This will be fine until the bottom drops out of the entire subscription media model.
Source: RIAA Says 2019 Music Revenue Increased 13%, Subscription Income Up 25% – Variety
This will be fine until the bottom drops out of the entire subscription media model.
Source: RIAA Says 2019 Music Revenue Increased 13%, Subscription Income Up 25% – Variety
Not that it hasn’t been covered, but my guess is Twitch’s growth has passed a lot of professionals by.
Source: Twitch Poised To Top 40 Million Users, Especially Younger Ones 02/20/2020
Is this for infrastructure (including ad sales skills) or just taking a competitor off the field? Both?
Source: NBCUniversal in Talks to Acquire Walmart’s Vudu Video Service | Hollywood Reporter
Disney+ is popular because the material available there is popular. It’s not rocket science.
Source: Disney Plus Reaches 28.6 Million Subscribers, Hulu Hits 30.4 Million – Variety
My theory is Spotify is benefitting from the overall expansion of steaming as a consumer option and increased willingness to sign up for multiple services.
Source: Spotify Premium Hits 124 Million Subs in Q4 on Record Quarterly Adds – Variety
This is unsurprising.
Source: Music Streaming Soared From 7% to 80% of U.S. Market in the 2010s – Variety
it does seem that Netflix may have to make some alterations to its release strategy, even if it’s just to not apply the same model to every title.
A good overview of some of 2019’s biggest streaming entertainment developments.
Source: 5 Ways the Streaming World Changed Forever in 2019 – Adweek
This is interesting, but what I really want is a “play random” type button that replicates browsing through channels, playing the first episode of shows I haven’t watched yet. I’m not even kidding.
Source: Netflix Tests Watch Now Auto-Play Feature to Bypass App Browsing – Variety
Seems marketers don’t like the constant repetition of the same six ads any more than viewers do. Now which one is in a position to change this…
Source: Streaming services can’t stop showing the same ad repeatedly, putting growth at risk – Digiday