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Knicks Making Finals Is Cherry On Top Of NBA’s Successful Season
The Knicks making the NBA Finals will give the league a nice TV boost and some compelling narratives to close out a successful first season of the league’s new media deal.
Tube Trends: How YouTube Creators Are Using Longer Videos To Compete With TV
YouTube wants its creators to make more TV-like content. From a run-time perspective, the transition is already happening on the platform.
NFL Subtly Shifts TV Schedule To Streaming-First
As the NFL’s 2026 schedule takes shape, the league appears to be quietly embracing its destiny as streaming-first.
Tube Trends: NFL’s Impending YouTube Deal Shows Where Ball Is Heading
The NFL’s potential YouTube deal is about more than just money. It’s about the future of TV.
NFL Will Counteract TV’s Spending Limits With More Streaming Packages
The NFL isn’t waiting for traditional TV to build out how it increases media revenues. It’s using streaming to grow revenues rapidly, with or without networks.
‘Project Hail Mary’s’ Second Act: Why Amazon May Win Even Bigger at Home
‘Project Hail Mary’ is a certified box office hit. But the data suggests Amazon should be just as excited for the film’s performance on streaming.
New Formula 1 Rights Deal Works, If Apple Increases Sports Investment
F1 is coming to Apple in 2026 — but does that mean anything for either without a larger Apple investment in sports?
The NFL Has TV Over A Barrel, With No End In Sight
The NFL wants to start renegotiation talks for its lucrative media rights four years before its opt-out clause, and TV can’t really say no.
Amazon Prime Video Is Masters’ Latest Swing At New Audiences
The Masters has added Amazon Prime Video to its list of media partners, yet again opening up new opportunities around the event.
MLB Targets Expansion, Geography To Enhance National TV Product
Rob Manfred’s recent statements on MLB expansion and realignment take an interesting approach to greater national TV relevance.
Why Alan Moss Wants Amazon To Be A Crystal Box
In this interview from Cannes 2025, Amazon’s Alan Moss talks about transparency, scale, measurement and why he thinks we’ll soon drop the “C” from “CTV..”
Does Content Overlap Matter In Streaming Bundle Era?
While Disney+ tries to avoid crashing its fandom content into each other, those shows can collide with major Hulu programs — something that becomes more apparent when it’s all under one roof. But should that matter anymore?
NFL TV Draft: Which Games Will Draw The Biggest Audience In 2025?
Which NFL games are likely to draw the biggest TV audiences this season? We took a swing at the games that have network and streaming partners (and TV viewers) excited.
What If The NHL Just Embraces Being Post-Cable TV?
The NHL’s exciting playoffs are likely to once again lack the TV audiences to match. What if a post-cable approach could change that?
‘Suits: LA’ Owes Its Existence to ‘Suits’ Becoming a Transformative Streaming Success
Using Parrot Analytics data, we can measure the sizable value Suits has generated across several streaming platforms, which ultimately led to Suits: LA.
For Now, Sports’ TV Approach Needs Both Linear and Streaming
Recent events show more concerted efforts for sports to be available on both streaming and linear as the two sides realize they need each other for this whole ecosystem to work…
Stop Trying To Make The Incomplete ‘Sports Streamer’ Happen
Just days after Venu’s death, DirecTV proposed an alternative… that’s also incomplete. So again: Why are we still trying this?
Demographics Are Destiny: Streaming’s Growth Playbook
Different streamers appeal to different demographics. Brandon Katz explains why they need to stop being so complacent about who is watching.
The Most Interesting Findings From The NBA’s Unsealed Media Deals
The unsealed details of the NBA’s new media rights deals with Amazon and NBC shed a lot of light on where the league’s headed (and especially what Amazon wants to do with sports and shoppable ads).
Amazon’s Upfront Haul Vs. TV’s Ad Contraction
Amazon made a massive and risky bet this year - that consumers would be ok with turning on advertising as the default for Amazon Prime Video.

