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Global TV Players Poised for COVID Rebound as Streaming Boom Revs Content Marketplace (Variety)
The global television marketplace has come through an unprecedented 18-month period of moving and shaking as the structural shift to direct-to-consumer streaming collided head-on w... More
New Hollywood Needs New Metrics (HackerNoon)
How do you measure the financial success of a movie in the streaming era?... More
Super Bowl to Stream on Multiple ViacomCBS Platforms (B&C)
CBS All Access, CBSSports.com, CBS Sports app to show the big game.... More
Key Strategies, Solutions for Network Service Providers in Eurasia Through 2021
Technicolor’s Mercedes Pastor provides an update on technologies and features that are emerging as critical to the success of NSPs in Europe and Asia moving into 2021.... More
Dolby: Consumers Using Tech to Seek Tighter Social Bonds During Pandemic (TVT)
Split apart by lockdowns, people plan to enhance their experiences and share them remotely with others.... More
2021 Streaming Movie Wars to Trigger a Consumer Upgrade Rush? (nScreenMedia)
Battle for attention shifts to movies in 2021.... More
Disney Will Release ‘Nomadland’ Simultaneously in Theaters and on Hulu (Engadget)
Disney is ready to experiment with a movie release that is available simultaneously in theaters and on one of its streaming services.... More
Video Games Have Replaced Music as the Most Important Aspect of Youth Culture (The Guardian)
The global video gaming industry took in an estimated $180bn in 2020 – more than sports and movies worldwide.... More
5 TV Trends Coming Out of CES 2021 (DT)
A look at where new TVs are now and where they will be headed in the future.... More
The Future is Digital – Right? (GamesIndustry)
The physical format faces headwinds, but will its demise be slower than we expect?... More
Wonder Woman 1984, Hamilton’s Three Biggest Lessons for Streaming (The Verge)
Wonder Woman 1984 and Hamilton were two of 2020’s biggest films — at least where streaming was concerned. Recent third-party data suggests both releases drove crowds of subscri... More
Ampere: 2021 Will be the Year of ‘Compounding’ (TVB Europe)
According to Ampere's research, there are now more than 400 million subscriptions to streaming services across the US and the ‘big 5’ Western European markets.... More
CES 2021: Seven Trends to Watch (Forbes)
5G, AI, autonomous systems, the future of work, and supply chains in the spotlight at this year's virtual event.... More
Young Consumers Watch as Much Online Video as Linear TV (Señal News)
13 to 24-year-old consumers who watch online videos at least weekly estimate that they watch 11.4 hours of non-TV online video content per week, nearly identical to the 11.8 hours ... More
NPD: Installed TV Base Getting Bigger, Newer (Twice)
Report shows TV sales up 19% in 2020, compared to same period in 2019.... More
Sony Electronics Unveils World’s First TVs With Cognitive Processors
Innovative new processor mimics human brain to deliver a never-before-seen immersive viewing experience. (more…)... More
Shows on the Rise: ‘Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ Flies to the Top (TV Time)
Part 4 of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina goes to No. 1! The recently cancelled series goes out on top with a rise ratio of 97%, while the return of Cobra Kai (No. 2) scores an admi... More
African Pay TV Set to Soar Over Next Five Years (RTN)
A new study is predicting that nearly 17 million pay-TV subscribers will be added in Africa between 2020 and 2026 to take the total to 51 million.... More
VOD Subscriptions to Hit 2B by 2025 (TBI)
This represents a 65% increase from the end of 2020 and will primarily be driven by traditional broadcasters as they continue to pivot to streaming services to extend their reach a... More
Accelerated Innovation: What Signiant Predicts for the 2021 Horizon
A year ago, it was safe to forecast continued cloud adoption, expanded global distribution driven largely by new OTT platforms, and more experimentation with AI. Those predictions ... More
