The Future Of Television. Dissected Daily.
VIZIO Ads Delivers on Direct-to-Device
Let’s say you’re a Smart TV manufacturer. You see that streaming is on its way to becoming a major form of delivery for visual media—including advertising. You’ve got plenty of opportunities for advertisers to deliver their messaging via your Smart TVs, and can offer these opportunities with a side of addressable. Naturally, you’d start to bring the selling of these opportunities in-house.
The Revisionists: Vizio's Katherine Pond On Connected TVs And The Fight For Audience Attention
Katherine Pond is VP of business development for Vizio. As such, she presides over some of the most valuable real estate in streaming video: prime spots on a major Connected TV platform.
Netflix Still Holding Its Own vs. Disney+ with Extensive TV Show Catalogue
Disney+ has the known intellectual property, but that hasn't given them an advantage over incumbent Netflix just yet - at least on the TV show front.
Quibi Nabs $750 Million More, Names News Programs Ahead of Launch
Mobile video startup Quibi is having a good week, one month before its launch: it said it has raised another $750 million, and detailed news shows made for it by BBC, NBC and Telemundo.
Streaming Services Keep Expanding; is the NFL Looking at a Digital Future?
Streaming services keep booming, and that growth is eventually going to grab some major sports rights -- perhaps even the NFL's.
AT&T TV Service Feels Like Cable's Bad Old, Good Old Days
AT&T TV launched nationwide today, a successor to the collapsing DirecTV. But for all its modern features, it feels like a throwback to cable TV's bad old days.
Netflix Has 45% Fewer Movies (and 400% More TV Shows) Than it Did in 2010
A look over the last decade at how Netflix has changed its focus toward more TV -- and how originals play into that growth (and the future).
Does Disney+ Ever Need to Evolve Beyond Existing Intellectual Property?
Disney's earnings call shows how important existing IP stands to be for the company. Do they ever need to change?
Apple Mostly Mum On TV+ Amid Record Q1 But Good News Comes From Others
Apple executives said little about TV+ amid record overall results, but outside analysts suggest its streaming service is getting some traction from viewers.

