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RTL snags stake in streaming platform Bedrock
RTL Group is pushing into streaming, taking a 50% stake in SVOD technology platform Bedrock as it forecasts major growth across its German and Dutch online streaming services.
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Industry Trends
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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Industry moves: Disney, Endemol Shine and Discovery
IBC365’s update on new company appointments, resignations and restructures across the content and broadcast industry.
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Film studios back Oracle in legal coding battle with Google
Members of The Motion Picture Association, excluding Netflix, have backed Oracle in a Supreme Court hearing in the US over a computer code dispute.
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Industry Trends
Wilder vs Fury II: Fight night set to KO PPV records
Boxing heavyweights Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury are set for a championship clash in Las Vegas this weekend. But the real winners could be the broadcasters set to air the epic rematch, writes Ross Biddiscombe.
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Technicolor unveils new financial strategy
Technicolor has unveiled a new strategic plan that aims to see the company boost its capital structure and strategic flexibility between 2020 and 2022.
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IABM opens up entries for NAB BaM Awards
IABM, the international trade association for broadcast and media technology suppliers, is calling for entries for the 2020 NAB Show Las Vegas BaM Awards.
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ProSiebenSat.1 co-CEO exits entertainment post
Michaela Tod is stepping down from her role as co-chief executive of ProSiebenSat.1′s entertainment division after one year with the German broadcaster.
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NENT strikes football rights deals including UHD Bundesliga
Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT) has announced several wins for key football rights including the German Bundesliga and the English Premier League.
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Disney+ activates in UK & WarnerMedia and HBO Max announce Warner Max
3-7 Feb: Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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Apple earnings & Disney invests in live production with Secret Cinema
27-31 Jan: Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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Industry Trends
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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TikTok adds Verizon veteran to head EMEA business
Verizon Media VP EMEA and Latam Stuart Flint is set to join growing social media platform TikTok in an unspecified role.
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China dominates global esports consumption
Nordic countries top Europe and Western markets with one in four internet users choosing esports games over other media, according to research from Ampere Analysis.
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Industry Trends
M&A to top the media and entertainment agenda in 2020
Mergers and acquisitions will be a top focus for M&E executives this year, according to a new report.
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Conservatives and Labour pledge free over-75 licence fees ahead of election
The UK’s two largest political parties have vowed to save free TV licences for all over-75s ahead of the upcoming UK general election.
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Industry Trends
Ad management: Broadcast stability versus online chaos
Workflows for TV ads are a model of consistency compared to the wild west of digital, and the approach of traditional TV has a lot to teach the ‘new media’ of online video.
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Technical Papers
Understanding the effect of content type on the value of OTT audiences
In this paper, Vimeo discusses the ways in which content variation affects key aspects of OTT, including subscriber monetisation, viewership, and content management.
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New Zealand Rugby takes 5% stake in Sky NZ in “revolutionary” rights deal
A landmark sports rights deal will see New Zealand Rugby take a 5% stake in Sky New Zealand in exchange for the rights to show All Blacks matches for the next five years.
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Industry Trends
Reach and relevance drives revenue
Audience loyalty has been the success to the longevity of Refinery29’s global reach; international president Kate Ward tells IBC365 about the triumphs of growing a digital brand beyond audience eyeballs.