
Hub: Streaming app experience linked to customer retention, churn
User experience issues are driving streaming subscriber cancellations; 36 percent of viewers cited app usability as the sole reason they have canceled a service.

Fox Television Stations appoints Robert Lydick to SVP, Engineering & Operations
Fox has appointed Robert Lydick to a new senior-level engineering and tech role for its local television station group.

Titan OS partners with Radial Entertainment on new FAST channels in Europe
The channels will launch on Titan OS-powered televisions and select Sony Android-powered TVs across seven European markets.

Hub: TV ad acceptance reaches five-year high as streaming costs rise
Fewer viewers are willing to pay extra to avoid ads, while only one in ten now say they cannot tolerate advertising, the study found.

TVB criticizes Nielsen Gauge reports as inadequate, incomplete
Nielsen’s most-recent Ad-Supported Gauge report artificially inflate streaming viewership by leaving out key data and focusing on the wrong demographic, the TVB said on Wednesday.
Special Coverage: Media Earnings

Stingray grows revenue to CA $471.6 million, touts strong capitalization of TuneIn integration
Stingray’s co-founder said the company’s integration of TuneIn is progressing better than expected, and the audio platform is already generating stronger revenue because of it.

No justice for Lyra McKee: Men found not guilty in journalist’s killing
After a bench trial, a judge said there was not enough evidence to convict the three self-proclaimed militia members of murder.

Amazon pulls ZapperBox from online store over unfounded TV piracy concerns
BitRouter, the company that makes the ZapperBox, believes Amazon is confusing its certified live TV device with boxes that enable piracy.













