YouTube TV has solidified its position as the 4th largest live TV streaming provider in the U.S., with a subscriber base of over 8 million. After adding 50,000 new subscribers in Q2 2024, the service is poised for further growth…
Comcast’s NBC and Peacock drew 33 million viewers for the 2024 NFL season opener, peaking between 9:30 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. ET. The game averaged 28.9 million viewers, marking the most-watched NFL kickoff game in history. Peacock contributed 4.6 million…
Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra revealed that Crunchyroll is the only profitable streaming service aside from Netflix, with Sony planning to expand into genre-specific streaming. He predicts the market will consolidate to 3-4 major platforms, with niche services gaining traction.…
Parrot Analytics shows the average number of network TV episodes has dropped from 16.2 in 2018 to 11.8 as of July 2024, while streaming seasons have shrunk from 10.7 to 9.3 episodes. Rising production costs, declining ratings, and subscription growth…
Janko Roettgers looks at all of the things streaming media is killing as the entertainment industry faces the fallout of its transition to digital. Cord-cutting continues to accelerate, with U.S. pay TV services losing 1.62 million subscribers in Q2 2024,…
YouTube surpassed Disney as the most-watched media company in the U.S. in July 2024, accounting for 10.4% of total TV viewing according to Nielsen’s Media Distributor Gauge. We look at how a surge in younger viewers, particularly those aged 2-17…
Bango has entered into a strategic partnership with Disney to expand the reach of Disney+ through its Digital Vending Machine® (DVM™), allowing telecom operators and service providers to bundle the streaming service with their consumer offers. This move is expected…
Manta, a subscription-based digital comics platform, will add over 300 new webcomic titles in the next year and is revamping its in-app currency, GEM, to support creators. Known for popular titles like “Under the Oak Tree,” Manta aims to offer…
Antenna's latest study reveals that the 2024 Summer Olympics significantly boosted sign-ups for NBCUniversal's streaming service Peacock, with 2.8 million new sign-ups during the games. From July 25 to 31, average daily sign-ups to Peacock surged to 398k, marking a…
Ormax Media’s latest OTT Audience Report 2024 highlights significant growth in India's streaming landscape, driven exclusively by ad-supported video-on-demand (AVOD) platforms. The report estimates the OTT audience at 547 million, marking a 14% increase from 2023, with AVOD rising 21%…
