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(Source: Vericast)
➢ 75% of consumers currently stream content at home via their television while 41% stream via a smartphone.

➢ 50% would stream TV during a flight or long road trip if connectivity and device availability were not an issue.

➢ 41% of consumers said if they could stream TV anywhere inside a self-driving vehicle, they would consider doing it through the center console. 24% would do so on a windshield display projection.

➢ Only 37% would not consider streaming TV inside a self-driving car.

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“Since launch, the Fox Weather app has been downloaded more than one million times. In just its first week of existence, users generated over 28 million page views and spent over 42 million minutes engaging with the product. Using the strength of our national and local news operations, we are excited about the prospects of Fox Weather and our ability to be a leading player in the space… the distribution and availability of Fox Weather will expand in the near term with a launch later this month on Tubi followed by YouTube TV and the major streaming platforms… Our approach to investment is to develop businesses that are extensions of rather than replacements for our existing lines of businesses.”
– Fox Corp Executive Chairman and CEO Lachlan Murdoch on Fox Weather’s early performance during the company’s 1Q22 earnings call.

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Netflix Strikes Deal to Carry Live Channels in France

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