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June 26, 2017 Analysis, Top Stories

Kagan Projects Further Erosion in Pay-TV Subs Base

June 26, 2017

Over the next five years, the number of U.S. pay-TV subscribing households will fall by 10.8 million to reach 82.3 million in 2021, according to new projections from Kagan.

June 21, 2017 Top Stories

RLJ Entertainment Looks to Ramp Up Content Investments

June 21, 2017

RLJ Entertainment, the parent company of Acorn TV and Urban Movie Channel, has expanded its strategic relationship with AMC Networks in order to be able to invest more in content.

April 20, 2017 Analysis, Top Stories

“Robust Pace” Seen for Media M&A Activity

April 20, 2017

PwC's latest Deals Insights report for the U.S. entertainment, media and communications sector expects merger and acquisition activity to remain robust, despite regulatory uncertainties and a tightening of investment from China.

April 12, 2017 Analysis, Top Stories

comScore: Netflix Still Leads OTT Market, YouTube Gaining Ground

April 12, 2017

Netflix is still the most dominant OTT platform in the U.S., comScore reports, but market competition is intensifying, with 11 services now reaching more than 1 million or more homes every month.

April 4, 2017 Top Stories

ITV Studios Invests in Jason Blumhouse’s TV Studio

April 4, 2017

ITV Studios has secured a 45-percent interest in Jason Blum's Blumhouse Television, which is prepping a Roger Ailes limited series for Showtime.

March 30, 2017 Analysis, Top Stories

Non-Multichannel Broadband Homes on the Rise

March 30, 2017

Kagan says the number of U.S. homes that have broadband but no traditional multichannel video package rose by 2 million in 2016.

March 29, 2017 Top Stories

Winter Olympics Set for Live NBC Telecast Across All Time Zones

March 29, 2017

STAMFORD: The 2018 Winter Olympics from PyeongChang, South Korea, will be broadcast on NBC live across all time zones.

March 22, 2017 Analysis, Top Stories

Deloitte Survey Reflects Importance of Internet Bundles, Binge Viewing

March 22, 2017

Almost half of U.S. consumers subscribe to a paid streaming video service, according to Deloitte's 11th Digital Democracy Survey, which also found that 66 percent of pay-TV customers keep that service because it comes bundled with an internet offering.

January 19, 2017 Analysis, Top Stories

30-Plus Percent of U.S. Consumers Watch Pirated Content

January 19, 2017

Almost 40 percent of U.S. consumers are unconcerned about the financial cost of piracy to the media business, and nearly one-third admit to watching pirated content, according to a new survey from Irdeto.

January 18, 2017 Top Stories

Mark Burnett Productions Alums in New Venture

January 18, 2017

BEVERLY HILLS: C. Scot Cru and Patrice Choghi, formerly with Mark Burnett Productions, have aligned with producer Robert Bauer for a new venture focused on providing production, distribution and financing opportunities for independent producers worldwide.

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