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FAST growth has slowed dramatically in the last six months. In this interview with Wurl’s VP of Sales and Partnerships, we discuss why and how to jump-start the industry’s growth.

New data shows that Baby Boomers are on board with digital media and TV technology and, despite their advertising reluctance, are worth pursuing, even over the preferred Gen-Z audience.

How do you avoid your globally distributed content falling into the cultural dead zone of regional markets? SphereX CEO Teresa Philips explains how measuring cultural distance is the key.

The crowded TV OS market has another consumer-facing brand. Whale TV’s marketing head explained the name change and how the OS differed from the competition.

During the Olympics and Euros, Yospace stitched 10 billion one-to-one targeted ads into live sports streams. Yospace’s head of marketing explains how the company got it done.

Vizio’s WatchFree+ is the engine powering the company’s transformation into a service business. The company’s Group VP explains why the FAST service is expanding outside Vizio Smart TVs.

Disney’s TV strategy is confusing in many ways. This week, we look at three issues: zombie subscribers, password-sharing curbs, and flexibility with traditional pay TV operators.

Comparing Vizio vs. Roku in Q2 2024 shows Roku extended its lead in terms of active accounts. However, Vizio is catching up fast in the important areas of ARPU and engagement.

SVOD grew its share of US home entertainment spending in Q2 2024 by a massive 7%. It took all its share gains from MVPD and vMVPDs, but they still dominate spending.

Fubo’s sports-oriented vMVPD has consistently delivered solid growth since its launch. So, why does it think Venu Sports, the Disney-Fox-WD Discovery sports JV, is such a huge threat? With Brett Sappington of Sappington Media.

Fishtank used Livepeer’s blockchain-powered network to let the audience pay to participate in its live reality show. The model helped create a multi-million-dollar franchise.

Younger viewers have dumped TV for short-form video, which is a problem for Hollywood. It doesn’t understand the short-form medium and is losing badly to those that do. 

How did Curiosity Stream achieve profitability? The company’s President and CEO explained that an advanced distribution strategy is essential and that GenAI is part of its future.

The incoming New Paramount CEO thinks the ultimate bundle is what viewers and service providers want. But is the market really crying out for a “one stop-shop with a nice EPG”?

Akta has just integrated its video platform with Google’s Gemini. In this interview, Akta’s Chairman explains how editors use the solution to cut summary clip creation by 90%.

SVOD providers try to avoid customers who come for one show and then cancel. But Magid’s EVP of Global Media says a large group of high churners are worth chasing.

Comscore says that Roku OS delivers three times more connected TV viewing hours than Amazon and that The Roku Channel dominates FAST linear viewing. But other data raises doubts

vMVPDs face the same fate as cable TV and growth is already slowing. FASTs could be partially responsible for the slowdown but could also offer the industry a way forward.

The foundation of the FAST industry is technology that creates linear channels from on-demand and live video. This week, I interview the CEO of Frequency, one of the leading providers of this technology.

The FAST market has been experiencing hyper-growth for four years, so it's time for a FAST reality check.  I look at growth and profitability to find out, as well as which channels are the most popular.

Tubi continues strong growth and has emerged as the leader among FAST services in the US. Prime Video managed to get most users to watch ads, but its value suffered during the process.

Did the introduction of Prime Video ads in January make an impact on Amazon’s first quarter? And with big price increases in Peacock and others coming, do SVODs still represent a good deal?

Stingray is a leader in the FAST music streaming market. The company’s CRO explains karaoke’s unexpected success in Teslas and how CTV data settles programmer arguments.

Rather than losing money in Las Vegas, I found it at the conference and on the show floor of NAB. Here are three areas TV content and service companies can leverage now to generate new revenue.

FAST content leader Revry has been in the market for 8 years. In this interview, Its CEO shares how to optimize marketing spend to minimize subscriber acquisition costs and maximize ad revenue.

