Tag: direct-to-consumer

Victory+ represents a major shift in local sports broadcasting, with the Stars and Ducks moving away from the RSN model to launch their own free, ad-supported streaming service. The platform’s success depends on attracting a large audience and balancing ad…

The Florida Panthers, defending 2024 Stanley Cup champions, have launched Panthers Plus, a direct-to-consumer streaming service offering fans access to 70 live regular-season games and the first round of the playoffs. This move follows the collapse of the Regional Sports…

Venu Sports, the joint streaming venture between ESPN, Fox, and TNT Sports, may be scrapped, but Wells Fargo analyst Steven Cahall suggests ESPN could return to its original plan of licensing Fox Sports content for its “ESPN Flagship” service by…

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,…

The YES Network and MSG Networks have announced the launch of Gotham Advanced Media and Entertainment (GAME), a joint venture aimed at consolidating New York sports content into a single streaming platform, The Gotham Sports App. Launching this fall, the…

MLB Network has launched a new direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming service in the U.S., available for $5.99 per month. The service includes MLB At Bat for $6.99 per month and is free for MLB.TV subscribers and certain cable/satellite customers through the…

NBCUniversal and Paramount Global are making small but impactful budget cuts, such as removing the band from Seth Meyers' "Late Night" and reducing MTV News archives. These moves highlight the shifting priorities of media companies as they focus on reducing…