, But Can Streaming Save the Future?
Skip Buffering
Skip unpacks AMC Networks’ Q4 earnings, revealing a nearly $400 million impairment charge, mostly from the declining value of its linear cable networks. While streaming revenue grew 7% to $603 million and DTC subscribers hit 12.4 million, much of that…
The Take: Tubi Elevates Fox to Top Five Streaming Companies in the U.S.
Ragul Thangavel
Tubi, owned by Fox, has become the fifth largest streaming company in the U.S. by minutes watched, surpassing major competitors like Max and Paramount+. This growth is fueled by the rising trend in free ad-supported streaming, with Tubi seeing its…
Super Bundling Is Quietly Taking Over the Subscription Game
Kirby Grines
Telcos are going all-in on subscription bundling, moving beyond simple perks to full-scale subscription hubs. Bango’s new Super Bundling platform lets telcos, banks, and retailers offer customers a one-stop shop for managing everything from streaming to fitness. With consumers wanting…
The Final Flicker of Cable News As We Know It
The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter introspects on cable news' uncertain future as ownership changes, declining pay-TV revenues, and shifting consumer habits reshape the industry. MSNBC is being spun off, CNN is restructuring, and Fox News may face a sale if Rupert Murdoch…
Shawne Merriman’s Lights Out Sports TV Partners with CreateAds.tv for Brand Advertising
Media Play News
Lights Out Sports TV, founded by NFL’s Shawne Merriman, has partnered with CreateAds.tv to offer brands, including small businesses, access to premium TV ad inventory on its platform. The service generates 37 million monthly impressions and is available on Roku,…
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