Kerensa Samanidis from the BFI, Phil Mordecai from Curzon Home Cinema, Marnie Watson from Wuaki.tv and Efe Cakarel from MUBI come together to give us a short history on simultaneous theatrical and VOD release. They’ll discuss whether VOD services should begin to explore day and date release as part of their overall content acquisition strategy, if so how this offering can be marketed and promoted and what effect, if any, this might have on the future of cinema.

About the author : Kauser Kanji

I've been working in online video since 2005 and have held senior roles at NBC Universal, ITN and Virgin Media. I've also completed VOD projects for the BBC, Netflix, Sony Pictures and a host of broadcasters and service-providers all over the world. Catch me on our weekly debate show, OTT Question Time, or drop me a line on LinkedIn.

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