Zone TV Launches Software Product to Add Personalized Channels
'Studio' suite enables channels personalized by and for a household's viewers
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The Week in Netflix: HBO Cedes Emmy Crown; Q2 Sub Expectations High
July 9-13: Netflix snags 112 Emmy nominations; Q2 domestic sub growth estimates at 1.2M
The Week In Netflix: OTT Service to Increase Content Spend; ‘Ultra’ Plans Pondered
July 2-6, 2018: Economist says Netflix to spend $12B-$13B in 2018; tests ‘Ultra’ plan in Europe; top platform among young audiences
Clint Stinchcomb Named President and CEO of CuriosityStream
Elizabeth Hendricks North now president of Curiosity Studios unit
YouTube TV Adds Starz
OTT TV service selling live/VOD package from premium programmer for an additional $9 per month
Roku Eyeing Curated Subscription Video Marketplace: Report
Approach said to share similarities with Amazon Channels
Hulu: Average Viewer is Watching 10 Shows
44% of Hulu subscribers binge-view at least once a week, data shows
Acorn TV Branches Off
SVOD service focused on British and international TV expands into Latin America
Hulu Surpasses 800K Live TV Subscribers
CEO Randy Freer says packaging live with SVOD will help service stand apart
Zone TV Brings Touchfit TV to Comcast’s X1
Fitness-focused SVOD service featuring former MMA champ Georges St-Pierre fetches $4.99 per month
VRV Adds Titles from Warner Bros. Animation, Sci-Fi Service Dust
Initially offered on VRV Select house channel, new fare could clear way to new, individual SVOD channels
YouTube Red Becomes YouTube Premium
New name also comes with more content, bigger price
Gracenote Tunes Data for Virtual MVPDs
New datasets cover and unify data from OTT TV and VOD services
Canoe: VOD Ad Impressions Surpass 6B in Q1
MSO-backed company says dynamic ads up 25% year-on-year
Apple to Hawk Video Services via TV App: Report
Said to be taking an aggregation path akin to Amazon Channels
Comcast Says Xfinity Watchathon Week Breaks Another Record
Viewers watched 105 million hours of shows, movies during annual binge-fest that provided some content to internet-only subs
The Gatherer Network, SVOD Service Targeting Women, Eyes Q4 Debut
Cinedigm, Gatherer Entertainment team on lifestyle service for women in the 35+ age demo
FilmStruck's Twitter Tilt Goes Viral
Hollywood heavies, movie fans engage with #FilmStruck4 campaign
Netflix Adds 7.41M Streaming Subs in Q1
Quarterly numbers include 1.96 million U.S. adds, 5.46 million international adds
Zone TV Expands SVOD Deal with Comcast
Quark, XiveTV added to slate of OTT-delivered services available on X1 platform
Comcast to Add Netflix to Service Packages, Handle Billing
Says nearly 50% of X1 subs are actively using Netflix on Comcast’s internet-connected set-top box platform
Comcast’s Next ‘Watchathon’ Offers Subset of Programming to Internet-Only Subs
Spring VOD binge-fest to include content from Netflix, Acorn TV, AMC Premiere and FX+