TV Streamers Club

The five major Hollywood streaming services reported a collective profit of $3.2 billion in the first six months of this year. https://iili.io/d10GA92.jpg The race to build a profitable streaming service After another dreary week in the media business, replete with layoffs, price hikes and plunging...

Such a week of mayhem for the business of television, and for lovers of the Next Text brand, of which there are perhaps more than of cable TV. https://i.postimg.cc/d1k06fJh/unnamed.jpg At least that’s what it seems like lately. When’s the last time a company you worked for wrote off more than $9 bi...

Disney+ subscribers are likely to see some big changes in their streaming experience soon, as the future of Hulu content is suddenly up in the air. https://i.postimg.cc/D0kdxXwP/unnamed.jpg In late 2023, it was announced that The Walt Disney Company was taking full ownership of Hulu, the popular st...

With the launch of the Google TV Streamer earlier this week, the wildly successful Chromecast was put to rest, with the company confirming the device won’t be made anymore. https://i.postimg.cc/XYQTqYrj/unnamed.jpg Google’s reason for doing so makes sense, but does it really align with reality? The...

As Paramount and Warner Brothers take big losses. https://i.postimg.cc/6qVZ7VhJ/unnamed.jpg Paramount Global on Thursday took a $6 billion write-down on its cable TV business, the day after Warner Bros. Discovery did the same for $9 billion. Why it matters: Both companies are struggling to convince...

Always-on FAST channel to stream The Roku Channel’s owned and licensed sports content. https://i.postimg.cc/x83MtFgd/35t4245.jpg Introducing Roku Sports Channel—a new, free ad-supported channel that brings all of Roku’s top-tier, premium sports content into a dedicated, one-click, lean-back experie...

Another day, another dagger in subscribers' hearts https://i.postimg.cc/rySgR8pj/unnamed.jpg Well, it's finally happening. After months of predicting when the Disney Plus password crackdown would begin, we finally know when it will: September 2024. Announced by Disney CEO Bob Iger during the entert...

Google's Latest Streamer Priced to Compete with a Roku Ultra Comes with a Whopping 32GB of Onboard Storage. https://i.postimg.cc/G29t5ryK/q3r232weqc.jpg Streaming TV fans will have another well-featured media streamer from Google to choose from this September. The new device has a sleek appearance ...

Texas Republican says he'll fight the bill to fund the Affordable Connectivity Program on the Senate floor. https://i.postimg.cc/SsPJJwj5/unnamed.jpg Comcast and Charter Communications both reported their worst quarterly broadband customer performances ever, with Charter losing nearly 150,000 custo...

The suit alleges that Dolby tech has been integrated into Roku streaming players without meeting the conditions of a 2016 licensing agreement. https://i.postimg.cc/Cx2DS1WV/everffeverveve.jpg Roku has made it more difficult for customers to bring lawsuits against it in recent months, but it appears...