Monetise – Page 18
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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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Viacom, Mubi streaming service launches & Jony Ive leaves Apple
24th-28th June: Your guide to what’s happened this week in the media, entertainment and technology industry.
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Connected TVs now account for nearly half of video ad impressions
Connected TV now accounts for nearly half of all video advertising impressions served, according to the latest Video Benchmark Report from Extreme Reach.
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Discovery appoints Andrew Georgiou as Eurosport president
Discovery has named Andrew Georgiou as president of Eurosport in a role that will also see him oversee sports rights and marketing across the Discovery Group.
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NBC pulls The Office from Netflix in favour of own streaming service
The US version of The Office will be pulled from Netflix 2021 – as NBC makes its own upcoming streaming platform the exclusive home of the popular sitcom.
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Netflix boss bets on art over science
Netflix chief content office Ted Sarandos is confident audiences will pay for multiple streaming services and dispelled rumours of data harvesting and sports rights investment.
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IOC awards new Olympic Games broadcast deal
Broadcast rights for the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic games have been handed to Infront Sports and Media, which will be the exclusive free-to-air rights holder in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Industry Trends
Artificial role of AI in sports production
AI is one of the buzzwords across all sectors, but what impact is it and machine learning having on live sports production? Andy Stout investigates.
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Queer broadcasting: Delivering live diversity
During Pride Month, LGBTQ+ global streaming network Revry simultaneously broadcast the Trevor Live gala across multiple global channels reaching more than 9.4 million viewers.
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BBC toys with international FAANG streaming model
The BBC chairman has admitted the public service broadcaster would “do very well under a subscription model,” speaking in the UK House of Lords yesterday on the future of broadcasting.
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Comcast leads addressable ad initiative
Comcast is to partner with fellow US cable TV providers Charter Communications and Cox Media to develop an addressable ad offering.
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Dish eyeing $6bn deal for T-Mobile-Sprint assets
Dish Network has emerged as the favourite to buy wireless assets T-Mobile and Sprint need to offload to push through their merger, with a $6 billion deal close, according to reports in the US.
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Driving viewer engagement with virtual sets and AR graphics
From AR to the use of gaming engines, producers of live sports coverage increasingly have an armoury of new methods with which to present information and maintain viewer interest. A trio of the leading technology providers speak about their latest innovations.
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WarnerMedia to open 5G Innovation Lab
The WarnerMedia Innovation Lab will be powered by the AT&T 5G network and be one of the first permanent 5G studios.
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UEFA launches free OTT platform
The European football body has unveiled its new free-to-air streaming service, UEFA.tv, which will deliver games live and on-demand across Europe.
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M&A: Broadcasters search for scale
In the second part of our M&A series, Andy Stout looks at the big movements in the broadcaster space.
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Chernobyl drives Sky's investment in original content
Comcast-backed Sky has confirmed it will double its Europe-wide investment in the development and production of original new content.
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Telefónica inks deal with Google
Telefónica Business Solutions has announced its strategic partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate global organisations to adopt the cloud and offer flexible working.
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Netflix opens Australian HQ in battle for eyeballs
Netflix has confirmed it will expand its operations on the ground in Australia to compete with local streaming services.