Disney-Spectrum Deal “Met All Of Our Objectives” And Subscriber Losses From...
In the first public comments by a Charter executive since a carriage renewal with Disney, CFO Jessica Fischer said the deal “met all of our objectives” and a preceding blackout resulted in only...
View ArticleCW Parent Nexstar Says Disney-Charter Deal Is A “Positive” For Broadcast TV
In a boosterish, 12-page slide deck issued this morning, top station group owner and CW parent Nexstar Media Group made the case for broadcast television and saluted last month’s Disney-Charter...
View Article“Hard-Bundle” Carriage Deals Resembling The Recent Charter-Disney Pact Appear...
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish has long touted “hard bundles,” the hybrid carriage agreements found in Europe and other international markets that weave streaming into conventional pay-TV packages. The new...
View ArticleTegna Stations, Including Many CBS And NBC Affiliates, Go Dark On DirecTV In...
Dozens of local TV stations owned by Tegna, most of them NBC and CBS affiliates, have gone dark on DirecTV in a carriage dispute. The companies failed to reach an agreement before a 5 p.m. PT deadline...
View ArticleSpectrum-Disney Deal “Absolutely” Created Blueprint For Future Carriage...
Nearly three months after Charter Communications and Disney struck a landmark distribution deal, Charter CFO Jessica Fischer said it “absolutely” has created a template for future agreements. “We’re...
View ArticleCharter And TelevisaUnivision Reach Carriage Renewal With New Streaming...
TelevisaUnivision and Charter Communications have reached a multi-year carriage renewal that includes streaming distribution on Spectrum for a new tier of the Vix streaming service. Under the renewed...
View ArticleRiding NFL Sunday Ticket Momentum, Google Is “Closely Looking At” Expanding...
Google execs are actively considering an international expansion of pay-TV service YouTube TV, Chief Business Officer Philipp Schindler said during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call. “It is...
View ArticleStreaming Pay-TV Service Fubo, After Its Stock Tumbles 23%, Blasts New...
Streaming pay-TV operator Fubo, after its stock plunged 23%, issued a statement blasting the new sports streaming venture involving Disney, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery. Tuesday’s...
View ArticleAMC Networks Stock Punished After Shaky Q4 Earnings Report; CEO Kristin Dolan...
UPDATED with closing price. Shares in AMC Networks dropped sharply Friday following a shaky fourth-quarter earnings report and a conference call with Wall Street analysts. The stock initially drifted...
View ArticleDisney-Fox-WBD Sports Bundle Raises “More Questions Than Answers” For Nexstar...
Nexstar President and COO Mike Biard says there has been “significant misinterpretation and market overreaction” to the sports streaming bundle announced by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery....
View ArticleEchoStar Chairman Charlie Ergen Skips Dish Network Parent’s Quarterly...
The singular voice of Charlie Ergen, long an outspoken figure willing to express unconventional views on the media business, fell silent Friday as he was absent for EchoStar’s quarterly earnings call....
View ArticleFox Expects Sports Streaming Venture With Disney And WBD To Hit 5M...
The forthcoming sports streaming venture backed by Disney, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery will reach 5 million subscribers in its first five years, according to a projection shared Monday by Fox...
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