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Industry TrendsBrands look to capitalise on esports growth
Lockdown has seen a surge in competitive video gaming, causing advertisers to take a closer look at esports as a medium.
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Wild time for natural history TV
Demand for natural history programming is booming amid climate concerns and interest from streaming platforms.
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Ad tech market heats up
The past few weeks have seen a number of digital players launch or revamp ad tech platforms, as well as new ISBA research showing that half of online ad spending goes to industry middlemen.
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Audience interaction in the coronavirus era
The coronavirus crisis is sparking a wave of innovative ideas in the entertainment sector as shows look for ways to carry on interacting with viewers.
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Will lockdown boost adoption of digital production management tools?
The coronavirus lockdown may afford producers and broadcasters much-needed time to investigate more efficient ways of managing productions, in particular by adopting digital production management workflow tools.
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Time for more advertisers to buy into the podcast boom?
The growing popularity of podcasting with listeners as well as new dynamic forms of advertising technology are sparking renewed interest in the sector from brands large and small.
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Will SVOD boom fuel a rise in streaming piracy?
With the European launch of subscription service Disney Plus next week, consumers now have more choice than ever for watching content on demand. But could the cost of multiple subscriptions drive an increase in piracy?
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The cost of the coronavirus
As coronavirus continues to spread around the globe, the financial impact is being felt by the media and tech sector through event cancellations, abrupt drops in ad revenue, share price falls, and disruption to production schedules.
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Price emerges as key SVOD battleground
A raft of new offers and deals from streamers suggests that pricing is becoming increasingly important in the battle to win subscribers in a crowded market. Tim Dams reports
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Is 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.
