The recent streaming turmoil raises big questions about where the direct-to-consumer business sits relative to a legacy TV business that remains a cashflow cow, despite persistent cord cutting, rising inflation, and a looming recession. With Wall Street’s Netflix freakout infecting the entire sector in recent weeks, the benefits of the legacy video business become more …
“I know I’ve been here for more than 20 years and have been through a couple of these. And yes, they don’t feel great in the moment. But man, it feels great to come out on the other side of it… and we’ll come out the other side of it.”– Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos Netflix’s …
The full rebranding by year-end of Altice USA’s Suddenlink systems to the core Optimum brand it inherited from Cablevision in 2016 offers a window into how much the broadband world has changed in the last few years. It’s not that Altice wouldn’t have eventually consolidated branding across the company. The move makes sense no matter …
The explosion of free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST)-live channels has only accelerated in recent months as hundreds of new players enter this nascent and chaotic market. And it’s not just startups and indies. Major entertainment companies have all thrown their hats in the rings as well, which is why in January we added FAST-live coverage …
Verizon’s announcement this week that it will launch a new video aggregation service called +play amounts to its current strategy on steroids. The carrier already partners with third-party streamers from Disney, AMC Networks, Sling TV, Discovery, and others to bolster its core wireless business, with the Disney bundle including Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ even coming …
We often hear about big streamers dominating the market and crushing smaller players, but is it possible the majors actually help niche streaming services grow? That was one intriguing thought offered by BritBox SVP, Marketing Nada Arnot at Questex’s virtual Stream TV Growth Summit this week. Whether it’s Netflix sparking a global phenomenon with “The …
