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Good Omens on Prime Video

‘Good Omens’ Season Two Trailer Shared By Prime Video

Michael Malone published 8 June 23

Jon Hamm in series based on oddball Terry Pratchett-Neil Gaiman fantasy novel

CNN

CNN Ad Revenue Was Down Nearly 40% For the First Four Months of 2023

Daniel Frankel published 8 June 23

In addition to plummeting ratings, the final months of former chief Chris Licht's tenure were marked by rapidly decreasing advertising sales, MediaRadar says

Cineverse

Cineverse Sets 1-for-20 Reverse Stock Split

Jon Lafayette published 8 June 23

Shares dip below 30 cents

Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Amazon Prime Video Planning To Join Ad-Supported Wave

Jon Lafayette published 7 June 23

Move would follow Disney Plus and Netflix adding commercials

Headshots of new NAB board chairs: Sook, LaPlatney, Jones

Nexstar's Perry Sook Elected NAB Joint Board Chair

Kent Gibbons published 7 June 23

Pat LaPlatney of Gray set as TV Board chair, Collin Jones of Cumulus as Radio Board chair

NBA Finals

YouTube TV Puts on Full-Court Press With NBA Finals Ads, Sports Media Pundits Call Foul

Daniel Frankel published 7 June 23

Turns out the presenting sponsor's barrage of logos and commercials is playing smothering offense for some viewers

CNN could have been spending the time reinventing itself as an always-on digital lifestyle brand, a la the 'New York Times'
For CNN, the Real Damage of the Chris Licht Era Was the 13 Wasted Months CNN could have been spending the time reinventing itself as an always-on digital lifestyle brand, a la the 'New York Times'
Turns out the presenting sponsor's barrage of logos and commercials is playing smothering offense for some viewers
YouTube TV Puts on Full-Court Press With NBA Finals Ads, Sports Media Pundits Call Foul Turns out the presenting sponsor's barrage of logos and commercials is playing smothering offense for some viewers
Comcast wins the final judgment over Florida-based OTT tech startup WhereverTV, which sued the cable giant back in 2018 over how X1 handles streaming integration
Comcast Beats Back Patent Suit Against Its ‘Churn Buster,’ Xfinity X1 Comcast wins the final judgment over Florida-based OTT tech startup WhereverTV, which sued the cable giant back in 2018 over how X1 handles streaming integration
Somehow, the video platform abandoned by AT&T three years ago, then cast off to private equity increased its American Customer Satisfaction Index score by five full percentage points over last year
Unsolved Mystery: U-Verse Ranks No. 1 in Pay TV Customer Satisfaction For a Fourth Straight Year Somehow, the video platform abandoned by AT&T three years ago, then cast off to private equity increased its American Customer Satisfaction Index score by five full percentage points over last year
This company got you to stare at your smart phone while you cross busy streets and attend funerals and weddings. You think a $3,500 price point is going to stop Apple from hoisting the next frighteningly immersive level of computer technology upon all of us?
Apple's 'Vision Pro' Headset: 'Let Us Strap the Screen to Your Face So You Never Stop Making Money For Us' This company got you to stare at your smart phone while you cross busy streets and attend funerals and weddings. You think a $3,500 price point is going to stop Apple from hoisting the next frighteningly immersive level of computer technology upon all of us?
Colombian romantic thriller 'Fake Profile' was the only other Netflix show to crack even 40 million streaming hours
Arnold's 'FUBAR' Tops Epically Slow Week -- Netflix Weekly Rankings for May 29 - June 4 Colombian romantic thriller 'Fake Profile' was the only other Netflix show to crack even 40 million streaming hours

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Meta

Meta Artificial Intelligence Leak Draws Bipartisan Hill Concern

By John Eggerton published 7 June 23

Potential abuses include spam, fraud and harassment

Multichannel News
Van Toffler Gunpowder & Sky

Gunpowder & Sky Aims To Grow Roster of FAST Channels

By Jon Lafayette published 7 June 23

Founded by Van Toffler and Floris Bauer, company acquires rights to 30 series and films for Dust and Alter

Broadcasting & Cable
White Men Can't Jump

‘Ted Lasso’ Stays At The Top Of TVision’s CTV Power Score Rankings

By Jon Lafayette published 7 June 23

Hulu’s ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ is top movie for May

Broadcasting & Cable
Verizon +Play

Verizon Plus Play Adds Spanish-Language, Preschool-Targeted SVOD Platform Edye

By Daniel Frankel published 7 June 23

Telco continues to flesh out the wholesale subscription hub it offers to mobile, 5G Home and LTE Home Internet customers in the U.S.

