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Apple Has no Need to Hurry with TV+
Industry reaction to Apple's new TV service has been mixed but here are 5 reasons why the company could be playing the perfect strategic long game
Answering Some Questions about Brightcove’s Ooyala Acquisition
2019 has already been a busy year for industry mergers, acquisitions and funding rounds. In January, Accedo raised $17m in equity to drive growth; Sky took a stake in Synamedia (which itself was created last year from the sale of Cisco's Service Provider Video Software Solutions business) and RTL Group [...]
How UKTV Used AI in its New VOD Apps Suite
Last month, Britain’s biggest multichannel broadcaster, UKTV, announced that it had added elements of machine learning and AI - specifically in terms of personalisation, content recommendation and building up taste profiles – to its iOS, Android and Amazon FireOS VOD apps. AI is a hot topic in the [...]
Three TV & VOD Use Cases for Amazon Rekognition
ITV, Accedo and Make.TV have all been using Amazon's Rekognition software so I decided to check it out.
Expanding BBC iPlayer & The Challenges in Opening up Broadcast Archives for VOD Viewing
On January the 7th, the BBC announced plans to reinvent its iPlayer service with the aim of “…making it a destination in its own right, with box sets, live programming and archive titles that champion quality UK content and offer great programmes for longer.” A related consultation document [...]
2019 Predictions in Media & Entertainment
In 2018, media and entertainment providers have worked hard to revolutionise the way they deliver content to consumers across a changing media landscape, especially in terms of gaining a deeper understanding of metadata to connect viewers to content. Charles Dawes, senior director, international marketing at TiVo, takes a look at what trends and developments he predicts may emerge in 2019.
VOD Industry 101: New Staff Briefing
Not a complete guide but here’s some of the material that we cover when a new starter joins VOD Professional. A new recruit, Juliana, joined us here at VOD Professional last month and on her first day, I gave her an overview of the online video industry. I [...]
10 VOD Talking Points for 2019
Eschewing the tradition of trying to predict what’s going to happen over the next year, here instead are some OTT industry developments that I think we’ll be talking about in 2019.
Supplier Evaluation Spreadsheet
Evaluating five vendor proposals to build new VOD apps on HbbTV and games consoles. Spreadsheet includes CAPEX and OPEX spend as well as a 4-year Total Cost of Ownership model.
We’re Now into the Fourth Major VOD Product Cycle
Do you remember the first time you heard about video-on-demand? My introduction to the concept was in 1998 when I was working at Nettec PLC, an early internet consultancy, and I visited the offices of a potential client, Bryan Morrison, a music producer and agent, in London. A [...]
Viewer Relationships… Not Data Strategies, Steve Forde, ITV
ITV is enhancing the direct connection it now has with its viewers - through its digital and real world experiences - into a mutually beneficial relationship. It views data as the enabler and by-product, but the viewer relationship is the focus. Data is cold and transactional. Relationships engage [...]
Beyond Catch-up – When VOD Steps out the Shadow of Linear TV, Kristian Waneck, DR
As viewers – especially younger audiences – turn their backs on linear TV, DR is repositioning DRTV from being a catch up service to a destination in its own right, targeting users that missed not just a particular show but DR’s linear channels altogether. DR is relaunching DRTV [...]
Personalisation, Prioritisation & other Product Management Challenges, Sarah Milton, Channel 4
All 4’s unique proposition combines a vast catalogue of premium TV boxsets with live broadcast channels, 30 day catch up and a growing collection of exclusive shows, all completely free and available on over 20 different platforms. s. With this offering come some unique - and some not [...]
Confessions of a Professional Couch Potato, Ashley Grossman, Liberty Global
Liberty Global is the world's largest TV and Broadband company with over 25 million customers in 30+ countries. This talk will follow its journey of developing an ambitious new TV experience for a diverse audience in a rapidly evolving industry landscape where exciting new features like voice and [...]
Creating Moments that Matter, Christoffer Kittel, Viaplay
As the VOD industry comes of age and matures, how do services differentiate beyond technical excellence? How can brands align around a big vision, find their identity and competitive edge? By focusing on brand position and a principles framework, Viaplay is on a journey to define itself and [...]
Innovation and the Future of TV, Cyrus Saihan, BBC
Smartphones, tablets, connected TVs and services such as YouTube aren’t even in their teen years but have already had a huge impact on the TV industry. But what will the next set of transformational technologies be? This talk takes a look at a few new technologies on the [...]
Live & Kicking – TV Viewing in the OTT Age, Chloe Davies, Freesat
The linear schedule is dead and no-one’s watching live TV any more, right? Well, not quite, it’s not as simple as that. Freesat’s connected TV platform has real-time tracking and the data suggests that while habits are certainly changing, there’s life in the old dog yet.
What Can We Still Learn from Broadcast Television? Ida Olsen
The enduring allure of TV and video is the emotional connection people have with the content. Ida Olsen, formerly of Channel 4 and the BBC, and now working for Sony Crackle, asks what VOD services can learn from some of the areas in which traditional TV has been [...]
Talking Television – How are Consumers Changing the Conversation? Charles Dawes, TiVo
Voice is fast becoming a must-have part of any video discovery experience and TiVo has been at the forefront of this user experience revolution. Analysing data from 10 months of interactions across in-market deployments, TiVo will share unique insights into how real users are embracing voice technology. From [...]
Introducing the Mercury Viewer Experience Created with LUNA, William Cooper, informitv
The Mercury concept was developed to present a video user interface that combines smart channels and playlists to create a custom viewing experience. This blends the best of traditional television with the benefits of video-on-demand. It was created using the LUNA cross-platform video experience engine, which allows interfaces [...]