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August 14, 2020 Analysis, Top Stories

Streaming Surge Slows Post Lockdowns

August 14, 2020

While time spent streaming content continues to rise across the globe, year-on-year growth slowed in May and June following the peaks recorded in April at the height of the COVID-19 shutdown, according to Conviva.

August 6, 2020 Top Stories

ViacomCBS Revenues Slip 12 Percent

August 6, 2020

Gains in affiliate and streaming revenues at ViacomCBS in Q2 helped to partially offset a 27-percent drop in advertising revenues due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 6, 2020 Top Stories

ViacomCBS Preps Global SVOD Service for 2021

August 6, 2020

ViacomCBS Networks International will launch an SVOD service internationally beginning in early 2021 delivering content from all of its brands.

August 5, 2020 Top Stories

Discovery Q2 Revenues Down 12 Percent

August 5, 2020

Overall revenues at Discovery, Inc. fell by 12 percent to $2.5 billion in the second quarter, with net income dropping by 71 percent to $271 million.

August 5, 2020 Top Stories

Disney Reports Q3 Loss

August 5, 2020

With its parks largely shuttered and movie theaters closed due to COVID-19, The Walt Disney Company reported a third-quarter loss of $4.7 billion on revenues that were down 42 percent to $11.8 billion.

August 4, 2020 Top Stories

Operating Income Rises at Sony Pictures

August 4, 2020

Despite a reduction in revenues, operating income at Sony Pictures Entertainment in Q1 rose to $233 million.

August 3, 2020 Analysis, Top Stories

SVOD Subs Rose 28 Percent in 2019

August 3, 2020

The number of SVOD subscriptions worldwide rose by 28 percent in 2019, according to Digital TV Research.

July 30, 2020 Top Stories

NBCUniversal Revenues Drop 25 Percent

July 30, 2020

Second-quarter revenues at NBCUniversal fell by 25.4 percent to $6.1 billion, while overall revenues at parent company Comcast Corporation were down 11.7 percent to $23.7 billion.

July 30, 2020 Top Stories

APOS 2020 Virtual Series Recap

July 30, 2020

Part one of the APOS 2020 Virtual Series included insights from ViacomCBS’s Bob Bakish, Raine’s Joe Ravitch, Disney's Uday Shankar, Discovery’s JB Perrette, VICE’s Nancy Dubuc, Nine’s Hugh Marks, iQiyi’s Yang Xianghua and Viu’s Janice Lee, among many others.

July 27, 2020 Analysis, Top Stories

Global Adspend to Drop 9.1 Percent in 2020

July 27, 2020

Zenith forecasts that global adspend will drop by 9.1 percent this year due to the coronavirus, with the global pandemic also accelerating the shift toward digital advertising.

Mansha Daswani