State of the Screens

Big news: NESN (New England Sports Network) announced their streaming offering (NESN 360) for customers in the New England area. Why this matter #1: Before now, the only way to…

Big news: Top Gun Maverick broke the record for the largest domestic Memorial Day weekend opening ever with $156M. Why this matters: Box office revenue (through May) is down 40%…

I recently spoke at the American Association of Political Consultants annual conference in Puerto Rico (h/t Keith Norman @ Premion).  The topic of my talk was the political video advertising market…

YoY change in pay-TV subscribers: 1) Traditional pay-TV - ↓ 4.7M 2) Streaming pay-TV - ↑ 939K 3) Total pay-TV - ↓ 3.7M Total pay-TV subscriptions (YoY growth): 1) 2019-Q1 - 91.6M 2) 2020-Q1 - 87.1M (↓ 5%) 3) 2021-Q1 - 83.0M (↓…

Big in Mrs. Screen’s world: This Is Us ended a six-year run on NBC. Why this matters: In primetime, This Is Us commanded prices that only the NFL exceeded. Key details for This…

Big news #1: Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) will air exclusively on Disney+ starting with season #31. Why this matters #1: DWTS has occupied the 8-10 PM time slot on…

Big question #1: How do Americans receive television? Share of U.S. TV households by source according to Nielsen: 1) Traditional pay-TV - 57% 2) Broadband-only - 27% 3) Antenna (OTA)…

Big news: The IAB released a report on the digital video market last week to kick off the NewFronts. Big question #1: What are the NewFronts? Quick answer: Digital content…

YouTube advertising revenue (YoY growth): 1) 2019-Q1 - $3.0B 2) 2020-Q1 - $4.0B (↑ 33%) 3) 2021-Q1 - $6.0B (↑ 49%) 4) 2022-Q1 - $6.9B (↑ 14%) YouTube users in the U.S. on CTV (%…

Key numbers from Roku's earnings: 1) 1.2M active accounts added in Q1 2) 61.3M total active accounts 3) 39% YoY increase in advertising revenue 4) 14% YoY increase in streaming hours Dive deep: What Does Roku’s…