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Nielsen: Streaming's Share of U.S. TV Viewing Up Over 10% in 2022 (Chart of the Day)

Daniel Frankel published 15 December 22

Much of the viewing ground has been given up by cable networks

Justin Hartley on The Never Game

Justin Hartley Drama 'The Never Game' on CBS Next Season

Michael Malone published 15 December 22

'This Is Us' star to play lone-wolf survivalist

Discovery Channel's 'BattleBots'

'BattleBots' Premieres on Discovery January 5

Michael Malone published 15 December 22

Tantrum, Witch Doctor, Minotaur to clash in BattleBox

Spirited

Has Apple Finally Killed the Weekly Box Office Report? It Just Declared Holiday Musical 'Spirited' Its 'Biggest Film Ever' Without Releasing Any Metrics

Daniel Frankel published 15 December 22

Not-so-transparent Apple TV Plus just might have the most popular movie of the holiday season with its Will Ferrell-Ryan Reynolds musical comedy, but it won't show us a shred of data to prove it

Mike Gabler on Survivor

'Survivor' Champ Mike Gabler Donates His Million to Veterans

Michael Malone published 15 December 22

'There are people that need that money more,' said winner

Showtime's 'Yellowjackets'

Showtime Greenlights Third Season of 'Yellowjackets'

R. Thomas Umstead published 15 December 22

Series get renewal prior to season two premiere

Not-so-transparent Apple TV Plus just might have the most popular movie of the holiday season with its Will Ferrell-Ryan Reynolds musical comedy, but it won't show us a shred of data to prove it
Has Apple Finally Killed the Weekly Box Office Report? It Just Declared Holiday Musical 'Spirited' Its 'Biggest Film Ever' Without Releasing Any Metrics Not-so-transparent Apple TV Plus just might have the most popular movie of the holiday season with its Will Ferrell-Ryan Reynolds musical comedy, but it won't show us a shred of data to prove it
Netflix simply doesn't have enough users signed up to its ad-supported tier yet to meet its ambitious sales goals
Netflix Misses Early Ad Delivery Targets, Gives Money Back to Advertisers - Report Netflix simply doesn't have enough users signed up to its ad-supported tier yet to meet its ambitious sales goals
Much of the viewing ground has been given up by cable networks
Nielsen: Streaming's Share of U.S. TV Viewing Up Over 10% in 2022 (Chart of the Day) Much of the viewing ground has been given up by cable networks
Produced by Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day and the rest of the 'M.Q.' creative team, 'Mere Mortals' will 'explore the lives of employees, players and fans who are impacted by the game'
Apple TV Plus Sets Up 'Mythic Quest' Spinoff Series 'Mere Mortals' Produced by Rob McElhenney, Charlie Day and the rest of the 'M.Q.' creative team, 'Mere Mortals' will 'explore the lives of employees, players and fans who are impacted by the game'
Verizon mobile and FWA customers will get a year free of the $19.99-a-month top-of-the-line Netflix tier when they sign up for another streaming service through +play
Verizon Gooses +play with Free Netflix Premium Promo, Moves Its 'Channels'-Like Wholesale Market From Trial to Beta Verizon mobile and FWA customers will get a year free of the $19.99-a-month top-of-the-line Netflix tier when they sign up for another streaming service through +play
Next TV's new sponsored webinar series features Xperi product chief Geir Skaaden talking about the competitive TVOS market with Next TV Editor Daniel Frankel on Thursday at 2 p.m. EST. Click here to register for this free live virtual discussion today
Register For Free to Our First 'Next TV Power Hour' Virtual Discussion: 'TiVo on The Gateway to The Connected Home' Next TV's new sponsored webinar series features Xperi product chief Geir Skaaden talking about the competitive TVOS market with Next TV Editor Daniel Frankel on Thursday at 2 p.m. EST. Click here to register for this free live virtual discussion today

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High School football

Bally Sports Plus Gets (One of) Its Biggest Signup Days Yet ... From a High School Football Game - UPDATED

By Daniel Frankel published 15 December 22

Bally Sports decided to make the Nov. 25 California state title game between powerful John Bosco and Mater Dei a national streaming exclusive, and the results were surprisingly good.

