Opening the show at OTT Question Time Live 2024, Julie Mitchelmore, VP Digital at A+E Networks UK, asked her panel about the demographic shifts in OTT viewing over the past few years.

Are younger viewers – whose early buy-in can lead to years of loyalty and repeat visits – watching …

Faz Aftab, Director, International M&E Partnerships at Google TV, talked to Minal Modha, Research Director & Consumer Research Lead at Ampere Analysis, about how Google’s new AI tools can help the OTT industry meet some of its most pressing challenges: user engagement, monetisation and relevancy. 

In this session Joanna Burton, adviser, will discussed with TiVo’s Lisette Preston-Barnes, Business Development Director for Monetisation and Data Optimisation, and Patrick Byrden, VP of Business Development and Strategy, insights from their experiences of helping operators, content providers, TV OEMs and brands create new revenue streams from their platforms and products.

Kerensa Samanidis, GM of BBC iPlayer, talks to Ben Keen, OTT expert and member of multiple industry boards, about the position that BBC iPlayer holds in the British streaming market today, how iPlayer has responded to challenges and changing market dynamics and the things that help ensure iPlayer remains a …

What Streaming Wars?! Local content and services reign in the Nordics. In Sweden, SVT and Viaplay command over 50% daily viewing time. DR in Denmark boasts an 85% reach for national news. And in Norway, NRK’s gripping dramas keep audiences glued to their screens.

Our panel – Annika Bidner, Product …

In this session, Yannick Ferrero, SVP Digital Distribution at Hasbro Entertainment, Anthony Layser, Executive Director, Content Acquisitions & Programming Strategy at Xumo, Paul Hastings, SVP Global Sales at Whip Media, and David Urgell, MD and founder of Neosmedia Consulting, together with Marion Ranchet of The Local Act Consultancy, explored the importance of brand-building …

Rob Pilgrim, Head of Sport & Primetime Channels at YouTube, believes YouTube and Traditional Media organisations are better together. This presentation shared how companies in the room can leverage the latest product changes to reach new audiences and grow their businesses through the platform.

Rob also talked about how …

In this fascinating session, Cyrus Saihan, Head of AR/VR/Metaverse Partnerships at Meta, talked to Gulliver Smithers, member of multiple boards and former SVP Technology & Product at Sony Pictures Entertainment, about the evolution of the Metaverse, its key building blocks, current developments and trends and the opportunities it offers …

The last couple of years have seen seismic change in the streaming landscape, with mergers, competing platforms and changing business models. How does a speciality service drive forward and what are the tools to continue to rise above the crowd?

Kerry Ball, Chief Commercial & Strategy Officer …

With 180 million TV households, 538m smartphone users, 1.2 billion telecoms subscriptions and an M&E sector worth 2.1 trillion INR (or 26.2 bn US dollars), India is surely one of the most fascinating and diverse OTT markets in the world.

In this fireside chat, Neeraj Arora, Head of International Business …