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Paramount Says $6 Billion in Expected Cost Synergies Acquiring WBD Will Not Include Layoffs or Content Production Reduction

Following the $110.9 billion enterprise value acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Skydance is facing $79 billion in net debt upon closing of the massive media transaction. To help cut that debt, Paramount is eyeing upwards of $6 billion in cost synergies over the first three years of the merger — cost cutting that will … Continue reading “Paramount Says $6 Billion in Expected Cost Synergies Acquiring WBD Will Not Include Layoffs or Content Production Reduction”
Samsung TV Plus to Be Exclusive MotoAmerica Race FAST Channel Home for 2026-27

Samsung TV Plus will be the exclusive FAST channel home for live MotoAmerica races for the 2026-27 seasons, the streaming service announced. Samsung TV Plus and V10 Entertainment have unveiled a partnership with MotoAmerica that will bring viewers every live race and coverage of the seasons. The 84th running of the Daytona 200 kicks off … Continue reading “Samsung TV Plus to Be Exclusive MotoAmerica Race FAST Channel Home for 2026-27”

Paramount Says $6 Billion in Expected Cost Synergies Acquiring WBD Will Not Include Layoffs or Content Production Reduction

Following the $110.9 billion enterprise value acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount Skydance is facing $79 billion in net debt upon closing of the massive media transaction. To help cut that debt, Paramount is eyeing upwards of $6 billion in cost synergies over the first three years of the merger — cost cutting that will … Continue reading “Paramount Says $6 Billion in Expected Cost Synergies Acquiring WBD Will Not Include Layoffs or Content Production Reduction”
Samsung TV Plus to Be Exclusive MotoAmerica Race FAST Channel Home for 2026-27

Samsung TV Plus will be the exclusive FAST channel home for live MotoAmerica races for the 2026-27 seasons, the streaming service announced. Samsung TV Plus and V10 Entertainment have unveiled a partnership with MotoAmerica that will bring viewers every live race and coverage of the seasons. The 84th running of the Daytona 200 kicks off … Continue reading “Samsung TV Plus to Be Exclusive MotoAmerica Race FAST Channel Home for 2026-27”
Men’s Gold Medal Hockey Game Averaged 18.9 Million Viewers Across NBC, Peacock

Team USA’s overtime 2-1 gold medal win over Canada in the early morning of Feb. 22 averaged 18.9 million viewers across NBC Sports and the Peacock streaming service, according to NBC. It was the men’s first gold medal in hockey since the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” win at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics. Viewership peaked … Continue reading “Men’s Gold Medal Hockey Game Averaged 18.9 Million Viewers Across NBC, Peacock”
TikTok, MLB Expand Multiyear Global Streaming Content Partnership

Social video platform TikTok and Major League Baseball Feb. 24 announced a new content partnership aimed at expanding global access to the national pastime through exclusive content, creator access, and a player engagement initiative. Baseball has become one of the fastest-growing sports communities on TikTok, with posts using #MLB growing nearly 60% in 2025 with … Continue reading “TikTok, MLB Expand Multiyear Global Streaming Content Partnership”
WNBA’s Portland Fire, NWSL’s Portland Thorns Launch DTC Streaming Access

The WNBA’s Portland Fire and NWSL’s Portland Thorns Feb. 24 announced multiyear media partnerships establishing both direct-to-consumer streaming video and broadcast TV access. Gray Media’s KPDX (Fox 12 Plus) is the regional broadcast home for the two professional women’s sports teams in Portland, while DTC provider Kiswe will also provide access to live games, original … Continue reading “WNBA’s Portland Fire, NWSL’s Portland Thorns Launch DTC Streaming Access”
Netflix: Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao Coming Out of Retirement for Netflix Live-Stream Boxing Rematch Sept. 19 at Las Vegas Sphere

