State of the Screens

Netflix subscriber growth in 2019-Q4:1) Projected - 7.0M

Worth the time: Jeff Jarvis makes an interesting point of who the winners and losers would be if Facebook removed political targeting.

Total viewers for Jeopardy! GOAT, according to Nielsen: 1) Night 1 - 14.5M 2) Night 2 - 14.9M 3) Night 3 - 15.5M 4) Night 4 - 13.5M The average audience for Jeopardy! GOAT was higher than the following: 1) 2019 MLB World Series (Games…

Peacock is launching w/ three pricing tiers according to Variety: 1) Free - Ad-supported w/ limited programming 2) Premium ($5) - Ad-supported w/ access to a larger content library 3) Premium + Ad-Free…

Key details for Quibi: 1) Quibi is short for "quick bites" 2) Launching April 6th 3) The target audience is 25-35-year-olds 4) $1.4B in capital raised 5) 230 employees Key details for Quibi revenue model: 1) $5/month w/ ads; $8/month without ads 2) 1 pre-roll…

The big news: NBCUniversal announced the One Platform, which is meant to offer a single platform to buy across TV and digital. Quote from Mark Marshall - President of Advertising Sales @ NBCUniversal: “The idea…

Original scripted shows by year (% change YoY):1) 2009 - 210

The new decade brings a new streaming home for Friends as the show moves from Netflix to HBO Max.  One minor detail is that HBO Max does not launch until May! Key details for…

Big news: Apple signed Richard Plepler's new production company (Eden Productions) to a 5-year deal. Key details for Richard Plepler: 1) 27 years at HBO (1992-2017) 2) CEO since 2013 3) HBO won 160 Emmys while he was…

Ad view growth, according to FreeWheel:1) Video ad views (all) - ↑ 46%