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Disney+, one year on…

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

10 Nov 2020

On Thursday 12 November, Disney will announce its Q4 (Calendar Q3) earnings. The date is particularly poignant, as it is exactly one year since Disney launched its direct-to-consumer (D2C) service Disney+...

Why the sports broadcast model is now under threat

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

6 Nov 2020

Sinclair Broadcast Group

Sinclair

sports broadcast

The Sinclair Broadcast Group reported its Q3 2020 results earlier this week, which highlighted the detrimental impact sporting investments had on its balance sheet. A 37% year-on-year (YoY) increase in...

The video streaming shift from sports to news

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

5 Nov 2020

news

Video

streaming

Yesterday the Sinclair Broadcast Group reported its Q3 2020 results . A 37% increase in consolidated revenues was undone by a $4.2 billion impairment on the local sports segment due to the COVID-19 disruption...

Foxtel, diversifying for reach, launches freemium Kayo service

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

28 Oct 2020

foxtel

News Corporation

Kayo

Australian pay-TV organisation Foxtel is launching a free version of its sport-centric streaming service Kayo in 2021. This follows a difficult year for the streaming service that saw its subscriber numbers...

No Time to Die contemplates a streaming future

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

28 Oct 2020

Video

Covid-19

A big story over the previous two months in the film industry has been the role of streaming to help fill the pandemic-induced gap in theatrical release schedules due to the shuttering of cinemas around...

Why DAZN is adapting to German consumer nuances with linear and digital bets

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

22 Oct 2020

AZN

sport-centric

SVOD

DAZN’s recently-established position as the ‘Netflix of sport’ has been a hard fought one, requiring extensive rights investment in order to carve out a compelling proposition. In the markets where...

No surprise: Quibi bows to the market realities for its six-month old video service

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

22 Oct 2020

Video

Much-hyped premium short-form mobile video start-up Quibi has bowed to the inevitable and announced the closing of the service. In an open letter posted on Medium yesterday, Jeffrey Katzenberg and...

Blurred lines: UGC is bringing creators and users closer, and blurring promotion with consumption

Blog post by Keith Jopling

21 Oct 2020

Video

Music

Games

Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 hit ‘Dreams’ is the latest ‘legacy hit’ to have also become the latest viral phenomenon, thanks to a skateboarder with a thirst for cranberry juice. In just one week, streams...

The Premier League going pay-per-view means a sucker-punch for sports fans

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

15 Oct 2020

English Premier League

EPL

pay per view

English Premier League (EPL) clubs have agreed an ‘interim solution’ to allow fans to continue watching their teams live. EPL fixtures not selected for broadcast in October will be available to fans...

Disney puts its best digital foot forward for its 97th birthday

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

13 Oct 2020

Video

The 11 months since Disney launched its direct-to-consumer (D2C) service Disney+ have been the most challenging and disruptive of its near century-long history. Founded 97 years ago on Friday (October...

From blockbuster-breaker to niche premium experience – cinema gets a makeover

Blog post by Hanna Kahlert

12 Oct 2020

cinema

Video

Cultural Trends

Lockdown has been catastrophic for live entertainment, forcing the closure of venues from movie theatres to concert halls to local music stages. This has forced creators and venues alike to adapt their...

Netflix provides a masterclass in weaponising TV show fandom with Ratched

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

9 Oct 2020

Video

Back in February 2018, Netflix shocked the TV world by poaching showrunner Ryan Murphy away from pay-TV network Fox. Murphy’s $300 million five-year deal was one of the many disruptive fallout consequences...

Film’s existential threat

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

7 Oct 2020

Video

Cineworld, the world’s second largest cinema operator and the largest UK movie theatre chain, is temporarily closing its UK cinemas as a result of continuing delays in the release of big budget films....

German Bundesliga faces 20% decline in value for its international rights

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

1 Oct 2020

Bundesliga

premier league

EPL

German business publisher Sponsors has announced the German Football League (DFL) is facing a 20% decline in the total value of its overseas’ broadcast rights for the 2020/21 campaign. This is down from...

What Killing Eve tells us about anticipating future series demand

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

25 Sep 2020

Video

One of the biggest challenges for show commissioners and the networks who distribute TV content is the challenge of anticipating future demand. Most of the existing data indicators available are lagging...

European Professional Club Rugby goes OTT, pressing business over the needs of fans

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

23 Sep 2020

EPCR

European Professional Club Rugby

OTT

Last Friday , European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR), the Heineken Champions Cup and the European Rugby Challenge Cup’s governing body announced the launch of its global over-the-top (OTT) streaming...

Creating the digital home of hockey - SportsPro Live panel

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

17 Sep 2020

Video

Sports

Covid-19

Yesterday at SportsPro Live, I had the pleasure of moderating a panel discussing the creation of the digital home of hockey with Thierry Weil, International Hockey Federation (FIH)’s CEO and Jean-Luc...

Verizon Media announces platform to ‘evolve’ live streaming experience

Blog post by Alistair Taylor

16 Sep 2020

Verizon

Verzion Media

Verizon Fios

Verizon Media announced a series of new Media Platform improvements in a press release today (16th September), intended to ‘evolve the live streaming experience’. These features are all aimed at increasing...

Quick Take: Apple One – Recession Buster

Blog post by Mark Mulligan

15 Sep 2020

Video

Music

Games

Apple officially announced its long anticipated all-in-one content bundle: Apple One. $14.95 gets you Apple Music, Arcade, Apple TV+ and 50GB of iCloud storage. A family plan retails at $19.95 and a premier...

Mulan – a tale of international compromise leaving no one satisfied

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

14 Sep 2020

Online video

Mulan

disney

A year unlike any other continues to throw curveballs at media companies with strong digital and international footprints. The live-action remake of the popular 90’s Disney animation Mulan has been 10...

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