[ Fubo, which has not carried nearly a dozen networks from the Warner side of Warner Bros. Discovery since 2020, added a batch of Discovery channels to the blacked-out list on Tuesday. The internet-delivered pay-TV operator, which has nearly 1.7 million subscribers, reached an impasse with the former WarnerMedia networks in 2020 and networks like … Read more
[ Paramount Global, which is in the midst of corporate upheaval on a number of fronts, got a slight reprieve in one key area, extending carriage negotiations with Charter Communications. In just the past 48 hours, the media company has seen the exit of CEO Bob Bakish, the closely watched release of first-quarter earnings and … Read more
[ The singular voice of Charlie Ergen, long an outspoken figure willing to express unconventional views on the media business, fell silent Friday as he was absent for EchoStar‘s quarterly earnings call. The Dish Network parent, of which Ergen is executive chairman, reported a loss of 314,000 Dish subscribers in the quarter, leaving it with … Read more
[ Nexstar President and COO Mike Biard says there has been “significant misinterpretation and market overreaction” to the sports streaming bundle announced by Disney, Fox and Warner Bros. Discovery. Speaking on the broadcast TV giant’s fourth-quarter earnings call with Wall Street analysts, Biard said the joint venture plan has raised “more questions than answers.” One … Read more
[ Shares in AMC Networks dropped sharply in early trading Friday following a shaky fourth-quarter earnings report and a conference call with Wall Street analysts. The stock initially drifted down by mid-single-digits in pre-market trading after the earnings release, which revealed a 23% drop in domestic ad revenue and a 16% decline in affiliate revenue. … Read more
[ Streaming pay-TV operator Fubo, after its stock plunged 23%, issued a statement blasting the new sports streaming venture involving Disney, Fox Corp. and Warner Bros. Discovery. Tuesday’s Disney-Fox-WBD news “has undoubtedly captured our attention,” the statement said. “Fubo has consistently championed the principle of consumer choice and we’re not surprised more sports streaming options … Read more
[ Google execs are actively considering an international expansion of pay-TV service YouTube TV, Chief Business Officer Philipp Schindler said during the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call. “It is something we are closely looking at,” Schindler said. “There’s nothing specific I have to add at this moment in time on this one.” Schindler and CEO Sundar … Read more
