The Future Of Television. Dissected Daily.
Something to Quibble About: Can Quibi Work, and Do We Need it?
Quibi's burst onto the scene with much fanfare, and big names. But can it change the way we watch video? And do we need it to?
Disney+ Continues Hot Streak Overseas, Passes 50M Subscribers
Disney had welcome good news to crow about: its new streaming service Disney+ passed 50 million subscribers in just five months.
A Look at Quibi's Ad Blitz in the Lead-Up to Launch
Quibi's turned up the heat on TV advertising as it pushes you to stream video on something other than TV.
The Revisionists: Brent Weinstein, UTA's Chief Innovation Officer, On Hollywood In The Pandemic
A Q&A with Brent Weinstein is Chief Innovation Officer for UTA, one of Hollywood's biggest talent agencies, about how the entertainment industry is being reshaped amid COVID-19.
Media Mergers and Revenue Multiples
Identifying possible media acquisitions in 2020 using a framework focused on revenues and likely deal values.
FuboTV Banks On Facebank Merger Amid Skinny Bundle Challenges
Skinny bundle video service FuboTV merges with tech developer Facebank Group, and plans to go public as soon as possible, even as its live sports programming is hobbled by COVID-19 impacts.
ViacomCBS' VidCon Cancels
The biggest annual event in social media, the giant VidCon gathering in Anaheim, Calif., has been cancelled because of COVID-19. Organizers hope to create a replacement in the fall.
Could Drooping Disney, Other Media Companies Be Takeover Targets Amid Pandemic?
Collapsing share prices for Disney and other media companies could be an acquisition opportunity for Apple or other deep-pocketed tech firms, an analyst suggested.
Could Streaming Services be a Liferaft for Scuttled Movie Releases?
With movie releases seemingly grinding to a halt amid coronavirus fears, studios could opt to use streaming as a means to get films in front of audiences.
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.

