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PSD2: Strong Customer Authentication for video platforms and VOD services

On September 14th, 2019, EU added Strong Customer Authentication to PSD2 in order to improve the customer’s personal security during the payment process. More and more OTT or streaming platforms include a payment to monetize video contents, either by SVOD or TVOD, this new regulation is then compulsory for any publisher or VOD streaming platform…
Analysis

The key trends to follow in 2019 in the digital media industry (TV, Cinema, streaming services)

As usual, at the beginning of each year, let’s take a look at the trends to be followed in the year to come in the media and entertainment industry (TV, Cinema) and online video (streaming services). 2019 promises to be rich in new products and innovations, in terms of content, business models, distribution and technology.  …
Marketing tips

Video streaming & SVOD : how to grow your subscribers base

Yes, today are going to help you transform 1 existing subscriber into 10 new subscribers! If you produce and distribute video content online, whether on a Youtube channel or on your own platform (like Netflix), your only goal is to win subscribers (paid or free) to grow and continue to develop your video offer. Whether…
Analysis

7 trends for OTT video services

83.4 billion dollars…. These are OTT’s estimated revenues in 2022. Needless to say, OTT is the next big thing in the media and entertainment industry for the upcoming years. Let’s see 7 trends that will impact directly all OTT services.   1- Content diversification   According to many studies, content diversification is essential. According to…
Analysis

Video monetization: how much money you can make with the different models (TVOD, SVOD, AVOD…)

When you are directing, producing or creating a video content (feature films, documentary, drama, web-series, short forms etc.), there are 2 essential questions: Visibility: how can I have it viewed by as many people as possible? Monetization: all work deserves a salary, how can I get the most of my content? All objectives are different,…
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Parrot Analytics: 49% of US consumers unwilling to pay for any SVOD services

Nearly half of US consumers are unwilling to pay for even one streaming on-demand service, according to Parrot Analytics’ Global Television Demand Report. The report, which focuses on the first financial quarter of 2018 and studied ten global territories, found that US consumers were least likely to sign up to SVOD services among the regions. The…
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6 techniques to grow your audience on your video streaming platform or your VOD website

If you have a streaming platform or a VOD site, you will need to attract (qualified) traffic that you can convert into clients (or SVOD subscribers). Conversion is a very important issue that we’ll see another time. For now, let’s focus on 6 different techniques to grow your audience and give visibility to your streaming…
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OKAST & Flamefy rated top 10% startup by rating agency Earlymetrics !

At OKAST & FlameFy, we have decided to evaluate our company by experts in start-up rating: Early Metrics. This agency assesses company’s growth potential using over 50 criteria based on 3 pillars: founders and management, project and technology, ecosystem and market. All these criteria are analysed in detail: the company’s balance sheets, interview with members…
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Une étude du CSA et du CNC sur la SVOD qui manque d’envergure

Business : Le CSA et le CNC ont profité du Festival pour publier une étude sur le marché de la SVOD en France. Le rapport comptabilise 100 pages et se décompose en 3 parties principales : l’analyse du marché français, la stratégie des services de SVOD et les perspectives d’évolution du marché. Cette étude s’appuie…
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Netflix to raise $1.9 billion in debt

Netflix has priced a bond offering of US$1.9 billion, which it plans to use for “general corporate purposes” – including content acquisitions, production and development. The senior note offering was upped from US$1.5 billion, which was initially announced yesterday. The sale for the revised amount expected to close on April 26, 2018. The notes will…
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Increase conversion on your VOD platform with free trial

If you have created a subscription offer (SVOD) for your video content, you know how difficult it is to find an audience. But it is even more difficult, once you have started to grow, to keep them on the long term and convert them into loyal customers. One solution to break this conversion barrier is to offer…
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The official selection for Cannes 2018

Main Competition Everybody Knows by Asghar Farhadi En Guerre Stéphane Brizé Dogman by Matteo Garrone Le Livre D’Image by Jean-Luc Godard Sorry Angel by Christophe Honoré Asako I & II by Ryusuke Hamaguchi Girls of the Sun by Eva Husson Ash is Purest White by Jia Zhangke Shoplifters by Hirokazu Koreeda Capernaum by Nadine Labaki Burning by Lee Chang-dong Blackkklansman by Spike Lee Under the Silver Lake…
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La sélection officielle pour Cannes 2018

