Alexandra Cooper, host of the "Call Her Daddy" podcast on Spotify, is in the spotlight as she negotiates a potential $100 million podcasting deal with Spotify and SiriusXM. Cooper's three-year, $60 million deal with Spotify ends in December. Currently, she…
Amazon's Wondery podcast division has secured an $80 million exclusive distribution and ad-sales deal with Dax Shepard's "Armchair Expert" podcast. The deal includes co-developing new podcasts, a livestream per year, and exclusive rights to the show's full back catalog, RSS…
Roku and Paramount+ are launching an immersive marketing campaign on Roku to celebrate the 25th anniversary of "SpongeBob SquarePants." The campaign features animated characters and landmarks from the show in Roku City's screensaver and a new SpongeBob-themed Roku Home Screen…
Charter Communications is now offering Spectrum TV subscribers free access to Vix Premium with Ads. This benefit applies to customers with at least one Univision channel in their package. The agreement, part of a new contract with Televisa-Univision, brings over…
DISH Media has introduced Pause Ads on Sling TV, allowing advertisers to engage viewers during pauses in live or on-demand content. This format offers a clutter-free environment with 100% share of voice and creative options for video or static graphics.…
Spotify has launched a new feature allowing podcast listeners to leave comments on episodes, enhancing interactivity and community engagement. This follows Spotify's expansion into video podcasts and aims to boost listener retention and podcast consumption. There are now over 250,000…
DreamFlare AI, co-founded by Josh Liss and Rob Bralver, has launched to help creators produce and monetize AI-generated short-form content using third-party tools. The platform offers comic book-style "Flips" and interactive "Spins," aiming to democratize storytelling despite industry concerns about…
Parrot Analytics data shows that new episodes of streaming originals have slowed in 2024 due to the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes and reduced budgets. Peacock and Paramount+ lead in new episode demand, each with over 29.6% of their demand…
VIDAA-powered smart TVs, primarily manufactured by Hisense, reached a record 2.34 billion hours of content watched in June 2024, nearly double the hours from June 2023. CEO Guy Edri highlighted that about half of the streaming occurred through native apps…
TikTok has launched its app on whaleOS 3-powered TVs, allowing users to watch short-form videos on their living room screens. This development, announced by whaleOS 3, expands TikTok's reach beyond mobile devices, offering personalized feeds and random video selections on…
