With Roku, Murdoch’s Fox May Have Found the Smarter Way to Win Streaming
When you turn on your television, how do you decide what to watch first? YouTube, Netflix and Disney+ are among the most popular individual video platforms. But the growing answer dictating your TV...
View ArticleLachlan Murdoch Pushes Fox Deeper Into Streaming With $22B Roku Deal
Fox is poised to strengthen its position in the ad-supported streaming market. On Monday, the media company led by Lachlan Murdoch announced it would acquire smart TV firm Roku for $22 billion, or...
View ArticleNetflix’s Course Correction Under Film Chief Dan Lin As Streaming Reality...
Between 2019 and 2023, Netflix released several hundred movies each year. The company cannonballed into the deep end of original film to secure validation as the new industry interloper. But under Dan...
View ArticleApple TV Chief Eddy Cue Brings His Formula 1 Passion to Streaming and Apps
Eddy Cue oversees businesses like Apple TV, Apple Music and Apple Podcasts as one of Apple’s top executives. But as a child growing up in Miami, Cue had a different passion: Formula 1 racing. Cue...
View ArticleNetflix Leaves WBD Fight With $2.8B and a New Identity Question
We stumble forward in a daze with the slow realization dawning over us amidst an indescribable fatigue. Our body uncurls itself from tension’s chokehold as the never-ending burden finally lifts. “It’s...
View ArticleDavid Ellison Sweetens Paramount’s WBD Offer With a Washington Playbook
David Ellison is taking his bid for Warner Bros. Discovery into Washington, pairing a higher cash offer with a political strategy aimed at outflanking Netflix in what could become the defining media...
View ArticleLive Sports Are Fueling Streaming Growth, But Streamers Need an Off-Season Plan
Here’s a blinding glimpse of the obvious: streaming audiences love sports! But the cost of sports rights has grown to untenable proportions. The amount of sports content across the five global...
View ArticleTed Sarandos, Greg Peters Fight to Lock in Netflix’s Warner Bros. Discovery Deal
Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters are mounting a two-front campaign to salvage their $83 billion deal for Warner Bros. Discovery after WBD reopened the door to a rival bid from David...
View ArticleDana Walden Faces Disney’s Franchise and Streaming Reckoning
“What now?” It’s the first question that crops up between cause and effect. It’s the exact question Disney employees are asking from behind the hallowed walls of the Magic Kingdom. It’s the gaping...
View ArticleAs Disney’s First Creative Chief, Dana Walden Set to Reshape Power After Bob...
As The Walt Disney Company’s newly appointed CEO, Josh D’Amaro, dominates media headlines this week, another newly promoted leader is equally important in defining Disney’s post–Bob Iger chapter. Dana...
View ArticleAs Streaming Grows Up, Familiar Shows Dominate Viewing, Data Shows
The 2010s marked the streaming industry’s adolescence. Coupling a creative unshackling with the thrill of unbridled newness left those in the media bubble positively cooing like first-time parents....
View ArticleAs ‘Stranger Things’ Ends, Streaming Giants Scramble for Their Next Tentpoles
The final season of Stranger Things is more than a television conclusion—it marks the end of Netflix’s first era of ascension. Since its debut in 2016 (when its cast of kids still looked like actual...
View ArticleWarner Bros. Discovery Agrees to Merge With Netflix Amid Mounting Antitrust...
Harry Potter, Batman and Tony Soprano are coming to Netflix. The streamer has beaten out rival media giants to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery’s film studio and HBO Max streaming service in a $72...
View ArticleUnderstanding YouTube TV’s New Disney Deal and the Future of Live Streaming TV
The two-week standoff between YouTube TV and The Walt Disney Company may be resolved, but the frenemy dynamic between the Mouse House and the Alphabet-owned streamer remains as tangled as ever....
View ArticleHBO’s Crown Jewel Status Shapes the Battle for Warner Bros. Discovery
There’s a particularly trenchant quote from HBO’s House of the Dragon that keeps popping into my head as major media companies jockey for position in pursuit of Warner Bros. Discovery: “Aegon...
View ArticleWhat’s Ahead for David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance, According to Its First...
David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance reported its first quarterly earnings under its new name, revealing a company still deep in restructuring. The short-term outlook remains focused on cost...
View ArticleHow a Potential Paramount-WBD Merger Could Redefine the Streaming Wars
The Hollywood rumor mill kicked into high gear last month after Warner Bros. Discovery confirmed it’s looking for a buyer. Paramount Skydance appears to be leading the race, with Comcast, Netflix and...
View ArticleDaniel Ek Hands Off Spotify as A.I. and Video Define Its Next Chapter
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is set to step down at the end of this year. The next chapter of the music streaming giant will revolve around a “multi-format strategy” that expands the platform to include more...
View ArticleNetflix CTO Elizabeth Stone Pushes Interactive Future With ‘Star Search’ Return
Viewers watching Netflix’s upcoming reboot of Star Search, the talent show that helped launch the careers of Beyoncé and Britney Spears, won’t just watch the competition unfold; they’ll help shape it....
View ArticleWhy No Late-Night Show Host Has Cracked the Streaming Code (Yet)
Late-night talk show hosts are intertwined with the meteoric rise of television. From Steve Allen and Johnny Carson to Jon Stewart and Bill Maher, they have helped shape the voice of broadcast and...
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