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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.
DAZN brings NHL games to 200 countries, territories
DAZN has started rolling out a new add-on package that offers live access to NHL games in more than 200 countries.
DAZN to continue offering NFL games on TV in Canada
DAZN has renewed its multi-year partnership with the National Football League to remain the exclusive digital home of every NFL game in Canada.
Plex reveals security breach, asks users to change passwords
Plex has sent a notice to some customers urging them to change their passwords after the tech developer discovered a new security breach this month.
Weather prevents NBC Sports from making NFL ratings history
A weather delay prevented NBC Sports from attracting the largest audience for an NFL Kickoff event in domestic TV history.
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DirecTV’s MySports offers national NBC feed in Nexstar markets
It is the second time DirecTV has distributed a national NBC programming feed to offset the lack of an agreement to carry affiliated stations.
YouTube grabs 17 million viewers to NFL Brazil game
Before the game was played, questions were raised about how Nielsen and YouTube would collect and report viewership figures.
VAB report: YouTube nukes 179 million problematic videos over six years
Child safety violations and scams drive majority of removals as YouTube purges billions of videos, channels and comments.
Veteran ad industry exec Krishan Bhatia leaving Amazon
Krishan Bhatia, a longtime advertising executive who joined Amazon last year to expand its footprint on Madison Avenue and in the annual upfront sales market, is leaving the technology giant.
Forecast: Streaming revenue to overtake pay TV in U.K. by 2029
While traditional pay TV continues to have high penetration in Britain, more consumers are shifting to streaming services — and premium content, like sports, is shifting as well.
Paramount appears willing to keep cable networks for now
Company executives have discussed ways to refresh the brand identities and programming of MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and BET to attract younger viewers, most of whom no longer pay for cable TV.
Financial analyst warns of likely growth struggles at Paramount
Paramount Plus remains a growing part of Paramount's business, but will likely have to merge with another service in the future, the analyst said.
TNT to pull sports from HBO Max, launch standalone streaming app
At an industry conference this week, WBD CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels said sports will move off HBO Max when Warner Bros and Discovery are separated.