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nScreenMedia episodes

August 22, 2019 CandW discuss Apple’s $6B bet on TV and the TVOD crisis
Apple has a lot of catching up to do if it wants to make its upcoming Apple TV+ the lynchpin of its thrust into services. Especially so as the performance of iTunes is caught in the downdraft of the transactional video market.
23 min
August 16, 2019 CandW discuss ViacomCBS and Pluto TV, pay TV losses
The numbers are in a pay TV took a beating in the first half of 2019. Looks like it could get worse in the second half. The CBS/Viacom deal is done and Pluto TV could be the ace-in-the-hole for the joint company.
22 min
August 09, 2019 CandW discuss Comcast and Roku bucking the trends
Roku is increasing player sales while the rest of the industry contracts. It is helping drive growth in viewing time and ad views. Meanwhile, Comcast X1 viewers are watching more linear TV while vMVPD customers are watching much less.
23 min
August 04, 2019 T Time discuss if the time is right for shoppable video
The CEO of Clicktivated says that consumers are now used to clicking and touching, and that is why the market is ready for another try at shoppable video. Find out how his company plans to capitalize on the opportunity.
34 min
August 02, 2019 CandW discuss AT&T name game, SMP slump, dueling TVOD data
AT&T continues to monkey with video product names. This week it was DirecTV Now’s turn. Streaming media player growth has stalled, but smart TVs are picking up the slack. New data on TVOD conflicts with other reports and market trends.
23 min
July 26, 2019 CandW discuss why DirecTV Now isn’t part of AT&T’s video strategy
AT&T lost nearly a million video subs in Q2. We explain what happened, the company's new three-tier video strategy, and why DirecTV Now isn’t part of it.
23 min
July 19, 2019 CandW discuss if Netflix Q2 downturn is a blip or a trend
Netflix lost US subs for the first time in Q2 and turned in weak performance outside of the US. Is it just a blip or the start of a new trend?
25 min
July 12, 2019 CandW discuss Amazon keeping the flywheel spinning
Amazon keeps coming up with ways to improve its business. It reached a deal with Google that brings YouTube back to Fire TV products and has found a way to get Twitch to boost the number of Prime members.
21 min
June 28, 2019 CandW discuss connected TV versus smartphone
Extreme Reach data chronicles the rise of the connected TV, at the expense of other screens. Pew data shows the growth in smartphone Internet-only consumers. In the connected TV versus smartphone battle, what’s a video provider to do?
22 min
June 21, 2019 CandW discuss Quibi’s strange allure and freemium services
Quibi has already booked $100M committment from advertisers. Why is such a risky venture attracting so much money from the industry? UK broadcasters are realizing combining free-ad-supported content with subscription could be a winning formula. Maybe Quibi should do the same.
22 min