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Apple's bundling Apple TV and Apple Arcade into paid iCloud+ plans across more than 100 countries, turning streaming into a retention benefit for its broader services business. The move gives Apple more ways to justify content spending through storage upgrades,…

Amazon and other scaled distributors are turning customer ownership into a priced part of streaming distribution. For specialty services, the direct subscriber relationship increasingly makes sense only when the added margin, data and control outweigh the cost of acquiring and…

Antenna estimates that 31% of traditional pay-TV cancelers add a streaming service within 30 days, five times the normal signup rate. That makes cable cancellation a high-intent window for streamers, broadband providers and TV platforms to capture redirected TV spending.

Apple and NBCUniversal are using higher standalone prices to make their $14.99 Apple TV and Peacock bundle look increasingly difficult to pass up, with the latest increases expanding the bundle’s displayed savings without lowering its price. The strategy turns list…

Apple, Meta and Cosm are testing immersive sports experiences that could give leagues and other rights holders a new layer of inventory to reserve, package and sell separately from conventional broadcasts. The opportunity depends on contract language, but immersive, volumetric…

Apple is bringing select Friday Night Baseball games to Vision Pro in Apple Immersive starting August 28, using 8K 3D video, spatial audio and spatial graphics to create a premium live sports experience tied to its Apple TV subscription. Live…

Major media companies are shifting the streaming conversation from scale at any cost to disciplined growth built around cash flow, monetization, and returns on capital. Across content, sports rights, advertising, distribution, and M&A, companies are prioritizing assets that can improve…

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…

Basics of Streaming breaks down the operational and financial machinery behind a DTC streaming service, from video delivery and device apps to billing, rights management, advertising, and customer support. Every viewing hour, transaction channel, supported device, and failed payment adds…

Peacock is turning third-party distribution into a customer acquisition strategy by expanding across YouTube Primetime Channels, Apple, Walmart+, Prime Video, and Roku. NBCU is prioritizing lower friction, broader reach, and cheaper subscriber conversion ahead of major sports cycles like the…