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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.

Accedo to demonstrate AI-powered orchestration platform at IBC
Accedo will debut its AI-powered orchestration tool Compose at IBC, helping streaming services adapt in real time.

Plex picks Bitmovin to power video on-demand platform
Plex has chosen to use Bitmovin's technology to power its video on-demand offerings, the companies said on Friday.

Fox channels stay on YouTube TV under short-term deal
YouTube TV and Fox Corporation have reached a short-term extension that will keep local Fox stations and national networks on the platform for a few more days

YouTube TV to carry One America News as expiration of Fox contract looms
YouTube TV will add One America News to its line-up by the end of the year.

Gracenote: FAST channels grow 14 percent during Q2 2025
Gracenote says the number of FAST channels available to streamers rose 14 percent during the second quarter of the year.

Ampere: Sports rights fees climb to $30.5 billion in 2025
Spending on U.S. sports rights has soared 122 percent over the past decade, fueled by blockbuster rights deals with the NFL and NBA, according to Ampere Analysis.

Viewpoint: At Netflix, can artificial intelligence and creativity mix?
Netflix is now using generative AI – but it risks leaving viewers and creatives behind
By:
Edward White

Disney, ESPN sue Sling TV over day pass subscriptions
Disney claims Sling TV's new day and weekend passes, which offer short-term access to ESPN, were launched without prior knowledge.

SNL Kagan: NFL to get $110 billion from TV deals through 2032
The amount is more than double what broadcasters and streaming platforms paid under the prior TV rights agreement.

Radial Entertainment names new top executives
Melissa Boag, Brian Blum, Thibault Hermenault and Minh Vo are taking new roles with the company.

Pathé Home integrates watermarking tech from Synamedia
Pathé has partnered with video technology firm Synamedia to deploy forensic watermarking on its direct-to-consumer streaming platform Pathé Home

Future Today partners with Anoki, Magnite for CTV contextualized targting
Future Today has partnered with contextual advertising company Anoki and sell-side platform Magnite to bring scene-level contextual targeting to its CTV footprint.