Reed Hastings, executive chairman and co-founder of Netflix, has joined the board of directors of fast-growing AI firm Anthropic. The company, which has been valued at north of $60 billion in recent fundraising, said its […]
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Streaming‘s share of total TV viewing set a new record in April, the third consecutive month it has hit a high, but shows like Grey’s Anatomy and The White Lotus show the boost that linear […]
Justin Connolly, a veteran Disney distribution executive, has exited the company just as it enters into a consequential series of negotiations. After more than two decades at ESPN and Disney, Connolly departed on Friday, according […]
Peppa Pig knows how to get to Sesame Street …. just turn on Netflix. After the streaming giant announced a deal for the children’s TV staple earlier Monday, it followed up with the news that […]
UPDATED with matchup details. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said that the Kansas City Chiefs will face the L.A. Chargers in an early-September game streaming globally on YouTube. The commissioner made the announcement Wednesday night at […]
Warner Bros. Discovery marketing chief Shauna Spenley says she and her colleagues will be tuning in more avidly than ever to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. “We just cannot wait for his hot take […]
Disney‘s streaming outlets collectively reach 164 million monthly active users, up from 157 million at the start of the year, Advertising President Rita Ferro said at the company’s upfront presentation in New York. “None of […]
ESPN is leaning into its heritage, naming its forthcoming stand-alone streaming app ESPN. The offering, coming in the fall in time for football season, will have two tiers. The Unlimited plan will cost $29.99 a […]
Amazon revealed two NFL matchups set for Prime Video‘s 2025 schedule on Black Friday and Christmas Day during its Monday night upfront presentation to advertisers in New York. The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles […]
Hoping for a repeat lift from the upfronts crowd, NBCUniversal once again put a spotlight on Wicked on Monday at Radio City Music Hall. Wicked: For Good, the second half of the Broadway adaptation starring […]
Amazon is rolling out new ad formats on Prime Video, including contextually relevant pause ads and shoppable inventory. The tech giant announced the new formats ahead of its upfront presentation to advertisers in New York. […]
The year has gotten off to a clamorous start for corporate America (not to mention the rest of us), with epic stock market gyrations and President Trump’s chaotic tariff rollout ramping up the anxiety levels. […]
In just eight years, and in a landscape defined by cord-cutting and decline, YouTube TV has become one of the largest pay-TV providers in the U.S. In rapidly scaling to more than 8 million U.S. […]
AMC Networks reported declines across the company in the first quarter, citing “continued revenue headwinds in our linear business” as results fell short of Wall Street expectations. Total revenue fell 7% from the year-ago period, […]
Netflix is rolling out an overhaul of its user interface, including a beta version of its search function that adds generative AI tools. A prevailing objective of the revamp, which the company plans to phase […]
Tubi has launched a set of new ad products, including “Wrappers,” which lets movie studio marketers secure prime real estate on the streaming service’s home screen. The Fox Corp. subsidiary made the announcements Tuesday at […]
Roku posted solid first-quarter results, topping $1 billion in revenue and narrowing its losses. The company posted a loss of 19 cents a share on a diluted basis, which beat Wall Street forecasts and showed […]
Roku is paying $185 million to acquire Frndly TV, a provider of low-cost TV bundles delivered via streaming. The all-cash deal includes $75 million in holdbacks tied to certain performance targets and milestones over the […]
As someone who in many respects grew up in the cable business, AMC Networks CEO Kristin Dolan is loyal to the traditional cable TV programming model, especially in the streaming era. Speaking Tuesday at a […]
Duncan Crabtree-Ireland hasn’t had much time for victory laps. The National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator of SAG-AFTRA played a key role in settling the 2023 actors strike, after months of intensive bargaining, picketing and […]
Noting that nearly half of all viewing hours on Netflix happen with subtitles or captions on, the streaming giant is rolling out a new option for how text appears along the bottom of the screen. […]
TelevisaUnivision‘s revenue tumbled 11% in the first quarter compared with the year-ago period, but cost-cutting and progress in streaming lifted profits. Adjusted operating income before depreciation and amortization (OIBDA) climbed 5% to $345 million in […]
Warner Bros. Discovery has followed Netflix‘s lead and debuted an “extra member add-on” feature on its flagship streaming service Max. The initiative is designed to stem the effects of password sharing and generate incremental revenue. […]
Reed Hastings, co-founder and longtime former CEO of Netflix, is shifting from executive chairman to chairman of the board. The move to a non-executive role on the board was described by the company as “part […]
Netflix is keeping things humming. The streaming giant topped Wall Street’s first-quarter expectations, announcing total revenue of $10.543 billion and earnings per share of $6.61 in an earnings report Thursday. The consensus forecast of analysts […]
Samsung TV Plus says it is now the top provider of free, ad-supported TV (FAST) channels, with nearly 700 channels now streaming in the U.S. The TV programming arm of the South Korean electronics giant […]
AMC Networks extolled some industry conventions – and much of its own library – at a lavish upfront presentation Wednesday night, while also positioning itself as a tech-enabled streaming player. At a time when a […]
Redbox‘s signature DVD kiosks will soon light up again, at least in a legal sense. The video retailer went bankrupt last year along with the rest of its parent company, Chicken Soup for the Soul […]
Billboard Women in Music 2025 Streaming service CNBC+ launched Wednesday on major distribution platforms Roku and Apple TV. Priced at a noteworthy $15 a month (in line with general entertainment services and well above subscription […]
Billboard Women in Music 2025 With nearly one-third of all Netflix viewing being registered for non-English titles, the streaming giant has just unlocked more language options for subscribers looking for both subtitles and dubbing. Starting […]
ESPN+ is planning five exclusive alternate telecasts known as “the OviCast” as viewers track the Alex Ovechkin’s chase of Wayne Gretzky’s all-time NHL goals record. The first special stream is Thursday night as Ovechkin’s Washington […]
As streaming prices keep climbing, more subscribers are willing to opt into advertising to keep a lid on costs. Today, 54% of SVOD subscribers have at least one ad-supported tier of a paid service, up […]
Netflix co-founder and executive chairman Reed Hastings has given $50 million to his alma mater, Bowdoin College in Maine, in support of a new initiative centered on AI. The gift, which is the largest in […]