Apple and Formula One announce a five-year US media rights deal for all races, starting in 2026; sources: Apple is paying ~$140M/year, up from ESPN's ~$85M/year
and no one saw it coming BBC : Apple wins US F1 TV rights in $750m deal Wendy Lee / Los Angeles Times : F1 races to air exclusively on Apple TV next year Timi Cantisano / Android Police : YouTube TV v...
Roku reports Q2 revenue up 15% YoY to $1.11B, vs. $1.07B est., a $10.5M net income, vs. a $34M net loss in Q2 2024, and Platform revenue up 18% YoY to $975M
Analysts Cheer, But Market Says Otherwise Daniel Frankel / StreamTV Insider : Roku swings back into black in Q2 and beats revenue forecast Timothy Green / Motley Fool : Roku Earnings: Profit and Guida...
Sources and docs: Amazon has increased Prime Video's ad load to 4-6 minutes per hour, up from 2-3.5 minutes per hour when it introduced ads in January 2024
streaming just got a lot worse David Satin / The Streamable : Prime Video has doubled the number of ads it makes viewers watch Ian Carlos Campbell / Engadget : Prime Video reportedly shows almost twic...
Netflix adds a Moments feature on iOS, letting users save, rewatch, and share scenes across Instagram, Snapchat, and others, and plans an Android launch soon
here's how it works Lucas Manfredi / The Wrap : Netflix Lets Users Share TV Show, Movie Clips to Social Media Jill Goldsmith / Deadline : Netflix Launches New “Moments” Feature To Bookmark, Save & Sha...
Antenna: 6.3% of US customers cancelled major streaming services in November 2023, up from 5.1% YoY; 24% canceled three or more services over the past two years
Ballots, courts collide for Trump Tim Peterson / Digiday : Future of TV Briefing: The top trends and developments that will shape the future of TV in 2024 Om Malik / On my Om : Canceled Streams — Su...
Bob Iger says Disney is “actively exploring ways” to crack down on password sharing and “will roll out tactics to drive monetization sometime in 2024”
here's why David Satin / The Streamable : Iger Says Disney Is Ready to Employ Measures to Stop Password Sharing Starting in 2024 Michael Grothaus / Fast Company : Disney knows you're sharing that stre...
Netflix releases a game controller iOS app on the App Store to let users play Netflix games on their TV; the app's description says the feature is “coming soon”
this is coming to your TV Pranav Dixit / Business Today : Netflix launches game controller app for iPhone; playing games on TV possible soon? Amanda Yeo / Mashable : Netflix has quietly released a gam...
Netflix rolls out a My Netflix tab on iOS, superseding the Downloads tab to offer downloads, watch lists, reminders, and more; Android gets My Netflix in August
here's what's new GVS-Entertainment : Netflix Launches ‘My Netflix’ Tab on Mobile Apps: Consolidating Downloads, Watch List, Reminders, and More Chris Smith / Trusted Reviews : New My Netflix tab is t...
Amazon rolls out Fire TV Channels, its FAST video experience for Fire TV devices, after monthly hours streamed of FAST content grew 300%+ in the past six months
here's what you can watch Mollie Cahillane / Adweek : Prime Video Comes to Freevee While Fire TV Gets FAST at NewFronts Martin Brinkmann / gHacks Technology News : Amazon announces free ad-supported F...
Apple announces an Apple TV 4K with A15, HDR10+ support, and an updated Siri Remote with USB-C, starting at $129 for preorder now and shipping on November 4
here's how to preorder it David Satin / The Streamable : Apple Unveils New Generation of Apple TV 4K Devices Available Now for Preorder Tweets: Neil Cybart / @neilcybart : Apple's new/updated products...