Business

YES Network and MSG Networks are shutting down the Gotham Sports app and moving their direct-to-consumer services to DAZN beginning with the 2026-27 NBA and NHL seasons. The partnership lets the networks retain their valuable local sports rights while outsourcing…

Netflix’s reported $500 million deal with AMC Global Media gives it global co-exclusive rights to all 371 episodes in The Walking Dead universe beginning in 2027. The agreement gives Netflix a proven engagement driver while helping AMC monetize its biggest…

AMC Global Media raised its full-year outlook after securing a roughly $500 million Netflix licensing deal for The Walking Dead universe. The agreement gives AMC predictable revenue to offset declining affiliate fees while keeping the franchise on AMC+ and expanding…

From the Archives revisits Charter’s 2023 carriage fight with Disney, which forced Disney+, ESPN+, and the future flagship ESPN service into Spectrum’s cable packages while removing eight lower-value linear networks. The agreement turned streaming access into a core part of…

SiriusXM’s launching a $5-per-month Sports Pass on September 1, using its existing live rights and talk programming to create a lower-cost subscriber entry point. The tier could expand SiriusXM’s funnel, monetize local sports radio nationally and establish a blueprint for…

Rebecca Avery examines what streaming content really costs, what it returns, and how long its value lasts. She argues that streamers need to measure the full content value chain, including acquisition, processing, storage, curation, distribution, and monetization, rather than relying…

Skip warns that the most dangerous partner is the one your business can’t afford to lose. Once a platform controls the customer, data, pricing, or path to growth, the partnership has become the business.

Amazon is preparing to take full control of Thursday Night Football production after the 2026 NFL season, ending the NBC Sports partnership that helped de-risk its launch into exclusive national NFL streaming. Amazon’s expanded sports portfolio, production infrastructure and advertising…

HBO Max's testing Shorts and Ask HBO Max to help mobile viewers discover programming through personalized video clips and natural-language searches. The features could reduce time-to-play, increase title starts and saves, and give WBD stronger data on viewer intent.

Smart TV setup has become one of streaming's most valuable distribution windows, with 51% of users installing suggested apps during activation and 56% rarely or never adding another app afterward. That gives TV OS owners lasting control over app discovery,…