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Coming Soon: TV[R]EV’s Special Report On The FASTs
TV[R]EV announces our latest special report on the FASTs--the free ad-supported streaming TV services.
Disney, NBCU, Warner, ViacomCBS Pivot Into Whole New (Streaming) World
Four big Hollywood media companies signaled this week that they're steering hard into their streaming-video future, with reorganizations, write-offs, a new global focus and more. It's bad news for theaters, cable TV operators and old ways of doing business.
Disney Says Mulan Streaming Release is 'One-Off' But Let's Wait and See There
Is "Mulan" a one-off streaming test for Disney, or the start of a lucrative, recurring model for box office subscriptions?
Week In Review: Peacock Looks Like A Winner, Questioning HBO’s Latest Stats
The one where we look at what NBCU did right with Peacock and who those very active HBO Max users likely are.
Week In Review: AT&T Takes Another Hit, Roku Predicts Even More Cord Cutting
The one where we look at why AT&T is losing so many pay TV subscribers and examine the vaildity of Roku's new cord cutting predictions.
Take Our TV[R]EV Survey On The FASTS. (Please.)
The one where we ask you to help us out by completing t our quick survey on the FASTS. Please.
Week In Review: Peacock Goes Big On News (And Free), Netflix Goes Big On New Subscribers
The one where we look at why Peacock is really just a well-done, news-heavy FAST, as wonder when Wall Street will finally understand Netflix.
The Quarterly Report Card: How Did The Big SVOD Streaming Services Do?
TV[R]EV analysts David Bloom and Alan Wolk take a look at how the major SVOD services (aka "Flixes") did during the pandemic.
Today All Day, WeatherSpy, Quincy Newell Service Join Streaming Gold Rush
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.
Week In Review: Google Gears Up For Streaming Wars, Amazon Integrates vMVPDs
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.
Get Our New Special Report, 'Local OTT: What You Need to Know' Today
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.
Week In Review: YouTubeTV Raises Prices And Everyone Remembers vMVPDs Are Still Cable TV, Verizon Makes The First Move In The MVPD New Bundling Wars
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.
Will Fox News Be A Victim Of The Shift To OTT?
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 Services Hitting The Churn Zone At Crucial Time
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.
Week In Review: HBO Plays Hardball, Amazon Goes Linear
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 Still Loves Its TV+ Streaming Service, We Think
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.
The Revisionists: Paket Media's Raffi Bagdasarian on Simplifying Streaming Video's Sign-In Chaos
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.