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Peacock JetBlue

NBCU's Peacock Takes to the Skies in Deal with JetBlue

By Jon Lafayette published 15 December 22

Originals available on seatback screens, passengers can access Peacock on mobile devices

Broadcasting & Cable
Drew Barrymore

New Pluto TV Ad Campaign Features Drew Barrymore

By Jon Lafayette published 15 December 22

Spots continue 'Stream Now, Pay Never' slogan

Broadcasting & Cable
France vs. Morocco in 2022 FIFA World Cup

FuboTV Hit with Cyberattack During World Cup Match

By Jon Lafayette published 15 December 22

Service fully restored Wednesday evening

Broadcasting & Cable
A view of the Turkey float during the 2022 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 24, 2022 in New York City.

Thanksgiving Surge Boosts TV Viewing in November

By Jon Lafayette published 15 December 22

Streaming gobbles up time spent and share

Broadcasting & Cable
Jeffrey Wright and Thandiwe Newton in HBO's 'Westworld'.

Warner Bros. Discovery Moving HBO Shows to FAST Services

By Jon Lafayette published 14 December 22

Company talking to studios about licensing additional series

Broadcasting & Cable
Charter Communications

Charter Outlines a Relatively Cheap, $5.5 Billion '10G' Network Upgrade Plan ... But Wall Street Is Unimpressed

By Daniel Frankel published 14 December 22

Charter showed off a plan to upgrade most of its footprint to next-generation broadband tech by 2025 at half the cost of what Comcast is paying. But that was apparently still too expensive for The Street

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Business

High School football

Bally Sports Plus Gets (One of) Its Biggest Signup Days Yet ... From a High School Football Game - UPDATED

By Daniel Frankel published 15 December 22

Bally Sports decided to make the Nov. 25 California state title game between powerful John Bosco and Mater Dei a national streaming exclusive, and the results were surprisingly good.

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Peacock JetBlue

NBCU's Peacock Takes to the Skies in Deal with JetBlue

By Jon Lafayette published 15 December 22

Originals available on seatback screens, passengers can access Peacock on mobile devices

Broadcasting & Cable
Katherine Pond

Vizio: Only 7% of Viewership on Its Smart TVs Comes Via Third-Party Streaming Devices

By Daniel Frankel last updated 14 December 22

Smart TV maker is the latest to declare that 'the dongle is dead'

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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav

Zaslav Set to Pull 'Westworld,' a Former Flagship Series With 54 Emmy Noms, Off HBO Max Completely

By Daniel Frankel last updated 14 December 22

Four seasons of the A.I.-themed dystopian drama, along with the Joss Whedon series 'The Nevers,' will be yanked off HBO Max streaming in a cost-cutting move

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Nexstar Comcast blackout warning

Nexstar Warns Viewers of Looming Comcast Blackout

By Daniel Frankel last updated 13 December 22

Around 90 stations could go dark on the nation’s biggest cable TV provider at the end of the month

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Technology

Charter Communications

Charter Outlines a Relatively Cheap, $5.5 Billion '10G' Network Upgrade Plan ... But Wall Street Is Unimpressed

By Daniel Frankel published 14 December 22

Charter showed off a plan to upgrade most of its footprint to next-generation broadband tech by 2025 at half the cost of what Comcast is paying. But that was apparently still too expensive for The Street

Multichannel News
10G Avenue exhibit at 2022 SCTE-ISBE Cable-Tec Expo in Philadelphia.

Comcast Announces First 'Live' 10G FDX DOCSIS 4.0 Connection

By Daniel Frankel published 12 December 22

Comcast said it hooked up a real Philadelphia business to symmetrical multi-gigabit internet using Full Duplex DOCSIS 4.0 Tech. Sets up wide-scale '10G' deployment to start in 2023

Multichannel News
Generic cable set-top

Video Biz Energy Use Trends Down ... But Will Soon Spike Anew Thanks to Unicast Streaming

By Daniel Frankel published 8 December 22

Cord-cutting has reduced usage of power-hungry pay TV network infrastructure, but streaming is about to drive it to new heights, research company says

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Comcast-Charter JV Xumo TV

Xumo TV: Everything You Need to Know About the Comcast and Charter Streaming OS Joint Venture

By Scott Lehane last updated 1 December 22

An up-to-date look at the TVOS JV being launched by America’s biggest cable operators

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Apple TV 4K

Black Friday Finds: 5 Sweet Deals on Streaming Gadgets and Services

By Daniel Frankel last updated 28 November 22

Fast connected-TV devices. Cheap SVOD platforms. It's great to be alive on the Friday after Thanksgiving

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