Podcast: Streaming Reality Vs. Fantasy With Dan Rayburn
Thanks to Seeking Alpha for having me on their Investing Experts Podcast discussing the “Reality Vs. Fantasy” in the streaming media industry. I broke down key earnings data, what some OTT platforms...
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Thanks to Carlo De Marchis for having me on his latest video interview series talking about the current business economics of the streaming media industry, AI, personalization and the need to focus on...
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Netflix and Comcast in Discussions for Renewal of 2004 Interconnection Deal
It’s incredible to think it’s been ten years since Netflix and Comcast signed their interconnect deal, which is due to expire in 2024. This took place at the height of net neutrality and only a year...
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Breaking Down Paramount’s Finances: Not Going Bankrupt but Balance Sheet...
Numbers matter, especially financials. Some in the media are reporting that Paramount doesn’t have enough cash and will go bankrupt next year, neglecting to mention the cash Paramount will get from...
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Episode 79: Peacock’s NFL Gamble; Why Sports Streaming Doesn’t Work...
Podcast episode 79 is live. This week, I reviewed Peacock’s exclusive NFL game stream with some users having a poor quality video experience and detailed why I think Peacock’s strategy failed with...
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Streaming ARPU Rises in Q3 Due To Higher Pricing, Lower Wholesale Subscribers
With all the OTT price increases in 2023 and the recent launch of new AVOD tiers, the ARPU (Average Revenue Per User) metric is becoming one of the most critical data points that OTT services and Wall...
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I’m Hosting a Live Q&A Zoom on Getting a Job and Advancing Your Career in The...
If you call yourself “highly motivated and results-driven” on LinkedIn, you’re making a mistake. So, for those looking for help getting a job or moving up in the streaming media industry, on Thursday,...
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Live Blogging Peacock’s Exclusive NFL Wild Card Stream Across Twenty Devices
I am live blogging Peacock’s exclusive NFL Wild Card game between the Chiefs and Dolphins, kicking off at 8 pm ET and monitoring the stream across a dozen devices 20+ devices, including multiple...
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Diamond Sports Group Enters into Debt Restructuring Agreement, Investment and...
Big news from Diamond Sports Group. The company has entered into a Restructuring Support Agreement (RSA) with its largest creditor groups, enabling Diamond to emerge from bankruptcy. As part of the...
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NFL Wild Card Game Viewership Across Pay TV Sees Record Viewership
NFL Wild Card game viewership numbers across NBC, FOX, ESPN, and Peacock are out and pay TV saw record viewership. For all the recent talk of NFL streaming, digital viewership makes up less than 10%...
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StreamTime Podcast: Dan Rayburn Has Some Hard Truths about the State of...
Thanks to Nick Meacham and Chris Stone at SportsPro for having me on their podcast to discuss the latest sports streaming restraints around technology, market drives for business models, viewership...
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Lumen Begins Shutting Down Their CDN Network as They Exit The Business
Lumen has started shutting down their CDN. The company was one of the CDNs in the mix, along with Akamai, Amazon, Edgio, Fastly, and Qwilt, for delivering the NFL Wild Card game on Peacock, with the...
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Qwilt to Deploy Their Edge Cache Software and Cloud Services Across Cirion in...
Qwilt has announced a deal with Cirion Technologies to deploy Qwilt’s edge cache software and cloud services across Lumen’s former CDN footprint in LATAM. In 2022, Lumen sold its LATAM infrastructure...
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Titan OS Unveils TV OS and Ad Platform, Targeting Europe and LATAM
In the US, the TV OS market is highly competitive, and there’s little room for new entrants because many of the largest TV manufacturers, including Samsung, LG, and Vizio, operate their OS. On top of...
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Episode 83: Netflix’s Record Q4, Their WWE Deal, Content Focus, Ad Strategy...
The Netflix episode “Woooooo!” This week, we discuss Netflix’s record Q4 earnings, their free cash flow of $6.9 billion for 2023, their growing AVOD business and their off-the-top rope deal with the...
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ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery to Launch Joint Sports Streaming Service
ESPN, Fox, and Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to launch a joint sports streaming service this fall in the US in a new standalone app, bringing together sports linear networks and DTC service...
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Live Blogging Super Bowl LVIII Stream on Paramount+ Across Devices
The Paramount+ live stream of the Super Bowl has started and is 1080P 60fps true PQ HDR, has no color space conversions and is encoded for six bitrates maxing out at 12Mbps. The CBS Sports app stream...
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Update on CDN Market and Akamai’s Business, Key Takeaways From Full Year...
I’ve highlighted some interesting numbers and takeaways from Akamai’s Q4 and full-year 2023 earnings for those tracking the CDN industry. At times, I hear some people suggest Akamai isn’t really in...
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Thirteen Years of Super Bowl Streaming Viewership Stats, 2012-2024
2024 marks the thirteenth year of broadcast networks streaming the Super Bowl. While many viewership numbers are compared to one another each year, there are a lot of variables between the games. In...
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Preview: Inside the NAB Show Streaming Summit: AI Innovation, Industry...
This special podcast takes you inside the NAB Show Streaming Summit with a preview of all the content, speakers and expert strategies you’ll learn at the event. Hear what the keynote fireside chats...
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