PANEL: Key considerations when launching an OTT service

Catch up on the IBC panel discussion, ‘Key considerations when launching an OTT service’ with Magine Pro CEO Matthew Wilkinson.

During IBC 2023 in Amsterdam last month, our CEO Matthew Wilkinson joined a panel discussion focused on the opportunities still available to brands looking to launch streaming services that serve relevant content to clearly defined audiences. The session explored each of the speakers’ years of experience and industry research alongside:

• The opportunities and challenges partnerships bring to OTT entrants.
• What services and brands should look for in a partnership?
• What connected TV can offer to brands and the most common barriers to entry.
• How technology can help win and keep the audience’s attention.

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Meet the panel speakers:

  • Matthew Wilkinson, CEO of Magine Pro. Matthew shares insights from our recently published white paper with Omdia that explores how strategic partnerships can provide avenues for growth in OTT.
  • Matthew Duhig, Co-Founder & Managing Director of FX Digital. Matt Duhig has a deep passion for Connected Technologies and has strong experience delivering global products across Connected TV for some of the worlds largest content producers.
  • Gary Hamer, SVP Sales & Business Development at Smartlabs. Gary Hamer leads Smartlabs international expansion plans and has years of experience in the Pay TV technologies field.

MODERATOR: Hayley Bull, Director, 3vision. Hayley is Director of leading global content and TV consultancy 3Vision. She has an in-depth understanding of industry developments and trends and has helped global companies like Intel, Airbus, and Vodafone with building their content businesses.

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Watch the panel session: Key considerations when launching an OTT content service. 

Run time: 50 minutes
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You can also download our latest white paper now, Advancing OTT audience capture: how strategic partnerships provide avenues for growth, which features original research by Omdia, highlighting why partnerships are key to delivering sufficient online video growth and, specifically, the impact of bundling and aggregation partnerships with the likes of telcos and Pay-TV operators. The white paper also includes insights from Magine Pro partners who share their experiences on how partnerships have improved their service discoverability, acquisition and growth.

Learn more about Magine Pro’s flexible OTT solutions and how we can help you build and launch a successful OTT business here. And head to our experience page to check out our partners and case studies.

You can also subscribe to the Magine Pro e-newsletter to stay up-to-date with our latest news, partners, and products, and to find out which industry events we’ll be attending next.

 

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