The Future Of Television. Dissected Daily.
These Guys Had A Better Weekend Than Rory McElroy
As investors and brands jump into esports, prize winnings are jumping up. OG, which won Dota 2's world championship, took home $15.6 million, more than even golfer Rory McElroy's very big weekend.
Carriers Are Choking Video Speeds, But We Don't Even Use The Pipe We Pay For
New studies suggest that wireless carriers routinely throttle our video services, but we're not using all our bandwidth anyway. All the new video services, and the companies talking us into buying faster connections, need to figure out a better pitch if they want our money.
Week In Review: Why CBS/Viacom Merger Makes Sense, Why Apple’s $9.99 Price Tag Does Not
The one where we look at why the Viacom/CBS merger is such a smart move and continue to wonder why Apple can't seem to get TV right.
MyPillow Can Avoid Advertising on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight' with Some of These Alternatives
MyPillow has alternates to the likes of Tucker Carlson and Fox News when it comes to TV advertising. We explain a few with data from iSpot and Inscape.
What if Disney Just Buys Sony for the Hardware... and Spider-Man?
If Marvel winds up losing Spider-Man completely to Sony, could they just buy the whole company to get him back, with a hardware play to boot?
Amazon Ramps Up Originals Ad Spend Ahead Of New Competitors' Arrivals
Amazon substantially increased advertising spending on its new original shows the first half of 2019, as it tried to pull in consumers before the arrival of several new competitors, a new report found.
ACC Network Deal with Charter/Spectrum is Big Piece of Carriage Puzzle
The ACC Network's coverage footprint continues to grow as the conference added Charter/Spectrum this week and is looking strong before launch.
Disney May Have Already Won Streaming Wars with New, Cheap Bundle
Disney has an ability to act as MVPD and content provider on a level no one else can, at a price point that no one else is going to be able to compete with, either.
Marvel Movie/TV Interconnectivity Will Be Uncharted Territory
Disney+ will be using the Marvel Cinematic Universe in an interesting way, to tie TV and movies together unlike anything we've seen before.
Ninja's Leap To Mixer Scrambles Livestreaming But Don't Cry For Twitch Just Yet
One of Twitch's biggest stars, Ninja, surprised the livestreaming industry by jumping to rival Mixer. It could be a big deal for the burgeoning business, but Twitch isn't going anywhere.

