Ryan Downey

The Oath Returns To Crackle

  Season two of Sony Crackle’s “The Oath,” premiering with eight all-new episodes thisThursday, February 21, explores a world of gangs made up of those sworn to protect and defend. Shedding light on corrupt and secret societies nearly impossible to join, only the chosen few make the cut—and once inside, members do what they must to shield…

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Don’t Expect 30 Million To Cut Cable In 2019

The masses are not going to be cutting cable anytime soon. Despite a Cavalcade of stories especially at the beginning of Any Given year that 30 and 40 million people are considering don’t expect to see your local Cable office boarding up. It’s because every year millions of people say they are going to drop…

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CBS All Access and Showtime Boast 8 Million Subs Combined

CBS All Access may not have a lot of original content but between the Network streaming app and the premium Showtime streaming service CBS can brag of 8 million subscribers total. The breakdown did not show how many people subscribe to either channel separately but the number is still impressive. Compare such numbers to Hulu,…

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Sling TV Gained 47,000 Subs Last Quarter

Sling TV is growing even as other skinny bundle services, namely DirecTV Now struggles. Dish’s streaming service closed 2018 with 2.42 million subscribers after adding 47,000 in the fourth quarter of the year. The subscriber growth though is not equal to the number of satellite subscribers Dish lost which was 381,000. This is the new reality…

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Streaming Services At The Breaking Point

Some major media properties might not realize it but they are too late. What are they too late for? They’re too late to compete as direct-to-consumer streaming services. EPIX jumped into the fray this week with a new service that will deliver its programming via an app, like HBO, Showtime and Starz before it, the…

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