Nielsen: 90% of SVOD Viewing Is On the TV Set, Only 20% is Original Content

Nielsen’s launch announcement last week of its Subscription Video-on-Demand syndicated content ratings service has provided the industry with several important and somewhat surprising insights into the impact of these services on the TV industry.

Will the NFL pull out early from its agreement with DirecTV to carry its NFL Sunday Ticket out-of-market games package? Source: Goodell: NFL Will Keep Talking to AT&T About Expanding ’Sunday Ticket’ to Streaming Platforms

Discogs Mid-Year Survey Shows Surprising Surge In CD Sales

Music marketplace Discogs has released its Marketplace Analysis & Database report for the first half of 2019 and it revealed some surprising data about online music retail. Source: Discogs Mid-Year Survey Shows Surprising Surge In CD Sales

Disney+ Subscriptions Could Double Company’s Projections

A new UBS survey shows 43% of Americans are “likely” to subscribe to Disney+ when it’s available in November, surpassing company estimates. Source: Disney+ Subscriptions Could Double Company’s Projections

Once dominant, Amazon-owned Twitch has more competition and more problems

Ninja was the first high-profile talent to leave the live streaming platform Twitch for a competitor. But industry observers think he won’t be the last. Source: Once dominant, Amazon-owned gaming platform Twitch has more competition and more problems – Digiday

Netflix Under Pressure: Can a Hollywood Disruptor Avoid Getting Disrupted?

With a subscriber miss, ballooning costs, competitors circling and an existential need to produce more in-house hits, the dominant streamer may be starting to look a lot like — gasp! — one of the entertainment giants whose world it turned upside down. Source: Netflix Under Pressure: Can a Hollywood Disruptor Avoid Getting Disrupted?

How Disney’s New Bundle Instantly Changes The Streaming Landscape For Everyone

The $11.99 per month bundle of Disney+, ESPN+ and Hulu Basic not only represents a killer price point, it also jumpstarts the ad-supported model for OTT. Source: How Disney’s New Bundle Instantly Changes The Streaming Landscape For Everyone

Streaming Services Boost CBS Revenue

CBS Corp.’s investment in content and streaming-services expansion helped deliver better-than-expected revenue growth in its second quarter. Source: Streaming Services Boost CBS Revenue

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