The Future Of Television. Dissected Daily.
How Long Before Every Broadcaster Dumps Ratings For Impressions?
Nexstar said it no longer will sell ads based on ratings, shifting to a "cost-per-impression" model that captures viewing on other platforms. So what's everyone else in broadcasting waiting for?
Netflix Beefs Up Warchest With $2 Billion In New Debt
Netflix took out another big loan, $2 billion in unsecured debt, just days before competing Apple and Disney services launch. Great programming "can be expensive" CEO Reed Hastings said.
Fox Gets Back to Business Outcomes
Fox partnered with TV ad measurement company iSpot for attribution, competitive benchmarks, and more to prove the effectiveness of ads on Fox Networks. TV[R]EV's Annie Edwards explains.
TV Likely at Center of Marvel and Star Wars' Upcoming Omnichannel Blitz
Kevin Feige taking over as Marvel's Chief Creative Officer shows an omnichannel marketing approach that buoys that brands (and maybe Star Wars) through TV.
Can RSNs Dodge A DTC Knockout In Shifting Cable Landscape?
Regional sports networks in California are less likely to be seen as must-haves by many potential subscribers, a study suggests. To survive in the direct-to-consumer future, such channels will need to prove their value as a bundle partner for significant audiences.
Where Trump is Advertising Right Now and More Impeachment Stats
Impeachment is driving media, whether you're pro- or against. A look at how Trump's spending and more:
Nine Ways Niche VOD Services Can Attract Subscribers Amid The Streaming Wars
Getting subscribers in the door is an existential issue for niche services amid brutal competition. At the Future of TV conference, marketing and business-development executives offered nine tactics crucial to survival amid that competition.
Controlling the Zeitgeist: Disney+ Weekly Episode Drops Will Keep Audiences, Content Creators Busy
Whether Disney+ becomes appointment television or not, it'll be important television to dedicated fans. And that, by itself, is probably enough to guide it to success in the short- and long-term.
The REVisionists: Viacom SVP Christian Kurz And The Changing Face Of Power
From Greta Thunberg at the UN to major corporations taking a stand on political issues, traditional lines of power are changing. Viacom executive Christian Kurz talks about his companies new study on power's changing face, and what it means for brands.

