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Verizon is shutting down its +play streaming marketplace, a service launched in 2022 to let customers manage and bundle streaming subscriptions. The move reflects a broader shift toward MyPlan and MyHome perks, which are integrated into Verizon’s core wireless and…

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…

Paramount booked a $152M Q1 profit and narrowed streaming losses, with Paramount+ subscriptions hitting 79M, but the real story is strategic stabilization ahead of a potential Skydance merger. Streaming growth came from familiar hits, cost-cutting helped improve margins, and Pluto…

Skip argues that CTV’s so-called transparency crisis is actually a feature of the current ad tech business model, not a flaw. Every layer — from SSPs to agencies and publishers — profits from keeping advertisers in the dark. Until advertisers…

FAST is booming, with a 42% surge in channels and a big push into live sports, but differentiation remains a challenge. Gracenote’s latest report highlights how metadata gaps hurt content discovery and ad revenue, with 70% of programmatic CTV ads…

Paramount Global and Comcast have renewed their multiyear distribution agreements, ensuring continued access to Paramount’s networks like CBS, MTV, and Nickelodeon, along with streaming services such as Paramount+, Pluto TV, and BET+ for Xfinity subscribers. The deal also allows Comcast…

Paramount Global is restructuring its distribution teams ahead of its 2025 merger with Skydance Media, integrating streaming and TV networks distribution. The move includes layoffs and follows broader cost-cutting efforts to save $500 million annually. Key executive Jeff Shultz will…

Pluto TV has updated its VOD interface with features like personalized recommendations and trending content, enhancing engagement amid rising streaming demand. The update, available on Apple tvOS and Android TV, will expand to Amazon Fire TV. VOD viewership has grown,…

Jeff Schultz, Paramount Global’s chief business development and strategy officer for streaming, will depart by year-end. Schultz was instrumental in Pluto TV’s growth into a billion-dollar business and the launch of Paramount Plus, helping achieve profitability for Paramount’s streaming division.…

Skip evaluates Pluto TV's partnership with French broadcaster M6, where both companies are exchanging content and joining forces on ad sales in the French AVOD market. Pluto TV will provide 12 channels and nearly 3,000 hours of content to M6’s…