Reporting double-digit drops in both revenue and profit for its fiscal third quarter, Viacom announces a major overhaul to its most popular channel. Pundits suspected SVOD viewing of Nick shows had sapped ratings, but the conglomerate seems to be conceding that the shows just got old. Read more »
Nickelodeon has been the top-rated cable channel for 66 straight quarters. But with Nicks’ ratings in decline, and its shows spread across Netflix and other OTT outlets, the channel’s negotiating position may be softening. In the lastest carriage renewal conflict, DirecTV will find out how much. Read more »
Speaking at an investor event in Boston Wednesday, Netflix CFO David Wells said online viewing of Nickelodeon content probably has very little to do with the double-digit ratings drops on the linear Viacom channel. He compared the ongoing discussion to the “global warming debate.” Read more »
Despite a research report that ties stark ratings drops on Viacom’s flagship kids channel to viewing of its shows on Netflix, Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman still insists the declines result from a complicated series of factors that have very little to do with streaming. Read more »
Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN) is expanding its Prime Instant Video library in a deal with Viacom (NYSE: VIA), bringing the total number of streaming v… Read more »
Wonder what the angst over this week’s Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) price increase — 60 percent for those who want both streaming and DVDS — would… Read more »
While many major awards shows have seen ratings declines the last few years, Nickelodeon’s annual Kids Choice Awards seems to only get bigge… Read more »
Nickelodeon said it will double its efforts in mobile this year, bringing the number of applications it has rolled out in the space to 40 si… Read more »
Online games and payments platform PlaySpan has signed on another large partner: Nickelodeon Kids and Family Virtual Worlds Group. PlaySpan’… Read more »
MTV Networks’ Nickelodeon has acquired the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) franchise, for $60 million. The bulk of the payout goes to Th… Read more »
It’s not just indie companies like ngmoco or Zynga trying to grab a slice of the mobile gaming market — TV networks like *Disney*, *ESPN* a… Read more »
In the latest in the race between Netflix (NSDQ: NFLX) and Blockbuster (NYSE: BBI) to build a better digital library, Netflix has signed a d… Read more »
Michael Eisner is back in…TV! What a surprise. After investing in some digital media startups (Veoh, Vuguru) and buying some random compan… Read more »
MTV Networks’ (NYSE: VIA) Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group is continuing its emphasis on online gaming and virtual worlds by carving out tw… Read more »
As Nickelodeon continues its gaming and virtual world expansion, we have some more details about the three virtual world sites now in develo… Read more »
