Business
Is the BBC planning to launch a subscription-based news channel in the United States?
Plans are said to be at an early stage, and could involve video content or a tier on the BBC website
direct to consumer
Media Delivery
Finding fruitful ground in the European D2C landscape
MediaKind's Dheeraj Ravula analyses the trends in the D2C sports space including the use of live content, fan engagement and monetisation
Business
Discovery reaches 11 million DTC subs globally
Details of discovery plus sign-ups were not included in latest financial results
Media Consumption
How can D2C platforms better protect their exclusive regional content?
Robin Boldon, director product management for anti-piracy at OpSec Security explains why direct-to-consumer platforms at must begin to work with experts and implement...
Media Delivery
Report: Sports rights holders view D2C as ‘essential part’ of future distribution strategy
MediaKind's new report includes analysis from the likes of the ATP Tour, ECB, Formula One, Manchester United, the four major US sports leagues (MLB,...
Media Delivery
Discovery’s new streaming service to launch globally on January 4th
Discovery Plus will debut in 25 key markets in 2021, including the Nordics, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.
Business
Updated: Evertz acquires DTC interactive graphics company
The acquired company has been confirmed as Ease Live AS.
Media Delivery
Discovery Plus ‘to launch in early 2021’
Discovery Plus will reportedly offer both ad-supported and ad-free tier
Business
Tim Davie: It’s time for the BBC to look properly at D2C
"D2C for the BBC is a no brainer overseas," analyst Alex DeGroote tells TVBEurope
Media Delivery
Sky, Discovery agree linear channel, VoD, D2C partnership
Sky Q and Eurosport will join forces on UHD and HD pop-up feeds during the 2021 Olympics
TVBEverywhere
Starz launches international D2C streaming app
New app available in the UK, France and Germany
IP Migration
DPP: 2019 will see a battle over standards
The DPP 2019 Predictions also suggests "numerous new and surprising collaborations"
Data Centre
‘Inevitable’ 2019 will see SVoD and D2C casualties
3Vision's TV Industry Trends surveyed senior media executives for their views on the media landscape in 2019
Content
D2C services set to disrupt pay-TV market in 2019
Impact of D2C products is likely "to come to a head" with the expected launch of Disney+ later this year