All articles by Tim Dams – Page 16
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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.
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Executive Interviews
Interview: Jessica d’Ardenne, DAZN
Driven by data and the customer experience, Jessica d’Ardenne is an innovative voice in the OTT space and in charge of attracting and retaining subscribers to sports streamer DAZN. Ahead of a session at IBC set to explore biases in the technology world, she reveals some secrets of success to ...
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Executive Interviews
Waking up to esports
Esports has burst into public consciousness in recent months thanks to a spate of stories about teenagers winning huge sums in competitions. Yet it’s still an unknown quantity to the general public. British Esports CEO Chester King aims to increase awareness and inspire future talent in the burgeoning market
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Industry Trends
Edinburgh TV Festival roundup
Linear channels use Edinburgh TV Festival to spell out ways they are tackling competition from streaming platforms.
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Executive Interviews
A question of scale
Since taking over as CEO of All3Media in 2015, Jane Turton has expanded the superindie through acquisitions and organic growth, with a strong focus on scripted and ‘quality programmes and people’. That’s because ‘scale matters’ in today’s complex TV landscape, she tells Insight.
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Executive Interviews
Interview: Cecile Frot-Coutaz
Less than a year after joining YouTube as head of its EMEA business, former Fremantle boss Cécile Frot-Coutaz spells out why the TV industry should embrace the platform – and explains how it is tackling harmful content on the site.
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Industry Trends
How to thrive and survive in niche OTT
Despite the dominance of Netflix and Amazon, the OTT market has room for all sorts of niche players, with new services emerging to cater for specialised audiences.
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All3Media mulls overseas expansion
All3Media is weighing up expansion opportunities overseas, according to chief executive Jane Turton.
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Frot-Coutaz: YouTube’s priority is tackling harmful content
YouTube’s “number one priority” is making sure it protects its users from harmful content, according to Cecile Frot-Coutaz, head of EMEA at the platform.
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CTA boss: US and China are in artificial intelligence “battle”
The US is caught up in a “battle” with China over the future of artificial intelligence, according to Gary Shapiro, president and CEO of the Consumer Technology Association (CTA).
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Industry Trends
How streamer spend is reshaping programme making
The rise of the streaming platforms has sparked a production boom, affecting superindie groups through to smaller indies. It has had a major impact on all genres of programme making too - and the way that shows are now financed. Tim Dams reports.
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Industry Trends
Can Quibi crack the short form market?
With a $1bn programming budget, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman’s premium short form platform Quibi has attracted a raft top talent to create shows. But can it persuade mobile viewers to part with their cash? Tim Dams reports.
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Industry Trends
Scripting an immersive future for theatre-goers
Leading tech giants have linked up with the Royal Shakespeare Company in an ambitious project to re-imagine the future of theatre-going using immersive technology.
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Executive Interviews
Interview: Ben Lavender, DAZN
The creator of the BBC iPlayer and now DAZN’s chief product officer, Ben Lavender has led the design and development of the sports streaming service from start-up to launch in nine countries.
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Executive Interviews
Interview: John Honeycutt, Google Cloud
Google Cloud signalled its ambition to build up its telco, media and entertainment client base with its hiring this year of Discovery CTO John Honeycutt. He tells IBC365 about his plans at the company.
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Industry Trends
Advice for cloud start-ups
In part two of an IBC365 series on cloud adoption, companies that have launched cloud products offer their top tips for how best to bring an idea from the drawing board to the market.