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Category: Audience Behavior & Distribution Shifts
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FCC Plans to Auction 160 MHZ of Mid-Band Spectrum
The FCC plans to vote on auctioning 160 megahertz of Upper C-Band spectrum next year, exceeding the minimum required by law.
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Industry Deals & Structural Shifts, Directors Guild Ratifies Four-Year Deal Studios, and more.
Industry Deals & Structural Shifts this week: The Directors Guild of America has ratified a four-year contract with studios and streamers, concluding the 2026; and StudioCanal, the European production and distribution arm of Canal+, has…
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TV Technology & Infrastructure, Hearst Television Brings Ad, and more.
TV Technology & Infrastructure Advances this week: Hearst Television, a major broadcast group, is partnering with Viamedia.
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How Film Distribution Rights Work for Indie Filmmakers
Audience Behavior & Distribution Shifts this week: This piece breaks down the mechanics of film distribution rights, emphasizing that rights are divisible by window; and The Video Advertising Bureau’s June 2026 report documents four…
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FAST channels and ad-supported, FAST Footprint with Three, and more.
FAST channels and ad-supported streaming reshape TV distribution this week: Blue Ant Media has launched three new FAST channels—Shockwave, Wildest, and History & Warfare—on Network 10’s; and Rakuten TV’s new report, The FAST Advantage…
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Audio listening trends: radio still, Nielsen Linear radio continues, and more.
Audio listening trends: radio still leads as podcasts capture a growing share this week: Nielsen and Edison Research data for Q1 2026 shows linear radio (broadcast plus streaming) still commands 62% of; and Nielsen’s Q1 2026 audio report…
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Sports and live events dominate, great viewership divide Why, and more.
Sports and live events dominate viewership as streaming and piracy surge this week: Live sports, particularly the IPL, is pulling away from general entertainment in India as its viewership hits 1; and NHL playoff viewership is surging…
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Banijay Rights, Rakuten TV, Samsung TV Plus and UKTV join Content London to spotlight FAST’s
Audience Behavior & Distribution Shifts this week: Major players from content distribution and platform development are convening at Content London to discuss the next; and The Canadian government has overruled its own broadcasting…
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Banijay Rights, Rakuten TV, Samsung TV Plus and UKTV join Content London to spotlight FAST’s
Audience Behavior & Distribution Shifts this week: Major content distributors and platform operators are convening at Content London to discuss the next phase of FAST; and The Canadian government has effectively nullified its own…
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Roundup: Content’s New Mainstream, Nielsen shows Asian-led hits dominate, and more.
Audience Behavior & Distribution Shifts this week: Nielsen’s 2026 report, ‘The Crossover Effect: AANHPI Audiences X Content,’ provides quantitative evidence that Asian; and NBC Sports’ return to NBA playoff coverage after a 24-year…