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Telly Begins Shipping First-of-its-Kind Free Ad-Supported TVs
Technology // July 21, 2023

Telly, the company behind a unique free television that relies on a built-in second screen to run nothing but ads, began shipping the first-of-its-kind dual-screen 55-inch 4K TVs to over 250,000 households last week, a month after the waitlist opened. The endeavor promises to provide...

Nielsen: Streaming Enjoys Strong Numbers as Overall TV Viewership Dips
Streaming // March 19, 2023

Zombies, hospital intrigue and Black Panther all helped streaming media dominate the month of February. That’s according to Nielsen’s latest edition of The Gauge, which shows streaming services holding 34% of television viewership, even as overall TV usage declined 5.1% due to a drop in...

Record Labels Not Sold On Apple’s Super-Bundle Subscription Idea
Apple // October 07, 2019

Apple has kicked off early talks with record labels about bundling its upcoming streaming TV service with Apple Music, its streaming music service, the Financial Times reported on Monday (Oct. 7).  Apple is hoping to create a super-bundle of media and music for one flat monthly...

AT&T Loses Pay-TV Subscribers Amid Q1 Revenue Miss
Earnings // April 24, 2019

Revenue for telecommunications giant AT&T missed Wall Street expectations on Wednesday (April 24), due to a loss in subscribers throughout all of its various businesses besides wireless, according to a report by Reuters. Even with the wireless customer gain, the company paid significantly with price...

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Nielsen: Streaming Enjoys Strong Numbers as Overall TV Viewership Dips

March 19, 2023
Zombies, hospital intrigue and Black Panther all helped streaming media dominate the month of February. That’s according to Nielsen’s latest edition of The Gauge, which shows streaming services holding 34% of television viewership, even as overall TV usage declined 5.1% due to a drop in “high-demand, mass-appeal” programming. “January is always a banner month for […]

Record Labels Not Sold On Apple’s Super-Bundle Subscription Idea

October 07, 2019
Apple has kicked off early talks with record labels about bundling its upcoming streaming TV service with Apple Music, its streaming music service, the Financial Times reported on Monday (Oct. 7). ...

AT&T Loses Pay-TV Subscribers Amid Q1 Revenue Miss

April 24, 2019
Revenue for telecommunications giant AT&T missed Wall Street expectations on Wednesday (April 24), due to a loss in subscribers throughout all of its various businesses besides wireless, according to a...

Netflix Show Leaked, Other Studios’ Content Up For Ransom

May 01, 2017
Even as Netflix and other media companies invest internally in the latest cybersecurity, services at outside entities remain at risk. A hacker claiming to hold a number of unreleased television...