VUIX 2016 – Oliver Davies – Notes from the VOD Frontline
Oliver Davies, UKTV’s Head of Digital Products, takes a look at the evolution of the broadcaster's video-on-demand services. From Dave OD in 2011 to today’s award-nominated UKTV Play, it has taken a reinvention of the team along the way to achieve the product's current strong position. Davies and ...
VUIX 2016 – James Jackson – On-Demand for Everyone
James Jackson explains how the UK’s biggest TV service is opening catch-up and on-demand to new audiences, helping tackle digital divides and setting new standards for connected TV. Freeview Play delivers free access to VOD services from the UK’s leading broadcasters through a growing range of TVs and ...
VUIX 2016 – Paul Kanareck – OTT Product Development: Drivers & Decision-Making
One year on from the launch of ITV Hub, Paul Kanareck, ITV’s Group Director of Online, evaluates some of the key creative and commercial choices faced by broadcasters and OTT service-providers when it comes to product development: how much experimentation is possible when testing new products and price ...
VUIX 2016 – Panel Session: The Future of Cinema & Day and Date Release
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 ...
VUIX 2016 – Luke Gaydon – Video-on-Demand: is it getting any easier?
10 years on from the launch of BBC iPlayer & Channel 4's 4oD, Luke Gaydon of Brightcove takes a look at the current VOD landscape and asks the question; "Have the technical innovations of the last decade made life easier for content owners looking to deliver premium on-demand ...
VUIX 2016 – Casey Wilms – Netflix’s Approach to Building a Global Studio in the 21st Century
Having launched globally, Netflix is now tasked with managing dozens of productions that are being simultaneously filmed, edited and produced all over the world. How does a 21st century studio think about managing that kind of complexity? Casey Wilms of the OTT giant, explains.
VOD Industry 101: Live Streaming
Looking at how live streaming in OTT works, vendor solutions and how you might go about choosing a supplier. Paul Kanareck, Director of Online and Brands at ITV, told us at our VUIX conference last October that over 30% of viewing on ITV Hub, the channel's OTT service, is ...
Imagining a 5G Future
With the recent news that 5G should be up and running by 2020, we imagine its impact on the TV industry. Tell us what you think. The year is 2020 and 5G has arrived in the UK. Running at speeds of up to 3.77 gigabits a second (which is over ...