CBS and Viacom have announced plans to merge into one company, “ViacomCBS,” to better compete with other media conglomerates.
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Favorite articles roundup for the week of August 9, 2019
My thoughts on interesting articles for the week of August 9, 2019, including Viacom buying “Garfield.”
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Recommended streaming services for cartoons (2018 edition)
A look at the current state of streaming services for animation fans, including Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, Boomerang, and PBS Kids.
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ESPN, Viacom, and Disney to launch streaming services
There’s been lots of new streaming news lately, with ESPN, Viacom, and Disney making plans to launch streaming services.
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What media companies own popular franchises now versus the 1980s?
Decades ago, there were dozens of different media companies in the United States. Now, we’re down to mainly five large media conglomerates.
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Netflix and Amazon combined outspend CBS, Turner on programming
A recent study by research firm IHS Markit states that Amazon and Netflix spent a combined total of $7.5 billion on programming in 2015. $4.9 billion of that was by Netflix, while $2.6 billion was by Amazon.
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Are Nickelodeon and SpongeBob worse than DC/WB and Batman?
As we all know, DC Comics (and their parent company Time Warner) rely heavily on Batman. In a previous post,[…]
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