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TiVo Video Trends Report

A 'Landmark Win': Xperi Signs Its First Smart TV OEM for TiVo Stream TVOS

Daniel Frankel published 9 August 22

Xperi said the first smart TV's powered by TiVo Stream will roll out in mid-2023

Jay Leno's Garage

Elon Musk a Guest on ‘Jay Leno’s Garage’

Michael Malone published 8 August 22

Titan gives Jay a peek at most advanced rocket engine ever

The Tegna Inc. headquarters stands in McLean, Virginia, U.S., on Friday, March, 13, 2020. Comedian and TV producer Byron Allen has made a $20-a-share, all-cash offer for Tegna in a deal that values the TV station owner at $8.5 billion, including debt, according to a person familiar with the situation.

FCC, Standard General-Tegna Deal Opponents Continue to Talk

John Eggerton published 8 August 22

Elsewhere, some diversity groups signal they are OK with merger

HBO Max app

Deck Chairs Deployed! HBO Max Finally Finishes Rollout of Revised App

Daniel Frankel published 8 August 22

Recreated HBO Max app now available on desktop, iOS and Android mobile devices, and Amazon Fire tablets

HBO Max

HBO Max Customers Most Satisfied Among Partially Ad-Supported SVOD Users

Daniel Frankel published 8 August 22

Whip Media says 92% of users for HBO Max's $9.99 with-commercials tier are happy with it vs. 95% for the no-ads version

NAB 2022 midterm election PSAs

NAB Launches Midterm Election Toolkit

John Eggerton published 8 August 22

Includes PSAs, help weeding out misinformation online

In the age of streaming, where content access is near bottomless, how much content is enough? How long is that tail? And what do we do with the slightly older stuff no one is looking for or watching?
As HBO Max And Netflix Pull Back, What’s a Library Really Worth These Days? (Bloom) In the age of streaming, where content access is near bottomless, how much content is enough? How long is that tail? And what do we do with the slightly older stuff no one is looking for or watching?
Ruling means that 216 writers across 139 Netflix projects will get millions more for their work
Netflix Loses 'Bird Box' Arbitration Case Against WGA, Must Pay $42 Million in Residuals to Writers Ruling means that 216 writers across 139 Netflix projects will get millions more for their work
‘Deadpool’ actor’s Maximum Effort Productions in first-look unscripted deal
Ryan Reynolds Gets Channel, Stock in Deal with FuboTV ‘Deadpool’ actor’s Maximum Effort Productions in first-look unscripted deal
After $191 million Spyglass buy, CEO Jon Feltheimer tells prospective purchasers that Lionsgate has a 'fresher, better' library than MGM, which Amazon just paid $8.5 billion to buy
Lionsgate Says Starz Sale Should Be Announced in September ... and Could Expand to Broader Studio After $191 million Spyglass buy, CEO Jon Feltheimer tells prospective purchasers that Lionsgate has a 'fresher, better' library than MGM, which Amazon just paid $8.5 billion to buy
During WBD's Q2 earnings call, CEO David Zaslav said a combined HBO Max/Discovery Plus platform will launch next summer. The major details won't come until later, but don't look for it to keep the HBO name
HBO Max Survives Un-Kneecapped ... for Now During WBD's Q2 earnings call, CEO David Zaslav said a combined HBO Max/Discovery Plus platform will launch next summer. The major details won't come until later, but don't look for it to keep the HBO name
The Dish Chairman says the vMVPD is 'well-positioned' to ride out a coming shakeout in the OTT market
Sling TV Is Profitable, Charlie Ergen Insists, Despite Sustained Customer Losses The Dish Chairman says the vMVPD is 'well-positioned' to ride out a coming shakeout in the OTT market

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Warner Bros. Discovery

'Course Correct' This: Discovery Plus Surrenders Its App Experience to Yet Another Wholesale Partner, Sling TV

By Daniel Frankel published 8 August 22

Warner Bros. Discovery management continues to reverse Jason Kilar's expensive exit from wholesale 'channels' partnerships

