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Court Upholds FCC Decision to Share V2V Spectrum with Wi-Fi

John Eggerton published 12 August 22

Says decision was not arbitrary or capricious

DirecTV satellite dish

DirecTV Loses an Estimated 400,000 Subscribers in Q2 as Base Dips Below 14 Million

Daniel Frankel published 12 August 22

DirecTV estimates included in Leitchman Research Group's tally of nearly 2 million more lost pay TV souls in Q2

Innovid mrc

Half of Innovid's Ad Impressions Were CTV During Second Quarter

Jon Lafayette published 12 August 22

CTV impression volume up 23%

Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba in Spectrum Originals' 'L.A.'s Finest'

Charter to Wind Down Spectrum Originals

Daniel Frankel published 12 August 22

Decision to sunset the production unit follows the exit of Katherine Pope

fiber optics

Cable Finally Loses Broadband Market Share in Q2 with First Negative Growth Quarter Ever

Daniel Frankel published 11 August 22

The top seven U.S. cable companies collectively lost over 60,000 subscribers from April - June

Michelle Dunaway Fox 17 Morning Mix

Michelle Dunaway To Co-Host 'Morning Mix' On WXMI-TV

Jon Lafayette published 11 August 22

Grand Rapids news anchor shifts to local lifestyle show

DirecTV estimates included in Leitchman Research Group's tally of nearly 2 million more lost pay TV souls in Q2
DirecTV Loses an Estimated 400,000 Subscribers in Q2 as Base Dips Below 14 Million DirecTV estimates included in Leitchman Research Group's tally of nearly 2 million more lost pay TV souls in Q2
After it lost $141 million in 2021, new parent company believes Redbox revenue will triple to $500 million a year
Chicken Soup Closes Redbox Purchase, Keeps CEO Galen Smith After it lost $141 million in 2021, new parent company believes Redbox revenue will triple to $500 million a year
Decision to sunset the production unit follows the exit of Katherine Pope
Charter to Wind Down Spectrum Originals Decision to sunset the production unit follows the exit of Katherine Pope
The top seven U.S. cable companies collectively lost over 60,000 subscribers from April - June
Cable Finally Loses Broadband Market Share in Q2 with First Negative Growth Quarter Ever The top seven U.S. cable companies collectively lost over 60,000 subscribers from April - June
Both companies now count around 221 million paid streaming customers worldwide
Disney Officially Runs Down Netflix in Global Subscriber Scale Both companies now count around 221 million paid streaming customers worldwide
Also streaming this week: Netflix’s third season of ‘Never Have I Ever’ and Hulu’s documentary series ‘Legacy: The True Story of the L.A. Lakers’
Amazon’s ‘A League of Their Own’ Reboot, Another AMC ‘Walking Dead’ Spinoff, and Apple Adapts Sheri Fink’s ‘Five Days at Memorial’: What's Upstream for August 11-17 Also streaming this week: Netflix’s third season of ‘Never Have I Ever’ and Hulu’s documentary series ‘Legacy: The True Story of the L.A. Lakers’

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ATSC 3.0

NAB: FCC Should Sunset ATSC 1.0 Simulcasting Requirement

By John Eggerton published 11 August 22

Says it will free broadcasters to experiment with new ATSC 3.0 content and features

Broadcasting & Cable
Tubi

Tubi Launches in Five Latin-American Countries

By Jon Lafayette published 11 August 22

Fox-owned streaming service enters Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Panama

Jonathan Katz

Former Scripps Exec Jonathan Katz Named President of Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment

By Jon Lafayette published 11 August 22

Company completes acquisition of Redbox Entertainment

Broadcasting & Cable
Xumo Magnolia Pictures

Xumo Makes Deal Bringing Films From Magnolia Pictures to FAST Market

By Jon Lafayette published 11 August 22

Streamer also gets content from Oscilloscope and Brainstorm

Broadcasting & Cable
Frndly TV channel guide

Frndly TV Sees Higher Engagement, Grows Impressions in Second Quarter

By Jon Lafayette published 11 August 22

Ad revenue jumps 325%

Broadcasting & Cable
Disney Plus

Disney Lowers Outlook for 2024 Global Streaming Subscribers

By Jon Lafayette published 10 August 22

Uncertainty in India reduces guidance to 215 million to 245 million subs from 230 million to 260 million

Broadcasting & Cable
Vizio Streaming Promotions

Vizio Streams a $2.3 Million Profit on Platform Plus Gains

By Jon Lafayette published 10 August 22

SmartCast hours spent viewing up 22%

Broadcasting & Cable

Business

Disney Plus

Disney Plus To Debut Ad-Supported Tier on December 8 (See the New Pricing Structure)

By Daniel Frankel published 10 August 22

Basic tier with commercials will have an unbundled price of $7.99 a month vs. $10.99 for the premium no-ad plan

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Subscription streaming services

What Recession? U.S. Subscription Streaming Biz Is Not Slowing Down, New Data Suggests

By Daniel Frankel published 10 August 22

Domestic consumer spending in the second quarter on SVOD services matches 2021 pace

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HBO Max

HBO Max Still Hasn't Recovered From Its Pullout From Amazon Channels (Chart of the Day)

By Daniel Frankel published 9 August 22

Lower-than-expected base of streaming subscribers may explain why Warner Bros. Discovery wants to reverse course on pricey exit from wholesale HBO Max distribution

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Walmart Plus

Walmart Reportedly in Talks with Disney, Paramount and Comcast About Adding Streaming to Walmart+

By Daniel Frankel published 9 August 22

The New York Times says Walmart is thinking about adding a streaming component to its online membership service

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Astound

Astound Broadband Unveils Astound TV Plus Streaming App

By Mike Farrell published 9 August 22

Offering comes as operator launches new 1.2 Gbps service

Multichannel News

Technology

Xfinity Mobile

As Comcast, Charter and Altice Add Nearly 700K Wireless Customers in Q2, 'Junior Cable' Gets Ready to Join the Mobile Fray

By Daniel Frankel published 10 August 22

Wireless companies are looking to steal fixed ISP marketshare from cable, but a wave of tier 2 & 3 MSOs are coming for their lunch, too

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Stephouse Networks

Verizon Loses Fastest ISP Crown to Cox Communications

By Daniel Frankel published 10 August 22

Verizon had finished No. 1 every quarter in the Ookla Speedtest Intelligence speed rankings since the beginning of 2020

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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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