by Tim Peterson | Sep 16, 2020 | fotvbriefing, Future of TV, plusbriefing
Football is back. TV and streaming shows are in production. The annual TV upfront negotiations are winding down. So has the coronavirus crisis’s impact on the TV and streaming industry ended and everything has returned to normal? Yes, but also no. Six months after the...
by Tim Peterson | Sep 9, 2020 | fotvbriefing, Future of TV, plusbriefing
This year did not lead to the seismic shift that the TV upfront market seemed set to undergo in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. Yes, there have been changes. Advertisers are receiving more favorable cancelation terms. Streaming is accounting for a larger share of...
by Tim Peterson | Sep 2, 2020 | fotvbriefing, Future of TV, plusbriefing
Is AT&T on its way out of the media business? The debt-ridden telecom giant is reportedly looking to offload its DirecTV pay-TV business after having kicked the tires on selling it a year ago. And on Sept. 1, The Wall Street Journal reported that AT&T is also...
by Tim Peterson | Aug 26, 2020 | fotvbriefing, Future of TV, plusbriefing
The streaming world is becoming more territorial. Streaming viewership’s increase since March has inflamed the various streaming battles into an overarching turf war. Subscription-based streamers like Netflix, Disney+ and HBO Max continue to duke it out, as are their...
by Tim Peterson | Aug 26, 2020 | fotvbriefing, Future of TV, plusbriefing
The streaming world is becoming more territorial. Streaming viewership’s increase since March has inflamed the various streaming battles into an overarching turf war. Subscription-based streamers like Netflix, Disney+ and HBO Max continue to duke it out, as are their...
by Tim Peterson | Aug 19, 2020 | fotvbriefing, Future of TV, plusbriefing
ViacomCBS’s Pluto TV and Samsung’s Samsung TV Plus have emerged as the dominant free streamers carrying 24/7 channels, according to media executives that operate channels across various services including Pluto TV and Samsung TV Plus. However, companies including...
