Tag: pay-TV

Skip unpacks AMC Networks’ Q4 earnings, revealing a nearly $400 million impairment charge, mostly from the declining value of its linear cable networks. While streaming revenue grew 7% to $603 million and DTC subscribers hit 12.4 million, much of that…

Comcast reported strong Q4 2024 earnings, with $31.9 billion in revenue, but its stock dropped nearly 13% due to broadband subscriber losses. Peacock saw revenue rise 28% year-over-year to $1.3 billion and significantly reduced its losses, while NBCU Studios posted…

The Streaming Wars compiled key industry reactions to Comcast’s decision to spin off its cable networks, signaling a strategic pivot to streaming, broadcast, and sports. Analysts view the move as an acknowledgment of legacy cable's declining value amidst the collapse…

EchoStar reported a net increase of 145,000 subscribers for Sling TV in Q3, reaching 2.14 million, despite a continued decline in its satellite TV service. Efforts to merge with DIRECTV have stalled after a group of DISH bondholders rejected a…

Xperi reported Q3 revenues of $132.9 million, with notable growth in its pay-TV segment, reaching $81.67 million. The company nears 1 million TiVo-powered smart TVs, mostly in Europe, and anticipates reaching 2 million by year-end, when units are expected to…

The proposed merger between DirecTV and Dish Network faces a setback as Dish’s bondholders resist a $1.6 billion debt reduction, jeopardizing the deal’s viability. DirecTV, aiming to create a consolidated pay-TV leader, is prepared to abandon the merger if an…

The DOJ is preparing to support an injunction blocking the launch of Venu Sports, the streaming JV by Disney, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery, over concerns that its "skinny bundle" plan is anti-competitive. The case, initiated by Fubo, has attracted…

Skip highlights the increasing frustration consumers feel with streaming platforms, as revealed by the Q2 2024 TiVo Video Trends Report. Viewers are abandoning bloated subscription models, and ad-supported streaming is emerging as the preferred option, with an 18% drop in…

DirecTV and Dish Network are merging in a $10 billion deal, creating the largest pay-TV provider in the U.S. DirecTV will acquire Dish's satellite business and Sling TV, with the transaction involving a $9.75 billion debt exchange. The merger aims…

Venu Sports is appealing the federal court ruling that blocked its launch after Fubo accused it of antitrust violations. Venu argues the ruling unfairly limits consumer access to affordable sports streaming and favors Fubo. The case has significant implications for…