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Knockout Blow For Eleven Sports?

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

13 Dec 2018

Eleven Sports, the insurgent subscription video on demand (SVOD) service, is considering closing its operations in the UK and Ireland after failing to secure distribution via traditional TV operators.…

Superstars and Specialist Services: Will OTRO Bring Value to Fans, Footballers and their Financiers?

Blog post by Georgia Meyer

7 Dec 2018

digital content

Mobile content

niche audiences

As debates on the sustainability of various digital content business models continue to play out live, OTRO, a new entrant to the market offers an opportunity to marry competing points of view. OTRO: the…

Sport1 To Drop US-centric Channel in Favour of Esports

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

5 Dec 2018

addressable audience

audience demographics

broadcaster

German broadcaster Sport1 is replacing its US sport focused channel for the very first German-speaking esports channel. Sport1 announced last week that the channel dubbed eSports1 will launch in Germany,…

Sky and BT announce long term partnership for cross-supply of content

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

2 Nov 2018

addressable audience

Amazon Prime

attention economy

British broadcasters Sky and BT confirmed this week a long-term extension and expansion to an overall content cross-supply deal. Following the initial agreement signed in the UK last December , the partnership…

Discovery Taking PGA Tour Golf Global

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

24 Oct 2018

audience

Boxing

DAZN

Eurosport-parent Discovery and the PGA Tour have unveiled GolfTV , an upcoming international golf-centric subscription video on demand (SVOD) service. The announcement follows a 12-year, $2 billion June…

Is Rugby in a state of crisis?

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

12 Oct 2018

audience reach

consumer behaviour

CVC

The value of Rugby has suffered another major blow in what has already been a tumultuous year financially for the sport. The asking price for the Six Nations title sponsorship has plunged 64% to just £6…

Tencent Announces Strategic Pivot, Focusing On Cloud and AI

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

2 Oct 2018

Alibaba

business services

Chinese regulators

Chinese tech major Tencent announced its first restructuring in six years and third in its 20 year history, including creating a new division to focus on business services such as cloud computing. This…

NFL issues warning to streaming services

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

6 Sep 2018

2018 World Cup

amazon prime video

consumer behaviour

As rights holders and tech majors continue to experiment with streaming video on demand (SVOD) services as a way to broadcast sports content, questions are being raised about the ability of streaming platforms…

The End of Advertising

Blog post by Georgia Meyer

17 Aug 2018

facebook

Media

Mobile content

On 6 th August, news broke that Facebook had approached the US’s largest banks with a request for them to share their customers’ private data. Upon news of this breaking in the Wall Street Journal,…

DC Universe Is The First Strategic Move In The Next Round of Direct-To-Consumer Offerings

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

25 Jul 2018

AT&T

comic-con

Comics

Warner Bro’s long awaited DC Universe subscription video on demand (SVOD) service is nearing its grand unveiling, having now decided upon a pricing plan. This is the latest of a long list of examples…

Snapchat Cuts Snapcash but Continues to Grow Commerce Strategy

Blog post by Georgia Meyer

25 Jul 2018

facebook

messaging apps

Mobile content

Almost four years after launching Snapcash Snap has decided to call time on the peer-to-peer payment service. On the surface Snapcash was set up to facilitate simple transfers of money between friends.…

Facebook deal with the English Premier League concerns traditional broadcasters

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

10 Jul 2018

Amazon

BBC

broadcasters

Facebook, the latest tech major to get involved with sports streaming, last week agreed its first ever rights deal with the English Premier league (EPL). This deal signified another step towards the transition…

Shoppable Stories: Competition Between Instagram and Snapchat Intensifies

Blog post by Georgia Meyer

20 Jun 2018

advertising

ecommerce

instagram

Pressure to demonstrate the commercial viability of social media platforms, particularly for those sites not already owned by major media players, is intensifying. This is all the more resonant in an age…

Are Consumers Losing Out From the Latest Premier League Rights Deal?

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

15 Jun 2018

Amazon

consumers

EPL

Following the landmark rights deal that saw the English Premier League (EPL) sell domestic rights to the tech major Amazon, the sports landscape has fundamentally changed. For the first time the EPL has…

Midem 2018 – Definitive Disruption: Streaming Opportunities in Africa

Blog post by Georgia Meyer

13 Jun 2018

advertising

Africa

disruption

The Africa focus at this year’s Midem began in April, with four local forums in South Africa, Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Congo. This culminated in a focused set of talks, seminars and a keynote on the…

The Fight for Viewership in the New Sports Video Era is Only Just Getting Started

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

6 Jun 2018

consumer behaviour

cord cutting

digital rights

Traditional linear TV broadcasters are feeling the strain from the reduction in loyal customers, as sports consumption continues to transition from TV to online and mobile. SVOD’s streaming content land…

Could Hatch Be Rovio’s Answer To Satiating Shareholders In The Long Term?

Blog post by Karol Severin

1 Mar 2018

Angry Birds

Games

hatch

Last week Rovio published preliminary information about its performance in Q4 and full year 2017, as well as its outlook for 2018. Rovio said it expects €297.2 million revenue for 2017, which is a growth…

Facebook Launches App For Under 13s

Blog post by Karol Severin

8 Dec 2017

facebook

Media

messenger

Facebook has launched Messenger Kids, a free video calling and messaging app designed for kids to connect with friends and family from their tablet or smartphone. Until now, all apps from the company had…

Twitter Lite is now available on Google Play In 24 more countries

Blog post by Karol Severin

1 Dec 2017

messaging apps

mobile

Mobile content

Twitter has launched Twitter Lite on Google Play store in 24 countries. The move comes after successful testing in the Philippines. Users in countries where mobile data is expensive, and perhaps disposable…

Snapchat’s Re-Design Is Likely Too Little Too Late

Blog post by Zach Fuller

30 Nov 2017

Branded content

buzzfeed

digital advertising

Having promised a ‘whole new Snapchat’, it appears the app’s mooted re-design is not the revolution Evan Spiegel proposed during his company’s Q3 earnings call. The company’s founder stated that:…

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