The Skinny

We’re in the thick of 1Q23 financial presentations, and it has been a quarter of pivoting for players across the industry. DISH is recovering from the impact of a lengthy cyberattack that left the company reeling and customers disappointed. Paramount revealed it’s reducing its dividend to five cents—an 80% reduction as the macro environment is pushing the company to inject more flexibility into its balance sheet. Warner Bros. Discovery is also staying agile, adjusting its strategy around advertising-supported streaming. While WBD entered the FAST world in January through a pair of content deals with Roku and Tubi, the struggling ad market is making the company rethink its plans to launch its own FAST platform.

DISH Churn Spikes with Pay TV Losses Hitting 552K
While DISH was hit with a cybersecurity incident during the quarter that crippled its network, including customer-facing websites, management said the impact on revenue was immaterial. Read More »
 
 
WBD Pivoting FAST Plans As Ad Market Struggles
Warner Bros Discovery is hitting the brakes on its FAST strategy as the advertising market continues to struggle. Read More »
 
 
Paramount’s Investors Panic Over Dividend Drop
Paramount’s stock took a swan dive Thursday morning, dropping more than 28 points on the news that the programmer was cutting its dividend by 80% to just five cents. Read More »
 
 
Guest Column: Fiber Connect 2023: 'What Fiber Disrupts Next'
Over the past few years, nothing has disrupted the broadband market quite like fiber optic technology. Read More »
 
 
Effros: DT
The folks who produce and sell the programs, the networks and studios, have yet to figure out a viable business model for the new “streaming” world, and they are therefore reluctant to commit to a new payment model for the writers before they do. Read More »
 
 
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