2021-06-24
Sources tell me no discussion between $CMCSA and $ROKU have taken place. The WSJ says Comcast is “scoping out options” when it comes to building a “streaming giant”, including a “potential tie-up with ViacomCBS or an acquisition of #Roku.” https://www.wsj.com/... #streamingmedia
Wall Street Journal
Sources: Peacock had fewer than 10M paid subs as of May; Comcast is considering a deal with ViacomCBS or acquiring Roku as it seeks to become a streaming giant
Lillian Rizzo / Wall Street Journal :
2021-01-04
In 2019-20, Netflix invested $400M (£293M) in creating original programmes and released more than 30 pieces of original Indian content. Amazon Prime now has customers in more than 4,300 towns and cities across India and has about 50 shows in development. https://www.theguardian.com/ ...
The Guardian
Netflix and Prime Video are reshaping India's creative landscape amid threats of censorship; Netflix invested $400M in original content in India in 2019
Hannah Ellis-Petersen / The Guardian : Tweets: @errolnazareth , @danrayburn , @bollywoodnewbie , @raju , @sub8u , and @gquaggiotto Tweets: Errol Nazareth / @errolnazareth : “India...
2019-12-25
Sling TV raises pricing on all packages by $5. Adds Fox News and MSNBC to the Sling Blue lineup. https://news.sling.com/... https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
Dish increases price of both Sling TV packages, Orange and Blue, by $5 to $30/month, gives all users 10 hours of cloud-based DVR storage and additional channels
Chris Welch / The Verge :
2019-12-24
Sling TV raises pricing on all packages by $5. Adds Fox News and MSNBC to the Sling Blue lineup. https://news.sling.com/... https://twitter.com/...
The Verge
Dish increases price of both Sling TV packages, Orange and Blue, by $5 to $30/month, gives all users 10 hours of cloud-based DVR storage and additional channels
The cheap days of Sling TV are over — The cheap days of Sling TV are over. Dish's internet TV service is raising the price …
2019-10-22
“Verizon 5G can't cover all the seating areas in any NBA or NFL facility” https://arstechnica.com/... - 5G has limitations and is not going to provide a catalyst of quick growth to the streaming media industry. It will be many, many years before an impact is really felt.
Ars Technica
Verizon's rollout of 5G to three NBA arenas and over a dozen NFL stadiums only covers some of the seating areas in each facility
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica :
2019-08-05
Cloudflare is terminating DDoS services for 8chn, saying they “draw the line at platforms that have demonstrated they directly inspire tragic events,” yet experts say they are still providing services for terror groups like the Taliban, as reported in 2018 https://www.huffpost.com/...
The Cloudflare Blog
Cloudflare CEO on why the company terminated DDoS protection service for 8chan: the site was “lawless and that lawlessness has caused multiple tragic deaths”
The mass shootings in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio are horrific tragedies. In the case of the El Paso shooting …
2018-02-22
Ouch. $Roku is getting crushed in after hours trading after reporting Q4 earnings and weak Q1 forecast. Stock is down over $11 a share as of 5:41pm ET, losing 22% of their value. https://ir.roku.com/...
Variety
Roku beats Q4 estimates with $188.26M net revenue, up 28% YoY, predicts $40M-$55M 2018 loss; active accounts rose 44% YoY to 19.3M; stock down 20%+ after hours
Janko Roettgers / Variety :