Judges on a federal appeals court on Thursday grilled the Department of Justice (DOJ) over its challenge to a lower court decision blessing the AT&T-Time Warner merger.
Source: Judges grill DOJ over challenge to AT&T-Time Warner merger
Netflix, Amazon Face New Parameters and Challenges in Europe
Netflix and Amazon view Europe as a key battleground, but a new local quota and pushback from traditional broadcasters present challenges.
Source: Netflix, Amazon Face New Parameters and Challenges in Europe
Media mega-mergers under threat with Democrats controlling the House
A media landscape prone to tectonic shifts is likely to feel a series of aftershocks once Democrats take control of the House.
Source: Media mega-mergers under threat with Democrats controlling the House
MoviePass Announces New Pricing While Promising to Win Back Customers’ Trust
MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe opens up about ticketing service’s tumultuous year and its plans to battle back from the brink.
Source: MoviePass Announces New Pricing While Promising to Win Back Customers’ Trust
Digital movie collection app Movies Anywhere adds its first pay TV partner, Comcast
Comcast Xfinity TV customers will be able to sync their accounts with Movies Anywhere in order to access their movie purchases from the Xfinity Digital Store alongside those from other digital retailers.
Source: Digital movie collection app Movies Anywhere adds its first pay TV partner, Comcast
Amazon Prime Video is finally coming to Comcast Xfinity
Four months after Comcast announced it was integrating Amazon Prime Video, the app is finally rolling out to Comcast’s Xfinity platform nationwide.
Source: Amazon Prime Video is finally coming to Comcast Xfinity
Digital Streaming: Snuffing The Life Out Of Live Sports On TV
The main issue of live streaming is that it potentially damages the broadcasters’ investment whereby the benefits of exclusive rights owed to them fail to tally with the expected output.
Source: Digital Streaming: Snuffing The Life Out Of Live Sports On TV
TV’s Next Commercial Break Might Be the Pause in Your Binge
Hulu and AT&T 
are set to launch technology in 2019 that will place a full-motion video ad on screens when viewers pause TV selections.
Source: TV’s Next Commercial Break Might Be the Pause in Your Binge (EXCLUSIVE)
Hulu CEO Randy Freer Sees Subscriber Growth Accelerating, Pay TV Margins Increasing; Global Entry A “Hard Problem To Solve”
By the end of 2018, Hulu will have added more subscribers in the second half of the year than it did in the first, CEO Randy Freer said.
Digital News Daily: FuboTV Becomes First U.S. Virtual MVPD To Launch In Europe
Aside from Netflix and YouTube, few U.S. streaming services are available globally. Hulu is expected to launch in additional markets in the coming year, but so far the company has made no announcements,
Source: Digital News Daily: FuboTV Becomes First U.S. Virtual MVPD To Launch In Europe
YouTube creators blindsided by major network’s collapse
When Defy shut down, creators stopped getting checks, and were left with no clear path to recover outstanding debts.
Source: YouTube creators blindsided by major network’s collapse
AT&T’s Otter Media Lays Off 10% of Staff, Will Absorb Machinima in Reorg
Otter Media is cutting 10% of its employees in a companywide restructuring, which includes taking over Warner Bros.’ Machinima.
Source: AT&T’s Otter Media Lays Off 10% of Staff, Will Absorb Machinima in Reorg
AT&T Targets Digital Subscription Service to Help Defray Merger Costs
Telco targets triple-tiered subscription digital service to help defray costs of merger and reduce debt load.
Source: AT&T Targets Digital Subscription Service to Help Defray Merger Costs
Music streaming is fueling vinyl’s resurgence
Streaming has been blamed for killing off the CD, but industry experts agree it’s helping bolster the growth and quality of another physical music format: vinyl.