Apple has lost its appeal against Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt), which now has the authority to impose stricter regulations on the company’s App Store operations. The court upheld the regulator’s designation of Apple as a “company of paramount cross-market…
From the Archives revisits Verizon’s $1.2 billion streaming misstep with Go90, a mobile-first, ad-supported platform that failed to gain traction. Launched in 2015, Go90 struggled with poor execution, an unclear content strategy, and weak user engagement despite major investments in…
Roku tested an unskippable ad that played before users could even reach the home screen, triggering immediate backlash from frustrated customers. While the test was limited, the overwhelmingly negative response highlighted growing concerns about platform-driven advertising, even for users paying…
ReelShort is leading the U.S. micro drama market, offering bite-sized, vertical-format series that cater to mobile users. The genre, which originated in China and generated $6.9 billion in revenue last year, has found a growing audience in the U.S., where…
Skip highlights that Disney may have unintentionally leaked the name of its upcoming DTC ESPN streaming service—ESPN All Access—during the 2025 CTV Connect conference. While not officially confirmed, the name surfaced publicly for the first time. Skip points out the…
Omdia projects global online consumer spending to hit $6.6 trillion by 2029, with shoppable TV emerging as a major opportunity. Amazon and Walmart are adapting, with Walmart’s Vizio acquisition boosting its digital advertising and shoppable TV strategy. While CTV and…
TAG Video Systems and Harmonic are teaming up to showcase cloud-optimized video monitoring at NAB 2025. Their demonstration will highlight the integration of TAG’s Realtime Media Platform with Harmonic’s VOS360 Media SaaS, offering broadcasters real-time visibility, improved stream quality assurance,…
Charter Communications just brought on Scott Barton as Group VP of Digital Marketplace to build out a new digital storefront that combines Spectrum-branded entertainment with third-party streaming services. This move fits right into the industry’s push toward bundling, as more…
NASCAR expects its move to Prime Video in 2025 to match cable viewership, projecting at least 2 million viewers per race. This marks the first time premier NASCAR events will be exclusively streamed, with five races airing on Prime as…
Apple TV+ is testing its HBO-inspired content strategy as Severance season 2 reaches its finale. Rather than increasing content volume, Apple is betting that a steady stream of prestige shows will retain subscribers, similar to HBO’s traditional approach. Following Severance,…
