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Streaming surpasses combined broadcast and cable viewing for first time ever
Streaming has outpaced the combined share of broadcast and cable TV viewing for the first time ever, according to a new Nielsen report. Streaming represented 44.8% of total TV viewership in May, its largest share to date, while broadcast (20.1%) and cable (24.1%) combined represented 44.2% of TV viewing, according to Nielsen’s The Gauge monthly report. Compared with […]
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Citi recommends these rare stocks that will show profitability gains this year
Quality companies with strong returns are getting harder to find, according to Citi Research. Return on equity, considered to be a profitability metric calculated by dividing a company’s net income by shareholders’ equity, is “increasingly scarce” among big-name stocks now, Citi U.S. equity strategist Scott Chronert wrote in a recent note to clients. “Stocks where […]
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Netflix to stream ‘Sesame Street’ episodes beginning later this year
The Netflix logo and Bert and Ernie from Sesame Street. Sam Wasson | Getty Images “Sesame Street” has a new streaming home. Netflix will stream the next three seasons of “Sesame Street,” as well as a library of past episodes, securing the future of the longtime children’s program known for characters such as Elmo and […]
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Jim Cramer’s top 10 things to watch in the stock market Monday
My top 10 things to watch Monday, May 19 1. Bonds are crushing stocks this morning, with the 30-year Treasury yield north of 5% and the 10-year Treasury yield topping 4.5%, in response to Moody’s downgrading its rating on U.S. sovereign debt. The S & P 500 is on track to open lower by about […]
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Netflix says its ad tier now has 94 million monthly active users
Netflix said Wednesday its cheaper, ad-supported tier now has 94 million monthly active users — an increase of more than 20 million since its last public tally in November. The company and its peers have been increasingly leaning on advertising to boost the profitability of their streaming products. Netflix first introduced the ad-supported plan in […]
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WBD is renaming streamer Max as HBO Max, again
Scene from season 3 of White Lotus. Source: HBO HBO became HBO Max became Max. Now, it will be HBO Max once more. Warner Bros. Discovery is renaming its streaming platform again starting this summer, restoring a name it ditched just two years ago. The company announced the rebranding Wednesday during its upfront presentation in […]
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Video podcasts are having a moment at media upfronts
Jason and Travis Kelce with Dunkin Donuts on the New Heights podcast. Courtesy: Wondery Amazon’s second-ever Upfronts pitch to advertisers this week featured an appearance by NFL champion brothers Jason and Travis Kelce. They weren’t there to hype live football rights. While Amazon’s Prime owns the media rights to the NFL’s Thursday Night Football games […]
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