> Hundreds of DirecTV Now users complained of service interruptions during Sunday night’s season seven premiere of HBO’s Game of Thrones. FierceCable story
> Charlie Collier, president of AMC and Sundance TV, said that the company’s new AMC Premiere ad-free service, which costs $4.99 per month on Comcast’s Xfinity offering, has been a hit with customers—and he predicted that other media companies likely will follow suit and offer similar products. FierceBroadcasting story
> The share of U.S. homes that subscribe to more than one of the major SVOD services has risen from 26% to 38% in just one year, according to Hub Entertainment Research. FierceCable story
> Roku has Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Inc. and Allen & Co. as underwriters and could soon file confidentially for an initial public offering. FierceBroadcasting story