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Cinedigm

Cinedigm Cuts 4th Quarter Loss As Streaming Revenues Jump

Jon Lafayette published 27 June 22

Ad supported streaming revenue up 147%

Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification.

Broadcast Networks Will Cover Surprise Jan. 6 Hearing

John Eggerton published 27 June 22

Committee signals it has some new evidence

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

Mike Farrell published 27 June 22

Tech deals dominate as media sector stays relatively quiet

Succession on HBO

‘Succession’ Season Four Starts Production

Michael Malone published 27 June 22

Jesse Armstrong drama starts up in New York

Alex Wagner

MSNBC Names Alex Wagner to Take Over Rachel Maddow's Primetime Slot

R. Thomas Umstead published 27 June 22

Wagner to host 9 p.m. hour on MSNBC Tuesday through Friday beginning in August; Maddow to host Monday nights

Hiding in Plain Sight on PBS

Ken Burns Film Looks at Youth Mental Illness

Michael Malone published 27 June 22

‘Hiding in Plain Sight’ premieres on PBS June 27

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
Netflix Co-CEO does confirm that it's talking to Roku, Google and Comcast about potential partnerships
Netflix's Sarandos Shoots Down Roku Takeover Rumors: 'We Don't Need It' Netflix Co-CEO does confirm that it's talking to Roku, Google and Comcast about potential partnerships
Promotions are now the top driver for signups and price has risen to be the No. 2 consideration for cancellations
Price Sensitivity Way Up Among Subscription Streaming Customers, NPD Group Says Promotions are now the top driver for signups and price has risen to be the No. 2 consideration for cancellations
Lou Borrelli, CEO of the soon-to-be-renamed cooperative that serves more than 700 smaller market cable operators, says Comcast is ‘very interested’ in its footprint
NCTC In Discussions with Comcast To License Xfinity Flex Lou Borrelli, CEO of the soon-to-be-renamed cooperative that serves more than 700 smaller market cable operators, says Comcast is ‘very interested’ in its footprint
Also streaming this week: Paramount's 'Beavis and Butt-Head Do The Universe,' Reelz's 'Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil: My Story' and Apple's 'The Loot'
A Korean Version of Netflix's 'Money Heist,' and the Returns of Hulu's ‘Only Murders in the Building,' Showtime's 'The Chi' and HBO's Westworld' -- What’s Upstream for June 23-29 Also streaming this week: Paramount's 'Beavis and Butt-Head Do The Universe,' Reelz's 'Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil: My Story' and Apple's 'The Loot'

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HBO Max

HBO Max's Customer Base Is Almost 30% Ad-Supported After Less Than One Year

By Daniel Frankel published 27 June 22

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

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Elvis Presley Cinedigm Elvis Presley Channel

LG, Freevee, Vizio, Sling, Xumo, Plex, Local Now Launch Elvis Presley Channel

By Jon Lafayette published 27 June 22

King of Rock ‘n’ Roll featured in movies, series and lifestyle programming

Broadcasting & Cable
Supreme Court building

Writers Guilds Condemn Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade

By John Eggerton published 24 June 22

Unions say end of abortion-rights guarantee will result in deaths, denial of basic rights

Broadcasting & Cable
Samsung TV Plus

Samsung Adds More Streaming Channels to TV Plus Platform

By Jon Lafayette published 24 June 22

Home Refresh, Holiday Movies, TED join lineup

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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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Business

HBO Max

HBO Max's Customer Base Is Almost 30% Ad-Supported After Less Than One Year

By Daniel Frankel published 27 June 22

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

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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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Netflix Hollywood HQ

Netflix Cuts Another 316 Workers

By Daniel Frankel published 23 June 22

Layoffs of more mostly U.S. employees up total trims since 'Black Tuesday' to around 600

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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

Xaomi Amazon Fire TV-enabled smart TV

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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