Frenemies: Top players in the TV advertising space are coming together around an open standard…
Michael BeachMarch 21, 2019
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Dish and DirecTV both were early entrants into the streaming pay-TV battle, but YouTube TV…
Michael BeachMarch 12, 2019
Average combined primetime viewership for 18–49 across ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC (YoY growth):1) 2016-Q4–9.6M2)…
Michael BeachFebruary 20, 2019
Big news: Viacom is buying PlutoTV for $340M.What is PlutoTV? PlutoTV is an ad-supported video…
Michael BeachJanuary 30, 2019
Original scripted shows by year (% change YoY): 1) 2009–210 2) 2010–216 (↑ 3%) 3)…
Michael BeachDecember 18, 2018
Big deal: Nexstar has agreed to purchase Tribune for $6B in the latest deal to…
Michael BeachDecember 11, 2018
Nearly 2/3 of U.S. households have a device to stream video to a television according…
Michael BeachDecember 5, 2018
Source of pay-TV in 2018–4Q according to UBS: 1) Cable — 53%2) Satellite — 29%3) Telecom — 9%4) Streaming — 9%
Michael BeachNovember 28, 2018
Big question: How will Disney handle both Disney+ and Hulu? Updated Hulu ownership: 1) Disney:…
Michael BeachNovember 28, 2018
Networks that are cutting back on scripted series include:1) A&E2) Bravo3) CMT4) Discovery5) E!6) ID7)…
Michael BeachNovember 20, 2018
