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TV news anchors want more flexibility to experiment on platforms like Substack. Networks have historically restricted talent from outside projects. https://i.postimg.cc/85BLHGRH/unnamed.jpg TV news anchors and other talent have been watching the walls slowly close in on the cable business. Now, the...

More ads could mean lower CPMs, but performance could slip. https://i.postimg.cc/SNnnBgd4/unnamed.jpg When Amazon introduced ads on Prime Video in January 2024, it said it aimed to have meaningfully fewer ads than rivals—reportedly, just two to three-and-a-half minutes per hour. Less than 18 months...

Who needs cable? Check out the best media streaming devices we've tested for watching shows, movies, and more on your TV. https://i.postimg.cc/4xJTSLJ4/unnamed.jpg PCMag expert, has been reviewing media hubs since Roku released its second-generation model 14 years ago. Since then, every major Amazo...

As Elmo leaves the HBO family, so does HBO Family. https://i.postimg.cc/wM864Pdj/unnamed.jpg Warner Bros. Discovery to pare down its large collection of “multiplex channels” — those additional linear channels that are usually included in the price of an HBO or Cinemax subscription. Besides cutting ...

Wall Street Analyst Thinks It Could Be “Finding The Long-Imagined Bottom” https://i.postimg.cc/BbJ3d2RD/unnamed.jpg Cord-cutting is continuing to drive significant declines in pay-TV subscribers, but traditional pay-TV operators appear to be showing signs of being able to stop the bleeding. That’s ...

Disney has multiple options for Hulu now that it owns Hulu outright. https://i.postimg.cc/ZRcQskH4/unnamed.jpg It’s a done deal. After years of negotiations, evaluations from arbitrators, and a few public shots across each other’s bows, Disney has finally completed its buyout of Comcast’s 33% stake...

Cord-cutting surged during and after the pandemic. https://i.postimg.cc/6qjdv0gY/unnamed.jpg The share of Americans cutting cable or satellite rising from 34% in 2020 to 61% in 2024. But since then, growth has slowed, ticking up just one point to 62% through mid-May 2025. ➤➤➤ Source @ CivicScience

Debt-saddled studios are laying off people in the hundreds. https://i.postimg.cc/XNxCRb0S/unknown.jpg They also dream of becoming that highest level of Hollywood artistic merit: A "platform." Over the last few few years, we’ve reported pretty regularly on firings and layoffs at all of the big media...

The House of Mouse is barely even trying to reward loyal customers. https://i.postimg.cc/bwswpwCn/unnamed.jpg Disney is in a bind. The company is struggling to keep its streaming subscriber numbers up after years of price hikes, but it also wants to spend less money producing new content that might...

It's a viable third option built on what works. https://i.postimg.cc/52PDXPZY/unnamed.jpg If you go back to a week after the first Android phone was launched, you'll find that "de-Googlefying" has always been around. Because of the way Android is developed and distributed, you've always been able t...