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10/18/2017

Nielsen Set to Measure Viewing of Shows Streaming on Netflix | Multichannel

While Netflix doesn’t divulge how many people are watching its shows, Nielsen is set to provide its clients with a new syndicated service that will measure viewing of shows being streamed by subscription video-on-demand services, starting with Netflix. Read more: http://bit.ly/2yqGfLn #NexrTVSummit

While Netflix doesn’t divulge how many people are watching its shows, Nielsen is set to provide its clients with a new syndicated service that will measure viewing of shows being streamed by subscription video-on-demand services, starting with Netflix.

10/18/2017

We hope to see you today at the fall 2017 #NextTVSummit in NYC! Learn more about today’s event: http://bit.ly/2rCKoVS #NYCTVWK

10/13/2017

Amazon Channels’ Richard Au kicks off Next TV Summit 10/18 with the opening keynote Q&A. He’s agreed to answer a few questions on stage from registered attendees submitted in advance. Once you have registered, please send your question to [email protected]. Register here: http://bit.ly/2uB0C75
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10/12/2017

Thinking back to last year’s #NextTVSummit! Only a few days left to register for our fall event, happening 10/18 in NYC. Learn more and register: http://bit.ly/2rCKoVS

10/12/2017

AT&T to Lose 390K ‘Traditional’ Video Subs, Offset by 300K OTT Gains | Multichannel

AT&T disclosed in an 8-K filing Wednesday that it expects to shed 390,000 “traditional” video subs (DirecTV satellite and U-verse), offset by about 300,000 gains from DirecTV Now, the company’s OTT-delivered (and lower-margin) pay TV service. Read more: http://bit.ly/2yh5NrX #NextTVSummit

AT&T disclosed in an 8-K filing Wednesday that it expects to shed 390,000 “traditional” video subs (DirecTV satellite and U-verse), offset by about 300,000 gains from DirecTV Now, the company’s OTT-delivered (and lower-margin) pay TV service.RELATED: Moffett Casts More Doubt on Value of DirecTV Now…

10/05/2017

fuboTV, the sports-focused OTT TV service, said it has exited the beta phase on a subset of supported platforms that include Apple TV (tvOS), iOS and Android mobile devices as well as Chromecast. Read more: http://bit.ly/2xTPgwb #NextTVSummit

10/05/2017

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09/28/2017

Although virtual MVPDs are focused on delivering slimmed-down TV channel bundles, DirecTV Now’s “Just Right” package appears to be the most aligned when it comes to delivering a mix of the “core channels” consumers desire most, TiVo found in its Q2 2017 Online Video and Pay TV Trends study. Read more: http://bit.ly/2ft2tRJ #NextTVSummit

09/28/2017

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Just Announced! Keynote Q&A feat. Marc DeBevoise, President and Chief Operating Officer of CBS Interactive. CBS Interactive is a division of CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS), a perennial top 10 Internet property and the leading Internet-based premium content company. Learn more and register: http://bit.ly/2xCMA3u #NextTVSummit #NYCTVWK

Marc DeBevoise is the President and Chief Operating Officer of CBS Interactive, a division of CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS), a perennial top 10 Internet property and the leading Internet-based premium content company. In this role, DeBevoise leads strategy and operations for all of CBS Interactive’s 2...

09/21/2017

Comcast’s ‘Watchable’ to Hit Pause on Originals, Deemphasize OTT | Multichannel

Comcast confirmed that it is reallocating resources and making some strategic changes for Watchable, an ad-supported, short-form video platform launched about two years ago on the web, via mobile apps and on the MSO’s own X1 set-top box platform. Read more: http://bit.ly/2hlWFKt #NextTVSummit

Comcast confirmed that it is reallocating resources and making some strategic changes for Watchable, an ad-supported, short-form video platform launched about two years ago on the web, via mobile apps and on the MSO’s own X1 set-top box platform.RELATED: Comcast Launches ‘Watchable’ Beta

09/21/2017

Hulu’s New UI Reaches Roku | Multichannel

Hulu’s new interface and live TV service, launched in beta form in May, have reached the Roku platform, including all integrated Roku TV models and several Roku streaming player models. Read more: http://bit.ly/2wK0Vci #NextTVSummit

Hulu’s new interface and live TV service, launched in beta form in May, have reached the Roku platform, including all integrated Roku TV models and several Roku streaming player models.

