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Comcast Cuts Cord as Deckchairs Shift Again

Comcast has cut the cord from its own cable networks, the first major studio to sign away its linear TV assets for a future almost entirely based on streaming. The move has been widely viewed as bold and inevitable but positive by analysts who believe that Comcast will be better placed for growth after the split from the cable networks, which have seen audiences decline.

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What Kind of Audience Data Are CTV Advertisers Looking For?

Content is king, but when it comes to monetizing CTV advertising campaigns and maximizing their effectiveness, it's secondary to the data and metrics that guarantee that their marketing efforts are connecting with the right audiences. In this clip from Streaming Media Connect 2024, Warner Bros. Discovery's Daniel Trotta, Revry's Damian Pelliccione, and Advertising Perceptions' Erin Firneno discuss real-world examples of how CTV content providers and aggregators can provide specific analytics and metrics that deliver real value to their advertising partners.

Survey Says: What Kinds of Interactive Streaming Experiences Do Viewers Want?

What kinds of interactive, lean-forward streaming experiences can help drive engagement that attracts fans and holds their attention? What are the top things viewers are demanding from streaming interactivity? Jennifer Kent, VP Research, Parks Associates, shares the latest insights from Parks's research in this discussion with Ring Digital's Brian Ring at Streaming Media Connect 2024.

What Drives Up Cloud Streaming Costs?

What are the predictable and unpredictable factors that drive up the cost of cloud streaming workflows as complications arise and projects scale? AWS' John Barber, IMAX's Abdul Rehman, Zixi's Eric Bolten, and SVTA's Jason Thibeault offer practical tips for keeping cloud costs in check in this clip from Streaming Media Connect 2024.

Bundle or Bust? Benefits of Bundling Streaming Services in a Crowded Content Market

How can bundling or aggregating their offerings help streaming services contend with the myriad challenges of today's saturated streaming content market, from improving recommendations to user acquisition, content consumption, performance, marketing efficiencies, and confronting the seasonality of certain types of content? Plex Head of Partner Management Josh Rosenblatt, Fubo EVP/Head of Marketing Yale Wang, and industry analysts Paul Erickson and Jon Giegengack discuss the potential benefits, pitfalls, and strategic intricacies of the bundling boom in this clip from Streaming Media Connect 2024. 

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Orphaned Tech: Struggles With Legacy NDI Gear

Not every new customer has the bank to buy all new gear. It's typical to buy used gear, get it running, and then upgrade only as the need and cash flow dictate. But a challenge comes with using older NDI gear.

Dynamic Paywalls for Streaming Services

What would happen if we started to have dynamic paywalls for streaming ser­vices? Leveraging user data, machine learning, and generative AI could create offers based on con­sumption patterns. Some companies are dab­bling in this, but now we have the technology to really start developing it.

IBC 2024: Better Content Curation Through Conversation with Imaginario AI

One AI-driven solution that stood out at IBC 2024 as particularly smart and creative comes from a London-based company called Imaginario AI. I met with CEO and Co-Founder Jose M. Puga and got an up-close look at a content indexing and curation tool that uses multimodal AI models to "make video content searchable like text." Imaginario AI made a big enough splash at IBC this year to take home 1st prize in the "Manage" category of the IABM's BaM awards.

Cue the Sunset: The Rise and Fall of Reality TV

Though Emily Nussbaum's Cue the Sun: The Invention of Reality TV reads more like a biography than like an obituary, the book lands as reality TV appears to be shrinking along with the scripted side of the business. More than one pundit has proclaimed its demise at the hands of TikTok, the "now everyone grows up on video" platform that reality TV prefigured.

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