Tag: linear TV

Netflix will begin carrying live content from NASA+ later this summer, marking its first U.S. partnership with a third-party live feed provider. The deal adds rocket launches and mission coverage to Netflix’s lineup, but more importantly, signals the company's growing…

Disney and Charter have expanded their 2023 carriage deal, restoring eight previously dropped linear channels to Spectrum TV and adding ad-supported Hulu to Spectrum TV Select at no extra cost. The agreement extends the companies' multiyear partnership and deepens a…

Netflix’s surprise deal to carry TF1’s linear channels in France marks its boldest move yet into traditional broadcast territory, but don’t expect a similar play in the U.S. anytime soon. While the partnership helps Netflix grow market share and meet…

Streaming overtook linear TV in May 2025 for the first time, reaching 44.8% of all U.S. TV usage according to Nielsen. Cable and broadcast fell to a combined 44.2%, marking a major industry milestone. FAST platforms gained ground while services…

Warner Bros. Discovery is shutting down HBO Family and three Cinemax multiplex channels: ThrillerMax, MovieMax, and OuterMax, on August 15, 2025. This move is part of a broader effort to scale back underused linear multiplex networks as viewership continues to…

Paramount laid off 3.5% of its U.S. workforce, continuing a pattern of cuts tied to declining linear TV revenues and an uncertain pivot to streaming. The move follows over 2,000 job eliminations tied to a $500 million cost-cutting effort, and…

Warner Bros. Discovery is splitting into two independent public companies. One will focus on streaming and studios, led by David Zaslav. The other will contain the company’s cable networks and will be led by CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels. Most of WBD’s…

Warner Bros. Discovery just axed dozens from its linear networks division, quietly admitting cable’s a sinking ship. Meanwhile, nearly 60% of shareholders told David Zaslav to shove his $52 million payday, voting against his comp package. Between layoffs, a junk…

UFC is in active negotiations for its next media rights deal, with ESPN reportedly “furthest along” in talks. ESPN aims to retain linear TV rights and secure content for its upcoming DTC service, but faces competition from Netflix and Amazon,…

S&P downgraded Warner Bros. Discovery to BB+ junk status, citing continued revenue and cash flow declines in its linear TV business and a lack of near-term debt improvement. The agency lowered its EBITDA forecasts for 2025 and 2026, now expecting…