Kauser Kanji
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Sure, it’s only an industry podcast / webcast but in this final episode of Season 1, Lydia and I discuss some genuine cliffhangers:
- An update on the Netflix / Paramount Skydance bids for Warner Bros Discovery
- The future of the BBC licence fee following the publication of a new consultation document which opens the possibility for it being funded (at least partly) via ads and/or subscriptions
- The other major British broadcasters all being in a state of (major or minor) flux: ITV still mulling the Comcast offer, Channel 4 awaiting the arrival of its new CEO, Priya Dogra
- The growing influence of AI following the Disney / OpenAI deal
And I provide an update on conference planning for OTT Question Time Live 2026, which we’re hosting on 27-28 January in London. Come join us.
In the meantime, that’s a wrap! Riffs returns for Season 2 in March.
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ABOUT KAUSER KANJI
Kauser Kanji has been working in online video for 20 years, formerly at Virgin Media and NBC Universal, and founded VOD Professional in 2011. He has since completed major OTT projects for, amongst others, A+E Networks, the BBC, BBC Studios, Channel 4, DR (Denmark), Liberty Global, Netflix, Sony Pictures, the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation and UKTV. He now writes industry analyses, hosts an online debate show, OTT Question Time, as well as its in-person sister event, OTT Question Time Live.