Discovery Cable Nets Ramp Up New Shows During Upfront Presentation
Discovery Channel's 'Serengeti II,' HGTV's 'Curb Appeal Xtreme' revealed during presentation
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Michael Eisner-Backed Struum Reached 50 Content Agreement
Struum, the streaming service backed by former Disney CEO Michael Eisner, said it has signed deals with more than 50 content providers and will stage a preview later this month.
Connected TV Grows Share of Digital Video Impressions
Connected TV grew its share of digital video impressions in the first quarter, according to a new report from Extreme Reach.
Biden Promotes 'Jobs Plan' Broadband as Big Cybersecurity Investment
White House signals American Jobs plan combined with executive order is recipe for secure networks
Vevo Lets Advertisers Tap Into Nostalgic Music Videos
Vevo Rewind targets tunes from a chosen decade
PTC Pounds Proposed AT&T-Discovery Merger
Advocacy group says there could be deal conditions, but the meld will likely go through
Business
Evoca Aims to Take on Cable Company Cox in Phoenix with ATSC 3.0 Pay TV Service
Evoca, which delivers live channels and VOD over the NextGen TV broadcast standard, is planning expansion for early fall
Convergence Says OTT Revenue Rose 35% in 2020, Linear TV Revenue Fell 6%
Couch Potato report expects OTT revenue to double by 2023
Bigger Than Netflix? AT&T and Discovery in Advanced Talks to Combine Media Companies
Merger of WarnerMedia and Discovery would create a $41 billion media titan that could truly rival Netflix and Disney in terms of global scale. And AT&T will have spun off all of the media assets it paid $135 billion for not too long ago
ViacomCBS Won't Pay $120 Million to Moonves as Part of Separation
Says former CBS CEO and company have settled arbitration
Technology
TiVo’s MobiTV Acquisition a 'Good Deal For All Involved,’ Cable One Exec Says
Source for top MobiTV client said the purchase could give smaller cable operators access to TiVo advanced ad technology that may have previously been out of reach
Walmart Poised to Undercut Roku and Amazon with $30 4K Android TV Device
The emergence of the latest Onn-branded OTT player is yet another indicator that the big box chain wants to muscle into a connected TV device market and take some market share from its archival, Amazon
TCL Launches 85-inch ‘XL’ Line of Roku Smart TVs
The entry-level 4-Series version will set you back $1,600
MobiTV Bankruptcy Auction Draws Last-minute Objection from Buckeye Cablevision
Operator says it licensed source code from video tech vendor, and it doesn't want to be beholden to a new owner when it uses it
