Data: Nielsen; Chart: Axios Visuals Fox's $22 billion deal to buy Roku marks a turning point in the streaming wars and a new era for the Murdoch media empire. Why it matters: Streaming is no longer a paid subscriber race, but rather an opportunity for entertainment giants to accelerate other parts of their businesses where they have a competitive edge against Netflix. - For Apple, Amazon, Disney and Comcast/NBCUniversal, that means selling devices, e-commerce subscriptions, parks/movie tickets and broadband, respectively. - For Fox, it means bringing more eyeballs to its live programming and selling more digital TV ads. How it works: The merger would make Fox the owner of the top digital TV operating system in the U.S. - Fox could…
Data: Nielsen; Chart: Axios Visuals Fox's $22 billion deal to buy Roku marks a turning point in the streaming wars and a new era for the Murdoch media empire. Why it matters: Streaming is no longer a paid subscriber race, but rather an opportunity for entertainment giants to accelerate other parts of their businesses where they have a competitive edge against Netflix. - For Apple, Amazon, Disney and Comcast/NBCUniversal, that means selling devices, e-commerce subscriptions, parks/movie tickets and broadband, respectively. - For Fox, it means bringing more eyeballs to its live programming and selling more digital TV ads. How it works: The merger would make Fox the owner of the top digital TV operating system in the U.S. - Fox could…Open
Despite mutual praise between the two leaders, there has been a series of setbacks to U.S. relations with India since they last met more than a year ago.
Green algae has reappeared in the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool just days after the completion of a $14.2 million renovation. Contracted crews with the National Park Service (NPS) took to the water Sunday to remove the algae. Workers said supply lines came back online following eight weeks of restoration work, which caused the problem. Read More: https://thehill.com/