Telly, the company that gives free TVs to its customers, has been shipping the devices for nine months. How is it doing? In this interview from last month, Telly’s CSO reveals all.

AI can recognize objects, faces, and moods in video. In this interview with the CEO of Moments Lab, he explains how his AI-powered solution can capture the essence of whole scenes!

Advertising Perceptions says CTV ad spending will be $21 billion in 2024; eMarketer says $30 billion. Who’s right? Both could be wrong if Prime Video and political ads have a big impact.

Plex helps its 25 million users manage their media lives. In this interview, the CPO explains how AI and social discovery help them get to press play faster and watch longer.

Cineverse announced the launch of an AI-powered search advisor called Ava. The timely tool will help the industry tame out-of-control churn, boost engagement and grow revenue.

The 2023 results are in, and we know as much about the performance of the top 7 SVODs as the companies will tell us. But which is tops in ad-supported subs?

Ad Week says Amazon will kill Freevee, but Amazon says it won’t. Either way, Amazon’s connected TV ad services are confusing to users and need to be simplified.

As audiences move to connected TV viewing, finding local TV news becomes a challenge. Syncbak’s CEO explains how the new service Zeam helps local TV thrive on CTV.

SVOD dominates home entertainment spending, while rentals and sales are in the doldrums. So, why has Plex decided to open a movie store? TVOD is ripe for resurgence.

Imagine if, just by moving your video library to the cloud, you could search it for faces, logos, songs, and more. Wasabi CEO David Friend and SVP of AI Aaron Edell say that’s why the company bought Curio AI. Listen to the interview to understand the business and technical mojo behind Wasabi's intelligent video storage solution. 

vMVPD subscribers grew by 10% over the last year, while traditional pay TV fell by 13%. But the differences between them are narrowing, and by 2025, they will move as one.

For a minority investment in Diamond Sports, Amazon takes charge of the most valuable part of the business. And the RSNs become another cog in the Amazon flywheel.

Casting entered the limelight at CES 2024 with several big announcements. It looks like a standards war has broken out between Google, Apple, and Amazon. Listen on to find out more and why.

The music industry’s transition from physical media to digital can teach us much about where the TV industry is headed. And it’s clear there is still a long way to go.

Engaging with an individual in a group viewing setting is always a challenge. Atmosphere’s CEO describes how his new solution, Chive Trivia, does it by synchronizing the TV screen with people’s phones.

New viewing data from Netflix shows that it does not conform to the 90:10 rule. Other data shows that ad revenue is already making an impact, despite what executives say.

Barb, the UK’s Nielsen, has tapped MetaBroadcast and Gracenote to optimize TV audience measurement by cleaning up the metadata. Interviews with company execs explain why you should, too!

An analyst group says cord-cutters will outnumber pay TV users in the US by the end of 2023. But a close look at the data shows things are not quite so cut and dried.

Traditional pay TV losses accelerated in Q3 2023, pushed upwards by multiple doom loops. But does the recent Charter/Disney carriage deal hold out hope that the decline can be arrested?

Disney filled out its plan to get its direct-to-consumer services to Netflix scale in its fiscal Q4 earnings call. It will continue to cut content, combine Hulu and Disney+, and launch ESPN Digital.

It’s getting harder to avoid advertising in the streaming TV experience. Services are adding ad tiers and new ad formats. And ads for products are coming to the Fire TV experience.

Gray Television and Nexstar Media Group think their local TV stations are about to get a huge windfall from cable TV operators. Here’s why things might not turn out how they expect.

Surround sound boosts video engagement, which in turn cuts churn. But wires could be getting in the way for 3-in-5 US homes. In this interview, the GM of Play-Fi explains how his tech can help.

Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, and MAX have seen significant satisfaction declines since 2021. Changes in subscription prices, ads, and content selection are to blame.

ATSC 3.0 and HEVC patent disputes could have big impacts on Netflix and NextGen TV. NextGen TV could see adoption slow, and Netflix could see streaming costs grow.