Some YouTube TV subscribers will see their subscription go up 43% in June and everyone else will a 25% increase. What impact will such a huge price rise have on the service, the vMVPD industry, and traditional pay TV services? We discuss three of the major themes I saw at NAB 2019.

New data suggests there has been a significant expansion in online video ad inventory. Are vMPVD and FAST streamers the reason why? Viacom adjusts strategy to cope with falling TV viewership

What are the chances of success for the revamped Apple TV app with SVOD aggregation and Apple TV+ SVOD service? Which one will help Apple the most.

Comcast is trying to anchor broadband subscribers with a new broadband video service called Xfinity flex. Unfortunately, the service seems to be out of step with the competition.

DirecTV Now thinned its tiers and channels, circled the wagons around HBO, and raised prices this week. Good move or bad? Netflix made claims this week which might not stand up to scrutiny.

Roku is leading the charge into free ad-supported television (FAST) with The Roku Channel. We discuss the growing and evolving market for connected TV advertising with Roku’s director of ad research.

New data shows antenna TV use is on the rise, particularly among people already watching Internet TV. ATSC 3.0 promises to bring broadcast TV into the Internet family. When will it arrive?

The AT&T/WarnerMedia saga continued this week. There was a victory in court, the departure of HBO’s CEO, and Disney’s pursuit of AT&T’s Hulu interest. The British press hopes Britbox’s UK launch will be a Netflix killer. It isn’t but should still do well. YouTube lumbers into another ad crisis.

Field Garthwaite, CEO of iris.tv discuss how the company leverages data and AI to help companies optimize the performance of their video assets.

Connected TVs are helping the resurgence of the 30-second ad slot and, despite what you may have heard, password sharing is not a big issue.