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As Roku reported streaming account and hours growth in Q1, executives indicated ad monetization needs to catch up with engagement. Roku CEO Anthony Wood outlined three key areas where there’s opportunity to accelerate platform revenue growth, including home screen monetization, Roku-billed subscriptions and expanding #programmatic advertising capabilities. Read more on StreamTV Insider.

Amazon’s Prime Video is set to be the exclusive home of Monday night #NHL games in Canada, under a new two-year deal with the league and long-time rights holder Rogers Communications. #sportsstreaming #PrimeVideo

Vox Media’s Marty Moe has joined TMB (Trusted Media Brands) as the company’s new president.

Comcast saw its traditional cable TV business continue to shed subscribers in Q, while NBCUniversal’s Peacock added 3 million - boosted by its exclusive stream of an #NFL Wild Card playoff game. Now the company continues to “focus hard on retaining the growth in subs we had” on Peacock in the quarter, Comcast President Mike Cavanagh said. Get more details from its quarterly earnings on StreamTV Insider.

Select #FAST sports channels from DAZN, including one featuring women's soccer, are now available on Tubi in the U.S. and Canada. The launch on Tubi marks the first time DAZN’s Women’s Football FAST channel is available in North America. Read on StreamTV Insider for the details.

Amazon’s Prime Video wants to boost the value of its streaming subscription through the addition of live sports. But that also means tackling technical challenges like low latency and working with a multitude of device partners. Check out the latest on StreamTV Insider for insights from Prime Video’s BA Winston and Andrew Bennett around the streamer’s approach. #sportsstreaming Prime Video & Amazon Studios

Less than two months since launching a revamped #Max app in 39 markets, Warner Bros. Discovery said 92% of existing HBO Max customers in Latin America have downloaded the new app and signed in – and of those 94% have watched an asset on Max. Get the details from Adrian Pennington on StreamTV Insider.

At the #NAB Streaming Summit NBCUniversal’s Matt Strauss explained licensing "Suits" to #Netflix as a way to maximize the value of its content – plus using the Netflix bump to drive viewership to its own platform by saving the series’ final ninth season exclusive for Peacock. Read on StreamTV Insider for details behind the licensing and windowing strategy.

ICYMI: If you weren’t at #NAB last week (or even if you were) check out this hot take about the mood at the conference from TVREV’s Alan Wolk on StreamTV Insider. Plus, the analyst breaks down a litany of reasons why linear channels make sense for subscription streamers.

In addition to disclosing 200 million monthly viewers for Prime Video, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy told shareholders the company has “increasing conviction that Prime Video can be a large and profitable business on its own.” #PrimeVideo #streaming