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…
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…
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,…
Skip argues that Sonos made the right call by canceling its planned streaming box, codenamed Pinewood, which had no real place in the crowded streaming hardware market. The $400 device was rumored to feature an ad-driven operating system, making it…
SiriusXM is laying off 160 employees, about 3% of its workforce, as it refocuses on digital streaming and in-car technology amid growing competition from on-demand audio platforms. The company has struggled with slowing revenue growth, a declining self-pay subscriber base,…
Mike Verdu, former head of Netflix’s gaming division, has fully exited the company after briefly leading its generative AI gaming initiative. Verdu, who joined Netflix in 2021, played a key role in expanding its gaming strategy, including multiple studio acquisitions…
The Streaming Madman takes aim at Ryan Reynolds' MNTN, questioning the legitimacy of its advertising claims and business practices as it prepares to go public. He argues that MNTN’s core strategy relies on misleading audience retargeting tactics and low-value ad…
Cineverse is integrating SymphonyAI’s Revedia DataOps to unify streaming viewership and revenue data across AVOD, TVOD, SVOD, and FAST. This move enhances its AI-powered analytics, optimizing content distribution, ad sales, and revenue growth while strengthening its Matchpoint platform.
