Bevin Fletcher

1 week ago | streamtvinsider.com | Bevin Fletcher

Disney on Wednesday reported a surge in profitability for its direct-to-consumer segment in the first three months of 2025, alongside subscriber gains for Disney+ and Hulu SVODs.On the company’s fiscal year 2025 Q2 earnings call, Disney CEO Bob Iger said the company desires and is optimistic on its ability to execute “to turn the streaming business into a true growth business” and outlined three pillars underlying the strategy to do so.

1 week ago | streamtvinsider.com | Bevin Fletcher

Samsung held its NewFronts presentation Tuesday, where the electronics giant unveiled a slew of content and advertising updates meant to engage users of its smart TV platform and pique interest of brands and advertisers looking to invest.

1 week ago | streamtvinsider.com | Bevin Fletcher

With smart TV home screens increasingly the entry point for consumers’ TV viewing LG also wants it to be the living room front page for advertisers. During its NewFronts pitch to ad buyers in New York City on Monday the smart TV maker unveiled new features and capabilities for brands to utilize and users to engage with the prime TV real estate, alongside partnerships to improve measurement, targeting and data insights.

1 week ago | streamtvinsider.com | Bevin Fletcher

Virtual MVPD Fubo saw a hit to advertising revenue in the first quarter of 2025, primarily impacted by the continued loss of channels from Warner Bros. Discovery and TelevisaUnivision on its streaming pay TV platform. Fubo reported Q1 ad revenue of $22.5 million, down 17% year-over-year, which executives on Friday’s earnings call largely attributed to previously dropping WBD and TVU networks when the sides couldn’t reach new carriage terms.

2 weeks ago | streamtvinsider.com | Bevin Fletcher

Amazon is making more content on Prime Video shoppable, expanding its second-screen mobile “Shop the Show” experience to more than 1,300 titles in the US. Amazon announced the move Wednesday, which it said was created with fan and viewer behavior in mind, allowing users to browse and shop products related to the program they’re watching on Prime Video by searching “Shop the Show” on the Amazon Shopping app.