MyBundle tapped Michael Goldstein to the newly created role of Chief Revenue Officer. Goldstein, who joins after a nearly 15-year stint with Ting Internet, will manage sales, marketing and partner success functions for MyBundle. He’ll report to co-founder/CEO Jason Cohen.

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While TU didn’t offer any subscriber numbers, CEO Wade Davis reiterated the company is on track to turn its DTC business profitable “in a few short months.” Early 3Q24 seems to be the specific target per Davis during TU’s previous earnings call. Davis did disclose that 70% of its DTC subscribers are coming from TU’s free funnel, which is prompting them to introduce a new ad-supported tier. It’ll be priced below the current premium tier ($6.99/month) and carry a limited ad load.

TU’s total revenue grew 7% to $1.15 billion, but total revenue in the U.S. remained flat at $739.9 for the quarter. The subscription and licensing segment also grew 9% to $473.4 million overall, but also remained flat in the U.S. with $326.5 million. TU saw a 34% rise in subscription and licensing revenue in Mexico from $110 million to $146.9 million. U.S. advertising revenue stayed even YOY at $399.4 million due to growth in DTC that was offset by softness in linear networks. However, in Mexico, ad revenue jumped 19% to $248.5 million thanks to private sector growth from new and existing clients across both linear and DTC.

In TU’s non-earnings news, the company is partnering with Shopsense AI to implement its retail media platform into key programming and events across TU’s portfolio. It’ll begin with the Latin American Music Awards that air tonight at 7pm across Univision, UNIMÁS, Galavision and ViX, and viewers will be able to see curated collections with items inspired by the hosts and talent throughout the night. Shopsense will use QR codes and dedicated URLs to direct viewers to a show-specific digital store.

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Telemundo made it four straight weeks as the top Spanish-language broadcast network in the 7-11pm primetime window. The network recorded an average of 1.2 million total viewers, 383,000 A18-49 and 131,000 A18-34, according to Nielsen. Telemundo was also the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast net in weekday 7-11pm prime as well with 1.27 million total viewers, 424,000 A18-49 and 141,000 A18-34. That beat Univision by 13%, 25% and 27%, respectively.

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The Chiefs’ dramatic victory led right into the post-Super Bowl series premiere of CBS’ “Tracker,” which recorded 18.4 million viewers and was the most-watched primetime entertainment program since 2021 (which was also a post-Super Bowl series debut of “The Equalizer”). Additionally, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” averaged 3.74 million viewers, the show’s largest Live+SD audience since its post-Super Bowl broadcast in 2021.

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The outage began September 29 in what the company attributed to “a dispute with a vendor who changed the terms on Vidgo in the middle of the contract and forced the new terms on Vidgo after hours on Friday night.” Vidgo’s live network lineup includes Fox, ESPN, Hallmark Channel, HGTV, MTV, Freeform and Univision.

A Vidgo exec told CFX that there aren’t any plans to shut down the service despite the prolonged dispute, and the company has begun offering a two-week credit to all subscribers and a $10 discount for the next six months.

“We have been working in good faith with the vendor involved and believe we are making solid progress. We do anticipate a full return of service in the near future. While we do not have a specific timeline, we will continue to share new information and updates,” the company said in a Facebook post which has since been deleted.

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The coalition also has asked the Federal Judicial Conference to grant an exception to its ban on cameras in federal criminal cases. They aren’t the only ones advocating for cameras.

During a July interview on Fox News, Trump’s attorney John Lauro said: “If I appear in court, I’m going to be representing not only the President of the United States, but the sovereign citizens of this country, who deserve to hear the truth. The first thing we would ask for is let’s have… cameras in the courtroom, so all Americans can see what’s happening in our criminal justice system.”

The coalition of media companies also filed a motion Thursday requesting to record and telecast the trial by the media or by the Court publishing its own livestream on YouTube or releasing video/audio at the end of each trial day.

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The “late-late” night program of “SportsCenter” with Scott Van Pelt averaged 763,000 viewers on ESPN during the month of September, good for a 14% improvement compared to September 2022. Highlights include 2.2 million viewers after the Bills vs Jets Monday Night Football game on September 11 and 2.3 million viewers from Monday following the Rams vs Bengals. The 1am edition of the show averaged 443,000 viewers in September—up 33% YOY.

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MTV’s “Help! I’m in a Secret Relationship!” will return with a 12-episode season Oct. 24 at 9pm.

“The Curse” will make its streaming debut Nov. 10 on Showtime and Paramount+ with Showtime. It’ll have its linear premiere Nov. 12 at 10pm on Showtime.

The creators of “Queer Eye” are back with a paranormal series. “Living for the Dead,” which has five queer ghost hunters traveling across the U.S., will premiere Oct. 18 as part of Hulu’s “Huluween” event.

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