Posted on 11th October, 2019 by Tim Mulligan in Apple Tv, D2C, Direct-to-consumer, Disney, HBO Max and Peacock
Next month Apple TV+ and Disney+ will launch, followed by Warner Media’s HBO Max in Q1 2020 and NBCUniversal’s Peacock in April – making the next six months pivotal in…
Read morePosted on 8th October, 2019 by Amanda Stears in Apple Tv, Disney, GoGames, Gojek, GoPay, GoPlay, Indonesia, K-pop, Korean, Netflix Originals, SM Entertainment, Subscription Video On Demand and Svod
Indonesia’s leading mobile payment platform and tech unicorn Gojek launched its video-on-demand (VOD) service on 26 September. This comes shortly after its extension into the gaming industry with its gaming…
Read morePosted on 24th September, 2019 by Alistair Taylor in Additive Services, All-encompassing Offering, Amazon, Apple, AppleTV+, Bubble Economics, Budget Allocation, Cable, Consumers, Content Consumption, Cord Cutting, Coupe De La Ligue, D-Day, Digital Rights, Disney, English Premier League, EPL, Espn, Fanbase, French Football League, HBO Max, Hulu, Inflection Point, La Liga, LFP, Live Sports, Major League, Mobile Rights, Nbcuniversal, Netflix, Nfl, Pay-TV Subscribers, Paywalls, Peacock, Peaking Attention Economy, Premium Domestic Rights, Reach Over Revenue, Recession, Recessionary Pressure, Revenue Model, Revenue Over Reach, Revenues, Rights Allocation, Rights Bubble, Rights Cycles, Rights Holders, Service Prioritisation, Sky, Sky UK, Social Presence, Specialisation, Sporting Rights, Sports Fans, Sports Rights, Stack Shaving, Streaming Video, Subscribers, Subscription Video On Demand, Substitutive Services, Svod, Tech Majors and Warner Media
Revenue remains rights holder’s priority qualifier for allocating rights. However, with an impending recession, we are likely nearing an inflection point whereby rights holders may start to look towards prioritising…
Read morePosted on 22nd September, 2019 by Mark Mulligan in Amazon, Amazon HD Music, Amazon Music Unlimited, Amazon Prime Music, Champions League Eufa, Climare Crisis, Disney, Extinction Rebellion, Facebook Portal, Lucasfilm. Facebook, Marvel, Pixar and Portal
Amazon, hi-def bet: Amazon has launched its long-slated Amazon Music HD service,delivering lossless FLAC files to a new HD streaming tier. Amazon is betting on its older, higher-income user base to…
Read morePosted on 11th September, 2019 by Tim Mulligan in Apple, AppleTV+, Disney, HBO Max, IPhone, Netflix, Svod and Video
Yesterday, (September 10th 2019), Apple announced both a launch date and new pricing for its video subscription service Apple TV+. This follows on from the March Showtime event where Apple…
Read morePosted on 10th September, 2019 by Amanda Stears in Apple Tv, Asia Pacific, Disney, Hollywood, Iflix, Indonesia, Malaysia, Netflix, OTT, Over-the-top, Southeast Asia, Streaming Services, Subscribers, Subscription Video On Demand, Thailand, Video On Demand and Viu
With a combined population of 371.7 million and a combined GDP of $2.9 trillion, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia represent sizeable and fast-growing markets for streaming services. The largest players by…
Read morePosted on 30th August, 2019 by Alistair Taylor in 21st Century Fox, Audience Engagement, BAMTech, Brand Equity, Bundle, Carriage Partnerships, Concurrent Viewers, Content Consumption, Crown Jewels, Dallas Mavericks, Digital Service, Direct To Consumer Service, Disney, Disney Streming Services, Disney+. Walt Disney, Diversification, Documentary, Domestic Rights, DTC, Espn, Fanbase, Hotstar, House Of Mouse, Hulu, ICC, ICC Cricket World Cup, Indian Premier League, IP, IPL, Market Fragmentation, MLB, NBA, NBA D-League, NBA Draft, NBA Finals, NBA G League, Netflix, Nfl, NHL, OTT, Pay Tv, Pay-tv Subscriptions, Peak Attention, Portfolio, Reach, Revenues, Rights Holders, Rights Valuation, SONY ESPN, Sony Pictures Networks, Sports Rights, Star India, Streaming, Subscribers, Subscribes, Subscription Video On Demand, Svod, Ufc, Value Proposition and Yao Ming
Disney’s Q2 quarterly results illustrate the growing importance of its direct to consumer (D2C) streaming offering. With the launch of Disney+ coming up on November 12, Disney looks set to…
Read morePosted on 29th August, 2019 by Tim Mulligan in Astley Baker Davies, BuzzFeed, Disney, Entertainment One, Hasbro, Netflix, Peppa Pig, Pj Masks, Power Rangers and The Big Knight
The decision by US toy company Hasbro’s decision to acquire UK-listed Entertainment One shines a light on the content land grab currently underway in the wake of the direct-to-consumer big bang…
Read morePosted on 15th August, 2019 by Zach Fuller in CBS, Disney, Media Distribition, Media Industry, Netflix, Viacom and Vice
Media mergers have a storied history, and one that is often not too positive. Whether it is Time Warner or AOL, talk of synergies often fades when confronted with consumer…
Read morePosted on 14th August, 2019 by Amanda Stears in Audiobook, Disney, Kids, Kids Listen, Storybook, Storynory and Wow In The World
With Disney’s latest announcement of a bundle deal for Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+, the video streaming landscape just got more intensely competitive for both consumers and content providers alike. For…
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