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News articles and original analysis on the topics of streaming media; connected television (CTV); free, ad-supported streaming TV (FAST), ad-supported video on-demand (AVOD), subscription video on-demand (SVOD), virtual multi-video programming distributors (vMVPD), streaming audio services, social video platforms, smart TV platforms and streaming hardware manufacturers.
Bango releases global “Subscription Wars” trend report
Telecom customers across three continents find the subscription landscape chaotic and crave a central hub for purchasing and managing their services, according to a global trends report from Bango.
Xite brings music video app to Android TV
Xite is launching its connected TV app on the Android TV operating system in several more countries.
Sky apologizes after TVs, streaming devices fail to work
Sky Glass TV and Sky Stream users are reporting issues with their devices; Sky has recommended a device recovery as a solution.
Big 12 Conference, Gray Media launch free streaming channel
The channel, called Big 12 Studios, will feature game replays, in-game footage, highlights and related programming.
Broadcast, cable groups want FCC to ditch AI disclosure requirements
The groups say the requirement might confuse voters to the benefit of major technology platforms; a watchdog group says those concerns are overblown.
Disney agreed to three genre-based bundles on DirecTV, exec says
DirecTV originally wanted six genre-based bundles of channels, a Disney executive said in an interview, but was eventually convinced to cut that number in half.
A Conversation With: Kirby Grines, CEO, 43Twenty & Publisher, The Streaming Wars
Kirby Grines is the total package: A cool, charismatic and confident thought-leader who understands the business of streaming TV because he helped create it.
Weigel, Paramount multicast network Start TV lands on DirecTV
Weigel Broadcasting and Paramount Global's joint venture multicast network Start TV has launched on DirecTV's pay television platform.
Roger Ehrenberg invests in sports streamer C15 Studio
C15 Studio helps top-tier sports and competition brands like Formula 1, Triton Poker and others develop and deploy free, ad-supported streaming TV channels.
Caitlin Clark leads WNBA on Ion to 23.4 million viewers
The network's parent company E. W. Scripps said the number of men watching WNBA on Ion games grew 181 percent compared to 2023.
Daniel Alegre succeeds Wade Davis as CEO of Televisa-Univision
Televisa-Univision says it has appointed Daniel Alegre to the role of chief executive officer, effective immediately.
Comcast launches new FAST service The Network for original shows
Comcast has launched a new free, ad-supported streaming channel called The Network, which the company will use to distribute new original series to Xfinity customers and Xumo TV users.
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Comcast (press release)