Tim Mulligan

Facebook Gatecrashes VidCon

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

21 Jun 2017

Today sees the start of VidCon 2017, an annual event that is synonymous with the YouTubers who have used the world’s largest video platforms to create social talent- driven media businesses unique to…

Altice And The Future Of The US Pay-TV Industry

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

19 Jun 2017

On Monday last week, Altice, the fourth largest US pay-TV operator, laid out the details of its planned IPO (Initial Public Offering). With a projected initial public stock price offering of $27-$31 per…

Amazon Ups Its Game In The UK & Germany

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

23 May 2017

Today Amazon announced that it is rolling out Amazon Channels in the UK. This is an add-on for Amazon Prime members which allows them to add premium video channels to their monthly subscription. The channels…

Why Netflix Is A Next Generation Network And Why Amazon Is A Next Generation Operator

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

19 May 2017

10 years on and the digital landscape is a mobile-centric landscape, with global online video consumption due to reach 50% penetration rates in 2019 (based on the MIDiA Research video forecast modeling).…

Why Facebook Is Getting Into TV

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

10 May 2017

Last week there was a lot of coverage around the 51% increase in year on year ad revenue and the additional 80 million monthly active users added to Facebook in Q1 2017. However last week also saw the…

Why Netflix Is A Next Generation Network And Amazon Is A Next Generation Operator
Emerging next generation operator and network assets profiles

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Report by Tim Mulligan

9 May 2017

20,000 Foot View: The shift to digital consumption has brought SVOD (Subscription Video On Demand) to the fore. And leading the charge both domestically in the US and internationally are Netflix and…

Can Twitter Successfully Transition Into A Live Streaming Destination?

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

4 May 2017

At yesterday’s first ever Digital Content NewFronts, struggling social media platform Twitter made a bold play for relevance in the video-centric world of digital content. With much fanfare, Twitter…

Canada Video Market
Strong Pay-TV Market Creates A Big Appetite For Video

Report by Tim Mulligan

26 Apr 2017

The 20,000 Foot View: With a third of Canadians subscribing to traditional pay-TV, the country has a strong appetite for online video. This is demonstrated by the 20.3% of the population who are now Subscription…

AR & The Battle Between Snap Inc. And Facebook

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

25 Apr 2017

Last week was a big week for Augmented Reality and its role in live video. On April 18 th , Snap Inc. announced that it was launching a new AR feature called World Lenses . Users can now tap the camera…

Netflix Q1 2017
International Picks Up The Slack

Report by Tim Mulligan

21 Apr 2017

With Netflix on course to pass the psychologically significant 100 million subscriber mark, the company’s Q1 2017 quarterly earnings are particularly significant. With 43.2% of the global SVOD market…

Netflix Q1 2017: International Picks Up The Slack

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

21 Apr 2017

Netflix’s Q1 earnings this week revealed a company that is continuing to shape the video streaming market, with international becoming an increasingly central part of the story. With Netflix on course…

The Culture Bubble & Scripted Drama

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

19 Apr 2017

Cultural trends are defined by technology and taste arbiters. In the modern era, increasing disposable incomes have transformed the majority of the world into consumers of services as well as products,…

Forget Cord Cutting: It’s A Bigger Cord With More Strands

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

11 Apr 2017

Amid all the noise and angst surrounding cord-cutting among the TV industry over the last two years, it is easy to fall into the trap of thinking that pay-TV is facing an irreversible decline. The reality,…

The State Of The SVOD Nation 2017
Global SVOD Markets And Consumer Trends

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Report by Tim Mulligan

10 Apr 2017

20,000 foot view: Despite the fear of an impending bubble bursting, Subscription Video On Demand (SVOD) has never been in a stronger position globally. Although still dominated by the US as the largest…

Why The NFL Has Given Up On Twitter And Embraced Amazon

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

7 Apr 2017

After a much publicized 10 game streaming trial of live Thursday night NFL games on Twitter, the NFL has decided to discontinue the experiment. This week Amazon has bought the digital streaming rights…

The Challenge Of Creating Disruptive Pioneers In The TV Industry

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

31 Mar 2017

At this year’s TV Connect, the headline industry panel was on creating disruptive pioneers. The participants included Mark Wilson-Dunn -the Vice President of BT Media and Broadcast Enterprises, Faz Aftab…

The Rapidly Growing Niche Online Video Market Opportunity

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

28 Mar 2017

Yesterday Falcon Media House , the international media group focused on the streaming video market, relisted on the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market under the ticker FAL . Overseen by a management…

Why Streaming Video Services Are In Robust Health Globally

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

24 Mar 2017

Despite the additional probability of a correction in the inflated TV content market, SVOD (Subscription Video On Demand) services globally are in robust health. In mature TV markets, nearly half of consumers…

Next Generation Networks
What A Post-Pay-TV Video Network Looks Like

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Report by Tim Mulligan

23 Mar 2017

20,000 Foot View: In the cord-cutting era TV networks are having to think about what life beyond the traditional pay-TV ecosystem might look like. With SVOD services snapping up audiences in their millions,…

Snapchat Hooks Up With Vice To Produce An Original Dating Series

Blog post by Tim Mulligan

15 Mar 2017

Snapchat’s parent company Snap Inc. has followed up on its huge publicity around its recent IPO (Initial Public Offering) to land a significant content deal with Vice Media. Rapper chef Action Bronson…