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Battle of the Docuseries: Who Mirrored Who?

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

13 Jun 2019

Leeds United are set to become the latest soccer club to feature in an original documentary series, with tech major Amazon securing a deal for a behind-the-scenes look at Argentinian manager Marcelo Bielsa’s…

Heavyweight Battle for Premium Sporting Rights Dependent on Three Factors

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

3 Jun 2019

BAMTech

broadcast rights

The sports rights landscape has changed fundamentally with the emergence of streaming subscription video on demand (SVOD) services. Digital and broadcast rights used to be separate deals entirely, but…

Sports SVOD Services: The Underdogs’ Game

Blog post by Hanna Kahlert

29 May 2019

addressable audience

binge viewing

carriage partnerships

Cord cutting and “the attention economy” are the landscaping trends reshaping everything video in 2019, and sports television – despite its reliably existent fanbase – is no exception. New sports…

Television Performance Measurement Is Falling Short

Blog post by Hanna Kahlert

20 May 2019

Chart Of The Week

Data Point Of The Day

index

When the television first entered homes around the world, it was a safe assumption that if it was on it was the centre of attention in a room. Whatever was broadcast to the screen for that evening would…

DAZN Financials Highlight Difficulty in Changing Sports Viewing for Fans

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

14 May 2019

acquisition target

consumer acquisition

DAZN

DAZN, the sports-centric streaming service which made headlines in 2018 with several high-profile rights acquisitions, and according to documents seen by SportsPro Media, has managed to dramatically reduce…

Disney’s Latest Earnings Are Buoyed by Growth in Their Theme Park and Direct-to-Consumer Revenues

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

10 May 2019

21st century fox

additive service

assets

On Wednesday night the Walt Disney Company reported quarterly earnings for its second fiscal quarter ending March 31st 2019, beating analyst estimates with a 3% increase in year-on-year (YoY) quarterly…

Walmart the Video Innovator?

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

1 May 2019

Online video

Video

VUDU

This week in New York Walmart is holding a presentation for leading ad agencies. The world’s largest retailer will pitch the advertising opportunities around a combination of original shows and new tech…

US Cord Cutting Full-Year 2018: Transition Uptake

Blog post by Hanna Kahlert

30 Apr 2019

cord cutting

cord shaving

Media

This article is derived from MIDiA’s US Cord Cutting Full Year 2018 report. Cord cutting is now an established part of the US pay-TV landscape, illustrating the impact of streaming video on demand…

Opportunistic K+ Swoops to Acquire Premier League Rights for Vietnam

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

23 Apr 2019

Canal Plus Group

carriage partnerships

d-day for sporting rights

K+, the joint venture between VTV and Canal+, has acquired exclusive rights in Vietnam for the English Premier League (EPL). The three-season deal starting this August spans the 2019/20 – 2021/22 seasons.…

Can Disney do a Hulu?

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

12 Apr 2019

21st century fox

brand equity

disney

Disney finally unveiled to investors during a presentation yesterday its much anticipated direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming service Disney+, announcing a November 12th 2019 launch. Disney+ will be an…

Fox News to ‘New Fox’: What is Left After Disney Deal

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

1 Apr 2019

cbs

disney

Equity stake

On the 20th March 2019, The Walt Disney Company’s acquisition of Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox became official. What did Disney acquire? The $71.3 billion merger significantly strengthens…

Mediapro Offers Eleven Sports a UK Lifeline!

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

21 Mar 2019

ad-supported model

BT Sport

carriage partnerships

Streaming service Eleven Sports will now have to table a new offer to maintain its UK La Liga rights, as Mediapro (the agency selling La Liga’s international rights) decides to return La Liga to the…

Advertising Week Europe: Measuring Success Needs an Overhaul – Lessons From OTT

Blog post by Georgia Meyer

21 Mar 2019

Advertising Week

Advertising Week Europe

Aurelia Noel

Advertising Week Europe has – unsurprisingly – been brimming with discussions about OTT, programmatic and measurement. What is perhaps more surprising is the fact that OTT advertising is still framed…

Why Did Facebook’s EPL Rights Deal Collapse?

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

15 Mar 2019

BeIN Sports

bidding

brand image

The English Premier League (EPL) is now back on the market with its rights for Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam following its deal with Facebook collapsing. Back in July 2018, the social media giant…

Apple Gets Ready for Showtime

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

15 Mar 2019

Apple video

Online video

streaming video

Apple fans this week have been speculating about the March 25thevent which the tech major has announced it will be holding at its Cupertino, California headquarters. The tagline for the event…

Here’s How Spotify Can Fix Its Songwriter Woes (Hint: It’s All About Pricing)

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

11 Mar 2019

music publishers

netflix

Songwriter royalties have always been a pain point for streaming, especially in the US where statutory rates determine much of how songwriters get paid. The current debate over Spotify, Amazon, Pandora…

Can the NBA Capture the ‘Cord-Nevers’?

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

8 Mar 2019

audience engagement

cable providers

Clippers CourtVision

NBA commissioner Adam Silver, speaking at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics conference in Boston last week, explained his vision of the league’s games, which will look “dramatically different” in five…

Netflix Finally Brings Home the Oscars And Leaves Hollywood Wondering What Next?

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

25 Feb 2019

film industry

Films

Hollywood

Last night at the Oscars Netflix finally won its first Academy Award, and then a second one, and then a third one. Like London buses, Netflix had spent a long time waiting and then suddenly three came…

Fail Fast, Fail Early – Can Eleven’s UK Struggle Aid Future Growth?

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

21 Feb 2019

Allsvenskan

altice

Amazon Fire Stick

Eleven Sports announced last week it had successfully agreed long-term distribution agreements with all four TV operators in Portugal – Altice, NOS, Nowo and Vodafone. Achieving this agreement puts Eleven…

Will An EPL Streaming Service Devalue Domestic Rights?

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

15 Feb 2019

addressable audience

BT Sport

Following the English Premier League (EPL) announcing in November its plans to launch its own streaming service for the next rights cycle (2022-2025), the Sunday Times reported that the EPL is coming close…

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