TV & Streaming
Our biggest takeaways from this year’s upfronts
Sports, simplified streaming, and Steve Aoki were just some of the things attendees saw this year
Upfronts
TV & Streaming
This year’s best jokes from the upfronts
Comedians like Seth Meyers, Seth MacFarlane, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O’Brien, and Jamie Foxx took shots at rivals and lampooned the state of the industry throughout the week.
Social & Influencers
YouTube caps off upfronts week with a bang—and Lady Gaga
The platform put its streaming dominance and 20-year history of cultural impact on display Wednesday night.
TV & Streaming
Netflix touts 94 million monthly active users on its ads tier as it gets ‘up to speed’
At the streamer’s third upfront presentation, execs highlighted new ways to buy and target viewers, but other capabilities are still a year away.
TV & Streaming
What’s old is new again: Warner Bros. Discovery reintroduces HBO Max and offers advertisers access to nostalgic IP
“The good news is I have a drawer full of stationary from the last time around,” HBO CEO and chair Casey Bloys joked at the company’s annual upfront presentation.
TV & Streaming
Sports, trailers, and Jimmy Kimmel: Inside Disney’s upfront playbook
The House of Mouse spent a large portion of its presentation focused on sports, and also highlighted new content, fan favorites like "The Bear," and its Marvel and Star Wars franchises.
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