Latest articles by Jack Reid
Amazon Prime Video Buys Historic Bray Studios, the Facility Behind ‘Rings of Power’
The studio will reopen with the second season of Russo Brothers’ spy thriller ‘Citadel’
Disney Plus Planning Netflix-Style UX Updates to Help Improve Engagement
Disney appears to be the latest to move to algorithm-driven technology delivering progressively smarter user recommendations
MyBundle Hires Former Ting Exec Michael Goldstein as Its First Chief Revenue Officer
Goldstein will oversee sales and marketing for the Fort Lauderdale-based startup, while also helping the company’s broadband partners grow their reach and revenue
Desperate Viewers Turn to Brazilian Telenovela — Netflix Weekly Rankings for July 8-14
With the dog days of summer upon us, users binged on the sudsy Spanish-language drama ‘Desperate Lives,’ which was Netflix’s most engaged-with show last week
Consumers Are Out of Patience for TV Price Hikes
New data from Hub Entertainment Research suggests that the average consumer is only willing to spend an additional $5 per month on TV and that’s it
AT&T Reportedly Paid Almost $400,000 in Ransom to Hackers to Delete Private Customer Data
Among the information leaked are telephone numbers and cell site IDs, which could potentially be used to locate customers
Sling Freestream Unveils Six New Channels From TheSoul Publishing
The FAST channels are primarily YouTube-based and geared towards younger audiences
Netflix Boots Legacy Subscribers Off Its $11.99 Basic Ad-Free Plan
You now have to either upgrade to the $15.49 'Standard' and $22.99 4K 'Premium' plans, or downgrade to the $6.99 tier and watch commercials
Nicole Kidman/Zac Efron Rom-Com ‘A Family Affair’ Bores Critics, Titillates Audiences — Netflix Weekly Rankings for June 24-30
And Season 3 of 'Bridgerton' joins seasons 1 and 2 as one of the 10 most watched English-language TV shows ever
Comcast Unveils $10-a-Month Spanish-Language Streaming Package Now TV Latino
Skinny bundle of 25 channels comes with Peacock
Netflix Just Commissioned Its Largest Number of Titles in 3 Years
And Amazon Prime Video set an all time record for its quarterly content production, Ampere Analysis says
Local Streaming Service Zeam Adds New Sports, Culture and True-Crime Channels
Zeam Media, the startup formerly known as Syncbak and backed by the NAB, Gray Television, Morgan Murphy and Northwest Broadcasting CEO Brian Brady, launched its streaming service back in February
Jessica Alba Pulls Viewers With 'Trigger Warning' -- Netflix Weekly Rankings for June 17-23
Coming on the heels of Jennifer Lopez vehicle 'Atlas,' Netflix finds success with another female-led, critically destroyed action title
Roku Introduces Weekly Home Screen Trivia Game
Now your TV can ask more than ‘are you still watching?’
AT&T Can’t Hang Up on Copper DSL in California
The California Public Utilities Commission denied AT&T’s request to abandon its role as the state’s ‘carrier of last resort’
Charter to Increase Spectrum Internet and TV Prices in July
Base price for home internet will rise by $3 a month
Second Stanza of ‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 Delivers Plus-Sized Viewership — Netflix Weekly Rankings for June 10-16
The long-awaited exposure of Lady Whistledown generates Netflix’s biggest audience since early January
House Lawmakers Fire Off Another Letter to Venu Sports -- Where Are the 'Firewalls' That Will Prevent Unlawful Collusion?
Congressmen Jerry Nadler and Joaquin Castro already reached out to Disney, Fox and WBD in April. They found the media companies' responses 'insufficient'
Rogers Scoops Rights to WBD and NBCU Linear Lifestyle Networks
WBD and NBCU sign carriage deals to put their linear networks into 2.7 million more pay TV homes
Richard Linklater's 'Hit Man' Hits U.S. Targets -- Netflix Weekly Rankings for June 3-9
And French giant-shark-in-the-Seine action-drama 'Under Paris' shows bite
Charter's Spectrum Reach Says Its Partnership With AI Tech Startup Waymark Generated $27 Million in Local Ad Revenue in 1 Year
Detroit-based AI company offers tools for mom and pops to produce inexpensive local TV spots on their own in minutes
Comcast and Charter Are in a Better Position Than Smaller Cable Companies To Resist Fixed Wireless Competition, S&P Global Ratings Says
Analyst Chris Mooney says smaller MSOs can’t generate the kind of wireless margins needed to offset losses of home internet market share to FWA
Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sad Puppeteer-Based Drama Series ‘Eric’ Loses Its Strings — Netflix Weekly Rankings for May 27-June 2
But J-Lo action film ‘Atlas’ stayed strong in week 2
