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Facebook faces anti-trust lawsuits, sounding a warning to big tech

Blog post by Hanna Kahlert

16 Dec 2020

Last Wednesday, 48 US State attorneys general and the US Federal Trade Commission filed lawsuits against Facebook, echoing the hearings before Congress earlier this year in declaring that the company’s...

Can LiveScore learn valuable lessons from Eleven Sports’ UK failings?

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

24 Aug 2020

streaming service

LiveScore

OTT

Streaming insurgent LiveScore launched its first ever over-the-top (OTT), ad-supported direct-to-consumer (D2C) streaming proposition in the UK back in June, harbouring a similar rights portfolio to that...

We are at a turning point for social music

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

4 Aug 2020

Music

Snap

snapchat

In recent days we have seen three major developments that, collectively, are a potential pivot point for social music: 1. TikTok close to a US-entity buyout by Microsoft to avoid potential...

TwitchSports: Amazon throws sports into the starting line-up

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

29 Jul 2020

Video

Sports

Games

Amazon-owned Twitch is no newcomer to sports. However, in a deliberate move to double down, Amazon has conceded that it needs to improve the discoverability of live sporting events for its platform users...

To be Silent is to be Complicit – On Which Side of History Will the NFL be Remembered?

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

3 Jun 2020

audiences

Blacklivesmatter

blackouttuesday

Yesterday, social media went silent as it observed #BlackOutTuesday . Following George Floyd’s killing by a Minneapolis police officer, athletes and teams have all spoken up in solidarity, demanding...

The Last Dance – ESPN Raining Threes

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

18 May 2020

Adam Silver

bundle

Chicago Bulls

With the pandemic-enforced postponement of live sports creating an entertainment void for sports fans, US broadcaster ESPN played its trump card to capitalise on the thirst for stimulating content during...

YouTube Ad Revenue Continues To Grow But For How Much Longer?

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

30 Apr 2020

Alphabet

digital ads

FAANG

On Tuesday (28th April), Alphabet, the holding company for Google released its Q1 2020 results. The performance of Google is hugely important across both the digital economy and the financial sector. Google...

Watch Out, Twitch, YouTube and Apple Arcade: Facebook Gaming Is Coming For Your Market Share

Blog post by Karol Severin

21 Apr 2020

Applee arcade

facebook

facebook games app

Facebook has launched a new app, Facebook Gaming, currently available on Google Play. Though the company has been in games for years, this is a major development in its games-related strategy as well as...

Forget Virtual – UFC and NRL going Remote

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

10 Apr 2020

Associated Press

broadcaster

With fans currently starved of sports entertainment during lockdown, rights holders are jumping out of the gate to be the first to put on live sports to serve any form of quick fix to see a jump in engagement....

How Will Finance’s Interest in Music Impact the Industry Compared to Big Tech?

Blog post by Zach Fuller

16 Dec 2019

big tech

facebook

facebook music

With Hipgnosis continuing to acquire copyright, coupled with Warner Music Group and Providence Equity’s announcement of Tempo Music Investments, the finance industry’s interest in the recorded music...

NFL Adding Music to Its Playbook

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

4 Nov 2019

archived footage

audio content

curated playlists

The NFL continues expanding its reach with the news that it is providing both video and audio content to global streaming services Spotify and Tidal. This follows the NFL’s recently- announced partnerships...

BBC Kids to LADbible: Video Providers Expand Their Reach

Blog post by Amanda Stears

18 Oct 2019

2btube

Alibaba

AVOD

In the streaming era, having international reach is just as important as being an established local brand. This week (October 14) sees TV players Tubi, Facebook Watch and Youku each expanding content reach...

Have We Reached Peak Tech?

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

27 Sep 2019

Alexa

disruption

dot com

In last week’s Take Five I highlighted a Vox story which reported that over the last year the number of companies using terms like ‘tech’ or technology’ in their documents is down 12%. This...

NFL Tackles Gen Z through Social Media Platforms

Blog post by Amanda Stears

17 Sep 2019

AMA

cbs

e-sports

5 September marked the kick-off of the 2019 National Football League (NFL) season – its 100 th season to-date. This will be particularly relevant for broadcasters and sports rights holders alike, as...

Is Facebook Ready to Step into the World of Portal?

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

8 Aug 2019

facebook

portal

Strategy

Facebook’s intent to partner with major video content companies though their nascent Portal video streaming device has once again brought the role of long-form video to the fore for the social media...

Not So Galactico; What Went Wrong for La Liga?

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

7 Aug 2019

addressable audience

broadcast deals

carriage partnerships

Joris Evers, La Liga’s head of communications, confirmed last week that the rights holder has withdrawn its tender for broadcast rights to Spanish soccer’s premier league in the UK and Ireland after...

Take Five (the big five stories and data you need to know) August 5th 2019

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

5 Aug 2019

cricket

ECB

facebook

Spotify - steady sailing, for now: Spotify hit 108 million subscribers in Q2 2019 – which is exactly what we predicted. Spotify continues to grow in line with the wider market, maintaining market share....

Is YouTube MLB’s Answer to Tap into Younger Audience?

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

29 Jul 2019

baseball

cable consumption

Channel 4

On July 18 th , Google-owned YouTube livestreamed the first of its exclusive Major League Baseball (MLB) matches, acquired through a partnership announced with the MLB at the end of April 2019 . YouTube’s...

Sports and the Tech Majors: A Competitive Partnership

Blog post by Hanna Kahlert

8 Jul 2019

Amazon Prime Instant Video

amazon video

d-day for sporting rights

We’re pleased to announce the launch of our Sports research practice. The Sports vertical provides comprehensive global analysis of the key players unleashing disruption in the business of sport broadcasting,...

Libra: A Reckoning for Crypto… or for Facebook?

Blog post by Hanna Kahlert

25 Jun 2019

calibra

cryptocurrency

emerging markets

Last week Facebook and its network of partners, including Spotify, MasterCard and Uber, announced the development of a new cryptocurrency, Libra , planned to go live next year. As the first tech major...

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