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The Inevitable Video Data Wars

Tim Mulligan

13 Sep 2016

Netflix’s recent filing to the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) inquiryon advanced broadband sets the stakes for a clash of world views between the TV and the tech worlds. The SVOD giant’s position in support of its argument for increased data caps by Internet providers is as follows: “Watching television shows on the Internet is no longer a novelty.

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Is Virtual Reality A Partial Answer To Ad-Blocking?

Tim Mulligan

25 Aug 2016

product placement

According to the Innovid 2016 Global Video Benchmarks report, VR based advertising is 30 times more effective than mobile and 60 times more effective than desktop when measured by engagement. VR ad click through-rates or “gaze-though rates” have been measured by VR mobile ad network Immersv ’s tracking platform as having a 30% engagement rate compared to 1% for mobile ads and 0.

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Quick Take: Why Mr. Robot App Is an Exciting Case To Watch

Karol Severin

19 Aug 2016

Mobile messaging

Mr. Robot is a cyber-security psychological thriller of NBCUniversal, popular with the tech-crowd. The company has partnered up with Telltale Games and Night School Studio and created a mobile game as a spin-off.

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The Voice Comes To Snapchat

Tim Mulligan

9 Aug 2016

Yesterday’s announcement by TV Network NBCUniversal that it has agreed a new multi-year deal with Snapchat to produce short form versions of its content specifically for the messaging platform represents a significant move forward for both companies.

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Why Disney Is Going Into Mobile Messaging

Karol Severin

5 Aug 2016

Disney announced a launch of Disney Mix, a messaging platform aimed at kids, tweens and their families. This is an important case to watch because it shows that: In a seemingly crowded space, there is still room for niche media platforms to integrate messaging functionalities and benefit from a reinforcement of community and engagement.

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Is TV Going To Be The Saviour of Apple?

Tim Mulligan

27 Jul 2016

Yesterday’s quarterly earnings by Apple have met with a mixed reception from Wall Street. The stock price climbed 6.1% as as the tech giant reported that its quarterly earnings revenue were was at $42.

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Netflix And The Challenge Of Scaling Beyond Being The Disruptor

Tim Mulligan

20 Jul 2016

Wall Street has focused on Netflix failing to hits its subscriber growth targets through adding 1.7 million net subscriber gains rather than the 2.5 million target. The share sell off reflects a growing perception that Netflix’s growth is beginning to stall.

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Why HTC's 10,000 VR Kiosks in China Could Change the Course of VR

Zach Fuller

8 Jul 2016

HTC have announced they will be delivering over 10,000 pop-up VR kiosks or ‘Experience Sites’ in public places all around China. More than a publicity stunt, the move could prove significant not just in the quest for VR hardware market share but also in changing the strategies of future tech developments.

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SupaPass Joins The Artist Subscription Fray

Mark Mulligan

8 Jul 2016

artist subscriptions

Back in 2009, when I was at Forrester Research, I laid out the vision for the future of the album , an interactive artist subscription app that contained audio, video, exclusive content, social, lyrics, live streaming and more.

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The Reasons Why Comcast And Netflix Have Become Friends

Tim Mulligan

6 Jul 2016

Yesterday’s report on Recode about Comcast agreeing to have the Netflix app available in its X1 platform is the latest twist in a complicated relationship. After years of scoring points off each other with their fundamentally different world views – old media versus tech disruptor – they now both realize that their interests are growingly increasingly aligned.

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Has Apple Woken Up To The Power Of Bundled TV?

Tim Mulligan

14 Jun 2016

Yesterday’s announcement at Apple’s WWDC event that it was partnering with Sling TV (the Dish Network’s online pay –TV subscription service) to be the first media streaming device to feature the new Sling interface for the TV subscription service.

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Mission Selfie And The Redefining Of Video Production

Tim Mulligan

6 Jun 2016

short form video

A London-based start up called the Narrative has just the finished production of a 5 episode short form video series for BBC Worldwide called Mission Selfie. This is the first short form video series commissioned by the global arm of the BBC and is of particular interest, because of its potentially hugely disruptive business model.

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Is A New Pay TV Giant Enough To Save An Industry Under Attack From Online Video?

Tim Mulligan

19 May 2016

Finally, the seventh largest US pay-TV Operator Charter has completed its protracted takeover of rivals Time Warner Cable and Bright House Networks. This catapults Charter towards the top ranking of the pay –TV operators, making it the second biggest U.

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YouTube’s New Instant Messaging Feature

Karol Severin

16 May 2016

consumer behavior

Last week Wired reported that YouTube introduced a messaging feature to a small group of users, allowing them to send instant messages and share videos within YouTube’s mobile app. Though YouTube is the number one video consumption ecosystem, its users have been missing a chance to seamlessly chat about and share videos within the platform.

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Chelsea: The First Global Talk Show & Netflix’s Pivot To The Mainstream

Tim Mulligan

11 May 2016

Media and Marketing

Today, Netflix launches its new thrice-weekly talk show simply entitled “Chelsea” after its host Chelsea Handler. In doing so, Netflix is going after those mainstream broadcast TV viewers who see online video as something merely for filling in the down-time during their morning commute.

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Viacom, Dish Networks And The Content Carriage Squeeze

Tim Mulligan

26 Apr 2016

The last minute renewal of the carriage agreement between TV Network giant Viacom and Dish Networks, the third biggest pay TV operator in the US, revealed just how much the balance of power is shifting in the US TV industry.

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Why Social Media Needs Video

Tim Mulligan

15 Apr 2016

facebook. twitter

Last week saw headline grabbing announcements from the two big “traditional” players in social media - Facebook and Twitter. Facebook’s announcement that it was going to widen its live broadcasting service Live to groups and events was accompanied by its statementthat it was placing a new video tab at the centre of its mobile app, facilitating video discovery and sharing.

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Why YouTube Is Getting Into Live Streaming

Tim Mulligan

24 Mar 2016

Yesterday the news broke on VentureBeat that YouTube has been secretly building a new app for live streaming video. This places the world’s largest video platform into direct competition with Facebook with its Live video broadcasting feature for select A-Listers, and Twitter with its unrestricted Periscope app.

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Sports Content Comes To Basic Sky Subscription Packages

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 to all its TV customers in the UK and Ireland.

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Sky Gets Serious About Virtual Reality

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 assigns to the new immersive form of story telling.

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