Nielsen’s Gracenote reported that Netflix led all major SVOD platforms in Q2 2025 with an 18.2% increase in its content catalog. The top five services collectively added 4,500 new titles, with sports programming driving the highest growth at 7.8%. Netflix,…
Kaspersky has reported that over 7 million streaming passwords were leaked in 2024, mostly as part of broader credential theft schemes rather than direct breaches of streaming platforms. Netflix was hit hardest, with 5.6 million compromised accounts—particularly in Brazil, Mexico,…
From the Archives revisits Walmart’s abandoned 2018 plan to launch a budget SVOD service aimed at Middle America. With former Epix CEO Mark Greenberg leading the charge, the retailer considered pivoting Vudu into a subscription platform priced at $8/month. But…
The LA Times discusses how Darren Aronofsky’s partnership with Google DeepMind marks a high-profile test case for AI in filmmaking. Through his studio Primordial Soup, Aronofsky is producing shorts using Google’s Veo and Flow tools, with the first film, “Ancestra,”…
Apple has until June 22 to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act or face recurring penalties, following a €500 million fine for anti-steering violations. The European Commission ruled that Apple’s restrictions on developers promoting and linking to alternative payment…
Ask Skip tackles a blunt truth about FAST: it was built for clearance, not performance. Flat CPMs, low engagement, and high churn aren't signs of market saturation—they’re symptoms of a model designed for scale, not outcomes. With undifferentiated content and…
According to Nielsen’s The Gauge report, YouTube hit a record 12.4% of total U.S. TV usage in April, maintaining its position as the dominant connected TV platform. Streaming overall reached an all-time high of 44.3%, driven by multi-platform hits like…
Future of TV Briefing explores how Amazon and Google are turning up the pressure on The Trade Desk by offering advertisers discounts and credits to buy third-party CTV inventory through their own DSPs. While the incentives are relatively small, they…
Digiday analysis shows podcast advertising is surging as the format shifts to video and CTV. Vox Media saw double-digit podcast ad growth in the past year. Audacy and Wondery also reported YoY revenue increases. CPMs for video podcasts on CTV…
Touchcast, acquired by Infinite Reality (now Napster Corp) for $500M, is powering a new AI push via its cCDN tech, developed with Microsoft. The platform, now called Napster AI, uses generative AI to deliver content across distributed networks and builds…
