Tag: content distribution

Basics of Streaming breaks down how platforms deliver multi-audio and multi-subtitle experiences using separate audio tracks, timed text files, adaptive bitrate streaming, and metadata-driven manifests. Instead of duplicating video files, services dynamically switch tracks at playback, enabling global scale, accessibility…

Basics of Streaming explains rights management as the operational framework that translates licensing contracts into real-time enforcement across geography, time windows, devices, and monetization models. It outlines how platforms automate territorial restrictions, windowing schedules, device-level controls, and revenue permissions to…

Netflix has struck a new multiyear global Pay-1 licensing deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment, making Netflix the exclusive first streaming home for Sony’s theatrical releases worldwide after their initial windows. The deal replaces Sony’s fragmented regional licensing with a unified…

Skip tackles the challenge of maintaining brand identity on Prime Video Channels, likening it to renting shelf space in a crowded supermarket. The advice? Use Amazon for scale, but invest in your own DTC app to preserve control, customer data,…

YouTube TV and TelevisaUnivision have struck a new carriage deal, restoring Univision, UNIMÁS, TUDN, and Galavisión to YouTube TV’s lineup nearly two months after they were removed. The agreement also brings the ViX streaming service to YouTube Primetime Channels in…

Apple, Sony, and FAST platforms are prioritizing control over subscribers. Apple’s F1 deal locks users into its ecosystem, Sony monetizes IP across formats without a global SVOD, and FAST embeds content directly into TVs and cars through deals like Free…

MrBeast has partnered with Flywheel, a new venture from ex-Yoola CEO Eyal Baumel, to build creator-led franchises through products, content distribution, and IP licensing. Flywheel is already managing MrBeast’s expansion in China—where he's amassed 17M+ followers—and is working with creators…

Netflix is integrating live broadcast and on-demand television into its platform starting July 2026, beginning in France through a new partnership with TF1 Group. This move gives Netflix subscribers access to TF1’s live channels and streaming service TF1+, including major…

Fubo and DAZN have entered a multiyear partnership to distribute each other’s proprietary sports channels. Fubo now offers the new DAZN1 channel featuring exclusive boxing and MMA content. DAZN is adding Fubo Sports to its platform, expanding access to FAST…

Cineverse is integrating SymphonyAI’s Revedia DataOps to unify streaming viewership and revenue data across AVOD, TVOD, SVOD, and FAST. This move enhances its AI-powered analytics, optimizing content distribution, ad sales, and revenue growth while strengthening its Matchpoint platform.