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AVOD Broadcasters Catchup Content Deals Features Finances Strategy SVODExpanding BBC iPlayer & The Challenges in Opening up Broadcast Archives for VOD Viewing

On January the 7^th, 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 recognises that in the future, “BBC iPlayer will be the main way that audiences watch BBC television programmes and not just a catch-up

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Amazon AVOD Broadcasters Content Deals Features Film Studios Finances Mergers & Acquisitions Monetisation Netflix Operators Supply Chain SVOD TVOD Vendors10 VOD Talking Points for 2019

Kauser Kanji1 month ago9 min

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.

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Broadcasters Finances Mergers & Acquisitions News Operators Security VendorsSky invests in Synamedia

VOD Pro News1 month ago1 min

Synamedia, the largest independent video software provider, today announced that Sky, Europe’s leading media and entertainment company, has taken a stake in the business, joining majority shareholder the Permira funds.

Sky’s shareholding reinforces Synamedia’s position as a strategic long-term technology partner to a growing roster of market-leading pay-TV operators and media companies worldwide.

Both Sky and its parent company Comcast are long-time Synamedia customers as well as strategic development partners.

Andrew Griffith, Sky’s

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Finances Growth Netflix News Research SVOD TVODDigital Now Makes up 72% of all UK Video Revenues

VOD Pro News1 month ago15 min

Overall video spend in 2018 was £2.34 billion, up 26% on 2017. Physical retail was down 17%; physical rental revenues now just £31.8 million.

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Finances News SVODBarclays Doubles SVOD Fund to £200m

VOD Pro News3 months ago2 min

Barclays Corporate Banking has announced a doubling of its SVOD (subscription video on demand) fund to support UK TV producers.

The £100m fund was launched in March 2017 in response to the rapidly evolving TV production landscape, with the rise of subscription services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video changing the way that original programming is financed.

Conventional TV production loans are usually repaid as the content is delivered with the broadcaster paying the

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