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Jimmy Kimmel Live

Writers’ Strike Impacts Ad-Spending Growth on Talk Shows, Soap Operas

By Jon Lafayette published 6 June 23

Streaming platforms also expected to be hurt by WGA work stoppage, MediaRadar says

Broadcasting & Cable
AMC Networks Vizio

Vizio Says CTV Campaigns Can Target Local Audiences

By Jon Lafayette published 6 June 23

Awareness and recall rose in utility’s service area

Broadcasting & Cable
Dealer showing cars to couple

Auto Advertisers Shifting To Connected TV, Innovid Says

By Jon Lafayette published 6 June 23

68% of auto impressions driven by CTV in 2022, up from 60% in 2021

Broadcasting & Cable

Business

Verizon +Play

Verizon Plus Play Adds Spanish-Language, Preschool-Targeted SVOD Platform Edye

By Daniel Frankel published 7 June 23

Telco continues to flesh out the wholesale subscription hub it offers to mobile, 5G Home and LTE Home Internet customers in the U.S.

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SAG-AFTRA headquarters

SAG-AFTRA Members Vote 97.9% in Favor of Strike Authorization

By Daniel Frankel published 6 June 23

With negotiations with producers starting Wednesday, actors could soon join writers on the picket line

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Former Viaplay chief Anders Jensen

Viaplay CEO Anders Jensen Steps Down Amid Bleak Economic Reckoning; Fate of U.S. SVOD Expansion Now Seems Unclear

By Daniel Frankel published 5 June 23

Jorgen Madsen Lindemann, ex-CEO of the Nordic media company's former parent, MTG, will take Jensen's place

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CNN chief Chris Licht

CNN’s Licht Apologizes to Newsroom Following Disastrous ‘Atlantic’ Profile; Staffers Privately Say, ‘He’s Done’

By Daniel Frankel published 5 June 23

CNN’s embattled CEO declares intention to ‘fight like hell’ to win back staff’s trust as WBD chief David Zaslav appears to lose confidence in him

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Directors Guild of America

Directors Guild Reaches Deal With Producers, Ups Int’l Streaming Residuals by 76%

By Daniel Frankel published 4 June 23

Tentative agreement with producers must now be ratified by the DGA's 19,000 members, and the impact on the ongoing writers strike is said to be negligible

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Technology

Charter Communications

Charter Taps Nokia as Key 5G Tech Vendor for Spectrum Mobile

By Daniel Frankel published 5 June 23

Charter is seeking to offload wireless traffic from its Verizon network lease using CBRS-based radio access network (RAN) infrastructure

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Google Chromecast

Google Quietly Ends Support for the Revolutionary First-Generation Chromecast

By Daniel Frankel published 1 June 23

Google stops publishing firmware updates for the device that invented the cheap streaming dongle market a decade ago

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Best of Show Awards 2023: Meet the Winners

By Michael Demenchuk published 30 May 23

Annual awards recognize innovation and excellence in Media & Entertainment technology

Broadcasting & Cable
BMW with TiVo in-car video

What, a Merger That Makes Sense? BWM Partners With Xperi to Deliver TiVo-Powered In-Car Audio

By Daniel Frankel published 24 May 23

The German automaker will use the 'Powered By TiVo' platform to program its in-car audio for 5-Series and above models

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L.A. TV Week: Next TV Summit Rings in Streaming’s ‘Postwar’ Era

By Daniel Frankel published 23 May 23

Top-level media tech executives converge June 20 to make sense of an industry being recreated before our eyes

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