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AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER
Your biweekly dose of OTT industry news, trends and research.
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June 28, 2017 12:13 AM
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Judd Apatow Explains How Streaming Changes the Way Filmmakers Think

Judd Apatow Explains How Streaming Changes the Way Filmmakers Think | AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER | Scoop.it
Judd Apatow came on ‘The Bill Simmons Podcast’ to discuss how the rise of online streaming has changed the way he thinks about his craft
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June 28, 2017 12:07 AM
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Facebook Is Reportedly Ready To Pay Up To $3 Million Per Episode For High-End Original Shows - Tubefilter

Facebook Is Reportedly Ready To Pay Up To $3 Million Per Episode For High-End Original Shows - Tubefilter | AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER | Scoop.it
Facebook is reportedly willing to pay up to three million dollars per episode for the crown jewels of its original programming initiative.
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June 26, 2017 11:56 PM
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Netflix's Thumb-Based Ratings System Is The Epitome Of Uselessness

Netflix's Thumb-Based Ratings System Is The Epitome Of Uselessness | AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER | Scoop.it
Netflix has deemed it wise to replace its stars with what is quite literally the most useless rating system I have ever seen across any form of media, and it doesn't seem to be going anywhere.
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Mark Lay: I agree with this article and thought it was probably not in my best interest when they went this way.  I often go to IMDB to check the rating.  

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June 26, 2017 10:36 PM
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Could Streaming Threaten Your Favorite Team's Future?

Could Streaming Threaten Your Favorite Team's Future? | AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER | Scoop.it
The Philadelphia Phillies have a plan to rebuild this off-season — and it centers on the tube. 
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June 24, 2017 5:05 AM
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Limited in their ability to monetize video on Facebook, publishers eye video-licensing opportunities - Digiday

Limited in their ability to monetize video on Facebook, publishers eye video-licensing opportunities - Digiday | AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER | Scoop.it
With platforms and subscription services clamoring for high-quality video content, publishers are poised to reap profits from licensing video content.
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June 23, 2017 12:38 AM
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Turner Asia Pacific Takes Stake in Vietnamese Entertainment Company POPS Worldwide

Turner Asia Pacific Takes Stake in Vietnamese Entertainment Company POPS Worldwide | AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER | Scoop.it
Turner Asia Pacific has announced an investment in POPS Worldwide (POPS) which sees Turner take a significant minority stake in the leading Vietnamese
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June 22, 2017 10:40 PM
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Cracking YouTube In 2017: The New Research That Cracks The Code On YouTube's Algorithms

Cracking YouTube In 2017: The New Research That Cracks The Code On YouTube's Algorithms | AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER | Scoop.it
Cracking YouTube In 2017: The New Research That Cracks The Code On YouTube’s Algorithms
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June 22, 2017 10:17 PM
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Netflix Just Earned More Subscribers Than Cable--These 4 Remarkable Pivots Made It Happen

This is what disruption looks like.
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June 22, 2017 10:14 PM
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Television Is Dead? Here's How Digital Streaming Is Actually Making It More Relevant

Television Is Dead? Here's How Digital Streaming Is Actually Making It More Relevant | AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER | Scoop.it
Television Is Dead? Here's How Digital Streaming Is Actually Making It More Relevant
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June 22, 2017 3:48 AM
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Drawing cat whiskers on Comey. Viewers voting on a telenovela plot. How Super Deluxe is shaping the future of TV

Drawing cat whiskers on Comey. Viewers voting on a telenovela plot. How Super Deluxe is shaping the future of TV | AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER | Scoop.it
invited to play along by choosing plot twists in real time.
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June 22, 2017 3:47 AM
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Amazon Channels now works like a TV login for HBO & Showtime’s apps

Amazon Channels now works like a TV login for HBO & Showtime’s apps | AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER | Scoop.it
Amazon Channels is starting act like a TV provider. The service, which allows Prime members to subscribe to over-the-top premium networks like HBO, Showtime,..
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Another step towards becoming the pay-TV provider to the world.

