Amazon announced a deal to acquire MGM studios for $8.5 billion today. The deal will provide Amazon a deep library of high value content and a studio and production house to create more, as it looks to compete in the…
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Bandwidth Demand Forecast: 300 Mbps Will Be Enough for Most Households to 2031
The rate of fixed broadband traffic growth is slowing, according to new research from Strategy Analytics. The research firm’s bandwidth demand forecast calls for most households to need no more than 300 Mbps over the next ten years. “Close examination…
AT&T and Discovery to Create New Entertainment Company
AT&T and Discovery, Inc. said today that they have agreed to combine Discovery’s entertainment assets with AT&T’s WarnerMedia assets. If approved by regulators, the deal is expected to close in mid-2022. The combination of WarnerMedia and Discovery entertainment, sports and…
Latest Roku YouTube TV Skirmish Reminds Us Legacy Content Battles Not Going Away
A dispute between Roku and Google over placement of the YouTube TV app on the Roku platform is the latest reminder that legacy content skirmishes from the linear TV world are still present in the new streaming world. According to…
T-Mobile Shifts Gears on Video Again, Decides to Partner Up with YouTube TV, Philo
T-Mobile and Google have announced a big deal involving video, messaging, storage, smartphones, 5G and more. Perhaps the biggest news is Google’s YouTube TV streaming service will become T-Mobile’s premium TV offering, with streaming service Philo offered as its new…
Report: Communications Spending Reached a Massive $118B in 2020
Driven by the COVID-19 pandemic and demand for reliable high speed data, consumers spent $118 billion on new communications services, (voice, video and data) — a massive spending increase over the 2020 estimate of $91 billion, according to a report…
Comcast CFO: Our Streaming Strategy is Reducing Broadband Churn
During today’s Deutsche Bank Investor Conference, Comcast CFO Michael Cavanagh reported that Comcast is effectively using streaming video to reduce broadband churn. Broadband is now the core product for Comcast and other traditional video providers, helping drive overall revenue and…
Wisconsin Video Operator Adds MG-TV Live Streaming
As many video operators are using a cap n grow model to phase out their cable or IPTV systems in place of live streaming, Vernon Communications Coop in Wisconsin is taking a different approach. Recognizing their demographic customer base, this…
J.D. Power Sees Jump in Streaming Services Per Household, Average Monthly Spend
The average number of streaming services per household increased to four in December 2020, compared to three in April 2020, according to a new report from J.D. Power. Further illustrating the shift: The number of households subscribing to one, two…
TDS Introduces Live, Streaming TV Product in Its Cable Communities
January 13, 2021 — TDS Telecom (TDS®) has unveiled TDS TV®+, an integrated, intelligent TV service that brings live TV, On Demand, and streaming services like Netflix together in one place. TDS TV+ offers local and popular HD channels, regional…
Report: Streaming Services Now Average Seven Per Customer
The average number of streaming services bundled by consumers grew from five in April to seven in the second half of October, according to NPD Group research about average SVOD subscriptions per customer. The NPD Group’s Connected Intelligence TV Service…
Latest Streaming TV Blackout Has Roku Removing the Charter Spectrum App
Removing channels from a TV lineup over carriage disputes is common in the pay-TV business. That legacy has found its way into the streaming TV business, but the blackouts are now about apps, with Roku removing the Charter Spectrum app…
