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Nickelodeon's 'The Patrick Show'

Mediacom Renews Paramount Global Carriage

Mike Farrell published 29 June 22

Deal includes cable channels, broadcast stations and Showtime OTT

Disney Plus' 'Obi-Wan Kenobi'

Disney Plus' 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' Signs Off Season 1 With an Impressive 1.8 Million U.S. Viewers

Daniel Frankel published 29 June 22

Samba TV's Live+4D measurement is slightly below the record 2.2 million streams garnered by 'The Mandalorian' Season 2 finale, but it beat 'Book of Boba Fett's S1 sign-off by 20%

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Weekly Cable Ratings: Fox News Sweeps June Primetime, Total Day Charts

R. Thomas Umstead published 29 June 22

INSP moves into top five in primetime

Elvis from 68 Comeback Special

‘Elvis’ Movie Boosts Viewing on Vevo, Thank You Very Much

Jon Lafayette published 29 June 22

Views of songs from The King’s ‘68 Comeback Special five time higher over opening weekend

Mediaocean

VideoAmp Data Integrated Into Mediaocean Platform

Jon Lafayette published 29 June 22

Deal enables VideoAmp to be used as currency in transactions

Howard Stern

Comcast Builds SiriusXM App into Xfinity X1, Flex and XClass TV

Daniel Frankel published 29 June 22

Comcast continues to build out its TVOS with native voice integration of 425 SiriusXM channels

Season 3 of Netflix fantasy adventure garnered nearly 125 million hours of streaming
'Umbrella Academy' Reigns as No. 1 for the Week of June 20-26 - Netflix Global Top 10 Season 3 of Netflix fantasy adventure garnered nearly 125 million hours of streaming
Two recent research indicators show a sharp drop in the perceived value of the pricey, $16-a-month streaming service
Netflix Investors' Souring Sentiment Suddenly Seeps Into the Connected Living Room Two recent research indicators show a sharp drop in the perceived value of the pricey, $16-a-month streaming service
Revealing just how much demand there is for discounted tiers of popular SVOD services, 28% of subscribers say they pay for the $9.99 HBO Max plan
HBO Max's Customer Base Is Almost 30% Ad-Supported After Less Than One Year Revealing just how much demand there is for discounted tiers of popular SVOD services, 28% of subscribers say they pay for the $9.99 HBO Max plan
A year on the job, he's about to unveil a transformed NCTC as the org preps the return of a live Independent Show in July
NCTC CEO Lou Borrelli Talks 'Connectivity Exchange,' MVNO Deals ... And the New Name A year on the job, he's about to unveil a transformed NCTC as the org preps the return of a live Independent Show in July
Here are the key questions of Netflix’s Great Reset: What’s not getting done, amid all the new and old initiatives, when you get rid of about one in seven of your employees? And will customers notice?
Netflix Is Cutting Itself Down To Size Even More Than You Know (Bloom) Here are the key questions of Netflix’s Great Reset: What’s not getting done, amid all the new and old initiatives, when you get rid of about one in seven of your employees? And will customers notice?
In addition to giving viewers a reason to explore the depths of the library, the linear channels give them 'permission' to watch shows other than the high profile originals, which will also help them to justify the cost of the service
Linear Channels On SVOD Services? It’s Only A Matter Of Time (Wolk) In addition to giving viewers a reason to explore the depths of the library, the linear channels give them 'permission' to watch shows other than the high profile originals, which will also help them to justify the cost of the service

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Connected TV Giving Ad-Supported TV a Boost, Researchers Find

By Jon Lafayette published 29 June 22

Advertiser Perceptions, Hub Research find 54% of advertisers will increase CTV spending over the next 12 months

Broadcasting & Cable
Bob Chapek

Embattled Disney CEO Bob Chapek Gets Three-Year Contract Extension

By Jon Lafayette published 29 June 22

Strong leadership during pandemic and transformation strategy cited

Broadcasting & Cable
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FCC's Brendan Carr to Apple, Google App Stores: TikTok Has To Go

By John Eggerton published 28 June 22

Commissioner cites report of China accessing sensitive data collected by site

Multichannel News
Gigi Sohn

Gigi Sohn’s FCC Prospects Fading Absent Senate Action ASAP

By John Eggerton published 28 June 22

Failure to confirm would leave agency tied for the near future

Broadcasting & Cable
Charissa Thompson Fox Amazon Prime Thursday Night Football

Amazon Names Fox’s Charissa Thompson as Host for ‘Thursday Night Football’

By Jon Lafayette published 28 June 22

Thompson will host pregame, halftime and postgame show

Broadcasting & Cable
Spin Magazine

Streaming Channel Being Launched by Spin Magazine and Best Ever Channels

By Jon Lafayette published 28 June 22

Debut expected in Q4 2022 or Q1 2023

Broadcasting & Cable
NBC New York Local on The Roku Channel

NBCU Local Brings Streaming News to The Roku Channel

By Jon Lafayette published 28 June 22

First markets include N.Y., L.A., Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Washington, Hartford and South Florida

Broadcasting & Cable

Business

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PwC Says Media, Telecom Deal Volume Up 28% in 2022

By Mike Farrell published 27 June 22

Tech deals dominate as media sector stays relatively quiet

Multichannel News
Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos

Netflix’s Sarandos Shoots Down Roku Takeover Rumors: ‘We Don't Need It’

By Daniel Frankel published 24 June 22

Netflix co-CEO does confirm that it’s talking to Roku, Google and Comcast about potential partnerships

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Charter Communications

Charter Hit with $337.5M Compensatory Damages Verdict for Murder Committed by Installer

By Daniel Frankel published 24 June 22

Jury said cable company was grossly negligent in 2019 stabbing death of 83-year-old customer by Charter tech

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Hallmark Movies Now

Hallmark Movies Now Enters India Via OTTplay Partnership

By Daniel Frankel published 23 June 22

Crown Media subscription offering will now be offered by India’s premier entertainment review and recommendation platform

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Redbox

Redbox Lifted By the Same Reddit Forces That Made AMC and GameStop Temporary Wall Street Stars

By Daniel Frankel published 23 June 22

Redbox stock was up more than 5X at one point after a subreddit movement emerged to squeeze short sellers

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Technology

March Madness 2022 Final

Stress Test -- Kansas Bandwidth Usage Spiked 24% for KU's March Madness Championship Final

By Daniel Frankel published 13 June 22

OpenVault data sheds light on what happens to broadband networks when put to the test of live-sports streaming

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Xbox Cloud Gaming app for Samsung smart TVs

Samsung Smart TVs Add Console-less Xbox Experience with Cloud Gaming App

By Daniel Frankel published 9 June 22

Roku CEO Anthony Wood said smart TV makers like Samsung would soon give up their respective operating systems for Roku and Amazon Fire TV. We don't know about that

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ATSC 3.0: Everything You Need to Know About the Broadcast Industry's 'NextGen' Technology Standard

By Marc Berman, Next TV Staff published 5 June 22

Over-the-air broadcast is still very much alive, with a new standard that enables everything from 4K resolution to Dolby audio

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Another Google TV Smart TV Partner Deploys Amazon Fire TV Models

By Daniel Frankel published 2 June 22

Xiaomi's release of Fire TV-powered smart TVs in the UK follows a similar move by Hisense last month. It breaks with a longstanding rule about Android TV partners using 'forked' operating systems

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Sinclair's Chris Ripley at NAB Show 2022

NextGen TV Slowly Finds Its Direction

By Gary Arlen published 31 May 22

NAB Show highlights ATSC 3.0 spec’s progress in transportation, education

Broadcasting & Cable

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