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Executive InterviewsIs the TV and film rights market ripe for disruption?
The founder of online programme sales platform Vuulr Ian McKee tells Tim Dams about the Singapore-based business’ plan to cut the cost, time and complexity of buying and selling content.
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Sky takes the fight to streamer rivals
Broadcaster’s lavish programming showcase this week was designed to send a message that it is serious about taking on rivals like Netflix and Disney+.
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Taking the pulse of kids TV
There is more content for kids to watch than ever before. So why is the kids’ TV market still so challenging for producers and broadcasters? Tim Dams reports.
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Will the 2020s be the AVOD decade?
While the 2010s were undoubtedly the decade of SVOD streamers, some believe that AVOD services will the big story of the 2020s. Tim Dams reports.
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Confronting TV’s mental health crisis
New research shows that people working in the industry experience much higher levels of mental ill-health than the wider population. Why is this – and what can be done about it? Tim Dams reports.
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Can NBCUniversal make Peacock fly?
In the final piece of IBC365’s series of reports on the new players launching into the streaming market, Tim Dams examines NBCUniversal’s Peacock offer – and weighs up its chances of success.
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2019 review: The business of creativity
Reflecting on the past twelve months, one clear TV industry trend stands out: the content business has been red hot.
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Quibi: Assessing the appetite for snackable streaming
A-list talent has flocked to Quibi, lured by its top management team, big budgets and attractive rights offer. But can the premium short-from platform translate pre-launch buzz into paid subscribers? Tim Dams reports, in the latest in IBC365’s series on the new SVOD platforms.
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HBO Max: Too late to the streaming party?
Despite a powerful programming line-up, the jury is out on whether the costly HBO Max can carve out a space for itself in the crowded streaming market. Tim Dams reports on WarnerMedia’s OTT play in IBC365’s series on new SVOD platforms.
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Disney bets big on the streaming revolution
The culmination of years of planning and billions of dollars of investment, Disney+ represents a major pivot by the Walt Disney Company towards the direct-to-consumer, OTT market. Can the House of Mouse pull it off?
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Apple bites into the streaming market
In the first of series of reports on the new players launching into the streaming market, Tim Dams looks at the Apple TV+ offer – and weighs up its chances of success.
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RTS Cambridge Convention 2019 round up
Trust, diversity and content investment are key priorities for leading TV executives from Netflix, Sky, UK, C4, ITV and BBC who spoke during the RTS Cambridge Convention last week.
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“Pleasure” is key reason viewers tune into TV, say researchers
“Pleasure” is the dominant reason that viewers tune into television, according to new ITV research.
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Sky looks to build Studios division via acquisitions and deals
Sky group chief executive Jeremy Darroch has spelt out some of the ways that the company plans to build up its new Sky Studios production division.
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BBC director general Tony Hall sets out “total TV” vision for iPlayer
BBC “iPlayer is going to be total TV”, said BBC director general Tony Hall today, spelling out his plans for how the corporation can meet the challenge from the streaming platforms.
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Netflix chief Hastings pledges increased investment in UK content
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings said today that the streamer would step up its spend in the UK, its biggest production market outside the US.
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Channel 4 boss Alex Mahon hits out at streamers
Channel 4 chief executive Alex Mahon took a swipe at global streaming services at this week’s RTS Cambridge Convention, accusing them of profiting from “trans-territory filler work”
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Top women’s sports events should be free to air, says UK Culture Secretary
Culture Secretary Nicky Morgan has called for the biggest events in women’s sport to become ‘listed events’ on free-to-air TV in the UK so that mass audiences can watch them.
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Diversity of UK TV industry not improving fast enough, says Ofcom chief
Ofcom CEO Sharon White has called for more concerted leadership from UK broadcasters and production companies to improve diversity in the TV industry.
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“Trust” is key for ITV, says McCall
ITV chief Carolyn McCall opened today’s RTS Cambridge Convention by arguing that one of the broadcaster’s greatest assets at a time of political upheaval and digital disruption is the trust the public has in its news and current affairs.
