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Analysis: The YouTube revolution
YouTube has changed the future of television forever. On its 15th anniversary IBC365 examines the impact of the online video platform and looks at how it has revolutionised the motion picture.
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M&A review: ViacomCBS strikes two acquisitions, Fox’s AVOD purchase
IBC365 looks back at some of the notable mergers and acquisitions of the past month within the media and technology industry.
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Broadcasting for good: Overcoming Covid-19 challenges
The UK’s BBC and ITV, Sky Deutschland and HRT Croatia are among those broadcasters making scheduling changes and adapting programming to ensure audiences are educated and informed with accurate information as the world shuts down.
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Keeping content safe in the IP era
As the broadcast industry moves towards IP for both production and broadcast, Anne Morris investigates some of the security challenges involved in making the shift.
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Huawei analysis: The cyber security debate
The UK parliament voted last week to allow some Huawei equipment in 5G deployments despite the US issuing warnings of the threat, but how much of a risk is Huawei?
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Giving fans what they want: The power of personalisation
Premium and niche sports fans have called on OTT services to provide streaming experiences with customised experiences, advertising and social media content but who will prevail and be crowned the Netflix of sports?
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Right content, right place, right time
Automation is certain to play an ever-greater role as broadcasters work to service more platforms with more content than ever before, writes David Davies.
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5G has arrived, but there are some challenges ahead
There are 13 million 5G subscriptions in use, with that number predicted to skyrocket in 2020. But the new generation of mobile tech is facing some significant challenges writes James Pearce.
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YouTube: Can Google’s SVOD rule the OTTs?
With 20 million paying subscribers and a record $15.1 billion in ad revenue for 2019, is YouTube the strongest OTT competitor of them all?
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Delivering next gen catch-up services
Broadcasters are turning to VOD platforms to compete with the growing number of OTTs. During IBC365’s latest webinar a panel of experts examined how broadcasters can build platforms with limited budgets.
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5G: The space race
There’s set to be a boom in the number of satellites in our skies, as the likes of OneWeb, SpaceX and Project Kuiper compete to provide 5G connectivity in hard to reach areas. But who will win the 5G space race?
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Satellites: The $500 billion business
Chris Forrester examines the prospects for the next few years for satellite businesses.
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OTT: The future is in the eye of the consumer
In part one of a two-part series, Alana Foster looks at the OTT marketplace. With growing competition among services, will success be driven by content or technology?
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Analysis: Sky to seal the Disney+ deal
An exclusive streaming deal between Sky and Disney is reportedly close to a conclusion, shaking up the UK direct-to-consumer OTT landscape. Alana Foster examines the potential impact.
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2020: The year of the OTT
2020 looks set to be the year of the OTT, with a number of new services coming to the US and Europe from some of the biggest content providers in the world. IBC365 looks at the platforms that will bring the second streaming revolution.
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OTT to play a key role in sports growth
Broadcasters have played a key role in driving up sports revenues, but could the entrance of OTT providers prevent the sports bubble from bursting? James Pearce investigates.
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Preview: IBC365’s OTT week
Will 2020 be the year of the OTT? IBC365 looks at the growing OTT market as part of next week’s OTT Week.
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Who are the favourites for the BBC director general job?
With Tony Hall set to leave the BBC in the summer, IBC365 looks at who might replace him as director general and the challenges they may face.
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Closing the gap between broadcast and OTT
The gap between OTT and broadcast is diminishing, with reductions in latency improving user experience and bolstering use cases in areas such as sports, gambling and even military video.
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Can NBCUniversal make Peacock fly?
In the final piece of IBC365’s series of reports on the new players launching into the streaming market, Tim Dams examines NBCUniversal’s Peacock offer – and weighs up its chances of success.