Paramount’s strategy has led to early success, but experts believe an acquisition is inevitable.
With nine shows across two networks, Dick Wolf has an unprecedented grip on network TV.
Solving for profits while spending on growth is one helluva noble task.
Earnings fell short of expectations. What happened?
Plus: Shareholders vs. workers, and weed sales are high.
Buttons may be simple things, but their impacts are far from it.
Why some analysts believe Netflix may need to un-differentiate itself.
Plus: Remote worker stats, and China’s livestream caps.
The digital comic format may be South Korea’s next big hit in the US.
To put it bluntly, fewer and fewer people have a reason to watch the Hollywood ordeal.
The acquisition figures to help the company boost both subscription and advertising revenue.
Plus: “Lupin” was robbed, ironically, and auditors may need auditors.
By using acquisitions to fuel both supply and demand, Spotify has snagged serious podcast market share from Apple.
NBC paid $7.75B for the rights to air the Olympics through 2032, and it needs viewers to start tuning in.
YouTube has a higher annual run rate ($34B) than Netflix ($30B).
Customers come for the buzzy release, then stay for the… well, they don’t stay. Which means studios must churn out the hits or pay for the classics.
Differentiating beyond music will boost the streaming giant’s margins, but brings its own problems.
Netflix is down 37% in January 2022. Here’s how it can rebound.
Plus: Old music is in, and Peacock is losing money.
CNN+ is launching in March with a line-up of celebs including Alison Roman, Eva Longoria and Audie Cornish.
Plus: An expensive page, and the Broncos’ family problems.
Ryan’s World has 31m+ subscribers, making the 10-year old one of YouTube’s highest earners.
The number of podcasts available is outpacing the number of ears that can listen.
TikTok is looking to make its own Spotify.
Plus: Rat poison is flying off shelves and Joe Rogan’s expensive ads.
Peloton stock fell sharply after an unflattering feature in HBO’s “Sex and the City” reboot, and the company may be able to take legal action.
Spotify Wrapped is more than just a fun feature for users. The year-in-review slideshow boosted app downloads by 21% in December 2020.
Star Wars and Marvel films have made Disney $34B. There are dozens more projects in the pipeline, but do people actually want to watch?
Facing pressure from Apple’s privacy policy and Amazon’s retail dominance, Alphabet is making a push into ecommerce with YouTube “shoppable videos.”