| | Zaslav: Sports-Free Skinny Bundles Will Come | Discovery chief says $8-$12 offerings popular in Europe will find way to U.S.
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| WHY THIS MATTERS: The U.S. market must first wean itself of expensive, and largely unwanted, sports programming, Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav said on the programmer's first-quarter earnings call, noting that sports-free skinny bundles are prevalent elsewhere, and Discovery networks are on most of them. | | CBS Forms New Streaming Deal With Affiliate Stations | Agreement to help put live network signal on digital platforms
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| WHY THIS MATTERS: Similar to deals struck recently by NBC and ABC, it continues affiliate participation in CBSs steaming service, CBS All Access, and creates a template for distribution of the network and its affiliates via virtual MVPDs like Hulu and YouTube TV. | | Tubi TV Raises $20M More | Ad-based VOD service will use fresh funds to fuel expansion
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| WHY THIS MATTERS: TubiTV, whose content partners include Lionsgate, MGM, Paramount Pictures and Starz, said it saw a 9x growth rate in monthly active users in 2016.
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