Scott Lehane
Freelancer Scott Lehane has been covering the film and TV industry for almost 30 years from his base in southern Ontario, near Toronto. Along with several Future plc-owned publications, he has written extensively for Below the Line, CinemaEditor, Animation World, Film & Video and DTV Business in the U.S., as well as The IBC Daily, Showreel and British Cinematographer in the U.K. and Encore and Broadcast Engineering News in Australia, to name few. He currently edits Future’s Next TV, B+C and Multichannel News daily SmartBriefs. He spends his free time in the metaverse, waiting for everyone else to show up.
Latest articles by Scott Lehane
SCTE TechExpo Converges on Atlanta
By Scott Lehane published
Event set for Sept. 24-26 will deliver a host of new initiatives under the leadership of new CEO Maria Popo
ATSC 3.0: Everything You Need to Know About the Broadcast Industry's 'NextGen' Technology Standard
By Scott Lehane published
The new over-the-air technology standard is still coming … we think
Paramount Plus: Everything You Need to Know About Paramount's Subscription Streaming Service
By Scott Lehane published
As Shari Redstone shops all -- or pieces -- of Paramount Global, we look at where the so-called 'Mountain of Entertainment' stands now
Everything You Need To Know About the Bally Sports Bankruptcy
By Scott Lehane published
We detail the long struggle, as bankrupt subsidiary Diamond Sports Group fights to keep broadcaster Sinclair's big, ambitious, specularly unsuccessful regional sports networks play out of liquidation
Disney Proxy Fight Gets Ugly as Mystery Investor Offers To Buy Shareholder Votes
By Scott Lehane published
A mystery investor is offering $100,000 per 500,000 votes at Disney's upcoming shareholder meeting, and yes, it's perfectly legal
Hub Study Says Sports May Settle the Streaming Wars
By Scott Lehane published
A semiannual survey from Hub shows just how much leverage live sports has over consumer choices
Top Boost Mobile Exec Abruptly Departs as Dish Touts Coverage of 200 Million Americans
By Scott Lehane published
Michael Kelly, who took the reigns on Dish Network’s fledgling wireless business last April, is departing the company at the end of February just as it touts a new coverage milestone
Netflix Taps Former NBCU Exec Jeff Gaspin To Lead Unscripted Series
By Scott Lehane published
Longtime unscripted veteran Jeff Gaspin is set to replace Jenn Levy as unscripted VP at the streaming giant
Best Buy Stops Selling DVDs and Blu-rays Just as Disney Offloads Physical Media to Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
By Scott Lehane published
Once a major economic driver for the studios, the physical-media industry is rapidly crumbling in the shadow of streaming platforms
Xumo TV: Everything You Need to Know About the Comcast and Charter Streaming OS Joint Venture
By Scott Lehane published
An up-to-date look at the TVOS JV being launched by America’s biggest cable operators
Apple CEO Touts Record Revenues and Solid Growth in Services
By Scott Lehane published
More than a billion paid subscribers helped drive Apple’s services division to 8.2% year-over-year growth. Company CEO Tim Cook cited ‘record growth’ for Apple TV Plus, without offering any details
Freevee Adds 31 NBCU Fast Channels
By Scott Lehane published
Amazon Freevee has picked up a new bundle of FAST channels from NBCUniversal
Apple Moves on Troubled Pac-12 Conference
By Scott Lehane published
The Pac-12 conference is considering an offer from Apple for streaming rights that would kick in when its current TV contract ends. But it may be too little, too late
Producers and Writers Are Finally Sitting Down To Talk
By Scott Lehane published
The Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have asked for a meeting with the Writers Guild of America on Friday to discuss contract negotiations, but don’t get your hopes up. This is just a first step
Frontier Partners With YouTube TV on ‘NFL Sunday Ticket’ Discount
By Scott Lehane published
Subscribers can save $100 on out-of-market game package with a new Frontier promo
X Sues Online Hate Research Group, Says They’re Scaring Away Advertisers
By Scott Lehane published
X (formerly Twitter) is launching a lawsuit against an online hate research group which recently reported on the rise in hate speech on the social media platform since Elon Musk took over
Max Rolls Out Curated OWN Hub
By Scott Lehane published
Max subscribers can now find popular OWN series like ‘Love & Marriage,’ ‘Ready to Love,’ ‘Put A Ring On It’ and ‘Belle Collective’ along with library content on a new OWN hub
Putting the Band Back Together: Bob Iger Brings Back Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs
By Scott Lehane published
Disney chief enlists some familiar faces to help navigate a complicated transition to direct-to-consumer streaming
Frndly TV: Everything You Need To Know About the Family Friendly Streamer
By Scott Lehane published
Service, which launched in October 2019, boasts more than 500,000 subscribers (as of Q3 2021)
Samsung TV Plus: Everything You Need To Know About Samsung’s Fast-Growing Streaming Service
By Scott Lehane last updated
Apple TV Plus Has Less than 20 Million Subscribers, Tech Giant Tells Hollywood Union
By Scott Lehane published
Apple tells IATSE that it can’t afford to pay camera operators and makeup artists more for working insane hours because, gosh darn it, not that many people are watching ‘Ted Lasso’
TikTok … The Clock Ticks Down on a Potential Trade War
By Scott Lehane last updated
How this whole confusing—and very likely unnecessary—mess has the potential to spark a techno-cultural battle with Beijing with wide-ranging implications
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