OTT Question Time Online

OTT Question Time Online is our weekly debate show on Thursday afternoons where we explore the future of television with broadcasters, film studios, service providers, vendors and analysts from all over the world. 

There’s always so much to talk about in the industry! Guests from, among others, the BBC, BBC Studios, Channel 4, Foxtel, Hearst Networks, ITV, Sky, SVT and Warner Bros Discovery, have joined us to discuss everything from advertising models and technology budgets to content discovery, sustainability, and market dynamics across Europe and beyond.

We continue the conversation in person each year at our annual conference, OTT Question Time Live.

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

  • OTTQT, S6, Episode 3 - IBC Review

    OTT Question Time S6, Episode 3 – IBC Review

    This year’s IBC attendance was marginally down with 43,858 visitors – a decline of around 2,000 from 2024 – but exhibitors, anecdotally, reported an air of optimism, more customer meetings, and crucially, conversations with serious prospects rather than casual browsers.

    And, as industry veteran, Ben Keen, observed, …

  • OTT Question Time Riffs Episode #2 – WBD Paramount Skydance + How OTT Leaders make Decisions

    In our second Riffs episode, Lydia and I discuss reports that Paramount Skydance is preparing a takeover offer for Warner Bros Discovery. We talk about the particulars of any potential deal, how it could be funded and which bits of WBD the buyer might get. Lydia – who …

  • OTT Question Time S6, Episode 2 – A Modern Streaming Operation

    Two decades ago, OTT teams were often made up of seconded broadcast staff, building the first on-demand services as bolt-ons to linear TV. As streaming grew in scale and profitability, dedicated hierarchies and specialist roles emerged. In 2025, there’s no single recipe for success: today’s VOD organisations can involve …

  • OTTQT Riffs Episode #1 – Industry Rhythms & The Autumn Term

    OTT Question Time Online is our regular debate show, where a rotating panel of senior streaming executives tackle the biggest issues facing the industry.

    OTTQT Riffs, on the other hand, is me and my new co-host, Lydia Fairfax, having a chat about …

  • OTT Question Time S6, Episode 1 – YouTube & The BVODs

    Ofcom’s latest Media Nations report, drawing on Barb data, suggests that YouTube has now overtaken ITV in total viewing, second only to the BBC channels. But is that really the full story? Are we comparing like-for-like when broadcasters and streamers are measured side by side? And …

  • OTT Question Time S5, Ep 7 – Amazon Prime, Disney+ & Netflix Ad Strategies

    In its recent Q3 report, Netflix reported that its AVOD tier was proving to be extremely popular: ads memberships were up 35% quarter-on-quarter and, in the countries where it was available, the ad tier accounted for 50% of new sign-ups. Over at Disney, D2C streaming revenues were up 15%, …

  • OTT Question Time S5, Ep 6 – The Dynamics & Future of Film & HETV Financing

    Ben Keen, the renowned OTT industry analyst, recently published a report about the state of UK film financing for the British Screen Forum. In it he outlined some of the trends he’d spotted over the past 10 years including: total spending across all film and High-End Television (HETV) …

  • OTT Question Time S5, Ep 5 – OTT Service Feels

    When you think, or talk, about various OTT services, what reactions do they evoke?

    Are they functional (catching up with Strictly Come Dancing on BBC iPlayer)? Transactional (Prime Video comes with my Amazon membership)? Or even, ahem, emotional (Netflix and chill)?

    Do we love, love, love our streamers, merely tolerate …

  • OTT Question Time Online, Season 5, Ep 4 – Olympics Debrief

    Everything about the Olympics and Paralympics is at a gargantuan scale. The logistics, the venues, the ticket sales. The sponsors, the travel, the security. The inspiration, anticipation and the sheer spectacle of it all. And, of course, the people: the athletes and fans, volunteers and organisers, the media and the …

  • OTT Question Time Online S5, Ep3 – The Value of Content

    One of the things that made the old TV model so successful was the relative scarcity of content. If you missed something when it was broadcast you’d have to wait for it to appear on the channel again, pay to rent or buy it, or subscribe to a Pay-TV service …