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June 22, 2017 3:45 AM
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Media Companies Are Getting Sick of Facebook

Media Companies Are Getting Sick of Facebook | AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER | Scoop.it
News outlets are complaining about Facebook’s terms for TV-quality videos meant to compete with YouTube.
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June 22, 2017 3:42 AM
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Could the Premier League ever ditch broadcasters and stream live games itself?

Could the Premier League ever ditch broadcasters and stream live games itself? | AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER | Scoop.it
EFL launched iFollow
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June 28, 2017 12:10 AM
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Media Microscope: NBC moves 130 Premier League matches to new subscription service - Goal.com

Media Microscope: NBC moves 130 Premier League matches to new subscription service - Goal.com | AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER | Scoop.it
The network is set to announce a new service available for $49.99, which will include 130 matches and plenty of additional programming
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June 27, 2017 5:00 AM
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Vimeo Scraps Plans For SVOD Service

Vimeo Scraps Plans For SVOD Service | AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER | Scoop.it
Vimeo, which had been gearing up to launch a subscription VOD service, will no longer proceed with the plans.
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June 26, 2017 11:29 PM
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Facebook video ad viewability rates are as low as 20 percent, agencies say - Digiday

Facebook video ad viewability rates are as low as 20 percent, agencies say - Digiday | AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER | Scoop.it
Agencies have been monitoring Facebook's video ad viewability rates and don't like what they see.
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June 24, 2017 5:22 AM
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Video Delivery Landscape | Divitel

Video Delivery Landscape | Divitel | AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER | Scoop.it
Divitel's Video Delivery Landscape is an overview of 100+ of Video Delivery's most important Brands, Companies and Products.
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Just a "few" companies in the video delivery business.  ;-)

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June 23, 2017 3:00 AM
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CNN to Invest $40 Million in Its Video Startup Great Big Story

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June 22, 2017 10:44 PM
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Netflix: a surprise prediction

Netflix: a surprise prediction | AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER | Scoop.it
Legacy pay-TV providers such as Comcast and AT&T will still account for 82% of combined subscription video and TV revenues in North America by 2022.
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June 22, 2017 10:21 PM
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Breaking Through With New TV Experiences - VideoNuze

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June 22, 2017 10:15 PM
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YouTube Red originals have racked up nearly 250 million views

YouTube Red originals have racked up nearly 250 million views | AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER | Scoop.it
The eighth annual VidCon starts today, and all eyes are on YouTube, the world’s biggest platform for online video. It’s been almost two years since the company announced Red, it
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June 22, 2017 3:54 AM
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OTT: New Business Models Disrupting the Satellite Industry

OTT: New Business Models Disrupting the Satellite Industry | AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER | Scoop.it
Ooyala’s recent State of the Broadcast Industry report proclaims “Go OTT or Go Home.” For traditional DTH operators, this is food for thought. Whilst their businesses are still in a fairly strong position, there are significant changes happening within the broadcast industry. How they deal with this, will be the key to their long-term survival.
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CASBAA OTT Group, Board Member Responsible, Alexandre Muller of TV5MONDE is all over this article!!!

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June 22, 2017 3:47 AM
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The Apple Phase of Peak TV Has Arrived. Maybe.

The Apple Phase of Peak TV Has Arrived. Maybe. | AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER | Scoop.it
The hiring of two Sony Pictures TV executives seems to indicate a new era for the company.
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June 22, 2017 3:46 AM
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Netflix’s interactive shows arrive to put you in charge of the story

Netflix’s interactive shows arrive to put you in charge of the story | AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER | Scoop.it
Can ‘choose your own adventure’ work on TV?
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June 22, 2017 3:42 AM
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FuboTV has raised $55 million for its ‘skinny bundle’ online TV service

FuboTV has raised $55 million for its ‘skinny bundle’ online TV service | AVIA OTT NEWSLETTER | Scoop.it
Scripps, which will add its channels to the service, is a new investor.
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