Dashboard 07-15-22
Twitter Hits
Excited today to finally unbox my limited edition former Cox Communications CEO Pat Esser bobble head I purchased at a Boys and Girls fundraiser. Great likeness. And value goes up with every post retirement award he wins, right? pic.twitter.com/7fAMFKjCq9
— Todd Smith (@toddpr) July 13, 2022
Full house at the @FCC's July Open Meeting. It's a great thing to see pic.twitter.com/XbKnoTAhPf
— Umair Javed (@UmairJavedTMT) July 14, 2022
Charter is continuously working to reflect the vibrant communities we serve while enhancing diversity & inclusion within our business. As part of this commitment, we recently hosted a 50th anniversary celebration of Title IX alongside @espn in Tampa. pic.twitter.com/51WcCSYimC
— Charter Policy (@CharterGov) July 14, 2022
Research
(Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Kagan)
➢ Two billion-dollar deals in June pushed the year’s total gross transaction value for announced M&A in the video game space to $102.21 billion.
➢ June is the second-largest month for M&A so far in 2022 ($3.4 billion in total), but it still pales in comparison to the deals announced in January that totaled $97.2 billion.
➢ The rush is indicative of both increased revenues in the space as well as emerging growth opportunities. Cloud gaming has the potential to increase user bases while also playing a role in metaverse development
Up Ahead
July 21-24: San Diego Comic-Con
July 24-27: NCTC and ACA Connects’ Independent Show; Orlando
August 9-11: C2HR CON 2022, Virtual
August 23: Fiber Broadband Association Copper Mountain Regional Fiber Connect; Frisco, Colorado
September 19-22: SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2022; Philadelphia
Quotable
“This is a massive win for Microsoft and their recently purchased Xandr unit from AT&T. . I would expect that there is still an ad serving platform partner to be named. Historically, Microsoft has used FreeWheel for video ad serving in Xbox, for example. Microsoft is set to be the global marketplace, but what isn’t clear is if this will only be for non-direct sold impressions. Overall, the lesson here is to not underestimate Microsoft’s ability to win the big deal under [Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella]. .. I would estimate that the goal would be to start with the least interruptive ad unit types: Pre and Post roll, or branded windows viewers see when transitioning to the next episode and a short and perhaps customized ad unit.”
– LiveRamp TV Chief Strategy Officer Jay Prasad on Netflix and Microsoft partnering on the streaming service’s upcoming ad-supported tier