Streaming
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.
Prime Video sets Thursday Night Football record with Lions-Cowboys game
Amazon set a viewership record for its Thursday Night Football telecast between the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys, which drew nearly 20 million sports fans.
Verizon lowers price of HBO Max streaming app for customers
Verizon is lowering the price of its HBO Max streaming perk for its wireless and home Internet customers, The Desk has learned.
FIRST ON THE DESK
LG Channels adds two new Stingray music channels
Smart television maker LG has added two new Stingray music channels to its streaming service LG Channels, the companies announced on Tuesday.
Nielsen: Football boosts time spent with ad-supported sources during Q3
Traditional linear TV accounted for a stronger share of ad-supported viewership than streaming during Q3, according to Nielsen.
Parks Associates promotes three to new leadership roles
Market research firm Parks Associates promoted three of its executives to new leadership roles this week.
EXECUTIVE MOVES
Stingray launches new music channels on Amazon Prime Video
Stingray says it has inked a new deal with Amazon that will see several of its own channels offered through Prime Video for free.
Harmonic agrees to sell video business to MediaKind for $145 million
Harmonic will sell its video business to MediaKind for $145 million, positioning the company to focus exclusively on broadband technology.
DIRECTV launches streaming app for LG smart TVs
DIRECTV is now offering its streaming television app on smart TVs made by LG and powered by the WebOS operating system.
PubMatic, Brightline partner on connected TV ad formats
PubMatic and BrightLine have partnered to bring interactive and addressable CTV ad formats to PubMatic’s programmatic platform.
Fubo lowers prices as dispute with Comcast’s NBC drags on
Fubo has lowered the prices of two pay TV packages as its dispute with NBC Universal continues into another week.
Netflix agrees to acquire Warner Bros Discovery for $82.7 billion
Netflix has agreed to buy WBD’s studio, streaming platforms and IP for nearly $83 billion, contingent on WBD spinning off its cable networks by Q3 2026.
C-SPAN added to YouTube TV, will come to Hulu next week
YouTube TV is now offering the C-SPAN's three channels, and Hulu with Live TV will do the same next Thursday.