Television

Big announcement: Viewership from Comcast’s streaming video app (Stream) will now be counted in Nielsen TV ratings.Why this matters: Viewership is rapidly shifting to streaming and both networks and advertisers…

Pay-TV subscriber growth in 2018-Q3 according to MoffettNathanson:1) Traditional pay-TV — ↓ 1.1M2) Streaming pay-TV — ↑ 414K3) Total pay-TV — ↓ 709KQuote from Steve Burke- CEO @ NBCUniversal:“the growth of the virtual MVPDs is starting…

Must read: Dylan Byers imagines the digital video world as if it were Game of Thrones! Here is the breakdown: 1) House Netflix — The White Walkers 2) House Disney — The Starks 3)…

Big news: Sinclair Broadcasting Group is taking content (news, etc.) from 190 local stations across 80+ markets to launch a national OTT service.Quote from Christopher Ripley- CEO @ Sinclair Broadcasting…

Walmart may launch its own marketplace for OTT channels similar to Amazon. How would this work? Customers of Walmart’s video service, Vudu, would be able to add specific channels (à…

The streaming video market is getting crowded with several new entrants looking to join the fray. Recent entrants include: 1) ESPN+ 2) DC Universe 3) Bleacher Report Live Potential entrants…

Ad-supported video streaming is having its moment as consumers are potentially reaching a limit on the number of video subscriptions.Quote from Colin Petrie-Norris- CEO @ Xumo:“Once you’ve signed up for…

Staying power? 2017 was the first time in more than a decade where 50%+ of new shows were renewed for a second season versus the historical average of ≈ 70%.…

HBO and Netflix led the way with 23 awards each at this year’s Emmys.Emmy awards by network:1) HBO — 232) Netflix — 233) NBC — 164) FX — 125) CNN — 86) Amazon Prime — 8

Sales of broadcast antennas:1) 2016–7.5M2) 2017–8.0M (↑ 7%)3) 2018–8.1M (↑ 1%)Flashback #1: Broadcast-only TV households up 41% since 2012, study says