Tag: Super Bowl

ESPN’s takeover of NFL Media, part of a broader deal granting the NFL a stake in the network, could receive regulatory approval as early as April, according to Front Office Sports. The timing is critical, as ESPN is set to…

Kirby says control is the new currency in streaming, and Apple, NBCUniversal, and Fox are showing exactly what that looks like. Apple is collapsing barriers by making MLS a core Apple TV feature. NBCU is reviving NBC Sports Network to…

Kirby breaks down why Fox streamed the Super Bowl on Tubi but kept the World Series off. The key? Control. The NFL deal gave Fox full flexibility to experiment with reach, while MLB’s rights mess made free streaming too risky.…

Fox wrapped fiscal 2025 with a 17% revenue surge to $16.3 billion, fueled by Super Bowl broadcasts, political ad windfalls, and Tubi’s explosive FAST growth. Tubi topped 100 million monthly users and brought in over $1.1 billion in revenue, proving…

The Hollywood Reporter covers the kickoff of the 2025 Upfronts in New York, where major media companies like NBCUniversal, Disney, and Warner Bros. Discovery are pitching advertisers in a volatile economic environment. With uncertainty around tariffs, inflation, and shifting market…

YouTube took the top spot in Nielsen’s February 2025 Media Distributor Gauge with an all-time high 11.6% share of U.S. TV viewing, surpassing Disney and marking its second No. 1 finish since Nielsen began tracking by distributor. YouTube’s connected TV…

Streaming services are ramping up sports programming, with Disney+ and Netflix driving a 72% increase across major SVOD platforms in Q1 2025, per Gracenote. Disney+ now holds 33% of the market thanks to ESPN integration, while Netflix expands beyond docuseries.…

Tubi’s Super Bowl stream proved that free, ad-supported platforms can handle major live sports, opening the door for more events to be streamed without paywalls. This raises big questions—could FAST platforms like Tubi expand further into live sports, and what…

TAG Video Systems and Witbe have partnered to enhance video monitoring and quality assurance across the entire OTT content delivery chain. The collaboration combines TAG’s Content Matching technology with Witbe’s Virtual NOC for real-device monitoring, offering end-to-end visibility from source…

The Streaming Madman dives into how streaming is making winter suck less with a ton of live sports and, of course, ads. He breaks down ESPN+’s Australian Open coverage, the potential for golf and March Madness to step up their…