The streaming app ITV Hub will be scrapped and replaced with ITVX, bosses have said.
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Privately held Hispanic media giant TelevisaUnivision reported a 5% uptick in third-quarter revenue, to $1.2 billion, but said investments in streaming caused operating income to dip 4%.
The comparisons were offered on a pro-forma basis, given that the company has existed for less than a full year. Univision, which was acquired by a consortium of private investors led by Davis in 2020, merged with the media and production arm of Mexican telecom provider Grupo Televisa in January 2022.
A 10% increase in operating expenses, to $741 million, was mostly due to investments in subscription streaming outlet Vix+ as well as free, ad-supported companion service Vix.
While streaming, not surprisingly, was a major theme during the company’s conference call with analysts, CEO Wade Davis demurred when he was asked for initial subscriber or active user stats.
“We don’t want to get ahead of ourselves,” Davis said. The lack of disclosure, he acknowledged, “continue to be disappointing to the analyst community.” Down the road, the exec promised “extensive disclosures” about the streaming effort.
While subscriber and monthly user stats were absent from the quarterly report, the company did extensively characterize its streaming push. Davis drew a distinction between the outlook for TelevisaUnivision and media peers.
“We believe we can deliver a profitable streaming service by the end of next year,” he said. “The rest of industry is seeing peak losses two to three years after launch.” By contrast, he said, “We’re in Year Zero … our peak losses will occur in this year.”
Having co-branded free and subscription tiers, he said, helps with churn. Especially in an inflationary environment, if any consumers decide to drop their pay
The streaming app ITV Hub will be scrapped and replaced with ITVX, bosses have said.
When broadcast networks preempt primetime programming for the midterms Tuesday, they will be joining up with their streaming channels, all of which will have been well into their daylong coverage of the vote.
Ad-supported streaming service Pluto TV is tripling its offering of series from CBS in the latest deepening of ties between the two Paramount Global divisions.
The Patti Smith track ‘Rock N Roll N****r’ has been quietly removed from the streaming services, Rolling Stone has spotted. The controversially titled track appears on her 1978 album ‘Easter’.Smith has defended her use of the n-word in the track over the years, insisting she was seeking to subvert the meaning of the racial slur.In a 1990s interview with Rolling Stone, she said: “It was the idea of taking a word that was specific and hurtful to people and obliterating it, blowing that apart and reinventing it so it was more like a badge of courage.
The best support. Jaime King has been by Selma Blair’s side for over 20 years through The Sweetest Thing star’s ups and downs. Following the October 17 episode of Dancing With the Stars, King shared her thoughts on watching Blair’s exit, which “of course” made her emotional.
Selma Blair's time in the ballroom came to an end on Monday's , but not before the 50-year-old actress gave one final heartbreaking performance. Blair and her partner Sasha Farber had «one last gentle dance» per her request — a Waltz set to «What the World Needs Now Is Love» by Andra Day.The beautiful performance featured the pair gliding around the dance floor as her fellow contestants wiped away tears and cheered her on. The judges all gave the dance straight 10s as their bid Blair farewell. Blair announced her exit from the show during Monday's episode due to health concerns amid her battle with multiple sclerosis, a nerve disorder that disrupts the connection between the brain and body.«So, I've been monitored… I had MRIs and the results came back, and it all adds up to, I can't go on with the competition,» Blair told Farber ahead of their dance number. «I've pushed as far as I could. With a chronic illness, you do have special considerations, and my body has taken a hit.
Sarah Michelle Gellar is sending all her love to Selma Blair!
Sarah Michelle Gellar honored her friend Selma Blair after her shocking exit announcement on Dancing with the Stars. Blair was diagnosed with MS in 2018 and cited health concerns for leaving the Disney+ competition series. On social media, Gellar paid tribute to Blair with an heartfelt message for the enormous effort she made to showcase her dance skills.
Selma Blair has quit Dancing with the Stars, after revealing that the experience left her with 'bone trauma and inflammation' related to her diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. The American actor left the US reality series on Monday night, tearfully telling viewers that she would risk 'extensive damage' to her body if she was to continue in the competition any longer. The disappointing update comes a little more than a year after Selma shared an emotional update on her MS prognosis, in which she celebrated entering remission from the life-changing condition.
Grab your tissues, this is a very emotional one!
Selma Blair is sharing an emotional message.
Sarah Michelle Gellar showed her support for her best friend Selma Blair after she had to exit “Dancing with the Stars” due to her ongoing battle with multiple sclerosis.
While actress Selma Blair said goodbye to her "Dancing with the Stars" journey, the "Cruel Intentions" star has left a lasting impression on the competition show. "This has been such an awakening in ways that I didn't think would happen in my lifetime," Blair exclusively told Fox News Digital. "I didn't think I'd even have this earnestness in my lifetime to genuinely want to do this and forgetting even my disabilities or my chronic illness."Blair, 50, announced that she would be leaving the dance floor due to health concerns. The "Legally Blonde" star was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2018 and expressed it was "scary" to be open about her illness on "Dancing with the Stars." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dancing With The Stars #DWTS (@dancingwiththestars) "What these celebrities and pros put together…for real passion…of self-love and acceptance…it's a really wonderful reminder," Blair emotionally added.
Selma Blair withdrew from Dancing with the Stars on Monday due to health concerns connected to her multiple sclerosis. In a pre-recorded package which aired during the show, the Cruel Intentions actress explained that she could not continue with the dancing competition because she is risking causing "extensive damage" to her body. "I had these MRIs and the results came back and it just all adds up to.
Selma Blair's family is heartbroken. Blair's inspiring journey in the ballroom has come to an abrupt end after MRI results revealed that she could no longer continue due to her ongoing battle with multiple sclerosis.«So, I've been monitored… I had MRIs and the results came back, and it all adds up to, I can't go on with the competition,» Blair revealed to her dance partner, Sasha Farber, on Monday night's Disney+ broadcast. «I've pushed as far as I could.
An abrupt end. Selma Blair detailed her decision to leave Dancing With the Stars after she exited the show during the Monday, October 17, episode.