Inside The Stream

Tubi’s UHD Super Bowl, Prime’s NFL Ratings Peak, and More

Tubi’s Super Bowl UHD livestream plan is bold, but can it deliver? Prime’s wildcard game gets its best NFL rating yet. Vizio jumps into SVOD bundles and consumer AI research.

Making Sense of the Disney-Fubo Deal

The Disney-Fubo deal seems to clear the path for the launch of Venu Sports and provide Fubo with financial strength. But DirecTV thinks it doesn’t settle the issue.

PBS’s Digital Head Explains Importance of Amazon Deal

PBS has a new distribution deal with Amazon to simulcast 150 local stations. We talk with PBS’s digital head, Ira Rubenstein, about the deal and its 2025 strategy.

Antenna’s CEO Shares Top Streaming Insights from 2024

In this exclusive interview, Antenna’s CEO shares insights on streaming’s ad-supported growth, live sports, and the NFL’s impact on subscriber acquisition and 2024’s top promotions.

Starz’s Streaming Strategy

Starz’s CEO outlined the company’s streaming strategy, which includes partnering with SVOD aggregators, retaining originals, and avoiding annual rate bumps.

Lots of Opportunities Ahead for Walmart-VIZIO

Walmart closed its $2.3 billion acquisition of VIZIO, creating many opportunities to extend WatchFree+ and drive new ad revenue and one-click buying.

Comcast’s SpinCo Signals More Cable Network Consolidation

Comcast’s decision to spin out all of its cable networks except Bravo into an independent company is a signal of more cable network consolidation to come.

Disney’s AVOD Subscriber Surge, Prime Video’s Title Tonnage

Disney CEO’s slip reveals AVOD’s dominance in subscriber gains, and a Netflix announcement confirms the trend. New data shows Prime Video’s content inefficiency.

Streaming Sports Viewers Surge Past Pay-TV

eMarketer says that 20 million more viewers will consume live sports on streaming than on pay-TV this year, with the gap more than doubling by 2027. Listen on for the implications!

Comcast’s Cable Networks Spinoff, YouTube’s $50 Billion Revenue

This week, two big indicators of significant change in the TV/video industries: Comcast may spin off its cable TV networks, and YouTube hit a $50 billion revenue run rate.