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Paramount Scores Ratings Win With Overtime Super Bowl, Swift
Sunday’s Big Game lived up to its high expectations, delivering record viewership for Paramount.
New Joint Venture Flattens Sports Streaming In Wake Of Media Rights Battles
Some of sports’ biggest rights holders are combining forces, in a move that makes us wonder what the point of escalating rights fees were to begin with.
Basketball, Grammys Lead for TV Watch-Time
Meanwhile, multiple news programs made week-over-week gains, per Inscape.
Basketball Up, But NFL Still Leads for TV Watch-Time
The NFL conference championships captured a 7.99% viewership share last week, per Inscape.
Netflix Pins Down YouTube’s No. 1 Sports Franchise, the WWE
The biggest part of Neflix’s new rights deal with the WWE is how popular wrestling is on YouTube, and how that may be a huge boost to Netflix’s subscriber (and ad) base.
NFL Playoffs Scored a 16% Viewership Share on TV Last Week
“Postseason NFL Countdown” also enjoyed a boost in watch-time for Jan. 15-21, according to Inscape data.
Prime Video Sees Increase in Earned Media Value Thanks to NFL
It was the only streaming service that saw month-over-month growth in December, per CreatorIQ.
NFL Playoffs Dominate Weekend TV Watch-Time
The NFL Playoffs captured a 33.62% viewership share across Saturday and Sunday, according to Inscape data.
Peacock’s NFL Playoff Exclusive Worked. But At What Cost?
Peacock scored a big win with its exclusive NFL Playoff game, but do short-term gains hurt the league in the long-term?
TV By the Numbers: CFP National Championship, NFL’s Wild Card Weekend
A look at the most-watched programming for January 8-14, with insights from Inscape.
Golden Globes Crack Top 15 Most-Watched TV Programs Last Week
Meanwhile the football action continues, with NFL and college bowl games combined capturing over 14% of all minutes watched Jan. 1-7.
ESPN Pays Up To Keep NCAA Championship Rights. What’s Next?
ESPN paying up for NCAA sports championships is all part of a larger plan — but one that looks tougher by the day.
Bowl-A-Palooza: Football’s Domination of TV Viewership Last Week
Between the NFL and college bowl games, football captured nearly 20% of all minutes watched on live TV last week, per Inscape.
Once More Into The Breach: Our Fearless Predictions For 2024
Alan Wolk serves up TVREV’s 2024 Prediction realness. Everything from ad-supported Amazon to IPV6.
The Year Behind: How Our 2023 Fearless Predictions Panned Out
How did our 2023 predictions pan out? Alan Wolk takes a quick look back.
Finale Episodes Propel ‘The Voice’ into Top Ten Most-Watched TV Programs
Plus a look at the top holiday movies by watch-time on Christmas Eve, with data from Inscape.
Could Amazon Get Into The RSN Game? (And Why Would They?)
Amazon suddenly has eyes on investing in Diamond Sports — something that actually makes too much sense.
Saturday Games Score for NFL Weekly TV Watch-Time
The NFL increased its viewership share from 7.60% to 9.25% week-over-week, per recent Inscape data
NBA In-Season Tournament Scores for Weekly Watch-Time
The league’s inaugural competition netted a 1.16% viewership share for the week, behind only the NFL, per Inscape data.
College Football Playoff Pushes Sport Closer To TV-Based Consolidation
College Football’s consolidation looks assured following Sunday’s playoff selections that excluded Florida State.