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☆ You're going to need a Peacock subscription to watch another NFL game this fall
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-26 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Comcast's Peacock, which streamed an NFL playoff game in January, has another game scheduled for this fall. AdvertisementRemember when Peacock hosted an NFL playoff game in January, which meant that everyone who wanted to watch Travis Kelce play football — and/or watch Taylor Swift watch him play football — had to subscribe to Comcast's streaming service? Well, get ready for round 2: Peacock will have another exclusive NFL game in September, featuring the Philadelphia Eagles and a team to be named later. This one won't be a playoff game, so it won't have anything like the national interest — and the complaints from angry NFL fans — the last Peacock game generated. And subscription tracking service Antenna estimated that nearly 3 million people signed up for Peacock to watch the game.

Persons: Comcast's Peacock, Peacock, —, Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift Organizations: NFL, Service, Philadelphia Eagles Locations: Sao Paulo, Brazil

☆ Paramount's Super Bowl livestream problems are a warning for Netflix and the new mega sports streamer
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

download the appSign up to get the inside scoop on today’s biggest stories in markets, tech, and business — delivered daily. Paramount, which broadcast and streamed the game to what was probably the biggest audience in the game's history. And Paramount, whose Paramount Plus livestream conked out for some users, who took to the internet to complain. AdvertisementWithout more detail from Paramount, it doesn't make sense to speculate about the cause of Paramount's problems. Like Netflix, which struggled to show a live episode of "Love is Blind" less than a year ago.

Persons: —, Taylor Swift, Robert F, Kennedy Jr, ESPN's, it's, Roger Lynch, Lynch, Condé Nast, Comcast's Peacock Organizations: Service, Kansas City Chiefs, Paramount, San Francisco 49ers, Business, HBO, Big Tech, Netflix, NFL

☆ Why Netflix just made a $5 billion pro wrestling deal
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Peter Kafka | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Now it's in "live sports entertainment" via a $5 billion pro wrestling deal with TKO. One big reason the deal could work: Netflix wasn't in the ads business. That's when a new $5 billion, 10-year deal with TKO Group will kick in and bring Raw, the weekly WWE pro wrestling show currently airing on Comcast's USA network, to Netflix in the US and other countries. Now it's here, in what appears to be the biggest licensing deal Netflix has ever made. And this deal is a rights deal, not an outright purchase.

Persons: —, they'll, Comcast's, . Peacock, Chris Rock, That's, it's Organizations: Netflix, Service, WWE, USA, ESPN

[1/2] A smartphone with displayed "Disney" logo is seen on the keyboard in this illustration taken March 24, 2020. Disney said it expected to pay NBCUniversal (NBCU) parent Comcast about $8.61 billion by Dec. 1. Hulu had 48.3 million subscribers at the end of Disney's third quarter, compared with 28 million paid subscribers for Comcast's Peacock streaming service at the end of Comcast's third quarter. Disney+ had 146.1 million global subscribers at the end of Disney's third quarter. If the value is determined to be greater than the guaranteed floor value, Disney will pay NBCU the difference.

Persons: Dado, Walt Disney, Disney, Bob Iger, Goldman Sachs, Brian Roberts, Dawn Chmielewski, Helen Coster, Sriraj Kalluvila, Sayantani Ghosh, Jamie Freed Organizations: REUTERS, ANGELES, Wednesday, Disney, Comcast, Hulu, Goldman, Thomson Locations: Hulu, Burbank , California, U.S, Los Angeles, New York

☆ Traditional TV Adds Viewers in August as Back-To-School Dents Streaming
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Sept. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

(Reuters) - More people in the U.S. turned to traditional TV for news and drama shows in August, with the start of the back-to-school season making a slight dent on the streaming viewership, market researcher Nielsen said. The combined share of broadcast and cable television, rose to 50.6% of total TV usage in August from 49.6% in July, according to Nielsen's monthly report on the state of the television market. Streaming saw a sequential decline of 1.6% in viewers to 38.3% last month, but still accounted for the largest share of viewership. Nielsen said that despite the seasonal weakness in streaming, the category has gained 7.0 share points since August last year. Legal dramas "Suits" and "The Lincoln Lawyer" were the top two streaming titles in August, Nielsen said.

Persons: Nielsen, Comcast's Peacock, Mario, Samrhitha, Dawn Chmielewski, Tasim Zahid Organizations: Reuters, NFL, Republican, NBC, CBS, WWE, Hall of Fame, Lincoln Locations: U.S, Bengaluru, Dawn, Los Angeles

☆ You haven't been paying a fair price for your streaming services. Warner Bros. Discovery CFO says: 'I think that's in the process of being corrected'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-19 | by ( Will Gendron | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A change may be coming to your streaming services, Warner Bros. The services have been undervalued, Gunnar Wiedenfels said, and "quality content has been given away"That could spell price hikes. AdvertisementAdvertisementAs Insider's Matt Turner summed up: "Streaming services have been underpriced in the name of attracting critical mass." In January, Warner Bros Discovery increased the price of an ad-free subscription to HBO Max for the first time since its launch in 2020. Aside from boosting prices, services are also cracking down on password sharing.

