Podcasts & Debates

Our annual conference, OTT Question Time Live, takes place in London every January. For the rest of the year – during the spring and autumn – I host online debate shows with senior industry execs, and podcasts with Lydia Fairfax.

In these sessions, we discuss industry news and developments, analyse data, and try to explain why broadcasters, streamers and film studios have made the decisions they seem to have made (and the ones they haven’t) across everything from advertising models and technology budgets to product launches, partnerships, and market dynamics.

Watch all episodes, free and on-demand. And join our mailing list to find out about upcoming sessions.

  • OTT Question Time #6: TMT Funding in a (post) Pandemic World

    Our guest moderator, Ben Keen, was joined by Louis Kenna of Liontree Advisors, Mike LaSalle from Shamrock Capital Advisors and Timo Argillander of IPR.VC and together they discussed M&A deal flows, funding start-ups and new content, the prospects for global tech players making increasing investments in the TMT sector and whether the industry will inevitably emerge loaded with more debt than ever before.

  • OTT Question Time #5: The Future of SVOD

    Together with Simon Murray of Digital TV Research, Maria Rua Aguete of Omdia and Jonathan Broughton of Media Business Insight we talked about SVOD take-up, the average number of SVODs per household, changing consumer behaviours and the elasticity of viewer’s TV / SVOD spending compared to the rest of their entertainment budgets.

  • OTT Question Time #4: Content Production, Sales & Scheduling in a Pandemic World

    Together with Wim Ponnet of Endemol Shine, Emma Tibbetts, the former GM of UKTV Play and now founder of Chuck Data and Mike Sid of Whip Media Group, we talked about the making, selling and scheduling of content in this time of lockdowns and social distancing.

  • OTT Question Time #3: The Pandemic & The Advertising Paradox

    Together with Simon Thomas of GroupM, Leon Siotis of SpotX and Alan Wolk of TVREV we talked about why, when TV and OTT viewing is soaring, broadcaster advertising revenues have plummeted. We also discussed regional differences between the UK, Europe and the US and the prospects for an advertising recovery later this year and in 2021.

  • OTT Question Time #2: How Have Broadcaster’s Roadmaps Evolved since Lockdown?

    Together with Bjarne Andre Myklebust of NRK, Kerensa Samanidis of M&E Digital Consulting and Allan McLennan of PADEM Media Group, we discussed the effect of the various national lockdowns on broadcaster, operator, pay-TV and service-provider roadmaps. Specifically, their operational, product, strategic and technical plans and how they've rapidly evolved in Q1 and Q2 2020.

  • OTT Question Time #1: The Rise in TV & OTT Viewing Since Lockdowns Started

    Together with Julie Mitchelmore of A+E Networks, Peter Docherty of ThinkAnalytics and Richard Cooper of Ampere Analysis, we discussed the huge rise in TV and OTT viewing since the COVID-19 national lockdowns started. We also talked about the content that's being watched, the people that are watching it, how titles are presented and surfaced to audiences, the number of SVODs per household and the sustainability of this level of TV viewing.