Category: Streaming News
Tracking and evaluating the latest trends and news with streaming platforms, their growth trajectory, new features, and the competitive scope of the market.
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How Disney Greenlights Shows (And What Indie Filmmakers Can Learn)
Table of Contents Greenlights by Brand, Not by Boardroom From Centralization to Specialization What This Means for Filmmakers 1. Niche is Power 2. The Greenlight Starts Before the Pitch 3. Your Catalog is Your Currency Our Final Take At this year’s UCLA Entertainment Symposium, Disney Entertainment co-chair Dana Walden pulled back the curtain on how
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YouTube Enters the Big Leagues with First-Ever NFL Game Broadcast
YouTube is officially in the sports broadcasting business, and it’s not dipping its toes in, it’s cannonballing. The platform will livestream an NFL game in its entirety, for free, globally (minus a few exceptions), marking a major first in its 20-year history. The exclusive livestream will be the NFL’s Friday night Week 1 game from
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YouTube Shorts Is As Lucrative as Long-Form: Impact on Creators
Table of Contents The Short-Form Revolution Is Officially a Business Model Connected TV Overtakes Mobile for YouTube New Ad Packages for Cultural Moments YouTube and the Future of AI The Billion-Dollar Platform That’s Still Growing Shorts Are a Feature and the Future At YouTube’s 20th birthday bash in New York, CEO Neal Mohan dropped a
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Artists Equity Signs Multi-Year Theatrical Deal with Sony Pictures
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon just doubled down on movie theaters. Their artist-led production company, Artists Equity, has inked a three-year global theatrical deal with Sony Pictures, bringing their next wave of prestige-minded projects to the big screen with major backing. Under the new partnership, Sony will distribute, finance, and handle global ancillaries for all
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Denis Villeneuve to Direct the Next James Bond Film for Amazon MGM
From sandworms to spycraft, Denis Villeneuve is trading Arrakis for Aston Martins. The Dune and Blade Runner 2049 director has officially signed on to direct the next James Bond movie, marking the franchise’s first outing under Amazon MGM Studios and the start of a bold new era for 007. “This is sacred territory,” Villeneuve said
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How Brazil’s FAST Boom Is Reshaping Global Streaming
While much of Hollywood obsesses over subscriber churn and bundling strategies, Brazil is quietly flipping the script on global streaming. With skyrocketing Connected TV adoption, an explosion in FAST (Free Ad-Supported Television) viewership, and a surging online video ad market, Brazil is quickly becoming one of the most important territories in the next chapter of
