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April 23, 2020

News Aside, There Are Few Cable TV Winners Amid Pandemic

It’s been widely reported that cable news audiences have gone through the roof amid the coronavirus outbreak. But here’s what’s gone less noticed: There’s evidence of a decline in non-news viewing, according to new data from Samba TV, and that decline exists even when sports networks are excluded.

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March 28, 2020

Corona Virus Gives TV a Boost

Having been shut out of their movie theaters, sports arenas and shopping malls, Americans looking to wait out the coronavirus pandemic have taken shelter with an old standby: TV.

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March 27, 2020

As Connected TV Use Skyrockets, Samba TV Sees Massive Growth

"I love what the company is doing,” Cuban told Forbes in an email. "When I saw them what caught my eye was their ability to capture data from what I saw as the future of home entertainment, streaming enabled TVs."

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March 25, 2020

It's Not Just Streaming -- Viewing On Premium Cable Networks Rises

It isn’t only premium streaming OTT platforms that are seeing usage growth, due to COVID-19 issues. Among premium cable networks, viewing is also sharply higher as more people stay home from work or school.

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March 23, 2020

Why auto ad spending is holding steady — and looks likely to remain so

As the unprecedented coronavirus situation grinds on, many companies have chosen to halt or rein in their ad spending. Yet as of last week, automotive ad spending remained largely resilient.

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March 21, 2020

Zoom, CNBC and Jigsaw Puzzles: How America’s Shut-In Families Are Spending Their Days

The confined U.S. consumer is watching a lot of cable TV, ordering books to keep the little ones occupied and downloading apps for everything from videogames to social gatherings.

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