Inside The Stream

Samsung and LG are licensing their smart TV operating systems to competitor TV manufacturers. Why are they doing it, and how will it impact the increasingly crowded TV OS market?

The newly independent Xperi is now solely focused on products. We talk with its EVP and Chief Products and Services Officer about the smart TV, automobile, and DTS audio businesses and why independence is the key to future success.

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We discuss new research with Hub’s Jon Giegengack that shows traditional pay TV continues to lose steam, Netflix still occupies an enviable position, and inflation worries aren’t troubling streaming services.

Cinedigm’s just-launched Cineverse aspires to be the alternative to top services like Netflix and Disney+. The company’s EVP and GM explain the technology and business approach to get it there.

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FAST linear, metadata, and search and discovery were three of the major IBC 2022 highlights last weekend. Technology pitting pirates against pirates was a standout innovation.

Amazon’s Rings of Power reached 25 million members in its first day, but does it justify $58 million per episode? Viewers are loving the FASTs, and YouTube, LG, and Samsung are leaning in.

This week we discuss four stories, including Disney’s rumored membership program, Netflix’s $65 ad CPMs, the Paramount+/Showtime bundle, and Diginet-FAST linear convergence.

HBO and Roku teamed up for the first-in-streaming House of the Dragon campaign. Roku’s Director of Partner Growth joins us to discuss the features, goals, and how the experience came together.

Nielsen says that TV streaming time exceeded cable for the first time ever in July. Summer reruns, declining cable TV, and streaming sports played their part. Can Big Ten slow the slump?

Disney enjoyed continued D2C success in the last quarter, though North American growth slowed. Big price increases and more service tiers could change all that. How will they impact Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+?