Venu Sports, formerly known as "Spulu" and sometimes referred as "Clown Co" has officially been scrapped before launch. Disney's acquisition of Fubo effectively duplicated Venu’s concept, rendering the project redundant. Venu joins a long list of failed sports media ventures,…
Apple TV+ is partnering with Roku to stream Season 1 of its hit series Severance for free on The Roku Channel until January 19, ahead of the Season 2 premiere on January 17. This cross-promotion aims to drive Apple TV+…
Amazon Prime Video is signaling strong interest in acquiring live sports rights, including potential deals with MLB and UFC, to expand its sports portfolio. Jay Marine, Amazon’s Global Head of Sports, highlighted the company’s openness to exploring opportunities such as…
DirecTV and Dish Network have united to challenge the recently announced Fubo-Disney pay TV merger, which effectively ended Fubo’s antitrust lawsuit against Disney over the launch of Venu Sports. Both satellite providers argue the settlement allows Disney to sidestep antitrust…
Comcast announced the leadership team for SpinCo, led by CEO Mark Lazarus and CFO Anand Kini. The team includes NBCU vets in key roles, such as Val Boreland (entertainment), Keith Cocozza (comms), and David Pietrycha (revenue and business). SpinCo, launching…
Disney announced that its streaming services—Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+—averaged 157 million global monthly active users (MAUs) and 112 million domestic MAUs over the past six months. The metrics exclude Hotstar and are based on users watching ad-supported content for over…
Vizio’s Inscape and TVision have entered a multi-year data partnership. By integrating TVision’s person-level co-viewing data with Inscape’s dataset of over 24 million devices, the collab will provide media owners, buyers, and marketers with deeper insights into consumer viewing behavior…
Kelly Campbell is resigning as president of Peacock after three years, amid Comcast’s restructuring and spin-off of legacy cable networks. Her role appeared uncertain following executive reshuffles. While Comcast has prioritized Peacock as its core streaming platform, traditional TV networks…
Omnicom Media Group has partnered with Roku to access anonymized viewer search data on the streaming platform, enabling brands to better optimize investments and messaging in the CTV space. This partnership integrates Roku's search data—covering programs, genres, and performers—with Omnicom's…