Persons: Gunnar Wiedenfels, Wiedenfels, Max —, Matt Turner, Comcast's Peacock, Max, Peacock, Mark Schilsky, HBO Max, we're, Bob Iger, Schilsky Organizations: Warner Bros, Discovery, Service, Bank of America Securities Media, Communications, Entertainment Conference, Netflix, Hulu, Disney, Paramount, Apple, Bernstein Research, Warner Bros Discovery, HBO, HBO Max, Wall Street Journal Locations: Wall, Silicon, Hollywood

Disney owns two-thirds of Hulu, while Comcast owns the rest. "Hulu has far greater value than when they struck the $27 billion agreement with Disney ... Comcast wants to get maximum value out of this." Hulu had 48.3 million subscribers at the end of the most recent quarter, compared with 24 million paid subscribers for Comcast's Peacock streaming service and 105.7 million global subscribers for Disney+. Greenfield applauded Disney CEO Bob Iger for agreeing to accelerate the Hulu purchase, saying that waiting until next year is hampering Disney's strategic flexibility. "Whatever Disney chooses to do, having partial ownership of Hulu with Comcast makes anything else they want to do more challenging," Greenfield said.

Persons: Mike Blake, Brian Roberts, ” Roberts, Roberts, Goldman Sachs, ”, Rich Greenfield, Greenfield, Bob Iger, Disney, Iger, Samrhitha, Helen Coster, Dawn Chmielewski, Nick Zieminski, Stephen Coates Organizations: Comcast NBC, REUTERS, Comcast, Disney, “, Technology, Hulu, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, Hulu, Bengaluru, New York, Los Angeles

REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSept 6 (Reuters) - Comcast (CMCSA.O) has moved up the date for the sale or purchase of its remaining stake in Hulu to Disney (DIS.N) to Sept. 30 this year, CEO Brian Roberts said on Wednesday. Disney owns two-thirds of Hulu, while Comcast owns the rest. Under a 2019 agreement, either company can trigger a sale or purchase of Comcast's 33% stake to Disney as early as January 2024. Hulu had 48.3 million subscribers at the end of the most recent quarter, compared with 24 million paid subscribers for Comcast's Peacock streaming service and 105.7 million global subscribers for Disney+. (This story has been corrected to say that Comcast has pulled forward the date, not extended, in the headline.

Persons: Mike Blake, Brian Roberts, ” Roberts, Roberts, Goldman Sachs, ”, Samrhitha, Helen Coster, Arun Koyyur, Anil D'Silva, Nick Zieminski Organizations: Comcast NBC, REUTERS, Comcast, Disney, “, Technology, Hulu, Thomson Locations: Los Angeles , California, U.S, Hulu, Bengaluru, New York

☆ Traditional TV usage drops below 50% for first time ever
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Lillian Rizzo | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The decline of traditional TV continues, even as the prices of streaming services rise. Total traditional TV usage — comprised of broadcast and pay-TV — dropped below 50% in July for the first time ever, according to Nielsen's monthly streaming report, The Gauge. Usage among pay-TV customers fell to 29.6% of TV, while broadcast dropped to a 20% share during the month. Many consumers left the traditional TV bundle due to its steep prices. Lackluster streaming subscriber growth hasn't helped much in their bid for profitability, Macquarie noted in its report.

Persons: —, Nielsen's, Tim Nollen, Max, Comcast's Peacock, Macquarie Organizations: Comcast Corp, Charter Communications, Comcast, Charter, Macquarie, Macquarie ., Nielsen, Netflix, Disney, Hulu, ESPN, Warner Bros, Warner Bros . Discovery, Paramount Locations: Macquarie

☆ Golden Globes audience shrinks from last show in 2021
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Lisa Richwine | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

In 2021, 6.9 million people tuned in to the Hollywood awards show. NBC's viewership figures for Tuesday night's ceremony do not include people who watched on Comcast's Peacock streaming service. All of Hollywood's major awards shows have seen their TV ratings sink in recent years, along with most viewership on traditional television. Back in January 2020, the Globes attracted 18.3 million TV viewers. While TV viewership declined, the network said Golden Globes content on E!

☆ Netflix's new ad tier plan appears to be working
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Lucia Moses | Ryan Joe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Netflix's new ad-supported tier accounted for 13% of subscribers in its first month, new Evercore research found. Evercore believes the ad tier is driving incremental subscriber growth for Netflix. The firm upgraded its rating on Netflix in September based on its ad-supported tier and plan to crack down on password-sharing, which are expected to drive earnings and share price. Netflix's ad tier entered a crowded field of streaming services, including ad-supported versions, from Disney's Hulu to Comcast's Peacock to Warner Bros. Netflix's ad tier was followed close behind Disney+ with Ads launching in December, and Warner plans to launch a combined Discovery+-HBO Max app in spring with an ad-supported tier.

☆ Netflix's ad tier drove 13% of subscriptions in its first month, new survey shows
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-06 | by ( Lucia Moses | Ryan Joe | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Netflix's new ad-supported tier accounted for 13% of subscribers in its first month, new Evercore research found. Evercore believes the ad tier is driving incremental subscriber growth for Netflix. Netflix's new ad-supported tier accounted for 13% of the streamer's subscribers in its first month, with about half being new or returning users to the streamer, according to new research from Evercore ISI. Netflix's ad tier entered a crowded field of streaming services, including ad-supported versions, from Disney's Hulu to Comcast's Peacock to Warner Bros. Netflix's ad tier was followed close behind Disney+ with Ads launching in December, and Warner plans to launch a combined Discovery+-HBO Max app in spring with an ad-supported tier.

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