State of the Screens

How This 7-Year-Old Made $22 Million Playing With Toys

Who is the highest paid YouTube star? If you guessed 7-year old Ryan of Ryan Toysreview then you are correct. Wow: Ryan has more than 17.3M followers who have watched…

Michael BeachDecember 18, 2018

State of the Screens

Social media outpaces print newspapers in the U.S. as a news source

% of U.S. adults who often get news by platform according to Pew:1) Television — 49% (↓ 1% YoY) 2) Online — 53% (↑ 10% YoY)

Michael BeachDecember 18, 2018

State of the Screens

Why TV Ad Folks Should Learn Digital Skills — Now

A must read article for ad sellers from Dave Morgan @ Simulmedia.His projection: At least 50% Of TV ad jobs will be gone in 5 years.

Michael BeachDecember 18, 2018

State of the Screens

Nielsen Total Audience Report for 2018-Q2

Average time spent w/ media in Q2:1) 2018-Q2–10h 24m2) 2018-Q1–11h 6m3) 2017-Q4–10h 47m 4) 2017-Q3–10h 30m

Michael BeachDecember 18, 2018

State of the Screens

Roku’s 24M streaming users watch an average of 2.8 hours of streaming video per day.

Roku’s 24M streaming users watch an average of 2.8 hours of streaming video per day. Most searched: “Free” is the most popular search phrase on the platform which is a…

Michael BeachDecember 12, 2018

State of the Screens

MacGyver Is Back on the Job — Networks See Their Future in Their Past

Recent remakes on broadcast TV: 1) MacGyver (CBS) 2) Hawaii Five-0 (CBS) 3) Magnum P.I. (CBS) 4) Murphy Brown (CBS) 5) Will & Grace (NBC) 6) The Connors/Roseanne (ABC) Why…

Michael BeachDecember 12, 2018

State of the Screens

Nexstar’s $6.4 Billion Tribune Buy Spurs More Dealmaking

Big deal: Nexstar has agreed to purchase Tribune for $6B in the latest deal to further consolidate local broadcast station ownership.$15B worth of local TV stations have changed hands since…

Michael BeachDecember 11, 2018

State of the Screens

Why ‘Friends’ is still important to content providers 14 years later

Big news: Friends is staying put on Netflix at least through 2019. The show went off the air 14 years ago, but that didn’t keep fans from freaking out after…

Michael BeachDecember 11, 2018

State of the Screens

Spotify to Musicians: Let Us Be Your Label

Big question: Can a direct-to-consumer music service (like Spotify) cut out the record labels?Revenue going to the artist:1) Major label — 15–20%2) Spotify direct — 50%

Michael BeachDecember 5, 2018

State of the Screens

PwC: At the gate and beyond

Sports are becoming more reliant on media rights fees even as traditional TV faces challenges.Share of sports revenue for media rights according to PwC:1) 2013–22%2) 2014–24%3) 2015–26%4) 2016–27%5) 2017–28%6) 2018–28%7)…

Michael BeachDecember 5, 2018

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How This 7-Year-Old Made $22 Million Playing With Toys

Social media outpaces print newspapers in the U.S. as a news source

Why TV Ad Folks Should Learn Digital Skills — Now

Roku’s 24M streaming users watch an average of 2.8 hours of streaming video per day.

MacGyver Is Back on the Job — Networks See Their Future in Their Past

Nexstar’s $6.4 Billion Tribune Buy Spurs More Dealmaking

Why ‘Friends’ is still important to content providers 14 years later

Spotify to Musicians: Let Us Be Your Label

PwC: At the gate and beyond

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