TV[R]EV analysts David Bloom and Alan Wolk take a look at how the major SVOD services (aka "Flixes") did during the pandemic.

Three new streaming services were announced just ahead of the launch of NBCU's Peacock, and two will be on there too. But they'll need to find ways to appeal to tightly defined audiences to be heard.

The one where we look at how Google is once again going over the wall and into the fray against Amazon and Roku and then look at Amazon's linear play.

TV[R]EV's newest special report looks at how broadcasters and MVPDs are using OTT to reach local audiences, so crucial during the pandemic.

The one where we yet again explain why vMVPDs are not cord-cutting and look at Verizon's free Hulu for a year deal for new broadband subs.

Given Fox News's reliance on traditional pay TV viewers, the expected swing to OTT may leave them without much of an audience.

Subscription-video churn rates jumped in the first quarter as locked-down consumers tried new services and cancelled others, a Parks Associates study found. For newcomer services, it'll be a big challenge to attract and retain customers.

The one where we look at AT&T's continued efforts to shoot itself in the foot with regards to Roku and Amazon and examine Amazon's linear TV plans.

Apple's WWDC mostly focused on "historic" shift to its own chips for Mac computers, but still found time to talk about a sci-fi show coming on TV+. That's good news.

Entertainment executive Raffi Bagdasarian talks about how Paket Media aims to solve the emerging headaches of streaming video: finding, signing into, and paying for our proliferating portfolio of subscription channels.

The one where we look at AMC's advertising and programming moves and look at why Roku and Amazon still have the upper hand vs Flixes.

A look at the long and winding path that brought HBO Max to the unenviable position it finds itself in today.

The one where we look at how Google is trying to make Android TV and Chromecast happen and what Roku's linear channels mean.

The one where we look at what Quibi can do with its new older female audience and wonder why AT&T wasn't more aggressive in avoiding blame for the Now to Max snafu.

The one where we look at all the plates AT&T still has in the air with the HBO Max launch and try and explain Roku's success yet again.

Both Quibi and Apple seemed to ignore the advice of all the people who study the TV industry and are having to backtrack as a result.