Television

Interesting break out from Colin Dixon @ nScreenMedia on the economics of streaming vs. traditional pay TV providers.Monthly revenue per customer:1) Dish Network — $1032) Sling TV — $20 (↓ 81% less)

Background. In 2013, the Dodgers and Time Warner Cable launchedSportsNet LA as the new TV home for Dodgers baseball. The other Pay TV providers have refused to carry the channel…

What is Cheddar? Cheddar is a “Post-Cable Network” that broadcasts live from the New York Stock Exchange. They are primarily distributed outside of the cable bundle (over-the-top) but have recently…

What is Comcast Instant TV? Instant TV is Comcast’s streaming TV serviceaimed at millennials and cord cutters.Another army joins the streaming wars (monthly cost):1) Hulu Live — $402) DirecTV Now — $353) Sling TV — $204)…

National broadcasters are setting up deals with their local affiliates thatmake it easier for national streaming services to carry local broadcast channels.Previously on SOTS. CBS Sets Digital MVPD Distribution Pact…

Big deal. This is the first time that viewership from any of the new streaming services has counted in traditional TV ratings.Small impact at first. The only ads from Hulu…

Disney continues to grow cable revenue despite subscriber declines.How are they able to do this?1) Increase per month cost for channels like ESPN2) Add provisions in contracts with cable companies…

57% (4 of 7) of the nominations for Best Drama aired on a streaming platform like Netflix and Hulu.Netflix alone had the same number of nominations (for Best Drama) as…

Facebook is offering content creators up to $3m per episode for full-length original content.Creators of short form content (❤0 minutes) are getting revenue guarantees of $5–20k per episode.

Two more armies join the streaming wars:1) Hulu Live — $402) DirecTV Now — $353) Sling TV — $204) PlayStation Vue — $405) YouTube TV — $356) Verizon — TBD7) Charter — $208) CenturyLink — $15Details for Charter plan:1) Sports is a $12/month add-on2) Initially available…