Amazon Reportedly in Talks to Buy MGM for Around $9 Billion
One of Hollywood’s most venerable movie factories has been up for sale since December
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PTC Pounds Proposed AT&T-Discovery Merger
Advocacy group says there could be deal conditions, but the meld will likely go through
President Biden Axes Trump Attack on Social Media
Section 230 executive order had failed to get traction even in last administration
NAB to FCC: EAS Should Not Be Extended to Streamers
Said it is likely infeasible and cites difficulty in monitoring unregulated OTTS
Cable Operators Should Be in The Channel Store Business, David Zaslav Says
They’re figuring out packaging and pricing, AMC’s Josh Sapan said
Verizon Media, Publicis Study Calls AVOD a Growing Ad Opportunity
Advertisers should take advantage of the large audiences flocking to ad-supported streaming services, a new study from Verizon Media and Publicis Media said.
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
