John Stamos joins local streaming service Zeam as chief innovation officer, focusing on expanding programming and leveraging his industry contacts. Backed by Gray TV, Zeam streams local news, weather, sports, and entertainment from 165 markets. Stamos first connected with Zeam…
AARP has launched a new streaming service targeted at the 50-plus audience, offering a mix of free and paid movies. Available on Roku, Google TV, Fire TV, and Apple TV, the service features blockbusters like "Father of the Bride" and…
"Land of the Giants: The Disney Dilemma" podcast series explores Disney's transformation from a modest company in the early 1980s into a media giant after Michael Eisner became CEO in 1984. Eisner revitalized Disney's film division and theme parks, and…
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…
