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February 12, 2020 Analysis, Top Stories

Nielsen Charts U.S. Streaming Trends

February 12, 2020

According to data from the latest Nielsen Total Audience Report, 60 percent of U.S. consumers subscribe to more than one streaming service and 93 percent say they will keep or increase their subscriptions.

February 6, 2020 Top Stories

Fox Corporation Posts 5 Percent Revenue Gain

February 6, 2020

Second-quarter revenues at Fox Corporation increased by 5 percent to $3.8 billion, delivering a profit of $314 million.

January 28, 2020 Analysis, Top Stories

Parks Associates: TV Still Dominates Viewing Time

January 28, 2020

More than half of all video consumption in U.S. broadband homes takes place on a TV set, according to Parks Associates research, which also noted that the average time spent watching video rose by 33 percent between 2018 and 2019.

January 15, 2020 Analysis, Top Stories

U.S. Home Entertainment Spend Topped $25 Billion in 2019

January 15, 2020

U.S. consumers spent more than $25 billion on home entertainment in 2019, including digital and physical sell-throughs and rentals, on-demand and streaming, an 8.4-percent gain on 2018.

November 19, 2019 Top Stories

SPE Takes Full Ownership of GSN

November 19, 2019

Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has bought AT&T's interest in Game Show Network (GSN), taking 100 percent control of the U.S. cable network.

November 18, 2019 Top Stories

Comedy Central Extends Cable Rights to The Office

November 18, 2019

Viacom has reached an agreement with NBCUniversal that keeps Comedy Central as the exclusive cable home of The Office through 2021.

November 18, 2019 Top Stories

Leslie Greif’s New Venture Lands Lifetime Deal

November 18, 2019

Leslie Greif's new production company, Big Dreams Entertainment, has landed a multititle TV-movie deal with Lifetime.

November 13, 2019 Top Stories

Pluto TV Adds More CBS Interactive Channels

November 13, 2019

CBS Interactive's ET Live, CBSN New York and CBSN Los Angeles are now available on Pluto TV.

October 8, 2019 Top Stories

NBCU Reorganization Taps Bonnie Hammer for Content Studios

October 8, 2019

NBCUniversal is bringing Universal Television and Universal Content Productions into a single business unit to be led by Bonnie Hammer, with oversight for the upcoming streaming platform Peacock handed to former Comcast exec Matt Strauss.

October 3, 2019 Analysis, Top Stories

Report Sees Surge in Multiple Subscription OTT Homes

October 3, 2019

Almost half of all U.S. broadband homes subscribe to two or more OTT services, according to new data from Parks Associates.

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