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Netflix Beats Expectations but Shares Dip After Q2 Earnings
Netflix topped Wall Street expectations in the second quarter, boosted by strong subscriber growth, rising ad revenue, and hit content.
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WarnerMedia Execs: More Competition Will Make Streaming ‘Better for Consumers’
While no one knows how consumers will embrace the multitude of options, executives from WarnerMedia tell Cheddar one thing is certain: all streaming distributors are aiming to upend the linear television business model.
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Quibi Execs Make Their CES Pitch: Short-Form Content Is the Streaming Future
Quibi’s Chief Product Officer Tom Conrad is confident that the new platform’s content will stand out among its peers with unique offerings.
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Max's Favorite (and Not So Favorite) TV of 2019
Whether you're looking for more to watch during the holiday break or your resolution is to enjoy more couch potato time in 2020, Max Godnick is here to help. He spent his holiday re-watching, re-streaming, and re-binging some of the...
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Max's Favorite (and Not So Favorite) TV Shows of 2019
Whether you're looking for more to watch during the holiday break or your resolution is to enjoy more couch potato time in 2020, Max Godnick is here to help. He spent his holiday re-watching, re-streaming, and re-binging some of the...
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Crystal Ball: Cheddar's Streaming Predictions for 2020
Cheddar's Michelle Castillo looks ahead to see the trends that will dominate the world of streaming entertainment in the upcoming year.
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Old Hollywood's Culver City Is Reeling in New Streaming Biz, Says Mayor
Mayor Meghan Sahli-Wells of Culver City, California, spoke with Cheddar about transitioning from the golden age of film production to the new Hollywood renaissance of streaming content.
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Are streaming services really saving people money?
With the launch of new streaming services, the cost of being subscribed to them all rivalling the cost of top-tier cable packages. Cutting the cord was supposed to save consumers money — so is it?
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Streaming Service Roku's Stock Surges to a New High
Roku's stock price grew after the streaming service raised its expected annual revenue from $1.025 billion to a range of $1.03 to 1.05 billion on its quarterly earnings.
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Kristen Bell Is All-In on Streaming With American Express and 'Veronica Mars'
Kristen Bell, star of "The Good Place" and credit card spokesperson, talks about the cash back benefits of the American Express Blue Cash Preferred Card, particularly for streaming services like Hulu, which is hosting her return to the...
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In the Netflix Era, It's Data ー Not Content ー That's King
A recent survey from the independent Streaming Observer found 8.7 million Netflix subscribers could leave the service in favor of Disney+ when it debuts later this year.
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Netflix Drops Strong Earnings Report, Addresses New Competition
Netflix earned $4.52 billion in revenue and gained an additional 9.6 million paid subscribers in the first quarter of 2019, beating expectations, the company said in a note to shareholders.
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In Highly Anticipated Announcement, Apple Unveils A Future Focused on Services
In one of its most anticipated announcements in years, Apple on Monday unveiled its long-awaited original video subscription platform and several other services. CEO Tim Cook and other executives made the announcement at the Steve Jobs...
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Amazon Studios Marketing Chief Offers Glimpse of Streaming Strategy at SXSW
Diverse offerings that are broadly accessible to a global audience. That's the programming strategy for Amazon's studio arm, summed up in a sentence, as it attempts to stand out in an increasingly crowded streaming field, based on an...
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Netflix is Ramping up its Ad Business ー But Not in the Way You Think
Netflix is adding ads ー but not in the way most people would expect. The company has been ramping up its efforts for “marketing partnerships” over the last year, which could include product integrations in its shows, several sources...
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Ottawa's fight with Netflix reignites age-old debate — what is Cancon and who should pay?
Canadian studios and production crews are busier than ever before, thanks in part to demand from foreign streaming giants such as Netflix, Amazon and Hulu. But at the same time, those American behemoths are being accused of not...
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LiveXLive Setting Out to Become Next-Gen MTV
LiveXLive is a platform that brings festivals and other live events to music enthusiasts who can't afford to attend in-person. "We set out to take the playbook from ESPN, to create the next generation MTV," founder Robert Ellin told...
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Internet Is Leaving Ad-Based Revenue Models Behind: Patreon CEO
The internet is moving away from an ad-based revenue system says Jack Conte, co-founder and CEO of Patreon, a platform that allows people to pay for access to exclusive content from digital creators. That trend is evidenced by the growth...
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Aya Cash Says Finishing 'You're the Worst' Final Season Was 'Just Bitter, No Sweet'
The fifth and final season of the dark romantic comedy "You're the Worst" debuted on Jan. 9, and star Aya Cash couldn't be more upset about it. "Just bitter, no sweet," Cash told Cheddar Thursday. "What's sweet about it? I'm like, 'I...
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YouTube TV Expands Nationwide as Streaming Wars Heat Up
Cord cutters, rejoice! YouTube TV, Google's ambitious live-television streaming service, is going nationwide. The platform will soon add 95 new markets, making it available to 98 percent of U.S. households, Google announced Wednesday ー...
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Netflix Raises Prices as NBCUniversal Enters the Streaming Wars
As NBCUniversal, Disney, and WarnerMedia prepare to launch streaming services, Netflix is raising subscription prices to ensure it has the budget to tighten its stronghold and expand its reach in the content wars. Netflix announced on...
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Rosambien, President Kanye, and #MeToo: The Top Entertainment Stories of 2018
With just a few days left in the year, Cheddar decided to take a look at the best and worst of what 2018 had to offer in entertainment.
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Netflix's 'Friends' Deal Highlights Licensing Tangles for the Future of Streaming
Care to watch the original "Star Wars" trilogy? Don't assume Disney's forthcoming streaming service Disney+ will have it. And while AT&T owns "Friends," it won't be streaming it exclusively on its own OTT platform when it launches in...
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Swizz Beatz: Young Creatives Can't Forget the 'Business' in Art Business
Even for Kasseem Dean, a.k.a producer, rapper and art enthusiast "Swizz Beatz," the hustle never stops. After more than two decades in the music industry, Dean's best advice for young creatives is never to forget the "business" in art...