Cinedigm Tops 640,000 SVOD Subs In Q1 2021
On Wednesday, Cinedigm accounced that it ended the first quarter of 2021 with 640,000 paid video subscriber, up 574% year-over-year.The company's total streaming viewer footprint reached about 23.8 million monthly active ad-supported viewers across Cinedigm’s digital networks distributed via linear Free Ad-supported TV (FAST) and ad-supported VOD, up more than 208% year-over-year.Cinedigm operates 14 SVOD and AVOD networks, including Bumbu (which focuses on content from China, Hong Kong & Taiwan), Dove Channel (religious-oriented family-friendly programing), CON tv and CON tv Anime, The Bob Ross Channel and the Film Detective. The company has also recently acquired the assets of the shuttered…
Too Much TV: Your TV Talking Points For Thursday, April 15th, 2021
Here's everything you need to know about the world of television for Thursday, April 15th, 2021. I'm writing this from the Twin Cities suburbs, where AllYourScreens HQ is powered by Cinnabon-flavored coffee and pineapple.I mentioned last week that I was dealing with some medical stuff and that has impacted my work in general, including this newsletter. With any luck, things are settling down now and everything will get back to a more predictable schedule. Today's newsletter is a bit short, but hopefully things should be back to normal tomorrow.HOW MUCH IS AMAZON SPENDING ON CONTENT?While the news that Amazon Prime…
Too Much TV: Your TV Talking Points For Friday, April 9th, 2021
Here's everything you need to know about the world of television for Friday, April 9th, 2021. I'm writing this from the Twin Cities suburbs, where AllYourScreens HQ is powered by Werther's Candy and ginger ale.ROKU RECOMMENDS: THE FINE LINE BETWEEN CONTENT DISCOVERY AND JUST ANOTHER AD UNITDigiday is reporting that Roku is pitching a new video ad unit called "Roku Recommends" to advertisers:Roku will tease Roku Recommends through the display ad that appears on the right side of the platform’s home screen. After a person clicks on the banner, a video will play in which a host will highlight certain…
Too Much TV: Your TV Talking Points For Thursday, April 8th, 2021
Here's everything you need to know about the world of television for Thursday, April 8th, 2021. I'm writing this from the Twin Cities suburbs, where AllYourScreens HQ is powered by iced coffee and peeps on a stick.NETFLIX SIGNS U.S. OUTPUT DEAL WITH SONYThere aren't a lot of deals that very obviously have a winner and a loser. But when Netflix and Sony announced today that the streamer had signed a Pay 1 window deal in the U.S. for Sony films beginning next year, the deal was one that is a very positive get for Netflix. And it also leaves Starz…
Too Much TV: Your TV Talking Points For Wednesday, April 7th, 2021
Here's everything you need to know about the world of television for Wednesday, April 7th, 2021. I'm writing this from the Twin Cities suburbs, where AllYourScreens HQ is powered by iced coffee and peeps on a stick.My apologies for the lack of a newsletter yesterday. I am undergoing some medical stuff this week and it's making my workday a bit unpredictable. And some of the newsletter's might be shorter (and later) than normal. But things should hopefully settle down after this week.NETFLIX FINALLY MAKES A CASE FOR INTERACTIVE PROGRAMMINGNetflix has spent a lot of time and effort over the past…
Too Much TV: Your TV Talking Points For Monday, April 5th, 2021
Here's everything you need to know about the world of television for Monday, April 5th, 2021. I'm writing this from the Twin Cities suburbs, where AllYourScreens HQ is powered by cinnamon coffee and random leftovers.THE CASE FOR NETFLIX AND DRIVE-IN MOVIESLast summer, I wrote a piece arguing that streamers such as Netflix which have original programming should consider screening some of their older titles in drive-in movies. And the passage of time just makes that idea seem even more practical.One of the advantages Netflix has is that it owns an increasingly large amount of its original content. And owning things…
