Once again, TVREV’s annual predictions about what to look for in the year ahead.

2023 Predictions from the top executives in TVREV’s Thought Leaders Circle.

Things are not all that grim in TV land if the industry can just come to grips with two slightly unpleasant realities.

Bob Iger has been back as Disney CEO for two weeks, and has said all the right things to investors and employees. But the list of challenges facing the company and Iger are long, and his contract is for only two years. What’s he going to prioritize in that time?

Watch Alan Wolk discuss the future of CTV and ad-supported streaming with the eMarketing Associations’ Kevin Lee.

Disney had a very bad quarter, surprising analysts, and raising questions about its ability to turn its streaming operations into a profitable enterprise within just another 15 months or so. Patience may be a virtue, but Wall Street wasn’t waiting around, sending share prices down 12 percent.

Alan Wolk discusses the launch of ad-supported Netflix with Cheddar News anchor Baker Machado

MyBundle.TV CEO Jason Cohen explains how the service lets broadband providers give consumers a way to create their own bundles.

Is Apple TV+ finally ready to act like a real streaming service, moving toward making money and paying its own way? Price hikes and more ads, maybe even an ad-supported tier, suggest Apple’s little project is growing up.

Viewers aren’t cutting the cord as much as they’re shifting most of their viewing to streaming and what that means for TV’s future.

Xperi has reshaped itself, spinning off a division focused on patents, now focused on taking its Pay TV technologies such as TiVo and TiVo+ to connected TVs, especially in international markets in Europe and Latin America.

Streaming services need to learn to love nonfiction and other more mainstream content as a way to draw in the broader audiences they need to win the #StreamingWars

Pluto TV’s Jeff Shultz explains their mutually beneficial relationship with parent Paramount, and how together, they create a flywheel effect.

Netflix is changing the way it pays for some stand-up comedy projects, a big change in an area where it has invested heavily. Two-year licenses will save it some money, but may also have some silver linings for comedians too.

Magnite CRO Sean Buckley on the relative advantages of OEM and media company-owned FASTs in this Innovator Spotlight video from the “FASTs Are The New Cable” report

Disney is considering a new Amazon Prime-style subscription that would tie together its streaming video operations with its many other products, experiences, and services. Makes sense. But what took so long?

Building a sustainable streaming-video company is a complicated business. Four executives from Vizio, Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Amagi, and TelevisaUnivisiion talked best practices and lessons learned as part of a recent event designed to help Latin American startups navigate the challenges of the streaming video industry. Among other tips: take care of your distribution partners, and get clear on which data matters to your business, especially for targeting ads and program suggestions.

Nexstar’s CW acquisition gives it something it needs, while also giving Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery what they want.

Co-Founder Tom Ryan explains how hands-on curation helps to set Pluto TV apart from other FASTs in the latest Innovator Spotlight from our report FASTs Are The New Cable

Warner Bros. Discovery is going to fit HBO Max and Discovery+ together… and they’ll likely be better off for it.