Long Reads

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Reality check – does the traditional channel model make sense?

Channel providers are adapting to the growing appeal of non-linear consumption and OTT by adapting…

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Digital marketing matters – strategies for broadcasters and channels

The marketing strategies of broadcasters and channels are changing as viewer behaviour and distribution models…

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The linear path – the changing nature of the pay TV channel business

Growth in on-demand consumption and multiscreen viewing are changing the rules of the game for…

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Paying attention: OTT billing systems

Making money from investment in OTT and multiscreen delivery remains challenging for operators. Anna Tobin…

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Virtual realities: the transition of playout technologies

Software virtualised on standard platforms promises to revolutionise the cost and agility of broadcast operations,…

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Standard practice – what can RDK do for cable?

With traditional pay TV operators now struggling to match the speed of innovation seen from…

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Search and enjoy – developments in content search and discovery

Content search and discovery is fast becoming a differentiator among content providers, with new streaming…

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Passing clouds – the evolution of OTT multiscreen delivery

Cloud-based delivery of multiscreen services is enabling service providers to experiment more freely with less…

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Good companions – the second screen and multiscreen monetisation

Understanding of the uses to which people put the different screens they own is still…

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The Netflix effect – OTT in Europe

Netflix’s next stage of its European expansion is now close, but will its success rate…