Cette 71ème édition du festival de Cannes se déroulera du 8 au 19 mai   La liste des films en compétition Everybody Knows (Todos lo saben) d’Asghar Farhadi (en ouverture) En Guerre de Stéphane Brizé Dogman de Matteo Garrone Le livre d’image de Jean-Luc Godard Netemo Sametemo (Asako I & II) de Ryusuke Hamaguchi Plaire, aimer et courir vite (Sorry…
Analysis

8 reasons to outsource your video streaming platform (VOD, SVOD, AVOD)

When you decide to create your own video platform or VOD site, there are two possibilities: develop it yourself or outsource its creation. Each of the two options has its advantages and disadvantages. But here, we will explain why using a service provider specializing in the development of streaming services or VOD / SVOD platforms can be an…
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RTVE and commercial rivals launch OTT platform to rival SVOD

Spanish public broadcaster RTVE and commercial broadcasters Atresmedia and Mediaset plan to launch a joint OTT TV platform that could see them compete with the likes of Netflix, Movistar+, HBO and Sky in the Spanish market. The three broadcasters initially plan to launch an interactive TV platform, based on the HbbTV connected television standard, that…
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Disney creates unified streaming & int’l unit

The Walt Disney Company has restructured to create a worldwide division that will house international operations and its upcoming streaming services. Disney senior executive VP and chief strategy officer Kevin Mayer (pictured) has been named at the chairman of the new unit, Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International. The division will house Disney’s upcoming branded SVOD service,…
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Previsions say that Global SVOD will hit 450 million subs by 2022

Global SVOD subs will hit 450 million in four years The rise of subscription on-demand services seems unstoppable. The number of households worldwide that pay for streaming video services like Netflix and Amazon Video is due to rise to more than 450 million by 2022, according to Strategy Analytics. The research firm claims that the…
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Netflix leader of VOD in Spain

Netflix tops VOD in Spain, LATAM Parrot Analytics has revealed that over 85% of the video-on-demand (VOD) original digital content consumed in Spain, Mexico and Brazil is viewed on Netflix. During 2017, 88% of the original content consumed through VOD platforms in Spain was watched on Netflix, while the remaining share was driven by other…
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Sony launches Xbox One support for its sVOD service

Sony launches Xbox One support for Crackle Sony has launched a new app for its subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) service Crackle that supports Xbox One in Latin America. Under the terms of an agreement between Sony and Microsoft, XboX One owners will gain access to Crackle’s SVOD catalogue, which they can subscribe to through their pay-TV…
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The Deal, between Netflix and Air Bud Deal, for Chinese sVOD

    Netflix kids films to Chinese SVOD net through Air Bud deal Four kids films recently produced for Netflix are headed for China through a deal on-demand service iQiyi has struck with LA’s Air Bud Entertainment (ABE). The deal comprises the Pup Star franchise and others ABE has produced with The Walt Disney Company,…
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CBS successful with its All Access OTT service

CBS surpasses expectations for All Access OTT service CBS has almost five million subscribers for its CBS All Access and Showtime digital streaming services, and CEO Les Moonves believes that subscriber growth for the two over-the-top (OTT) products are ‘far beyond where we expected them to be’. On the analysts’ call following its most recent…
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Can Netflix Get Better?

Netflix Is Getting Huge. But Can It Get Great? Think of Netflix as the Upside Down in its sci-fi series “Stranger Things.” By this I don’t mean that it’s a nefarious or dangerous force. But it is a kind of alternative TV dimension, overlaying and replicating the known world of traditional television, that tries to…
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Euro SVOD market to be worth nearly $7 Billion by 2022 ?

Localised offers to drive Euro SVOD market to be worth nearly $7BN by 2022 The over-the-top (OTT) subscription online video-on-demand (SVOD) market in Europe should keep growing over the next five years, with revenues soaring 74% from 2017 to total $6.8 billion, says research from Kagan. Kagan calculates that total paid subscriptions in 14 key markets…
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Why should Operators Embrace SVOD for Next Generation

Operators Should Embrace SVOD to Attract Next Generation SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Operators should embrace subscription video-on-demand services, making it easier for younger viewers to access their Netflix, Amazon Prime Video or Hulu subscriptions, a duo of researchers told attendees at the NCTC Winter Educational Conference here Monday. Parks Associates senior director of research Brett Sappington…