Tim Mulligan

Sports Content Comes To Basic Sky Subscription Packages

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

18 Mar 2016

Today Sky announced that it is making a selection of sports content available to basic package subscribers. A new channel called Sky Sports Mix launching this summer will bring a range of sports content…

Sky Gets Serious About Virtual Reality

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

17 Mar 2016

Today Sky announced that it has created an in-house unit dedicated to Virtual Reality (VR) content production called Sky VR Studio. This underlines the importance with which Europe’s largest pay-TV company…

The Imminent Launch Of Comic-Con HQ Highlights The Trend Towards Online Video Fragmentation

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

17 Mar 2016

On March 14 th , Comic-Con and Lionsgate jointly announced the imminent launch of Comic-Con HQ a new SVOD (Subscription Video On Demand) service. The new platform will allow Beta access on the 7 th of…

The Chinese Online Video Landscape Is About To Change

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

15 Mar 2016

Last Friday, Baidu, the Chinese tech group mainly known for its leading search engine in the Chinese market, announced that it was effectively spinning off Qiyi (recently rebranded to the domestic market…

Could Facebook Be About To Get Into Premium Video Content?

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

9 Mar 2016

Last Thursday Variety reported that Facebook is considering bidding for the NFL streaming rights for Thursday night games. The National Football league is auctioning off the digital rights to stream…

US PAY-TV Disruption And Consolidation
How Streaming Video And Cord Cutting Are Re-Shaping US Pay-TV

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Report by Tim Mulligan

29 Feb 2016

The 20,000 Foot View 2015 was a year of unparalleled transition for US pay-TV. AT&T’s acquisition of DirecTV catapulted the communications company to the front of the pack with a combined subscriber…

Netflix’s Global Learning Curve

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

29 Feb 2016

Last Wednesday at the MMIX stream of Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Scott Mirer, VP of the device partner ecosystem at Netflix gave a keynote speech where he shared newly acquired insights into global…

Snapchat Video Comes Into Its Own

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

18 Feb 2016

So something remarkable happened at this year’s Grammys awards. Not the who, where or what about the winners of the world’s most prestigious music awards ceremony. Something far more profound for…

Apple Get Into Scripted Drama With Dr Dre

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

16 Feb 2016

The inevitable first shot by Apple in the video streaming originals battle has been fired. On Friday the Hollywood Reporter ran with the announcement that Apple was paying for media mogul Andre Young –…

Miranda Sings And Netflix - A New Direction For TV Commissioning?

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

12 Feb 2016

Something very big has happened in the world of online video with Netflix commissioning a brand new 8 part series from social talent Colleen Ballenger Evans aka Miranda Sings. If Miranda Sings doesn’t…

Why NBCUniversal's Decision To Bring The Kardashians & Co To Online Video Is A Smart Move

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

11 Feb 2016

Today NBCUniversal announced that it is launching a new SVOD (Subscription Video On Demand) Service focused on reality TV programming. This is a rare example of innovative thinking from a network in…

Google And The Battle For The TV Set

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

2 Feb 2016

The Future of TV Coalition , a coalition of US Pay-TV companies whose 47 members include Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Charter Communications and Dish Network has reacted strongly to Google’s latest attempt…

The Third Screen Revolution
The Explosion In Mobile Video

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Report by Karol Severin and Tim Mulligan

29 Jan 2016

The 20,000 Foot View Mobile might be eating the world, but is it eating video? The rapid uptake of mobile video consumption in recent years has captured the attention of many as it raises questions about…

Why Netflix and Amazon Are Outbidding The Competition For The Best Of Sundance

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

27 Jan 2016

Amid the cold wintery weather of Utah, something extraordinary is happening, and it is not just the annual Sundance Film Festival currently being held in the scenic location of Park City. For the world’s…

Why Spotify Is Getting Into Video

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

26 Jan 2016

This week looks set to herald the launch of video content on Spotify’s Android app with a video enabling update coming to the service’s iOS app coming later. Initially the video viewing functionality…

Next Steps For Music Video
How Music Videos Miss Much Of The YouTube Opportunity

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Report by Tim Mulligan

21 Jan 2016

The 20,000 Foot View The music video has undergone a major transformation since its original conceptualization in the 1970s and commercialization in the 1980s. Originally a tool to drive sales, MTV transformed…

How Pay-TV Can Get Netflix Off Its Front Lawn

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

20 Jan 2016

Amidst all the positive news about Netflix’s continuing growth story, some interesting points were touched upon in yesterday’s Netflix Q4 2015 Earnings Interview with analysts. Perhaps the most revealing…

Why An Indie Film Streaming Service Looks To China To Disrupt Its Competitors

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

19 Jan 2016

If one was to seek out two areas of video streaming that are currently wide open and waiting for consolidation then right at the top of that list would be film and the China market. Ever since last September…

Is Apple Poised To Disrupt The Pay-TV Industry By Buying HBO?

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

14 Jan 2016

As opportunities go, it doesn’t get much bigger than this: the opportunity to buy the most lucrative content creator in video. Rumours are running around that ( click here to see the Market Watch Article…

Why Virtual Reality Will Not Break Through To The Mainstream in 2016

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

13 Jan 2016

The premier of Fox Home Entertainment’s second VR (Virtual Reality) content offering was received with much excitement at CES last week. 21 st Century Fox’s blockbuster science fiction smash hit The…