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Connections are Greater Than Content in the New Media Economy (Applicaster Blog)

Each year, we see various trends monopolize conversations at industry events. The 2019 New Fronts were no different—with new, original content as the trendy answer to revenue str... More

U.S. Consumers to Spend $26B on Music, Video Subscriptions This Year (Variety)

U.S. consumers are expected to spend a combined $26 billion on music and video subscription services this year, according to new estimates from the Consumer Technology Association.... More

The Streaming Wars: Its Models, Surprises, Remaining Opportunities (Redef)

Three decades in and a lot of bucks spent, OTT competition has clarified. Though not in ways that were expected.... More

Will 2020 Be the Year of the Cheap OLED TV? (Twice)

We'll have smaller screen sizes and reportedly a significant rise in production capacity.... More

Retailers Cash In on Amazon’s Free Marketing on Prime Day (Reuters)

Amazon.com's Prime Day is now a major marketing opportunity and shopping event in the annual calendar for other U.S. retail companies, rivaling the Thanksgiving holiday’s Black F... More

Hulu Reintroduces 4K, But No HDR (Digital TV Europe)

The announcement came quietly in a response to a user concern from the Hulu Support Twitter account. Users will be able to watch any of Hulu’s original shows – such as Catch-22... More

Adobe Among HPA 2019 Engineering Excellence Award Winners (MESA)

The Hollywood Professional Association (HPA) Awards Committee has announced the winners of the 2019 HPA Engineering Excellence Award. The winners were selected by a blue-ribbon jud... More

Snapchat Launches ‘Creator Shows’ With Ad-Revenue Sharing Deals (Variety)

Snap is opening up Snapchat to let celebrities and influencers to create their own shows — and make money from the content — in the same short-form, vertical-video orientation ... More

‘Friends’ Officially Leaving Netflix for WarnerMedia’s Streaming Service (THR)

It's official: Friends is moving from Netflix to WarnerMedia's streaming service, now officially called HBO Max. HBO Max is set to launch in spring 2020 and will debut with 10,000 ... More

Streaming Video Wars are Giving Publishers an Affiliate Fee Bump (Digiday)

The battle of streaming video has only just begun, but publishers are cashing in thanks to affiliate links. Over the past year, as consumer interest in streaming services has conti... More

Intellectual Content Tops Menu at Sun Valley Billionaires Camp (NY Post)

Fourth of July fireworks have come and gone, and that means one thing: A swanky Idaho resort is gearing up to host an annual “billionaires summer camp.” Allen & Co.’s yearly ... More

ThinkAnalytics Celebrates Active User Milestone

Content discovery specialists ThinkAnalytics is celebrating a milestone this month: its cloud-based personalized discovery platform is now scaling more than 100 million monthly act... More

IPTV Market Will Become Europe’s Leading Pay TV Technology by 2023 (Verdict)

Cable is currently the leading pay-TV technology in Europe in terms of subscriptions, with a market share of 36.5% as of year-end 2018, closely followed by DTH/satellite (33.7%) an... More

Total Viewing Time Falls as Viewers Turn to Non-Linear (Digital TV Europe)

Total cross-platform viewing time appears to have peaked as viewers increasingly turn away from linear TV towards on-demand platforms, according to new research.... More

The Customer Experience Trends Most Likely to Shape the Industry in 2020 (DXC Technology Blog)

We know business today is changing faster than ever. A few years ago customers made purchase choices based on the flyers they found in their mailboxes. They also felt more loyalty ... More

Cue: Apple TV+ to Focus on Quality Rather Than Quantity (Digital TV Europe)

Apple TV+ will focus on providing “the best” of TV but will not compete with Netflix in providing “the most”, according to Eddie Cue, Apple’s SVP of internet software and... More

Leveraging Networks in the Era of the Intelligent Enterprise (Digitalist)

Over the past few decades, technology has become an increasingly present force in our daily lives, both personally and professionally. Intelligent technologies have particularly ma... More

Good News for HBO: Most ‘Game of Thrones’ Fans Seem to Be Sticking Around (Variety)

Ever since the “Game of Thrones” finale, industry insiders have been wondering: Will HBO be able to hold onto its subscribers without its biggest show? It’s still too early t... More

How Sky Broadcast a Music Festival Live in Dolby Atmos (What Hi-Fi?)

For the second year in a row, Sky broadcast the UK’s Isle of Wight music festival in Atmos through its 4K UHD service on Sky Arts and Sky One channels, allowing Sky Q subscribers... More

T-Mobile to Launch 5G in 6 U.S. Cities (Light Reading)

T-Mobile is ready to launch 5G in six US cities on June 28, albeit on millimeter wave initially. The last of the four major carriers to launch 5G in the US, T-Mobile is ready to la... More

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