09/14/2017

Amid the #Trump Administration’s hotly debated positions on #immigration, actress Gina Rodriguez is working on two timely television pilots centered on Latino immigrants. The shows, which will be aired on The CW and CBS, are all about the #Hispanic community. Both programs will be produced by I Can & I Will Productions, the Jane the Virgin star’s multi-media company, and CBS #TV Studios.
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09/14/2017

Netflix has greenlit a second season of its autism-themed series Atypical.
The series, created, written and executive produced by Robia Rashid (How I Met Your Mother, Will & Grace), stars Keir Gilchrist as an 18-year-old on the autistic spectrum searching for love and independence. Read more: http://bit.ly/2y85kYA #NextTVSummit

09/14/2017

21st Century Fox executive chairman Lachlan Murdoch said direct-to-consumer offerings are inevitable for programmers, but that content providers have to be careful not to damage their existing relationships with traditional distributors, who continue to pay most of their bills. Read more: http://bit.ly/2eXekr1 #NextTVSummit

09/01/2017

NBCUniversal said it has launched a new Oxygen app for Apple TV devices that will let authenticated pay #TV viewers access programming on the platform. The network said the launch follows Oxygen Media’s decision to refocus its programming and expand to a full-time crime destination network for women. The new app features full episodes of series such as “The Disappearance of Natalee Holloway”, “Snapped”, “Cold Justice”, “It Takes a Killer”, “Dateline: Secrets Uncovered”, and “The Jury Speaks”. #NextTVSummit
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08/31/2017

The pay #TV industry is rallying in the aftermath of the havoc wreaked by Hurricane #Harvey in several communities in Texas and Louisiana, donating time and money to help victims of the massive flooding and devastation in those states. At last count, cable operators, telcos and programmers, raised several million dollars to help the relief efforts, including $10 million from Verizon Communications. Read more: http://bit.ly/2vNwem9 #NextTVSummit

08/31/2017

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08/10/2017

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Join us on 10/18 in NYC at the fall 2017 #NextTVSummit, and gain insights from industry leaders including Tom Schaeffer, CEO of Float Left! Learn more about Tom Schaeffer and our great lineup of speakers here: http://bit.ly/2wMu3zT

Panel: The Multi-Platform Transformation of Linear Programming Networks and Over the Topics: Essentials to Launching an OTT Service

08/10/2017

RCA Rolls Out Roku TV Models | Multichannel

RCA has rolled out a new line of smart TVs that are powered by Roku’s operating system starting at $249.99. Read more: http://bit.ly/2wxpsCq #NextTVSummit

RCA has rolled out a new line of smart TVs that are powered by Roku’s operating system starting at $249.99RCA, which announced its Roku agreement in April and is a brand owned by Technicolor, said there are three models in the new line led off by a 50-inch HD ($499 MSRP), as well as a 43-inch model…

08/09/2017

Producer Ryan Murphy, whose productions include American Crime Story and American Horror Story, is behind Half, an initiative within Ryan Murphy Television that aims to make #Hollywood more inclusive by creating more opportunities for #women and #minorities behind the camera. Less than one year after launching Half, Ryan Murphy TV’s director slate hired 60% women directors and 94% met the minority requirement. In collaboration with FX Networks and its chief, John Landgraf, the director slate increased from 12% female/diverse directors in 2015 to 51% in 2016 for the network. http://bit.ly/2vO8Wjs #NextTVSummit #NYCTVWK

