Hulu has been integrated into Disney+, but key UX features aren’t yet included. ESPN is moving toward being a hub with RSN feeds, and the NFL is skeptical of the sports JV. This week’s podcas...
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Most avid MLS fans followed the games when they switched from cable TV to Apple TV+ in 2022. They could have helped drive churn down during the season and back up again when the season was done. ...
Paramount claimed the Super Bowl set streaming records but omitted details, so we try to quantify them. And we discuss the many reasons the Walmart-Vizio deal makes sense. The Super Bowl streamin...
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As audiences move to connected TV viewing, finding local TV news becomes a challenge. This Syncbak CEO interview explains how the new service Zeam helps local TV thrive on CTV. Local news and cur...
NBCU hailed Peacock’s NFL exclusive of the Chiefs-Dolphins wildcard game a success, but was it? Did it get a big bump in incremental subscribers, and will they stick around? This week’s news ...
https://nscreenmedia.com/inside-the-stream-peacocks-nfl-exclusive/
For a minority investment in Diamond Sports, Amazon takes charge of the most valuable part of the business. And the RSNs become another cog in the Amazon flywheel. Diamond Sports Group must be ve...
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NBCU is claiming the streaming audience for the game between the Chiefs and Dolphins was the biggest live-streamed event in US history. It may be right, but the record won’t last long. How many...
https://nscreenmedia.com/biggest-live-streamed-event-us-history/
Engaging with an individual in a group viewing setting is always a challenge. Atmosphere’s CEO describes how his new solution, Chive Trivia, does it by synchronizing the TV screen with people�...
https://nscreenmedia.com/nscreennoise-atmosphere-chive-trivia/
Spectrum SportsNet+ is the latest example of the continued migration of sports to streaming. However, the trend is exacerbating sports fragmentation while technical issues endure. Charter partner...
https://nscreenmedia.com/sports-streaming-migration-fragmentation-problems/
WB Discovery’s journey towards a healthy business continues. This week, the company had network TV wins, an exit from the RSN business, a Discovery+ price increase, and a warning from DirecTV. ...