Two of boxing’s biggest names — from 11 years ago — are coming out of retirement to meet in a rematch on Sept. 19 at The Sphere in Las Vegas. Undefeated Floyd Mayweather (50-0, 27 KOs) will face off against the Philippines’ Manny Pacquiao (62-8-3, 39 KOs) in an event that will stream live globally … Continue reading “Netflix: Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao Coming Out of Retirement for Netflix Live-Stream Boxing Rematch Sept. 19 at Las Vegas Sphere”
Warner Bros. Discovery Says Milan Cortina Winter Olympics European Streaming Views Increased 103%

The return of the Olympic Winter Games to Europe (in Milan and Cortina, Italy) combined with the rollout of HBO Max, along with existing Discovery+ and Eurosport, drove significant growth in viewership and engagement across Warner Bros. Discovery’s European platforms. WBD’s streaming platforms were the only exclusive platforms to watch every event broadcast live across … Continue reading “Warner Bros. Discovery Says Milan Cortina Winter Olympics European Streaming Views Increased 103%”
Peacock Upped Winter Olympics Streaming Minutes 114% to 14.8 Billion — Before Sunday’s U.S. Men’s Gold Medal-Winning Hockey Match

NBCUniversal’s Peacock streaming platform, along with other digital properties, generated 14.8 billion minutes of Milan Cortina Winter Olympics streaming views through Feb. 20, up 114% from 6.9 billion minutes streamed during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics four years ago, according to new data from Nielsen and Adobe Analytics. Prime time coverage of the Games across … Continue reading “Peacock Upped Winter Olympics Streaming Minutes 114% to 14.8 Billion — Before Sunday’s U.S. Men’s Gold Medal-Winning Hockey Match”
Gracenote: Live Sports Program Streaming Surges 52% Year-Over-Year, Led by Paramount+

Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, has found that sports program offerings across the top five subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) services jumped 52% year-over-year. This sharp increase, identified in the latest Gracenote Data Hub update, underscores the importance of sports content (live games and related content) to providers’ audience engagement strategies. Over the past … Continue reading “Gracenote: Live Sports Program Streaming Surges 52% Year-Over-Year, Led by Paramount+”
Comcast Says Xfinity Live-Streamed Super Bowl LX Faster Into Homes Than Other vMVPD Providers

Comcast’s Xfinity premium television service Feb. 19 announced that it live-streamed the game on its Peacock RealTime4K channel to customers’ homes faster than any other virtual multichannel video program distributor. According to the service, internal testing showed that Xfinity customers live streaming were among the first in the country to see every moment unfold from … Continue reading “Comcast Says Xfinity Live-Streamed Super Bowl LX Faster Into Homes Than Other vMVPD Providers”

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Paramount Says $6 Billion in Expected Cost Synergies Acquiring WBD Will Not Include Layoffs or Content Production Reduction

Samsung TV Plus to Be Exclusive MotoAmerica Race FAST Channel Home for 2026-27

Paramount Says $6 Billion in Expected Cost Synergies Acquiring WBD Will Not Include Layoffs or Content Production Reduction

Samsung TV Plus to Be Exclusive MotoAmerica Race FAST Channel Home for 2026-27

Men’s Gold Medal Hockey Game Averaged 18.9 Million Viewers Across NBC, Peacock

TikTok, MLB Expand Multiyear Global Streaming Content Partnership

WNBA’s Portland Fire, NWSL’s Portland Thorns Launch DTC Streaming Access

Netflix: Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquiao Coming Out of Retirement for Netflix Live-Stream Boxing Rematch Sept. 19 at Las Vegas Sphere

Warner Bros. Discovery Says Milan Cortina Winter Olympics European Streaming Views Increased 103%

Peacock Upped Winter Olympics Streaming Minutes 114% to 14.8 Billion — Before Sunday’s U.S. Men’s Gold Medal-Winning Hockey Match

Gracenote: Live Sports Program Streaming Surges 52% Year-Over-Year, Led by Paramount+

Comcast Says Xfinity Live-Streamed Super Bowl LX Faster Into Homes Than Other vMVPD Providers

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