Latest articles by Jack Reid
Tubi Launches Brand Revamp, Aims To Kick Viewers Further Down Its ‘Rabbit Hole’
Fox's rebrand campaign for its FAST features a new logo, homepage graphics and a happy new Tubi audio chime
Pricey 'Avatar: The Last Airbender' Hits the Mark with Audiences -- Netflix Weekly Rankings For February 20-26
The live-action series adaptation, produced at a reported $15 million per episode, generated Netflix's second biggest weekly audience so far this year
Paramount Faces Challenging Renewal Talks with Charter, Analyst Says
The high degree of overlap of CBS and Nickelodeon content between Paramount Plus and Paramount linear channels will make carving out a Disney-like bundling deal with the top U.S. pay TV operator tricky, says Lightshed Partners' Richard Greenfield
Charter Agrees To Modify Spectrum Mobile Ad Per NAD Recommendation
Charter’s claims of ‘advanced Wi-Fi’ and ‘leading’ American ISPs were singled out as potentially unsupported
Romcoms Rule, as ‘One Day’ and ‘Players’ Top the Series and Film Charts — Netflix Weekly Rankings for Feb. 12-18
Limited series ‘One Day’ nearly doubles its audience from week 1, leads all movies and shows
Arms Dealers Rule: Sony Pictures Reports a 57% Spike in Fiscal Q3 Profit to $281 Million
Why the ‘pictures’ division of Sony Group Corp. doesn’t regret not launching a DTC streaming service
'Despicable Me,' 'House,' and 'Young Sheldon' Reruns Push Aside Originals -- Netflix Weekly Rankings for February 5-11
As last week's audience performance charts show, Netflix is back to licensing content from other companies in a big way
How Spain Became a Key Netflix Hub for Movies and Shows
Original Spanish productions were a big reason why Netflix's EMEA region revenue surpassed $10.5 billion in 2023
Comcast's Sky to Lay Off Nearly 1,000 Workers as Pay TV Unit Pivots to Streaming
The cuts account for around 4% of the unit's overall staff, with many of the employees in technical/engineering roles
Why Sofia Vergara Miniseries 'Griselda' Was Streaming's 'Queenpin' Last Week -- Netflix Weekly Rankings for January 22-28
Limited series, which features the former 'Modern Family' star as a Colombian cartel bad ass, landed No. 1 in 89 countries, including the U.S.
Telly Falls Short of 500K Customer Goal for 2023, but Does Get Effusively Positive ZDNet Review
‘The ads weren't nearly as intrusive as I expected,’ the reviewer wrote
‘Yellowstone’ Gets Introduced to the World — Netflix Weekly Rankings for January 15-21
With Netflix taking on int’l streaming rights, prospective Montana tourists from Japan to Germany can now find out just how much John Dutton and Tyler Sheridan don’t want them around
CableLabs Lays Off 23 Staffers Amid Post-SCTE Integration Restructuring
While eliminating redundancies in IT and HR, the R&D org also adds to its tech unit
APAC Anxiety: Netflix Grapples With High-Profile Takedown Demands in India, Malaysia and Other Asia-Pacific Markets
Removal of popular film 'Annapoorani' in Netflix's fastest growing region raises eyebrows
Global Production Alliance Wants Regulation Forcing Netflix, Disney and Other U.S. Streaming Companies to Increase Local Content Investment
More than 20 production entities from around Europe and other regions have banded together and are trying to leverage local governments to make the major U.S. streamers further their support for local film and TV makers
Amazon MGM Studios Signs First-Look Deal with Tastemade
Under the agreement with the prolific FAST programming supplier, Amazon secures the rights to a cooking competition show featuring British chef and influencer Tilly Ramsay
'Society of the Snow' Gets Even Hotter in Week 2, But Overall Platform Viewing Is Still Ice-Cold and Down 15% -- Netflix Weekly Rankings for January 8-14
The survival thriller tops Netflix's charts and generates Oscar buzz, while Kevin Hart's caper flick 'Lift' hoists a solid 58.5 million viewing hour debut
Amazon Cuts Hundreds of Jobs Across Studios and Twitch
‘It has become clear that our organization is still meaningfully larger than it needs to be given the size of our business,’ Twitch CEO Dan Clancy said
U.K. Murder Mystery Miniseries ‘Fool Me Once’ Leads Top Streamer to Its Biggest Audience Week in a Year — Netflix Weekly Rankings for January 1-7
Andes plane-crash drama ‘Society of the Snow’ and ‘Money Heist’ spinoff ‘Berlin’ also have breakout weeks for Netflix
Apple Sets Feb. 2 Release Date For Its Pricey Vision Pro VR Rig (See the New TV Commercial)
Tech giant set to release its latest and most personal gadget in just under a month
VideoAmp Lays Off 20% of Staff, Hires Peter Liguori to Replace Founder and CEO Ross McCray
McCray will remain on the board for video measurement startup
NCAA, ESPN Agree on 8-Year, $920 Million Media-Rights Renewal
The agreement, which pays the National Collegiate Athletic Association $115 million a year, triples the price ESPN is currently paying
Netflix Viewing Declined By 17% in 2023
Based on Netflix's own data, viewers spent over 7 billion hours less last year watching the platform than they did in 2022
The Force Still Wants Nothing to Do With Zack Snyder's 'Soulless "Star Wars" Ripoff,' 'Rebel Moon' -- Netflix Weekly Rankings For December 25-31
In what should have been one of Netflix's biggest viewership weeks of the year, no movie or show came even close to capturing 100 million hours of engagement
