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Month: April 2020

pay-tv provider
Operators

Pay-TV providers sick over Q1 results; Comcast, AT&T, Verizon face worse Q2

April 30, 2020 Jim O’Neill

Pay-TV provider Comcast today posted a mixed bag of first quarter results. The company missed Wall Street expectations for revenue, but topped profit forecasts while warning of a potentially “significant” downturn for the second quarter Read More

NFL
OTT

NFL season starting Oct. 15? Could be… What’s streaming’s role?

April 27, 2020 Jim O’Neill

Wondering when that football itch is going to get scratched? The good news: The NFL reportedly plans to release a flexible schedule May 7. And the bad? Well, the NFL reportedly has a plan that Read More

SVOD

Netflix adds 15.77M subs in Q1; consumers see streaming as a better deal

April 21, 2020 Jim O’Neill

Note to self: Beware forecasters who say Netflix’s 15.77 million new subscribers in the quarter is a bad thing. Or say it’s never going to happen again. And, really, don’t listen when they sing their Read More

vudu sale
OTT

NBCU hopes Vudu will help Fandango navigate crowded streaming waters

April 21, 2020 Jim O’Neill

NBC Universal is continuing its arms race against streaming foes Netflix and Amazon Prime, agreeing to terms with Walmart, which will sell its movie and TV rental service, Vudu, to NBCU’s movie ticketing company Fandango. Read More

churn
OTT

Flexibility, content are key to reducing OTT subscriber churn – but it’ll happen anyway

April 9, 2020 Jim O’Neill

I’ve said this before, but it bears repeating: Today’s consumers increasingly value flexibility, control and content when it comes to home entertainment. Making it easy for them to churn – to subscribe and unsubscribe – Read More

quibi survive
OTT

Quibi in the time of COVID-19: That dog don’t hunt; Later? Maybe

April 8, 2020 Jim O’Neill

Have you tried Quibi, the mobile-only streaming play that just launched? I’m two days into my 90-day free trial and, alas, the likelihood of me paying for Day 91 is, well, slim and none… unless Read More

korea's tvod svod markets
OTT

S. Korea’s TVOD success is a credit to relaxed theatrical release windows; will it happen here?

April 8, 2020 Jim O’Neill

A new study says South Korea’s TVOD and SVOD services are soaring, with the country’s transactional video-on-demand market one of the most successful in the world. One of the keys to TVOD’s success? Relaxed release Read More

remote work
business continuity

Secure, reliable comms crucial for business continuity through pandemic

April 6, 2020 Jim O’Neill

US Small businesses continue to close as a result of the coronavirus stay-at-home decrees, but enterprise is working to maintain “business as usual,” when possible, by depending on secure, reliable comms. “Business continuity” has become Read More

week in review
OTT

Week In Review: TV ad woes; Netflix No. 1; Will sports be back?

April 3, 2020 Jim O’Neill

Ad giant WPP pulls dividend, buyback and outlook as clients cut spending Fallout from the coronavirus outbreak has been more rapid than from the 2008 economic crash, sending different sectors reeling more quickly and leaving Read More

Advertising

90% of ad execs say coronavirus pandemic disrupts campaign plans; OTT news viewing surges

April 1, 2020 Jim O’Neill

Ninety percent of brand marketers and ad agencies say they have experienced a disruption in their advertising plans caused by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey, with more than one-third saying they have Read More

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