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Netflix's Next Games

Netflix Games Being Used by Less Than 1% of Subscribers

By Daniel Frankel published 8 August 22

Only 1.7 million of Netflix's 221 million users globally have tried one of the company's cutesy mobile games

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Vizio Starz

Starz App Becomes Available on Smart TVs From Vizio

By Jon Lafayette published 8 August 22

Users can subscribe directly from Vizio home screen

Broadcasting & Cable
App Science

Multicultural Audiences Take More CTV Streaming Apps: App Science

By Jon Lafayette published 8 August 22

Hispanic American households average 7 apps; Asian American households average 8

Broadcasting & Cable
An artificial intelligence robot touching a futuristic data screen.

Court: AI Systems Can't Create Patentable Inventions

By John Eggerton published 5 August 22

Agrees with USPTO that statute requires human inventor for application to be complete

Multichannel News
Cable One

Cable One Misses Q2 Broadband Targets as More Fixed Wireless Competition Looms

By Mike Farrell published 5 August 22

Rural operator adds 1,300 residential broadband subscribers, faces stiff competition from FWA, Moffett says

Kids using broadband in school

FCC Funding Broadband Subsidy Outreach

By John Eggerton published 5 August 22

Congress provided for grants in infrastructure bill

Multichannel News

Business

Warner Bros. Discovery

'Course Correct' This: Discovery Plus Surrenders Its App Experience to Yet Another Wholesale Partner, Sling TV

By Daniel Frankel published 8 August 22

Warner Bros. Discovery management continues to reverse Jason Kilar's expensive exit from wholesale 'channels' partnerships

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Netflix's Next Games

Netflix Games Being Used by Less Than 1% of Subscribers

By Daniel Frankel published 8 August 22

Only 1.7 million of Netflix's 221 million users globally have tried one of the company's cutesy mobile games

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Cable One

Cable One Misses Q2 Broadband Targets as More Fixed Wireless Competition Looms

By Mike Farrell published 5 August 22

Rural operator adds 1,300 residential broadband subscribers, faces stiff competition from FWA, Moffett says

fubotv

FuboTV Loses Another 110,000 Subscribers in Q2, Pulls Back From Sports Betting

By Daniel Frankel published 4 August 22

But the stock perked up on better-than-expected year-over-year revenue growth

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CNN sign outside press conference for the WBA Super Lightweight Championship at State Farm Arena on May 20, 2021 in Atlanta, Georgia.

CNN Originals Get Their Own Hub on Discovery Plus

By Daniel Frankel published 4 August 22

Perhaps providing a strong indicator of what SVOD service wears the pants in the newly combined 'Zaslav Bunch' family, shows including 'Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy' and 'Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown' will get their own tab on Discovery Plus

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Technology

DirecTV satellite dish

DirecTV Says Dish Network 5G Plan Will Wreak Havoc on Its Satellite TV Signals

By Daniel Frankel published 25 July 22

Dish wants to deploy 5G wireless services in the 12 GHz spectrum band. DirecTV thinks that's going be a problem

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Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video Unveils Biggest App Upgrade in Nearly a Decade

By Daniel Frankel published 18 July 22

New iteration is more dynamic, cinematic ... and ostensibly easier to navigate

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CableCARD

Charter to Cut Off CableCARD Support

By Daniel Frankel published 11 July 22

Network upgrades will render already obsolete cable-TV security standard utterly useless for the small number of loyal cable customers still using it in their TiVo and SiliconDust DVRs

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Charter Advanced WiFi

Charter Launches AI Security Feature for Managed Wi-Fi Customers

By Daniel Frankel published 6 July 22

Security Shield provides 'cyber-security at the network level' for those who pay $5 a month for a Spectrum router

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Comcast's Xfinity Stream app for Apple TV devices

Comcast Launches Xfinity Stream App on Apple TV Devices

By Daniel Frankel published 30 June 22

Move comes after Comcast initiated support for Apple TV Plus on Xfinity X1, Flex and XClass TV

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