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September 7, 2023 Analysis, Top Stories

FAST Viewing Rises 70 Percent Year-on-Year

September 7, 2023

Tracking usage on VIZIO smart TVs, Inscape has found that FAST viewership rose by 70 percent year-on-year in Q2 amid a continued shift from cable and satellite to streaming in U.S. TV households.

September 6, 2023 Top Stories

Layoffs Hit Roku Amid Cost-Cutting Efforts

September 6, 2023

Roku is set to cut 10 percent of its workforce and embark on a strategic review of its content portfolio.

September 6, 2023 Top Stories

Steven Mnuchin’s Private Equity Firm Takes Lionsgate Stake

September 6, 2023

Liberty Strategic Capital, the venture founded by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, has taken a stake in Lionsgate.

September 6, 2023 Top Stories

Punjabi Streamer Chaupal Lands on Prime Video India

September 6, 2023

Prime Video Channels in India has expanded its lineup with the addition of Chaupal, a streaming service delivering Punjabi-language content.

September 5, 2023 Analysis, Top Stories

New Record Set for French TV Exports

September 5, 2023

The sale of French TV programs brought in €214.8 million ($230.4 million) in 2022, a 15.4 percent gain on 2021, according to a report released by the CNC (National Center for Cinema and the Moving Image) and Unifrance.

September 1, 2023 Top Stories

Disney & Charter in Carriage Spat

September 1, 2023

The Walt Disney Company has pulled a slate of networks, including ESPN, Disney Channel and FX, off Charter Communications' Spectrum service.

September 1, 2023 Analysis, Top Stories

Russia to Lead Eastern Europe SVOD Market

September 1, 2023

By 2029, there will be some 68 million SVOD subscribers across Eastern Europe, with more than half of those in Russia, according to Digital TV Research.

September 1, 2023 Top Stories

Warner Bros. Discovery Expands Unifi Pact in Malaysia

September 1, 2023

Four HBO-branded channels and the HBO GO streaming service are rolling out on Unifi TV in Malaysia, marking an expansion of the company's partnership with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD).

August 31, 2023 Analysis, Top Stories

Deloitte: Streaming Video Value “Under Pressure”

August 31, 2023

Streaming video providers are set to face new challenges as viewing habits continue to evolve, Deloitte finds in its latest Digital Media Trends report, with almost half of consumers finding that they are paying too much for SVOD services.

August 31, 2023 Top Stories

Viaplay Select Expands European Footprint

August 31, 2023

Viaplay Group has clinched a deal to add Viaplay Select to CH Media's oneplus streaming service in Switzerland.

Mansha Daswani

FAST Viewing Rises 70 Percent Year-on-Year

Layoffs Hit Roku Amid Cost-Cutting Efforts

Steven Mnuchin’s Private Equity Firm Takes Lionsgate Stake

Punjabi Streamer Chaupal Lands on Prime Video India

New Record Set for French TV Exports

Disney & Charter in Carriage Spat

Russia to Lead Eastern Europe SVOD Market

Warner Bros. Discovery Expands Unifi Pact in Malaysia

Deloitte: Streaming Video Value “Under Pressure”

Viaplay Select Expands European Footprint

Warner Bros. Discovery Taps MultiChoice Alum for Nordics

Screening Rooms & App for ATF Now Available

MIP LONDON Lines Up Evan Shapiro for Streaming Summit