Tag: streaming industry

Paramount Global rejected Project Rise Partners’ $13.5 billion last-minute counteroffer and is moving ahead with an $8 billion merger with Skydance Media. PRP’s bid came too late, as Paramount’s go-shop window closed in August.

CNN is launching a new streaming service, nearly three years after shutting down CNN Plus. CEO Mark Thompson says it will allow streaming news on any device, with more details coming soon. The plan includes a pivot to digital video,…

From the Archives chronicles Brightcove’s two-decade evolution as a trailblazer in cloud video technology, driving innovation and shaping the online video industry. Founded in 2004, Brightcove introduced groundbreaking products like Video Cloud, forged key media partnerships, and executed strategic acquisitions…

A recent closed-door discussion at CES brought together industry leaders to address the challenges posed by CTV platforms like Roku, Samsung, and Vizio. Participants highlighted concerns over restrictive practices, such as hoarding user data, demanding large shares of ad inventory,…

The Banff World Media Festival has announced Anjali Sud, CEO of Tubi, as the first keynote speaker for its 2025 BANFF Summit Series, taking place June 8-11 at the Fairmont Banff Springs Hotel. Sud, who leads Tubi, a rapidly growing…

Nielsen will begin reporting Disney Plus, ESPN Plus, and Hulu as a single entity called "Disney Streaming" in its "The Gauge" reports starting January 2025. This change reflects Disney’s content integration efforts and aims to better measure its total TV…

The Streaming Madman warns that an impending investigation into adtech fraud could reveal significant issues in the digital advertising industry, including billions in wasted spending on invalid traffic and fraudulent practices by "verification" companies. The article criticizes the extortion-like business…

TheWrap reports that the streaming industry in 2024 increasingly resembled traditional TV, with bundling, ad-supported tiers, and weekly episode releases becoming more common. Procedural content is resurging, driving revenue disproportionate to its catalog share. Paramount+ leads in monetizing procedurals, while…

Fox Corp has announced that it will offer a live streaming simulcast of Super Bowl LIX on its FAST, Tubi. The decision highlights the growing importance of FAST platforms in the streaming landscape and provides viewers with a free alternative…

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has appointed Anthony Noto, CEO of SoFi Technologies and a former Twitter executive, and Joey Levin, CEO of IAC, to its board of directors, expanding the board to 13 members. Noto joined on January 8, and…