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The Significance behind The Amazon Prime Video Membership Numbers

Tim Mulligan

16 Feb 2017

Amazon Prime Video

One of the challenges of following the disruption wrought by Amazon in the TV and film business is assessing the size of its Prime membership. Currently a subscription to prime membership includes a subscription...

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Amazon Steals A March On Netflix With The First Streaming Pay- TV Best Picture Oscar Nomination

Tim Mulligan

27 Jan 2017

Amazon Video Prime

Independent films

In the ongoing video streaming wars currently being fought out between Netflix and Amazon (globally number one and number two global subscription services) Amazon have just claimed a significant victory....

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Netflix And The Tenth Anniversary Of Video Streaming

Tim Mulligan

16 Jan 2017

content strategy

digital strategy

Today marks the tenth anniversary since Netflix launched its pivot into video streaming. Up until 2006, Netflix was a troubled company with repeated predictions for the inevitable demise of its DVD-rental...

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Welcome To The New Episodic Reality Of Online Video

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Tim Mulligan

5 Jan 2017

episodic length

2016 was big for many reasons and one of the lesser known yet significant developmental milestones for online video was the launch of The OA , an original series launched by Netflix on December 16 th ....

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Quick Take: Twenty-First Century Fox Makes Its Move on Sky

Tim Mulligan

9 Dec 2016

Today’s announcement of the tender offer by Twenty-First Century Fox to buy up the remainder of Sky Plc which it doesn’t currently own could be one of the most pronounced outcomes of Brexit for the...

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Netflix Flexes Its Licensing Muscle

Tim Mulligan

1 Dec 2016

The announcement yesterday that Netflix is going to allow TV and movie downloads for offline viewing is a seismic moment for TV generally not just SVOD (subscription video on demand) services in particular....

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Why is YouTube Red Struggling To Add Subscribers?

Tim Mulligan

3 Nov 2016

Yesterday’s story in the Verge about YouTube Red’s low numbers have not come as a surprise. Acquiring only 1.5 million subscribers in its first year helps to put the relative performance of service...

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Is SVOD Destined To Remain Niche?

Tim Mulligan

18 Oct 2016

This week is a significant week for SVOD (Subscription Video On Demand) services. On Monday Netflix announced its third quarter numbers which have highlighted the slow down in growth in domestic subscriber...

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Disney and Netflix: A Full-Stack Media Dream

Zach Fuller

7 Oct 2016

Previously linked as being one of many suitors for Twitter, Disney additionally emerged this week as a rumoured buyer for video giant Netflix. Only last month, Disney CEO Bob Iger declared his company...

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What Shomi’s Failure Tells Us About The State Of Online Video

Tim Mulligan

3 Oct 2016

Last week’s announcement that Canadian SVOD (Subscription Video On Demand) service Shomi is due to close in November brings to an end its two-year experiment with trying to offer a viable alternative...

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The Inevitable Video Data Wars

Tim Mulligan

13 Sep 2016

Netflix’s recent filing to the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) inquiryon advanced broadband sets the stakes for a clash of world views between the TV and the tech worlds. The SVOD giant’s position...

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Full-Stack Media and Smart TV: Why LeEco’s Acquisition of Vizio Has Big Implications for Apple and Pay TV Giants

Zach Fuller

4 Aug 2016

LeEco’s (formerly LeTV) $2 Billion acquisition of flat screen makers Vizio is a bold step in the development of full-stack media offerings for Smart TV. The deal essentially buys LeEco directly into...

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Netflix, Australia And Lessons For SVOD

Tim Mulligan

1 Aug 2016

Netflix’s global rollout has been hailed as a textbook example of how to gain scale quickly in a global context. With its domestic market approaching mainstream (44% penetration in US households), the...

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Is TV Going To Be The Saviour of Apple?

Tim Mulligan

27 Jul 2016

Yesterday’s quarterly earnings by Apple have met with a mixed reception from Wall Street. The stock price climbed 6.1% as as the tech giant reported that its quarterly earnings revenue were was at $42.4...

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Netflix And The Challenge Of Scaling Beyond Being The Disruptor

Tim Mulligan

20 Jul 2016

Wall Street has focused on Netflix failing to hits its subscriber growth targets through adding 1.7 million net subscriber gains rather than the 2.5 million target. The share sell off reflects a growing...

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The Reasons Why Comcast And Netflix Have Become Friends

Tim Mulligan

6 Jul 2016

Yesterday’s report on Recode about Comcast agreeing to have the Netflix app available in its X1 platform is the latest twist in a complicated relationship. After years of scoring points off each other...

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Brexit Implications: How the UK's EU Exit Could Impact Media and Tech

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Zach Fuller

28 Jun 2016

digital outlook

The UK’s vote to leave the European Union sent shockwaves that will continue to reverberate across the globe for years to come. While the potential geopolitical permutations may prove to be era defining,...

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Has Apple Woken Up To The Power Of Bundled TV?

Tim Mulligan

14 Jun 2016

Yesterday’s announcement at Apple’s WWDC event that it was partnering with Sling TV (the Dish Network’s online pay –TV subscription service) to be the first media streaming device to feature the...

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Chart Of The Week: Online Video Subscriber Penetration By Age

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Mark Mulligan

2 Jun 2016

Streaming video subscriptions are now firmly established as a key component of the pay-TV landscape and look set to be an even bigger part of its future. With Netflix leading the way, SVOD is gaining ground...

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How Well Is YouTube Red Really Doing?

Tim Mulligan

1 Jun 2016

When YouTube Red launched in YouTube’s main market of the US back in October 28th, 2015 there was a lot of excitement mingled in with anticipation. This emanated from the media, analysts, professional...

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