08/09/2017

Despite pressure from Wall Street, until now Disney has resisted the call to go direct to consumers. However, they have now announced plans to begin launching Disney and ESPN branded direct-to-consumer products. Disney said it acquired a majority ownership in Bamtech LLC to serve as the #technology backbone for the new products. The first direct to consumer products will be an ESPN-Branded multi-sport video streaming service that will launch in early 2018. It will be followed by a #Disney branded streaming service in 2019.
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08/08/2017

The guest cast for "The Romanoffs”, created by Matthew Weiner and set to air on Amazon.com, has been revealed as Christina Hendricks and John Slattery follow Weiner from his AMC hit drama “Mad Men”. “The Romanoffs” is a one-hour anthology drama featuring separate stories about people who believe they are descendants of the Russian royal family. Also on board for the cast is French actress Isabelle Huppert, Jack Huston, Amanda Peet and Marthe Keller. http://bit.ly/2vGEJ69 #NYCTVWK

08/08/2017

CableLabs this week released a new video that shows how the industry’s wired broadband networks and increased focus on w/ireless connectivity in the home can play a big role in innovations that will be coming to the world of #healthcare and #telemedicine. CableLabs released a video that centers on an 86-year-old man who has become reliant on connected apps and services, including smart medicines, wearables, artificial intelligence, remote exams and an array of sensors, that aim to improve and extend his quality of life at home and to stay connected with loved ones. The video also peers into how a new breed of autonomous vehicles will help him stay active and mobile away from home.
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08/07/2017

Netflix Acquires Comic-Book Publisher Millarworld | Multichannel

Netflix said it acquired Millarworld, the comic book publisher founded by Mark Millar. Netflix said this is its first acquisition and a move to work more directly with content creators to own intellectual property. Financial terms were not disclosed. Read more: http://bit.ly/2uiLT0B #NextTVSummit

Netflix said it acquired Millarworld, the comic book publisher founded by Mark Millar.Millar has created characters, including Kick-Ass, Kingsman and Old Man Logan, that have been turned into movies and TV series. He created Marvel's The Ultimates and Ultimate X-Men, and was co-creator of Ultimate F...

08/07/2017

DirectTV Now Strikes CBS Deal | Multichannel

Filling an important gap in its TV lineup, DirecTV Now, AT&T’s OTT-TV service, has inked a carriage deal with CBS Corp.

In addition to gaining carriage of live local CBS feeds in select markets, the carriage agreement also covers The CW, Pop, CBS Sports Network and Showtime. Read more: http://bit.ly/2hCCsDy #NYCTVWK

Filling an important gap in its TV lineup, DirecTV Now, AT&T’s OTT-TV service, has inked a carriage deal with CBS Corp.In addition to gaining carriage of live local CBS feeds in select markets, the carriage agreement also covers The CW, Pop, CBS Sports Network and Showtime.DirecTV Now noted that liv...

08/03/2017

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#TBT to the 2015 #NextTVSummit, part of #NYCTVWK. Join us at our upcoming fall event happening 10/18 in NYC! Learn more and register: http://bit.ly/2uB0C75

08/03/2017

Why Hallmark Is Betting It Can Create a New Cable Network | Multichannel

At a time when its bigger competitors are merging and looking for weak networks they can shed in a consolidated, skinnier and bundled TV world, the Hallmark channels are sending a different greeting to viewers and distributors. Read more: http://bit.ly/2u4E4ra #NextTVSummit

At a time when its bigger competitors are merging and looking for weak networks they can shed in a consolidated, skinnier and bundled TV world, the Hallmark channels are sending a different greeting to viewers and distributors.

