If every streamer platform with many “sharer” users — those using others’ logins/passwords — is in flux, what happens to the streaming marketplace when it endures a downturn?
Ramble On
Sometimes I grow so tiring, but this column will help you when I do.
Covid Exposure Apps Are Headed for a Mass Extinction Event
The US government will pull the plug on the servers powering the nation’s Covid notifications on May 11. States aren’t rushing to boot up replacements.
Origin Story: ‘Live’ At The Newfronts
How do you publish 20 days of live coverage about a series of events lasting four days? Become editor of MediaPost.
All Roads Lead To New Fronts
For me, the road to the newfronts began 40 years ago when I was sitting across from ABC sales chief Jake Keever as he explained the upfront to me.
Publishers Are Pivoting To Video (Again) – But This Time It’s Vertical
Mail Metro Media partnered with Firework to integrate a new vertical video player across dmg’s sites that features interstitial ads and TikTok-esque clickable overlays.
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Glitch Short-Circuits Live Netflix ‘Love Is Blind’ Special, Irks Fans, Mars Livestreaming Push
Irate fans waited 90 minutes on Sunday night, only to be told the show was now being recorded.
Pearls Before Swine by Stephan Pastis for Mon, 17 Apr 2023
McDonald’s Hamburglar Comes Out of Hiding To Steal Newly Improved Classics
McDonald’s Hamburglar is one of the most recognizable fast-food mascots. As the foil to the lovable Ronald McDonald, the mischief maker will stop at nothing to steal and hoard every last burger for himself. But for the past several years, the Hamburglar’s whereabouts have been unknown. Now the cunning food criminal is back–and up to…
AMC Networks Sets Ad-Supported AMC+ Tier Ahead of Upfront
AMC is about to have its die-hard fans tiering up. Ahead of the company’s in-person upfront on Tuesday at New York’s Jazz at Lincoln Center, AMC Networks is revealing several new offerings. In addition to expanding its Content Room and unveiling Audience+, its new, cross-platform targeting service, the company is announcing an upcoming ad-supported version…