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Starz’s Q2 results showed its standalone strategy taking shape as total subscribers increased despite a June price hike to $11.99, while engagement reached the second-highest level in company history. Starz is cutting low-engagement programming costs, leaning into cheaper originals like…

Lionsgate’s fiscal Q1 revenue jumped nearly 50% to $777 million as Michael and The Housemaid drove record motion picture profit and trailing 12-month library revenue held near $1 billion. The Starz separation has given investors and potential buyers a cleaner…

Tubi’s reached 110 million monthly active users as Fox gets more economic leverage from its free-streaming scale, with fiscal 2026 revenue up 35% and viewing topping 13 billion hours. Tubi’s sports distribution, deep catalog, creator programming, and younger audience are…

Roku’s Q2 revenue rose 22% to more than $1.35 billion as platform revenue climbed 25% to $1.22 billion and net income jumped to $164.2 million. Roku’s growing engagement, advertising inventory, subscription distribution, and control of the TV discovery layer strengthen…

Warner Bros. Discovery’s Q2 results showed HBO Max emerging as its strongest growth engine, with streaming revenue topping $3 billion and adjusted EBITDA rising 75% to $512 million, while Global Linear Networks still generated $1.45 billion in adjusted EBITDA despite…

Nielsen’s $2.15 billion acquisition of DoubleVerify expands its role from audience measurement into verification, fraud detection, brand suitability, optimization, and advertising performance. The deal gives Nielsen a broader position across the streaming and digital ad stack as advertisers demand better…

MLS named Larry Berg commissioner effective January 1, 2027, putting him in charge of leading the league into its next media rights negotiations as the Apple deal approaches its 2029 expiration. Berg's biggest challenge is proving MLS can keep the…

Fox’s 2026 FIFA World Cup coverage drove a 108% increase in television advertising revenue and boosted Fox One subscriber growth. The quarter validated Fox’s multiplatform sports strategy and strengthened its position ahead of future NFL rights negotiations.

From the Archives revisits how Pluto TV turned aging television libraries into a recurring revenue engine by packaging catalog programming into scheduled FAST channels and monetizing connected-TV viewing through addressable advertising. Viacom’s $340 million acquisition gave the company direct consumer…

Disney’s exploring a free, ad-supported streaming layer that could expand its audience, create more inventory for advertisers and move viewers toward Disney+ subscriptions and other Disney businesses. Kirby sees the strongest model combining branded FAST channels, rotating on-demand content and…