October, 2024

October, 2024

Stablecoin Giant Circle Exploring Customer Loyalty Solutions With Hong Kong Telecom Firm
Circle is entering an agreement with a Hong Kong telecommunications firm with the aim of building blockchain-based solut...

Inside the Stream: Disney Drops Apple’s App Store, CTV Ad Standards and More
Four topics for this week’s podcast: First, Disney+ and Hulu are no longer available for sign up in Apple’s App Store. As we discuss, this feels like a move by Disney to preserve margins, tho...

Inside the Stream: 3 Key Themes from This Week’s NewFronts
This week’s NewFronts highlighted three key and interlocking themes: TV OEMs’ emphasis on FASTs, AI’s role in driving video ads’ value, and CTV evolving to full funnel. We discuss each of th...

Inside the Stream: Interview with Zone TV’s CEO on Block Deal
This week we interview Jeff Weber, CEO of Zone TV, which was just acquired by Block Communications. Zone TV has been operating for 22 years, and has recently been focused on streaming and FASTs. Jef...

Inside the Stream: Will Disney’s Big Hulu Bet Deliver on Kilar’s Streaming Success Plan?
Disney has officially begun buying out Comcast’s 33% ownership in Hulu, for at least $8.6 billion. Hulu will become a centerpiece of Disney’s strategy to appeal to a broad range of audiences. Co...

Inside the Stream: WB Discovery Loses DTC Subscribers in Q2 2023
In Q2 2023 WB Discovery lost 1.8 million subscribers globally, including 1.3 million domestically and 500K internationally. On the other hand, ARPU increased to $11.09 domestically and $3.65 interna...

Criteo trumpets Microsoft tie-up and further retail media opportunities as Q3 revenues slide
Today (Oct. 30), Criteo posted mixed results for the three months ending Sept. 30. Revenues were $459 million, representing a 2% annual decline, although gross profit increased 13% to $232 million dur...

DoorDash and Lyft Partner to Offer Benefits to Mutual Customers
DoorDash and Lyft have formed a partnership that will offer their customers benefits on the local commerce platform’s local delivery service and the rideshare company’s rides. Members of DoorDash�...

Consumer Spending Drives Q3 GDP Growth Despite Disposable Income Pressure
It’s a truism that as the U.S. consumer goes, so goes the economy. And consumers are still opening their wallets and purses, tapping to pay, clicking to pay, swiping their cards; by extension, gross...

This Week in Web3: FTX Engineer Singh Walks, Crypto Payments Surge
For almost their entire history, despite designs to the contrary, the primary role of cryptocurrencies and digital assets has been confined largely to trading and speculation. But recent advancements ...

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