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Scripted bubble? Not so thinks Snapchat, as the camera company's head of content suggested this week it will begin to push further into scripted original content by the end of the year. Universal Music Group has commissioned three original music-based series and, hot on the heels of commissioning Chernobyl, their first series as part of a $250m co-production deal, HBO and Sky have taken a stake in UK-based production company, Bad Wolf.
Disney, just a few weeks after plans to end its US partnership with Netflix to launch its own streaming service (see The Amp, issue 36), has partnered with South East Asian streamer, iflix, to provide Disney content. French Telco Free has acquired a 20% stake in SVoD service CanalPlay, exercising an option from 2011, while the Brazil Antitrust Agency has challenged AT&T's acquisition of Time Warner.
Google's linear TV streaming service, YouTube TV, has launched in 14 more US markets this week, expanding its stateside population coverage to 50%, while Turner plans a direct-to-consumer (D2C) sports OTT service following its recent UEFA Champions and Europa league US rights acquisitions. Finally, creating the ultimate tournament for back-seat drivers, Formula One has partnered with games developer Codemasters to develop an eSports championship.
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IBC: September 14 2017, Amsterdam, Netherlands
At IBC's Platform Futures session, Richard Broughton gives Ampere’s perspective on the current trajectory of the TV market, and the opportunities for and challenges faced by direct to consumer services.
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Making Amazon Tick | TBI Vision
"Daniel Gadher, Ampere’s senior analyst, tells TBI that the revenue generated from Amazon’s video subscriptions is not yet at a level to sustain such high levels of investment in content. “However, Amazon can use its vast retail revenue to supplement its content investment strategy,” he says."
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IBC: 14 - 19 September 2017, Amsterdam, Netherlands**
PIKE Conference: 9-12 October 2017, Poznan, Poland**
MIPJunior: 14 - 15 October 2017, Cannes, France
MIPCOM: 16 - 19 October 2017, Cannes, France*
MEDIENTAGE Munich: 24-26 October 2017, Munich, Germany**
American Film Market: 1 - 8 November 2017, Santa Monica, USA
International Television & Video Conference: 8-10 November 2017, Nice, France**
CES: 9 - 12 January 2018, Las Vegas, USA
Cable Congress: 6-7 March 2018, Dublin, Ireland
MIP TV: 9-12 April 2018, Cannes, France*
ANGACOM: 12-14 June 2018, Cologne, Germany*
*Ampere will be attending
**Ampere will be presenting
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