08/02/2017

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08/01/2017

New study by FreeWheel finds that viewers that use #OTT devices are among the most highly engaged, and complete 98% of all video ads, while over one-third of them spend an hour or more per network when they stream in. Ad-completion rates on other platforms are 91% on tablets, 86% on smartphones and 84% on desktops/PCs.
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07/31/2017

Discovery-Scripps: Thin Is In | Multichannel

Discovery Communications’s $14.6 billion purchase of Scripps Networks could be the stepping-stone for a separate over-the-top or direct-to-consumer offering, as well as making its networks more compelling for existing skinny bundles, Discovery CEO David Zaslav told analysts in a conference call to discuss the deal. Read more: http://bit.ly/2vmqvb6 #NextTVSummit

Discovery Communications’s $14.6 billion purchase of Scripps Networks could be the stepping-stone for a separate over-the-top or direct-to-consumer offering, as well as making its networks more compelling for existing skinny bundles, Discovery CEO David Zaslav told analysts in a conference call to d...

07/31/2017

Comcast Slates Q3 Rollout of ‘Instant TV’ | Multichannel

Comcast expects to have “Instant TV,” an IP-delivered, in-home, in-footprint video service that eschews traditional set-top boxes, in the third quarter of 2017, Dave Watson, Comcast Cable’s president and CEO, confirmed Thursday during the company’s earnings call. Read more: http://bit.ly/2v0cDTu #NextTVSummit

Comcast expects to have “Instant TV,” an IP-delivered, in-home, in-footprint video service that eschews traditional set-top boxes, in the third quarter of 2017, Dave Watson, Comcast Cable’s president and CEO, confirmed Thursday during the company’s earnings call.RELATED: Comcast Q2 Video Sub Losses…

07/27/2017

Begin Registration: NYC Television & Video Week 2017

#TBT to our spring 2017 Advanced Advertising Summit! Don’t miss out on our upcoming fall event, happening 10/18 in NYC. Register today: http://bit.ly/2sVlHrd #NYCTVWK

07/27/2017

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#TBT to last year’s #NextTVSummit! Attend our fall 2017 event in NYC by registering here: http://bit.ly/2rCKoVS #NYCTVWK

07/27/2017

Comcast Slates Q3 Rollout of ‘Instant TV’ | Multichannel

Comcast Slates Q3 Rollout of ‘Instant TV’

Comcast expects to have “Instant TV,” an IP-delivered, in-home, in-footprint video service that eschews traditional set-top boxes, in the third quarter of 2017, Dave Watson, Comcast Cable’s president and CEO, confirmed Thursday during the company’s earnings call. Read more: http://bit.ly/2v0cDTu

Comcast expects to have “Instant TV,” an IP-delivered, in-home, in-footprint video service that eschews traditional set-top boxes, in the third quarter of 2017, Dave Watson, Comcast Cable’s president and CEO, confirmed Thursday during the company’s earnings call.RELATED: Comcast Q2 Video Sub Losses…

07/26/2017

Join top executives in the #TV and video industry on October 18th at the #NextTVSummit, part of #NYCTVWK. The future-focused event offers visions into the impact of new video devices, technologies, viewing experiences, business models and consumer expectations in the #OTT and On Demand era. Register today! http://bit.ly/2uB0C75

07/26/2017

SundanceTV will debut Amazon.com’s Transparent for a limited run on the network. Every Wednesday, the network will air three episodes of the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning series, which revolves around a family with a transgender father. This marks one of the first times a series has gone from a streaming service to a basic-cable network. While plenty of broadcast and cable series have been sold to streaming services as they build up their libraries, the reverse path is far less traveled. #NextTVSummit #TV
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07/25/2017

Join us for the #NextTVSummit on October 18th where we are proud to present a selection of highly distinguished speakers, like Olympusat Holdings’ Tom Mohler, who will be leading panel discussion on “Monetizing Content Through Personalization and Discovery”.
Register today for this unique networking event and gain insights into the impact of new video devices, technologies, viewing experiences, business models and consumer expectations in the #OTT and On Demand era. http://bit.ly/2uB0C75 #NYCTVWK