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June 24, 2021 Top Stories

Wattpad, WEBTOON Merge Studio Divisions

June 24, 2021

Now both owned by South Korea's Naver, Wattpad and digital comics platform WEBTOON are combining their studio divisions, with their parent company committing $100 million to fund development and production at the merged entity.

June 24, 2021 Analysis, Top Stories

SVOD Stacking on the Rise in the U.S.

June 24, 2021

More than half of the respondents to a recent Ampere Analysis survey in the U.S. are "super stackers," subscribing to three or more SVOD services.

June 15, 2021 Analysis, Top Stories

GroupM Revises Ad Forecasts

June 15, 2021

GroupM is now projecting global advertising revenues to be up by 19 percent this year, a "significant upward revision" of its December forecasts.

May 28, 2021 Top Stories

Lionsgate Delivers Streaming Gains

May 28, 2021

Releasing its Q4 and full-year results, Lionsgate announced gains in its media networks division, with global subscribers to Starz rising to 29.5 million, including 16.7 million streaming customers.

May 19, 2021 Top Stories

Discovery Extends David Zaslav’s Contract Through 2027

May 19, 2021

David Zaslav is set to remain president and CEO of Discovery, Inc. through 2027, extending his previous contract, which ran till the end of 2023.

May 17, 2021 Top Stories

WarnerMedia, Discovery to Merge

May 17, 2021

Discovery and WarnerMedia are merging, with David Zaslav set to lead the combined company.

May 14, 2021 Top Stories

Disney Revenues Slip in Q2

May 14, 2021

Revenues at The Walt Disney Company were down 13 percent to $15.6 billion in the second quarter as it continues to feel the impact of Covid-19.

May 6, 2021 Top Stories

Streaming, Super Bowl Boost ViacomCBS Results

May 6, 2021

First-quarter revenues at ViacomCBS were up 14 percent to $7.4 billion, driven by ad revenue gains from coverage of the Super Bowl and a 65 percent increase in streaming revenues.

May 4, 2021 Analysis, Top Stories

Global Pay TV to Add 15 Million Subs

May 4, 2021

India is among the 92 countries worldwide that will see gains in pay-TV subscribers over the next five years, while 46 countries will experience continued cord-cutting, according to Digital TV Research.

April 30, 2021 Analysis, Top Stories

Streaming Spiked in Q1

April 30, 2021

Streaming viewing time globally rose by 36 percent in the first quarter of this year, Conviva says in its latest State of Streaming report, with significant gains in South America, Africa and Europe.

Mansha Daswani