According to new Ofcom reports, half of the UK now uses social media for news, and TV usage for this purpose continues to drop. Other interesting findings here: #consumerresearch #socialmedianews #newsconsumption #newmedia ofcom.org.uk/research-and-d…

End this week with a how-to on keeping your audience engaged on video on demand services. Step one: talking to users. #UXresearch #streamingTV #SVoD #churn medium.com/ostmodern/how-…

The Office will leave netflix⁷ and relocate to the upcoming NBCUniversal streaming service in 2020. Parent company Comcast has also revealed initial content will likely come from outside the company. #streamingtv #ott #svod #medianews theverge.com/2019/7/25/2072…

The 1st #FortniteWorldCup may have drawn to a close last night but there’s a lot to learn from it. Namely, that the most popular competitor is a popular Twitch streamer. This is a vital part of eSports, analysed here: #twitchstreamer #gamingnews #esports medium.com/p/3bcecf1f9e70

We were at this Sports Video Group event last week, which included discussions on live-sports streaming experiences for fans, opportunities and challenges for DTC sports media going #OTT and other notable topics. #streamingvideo #SportsBiz #SVGDigital #SVGott sportsvideo.org/2019/07/29/svg…

“Skylark has been designed for flexibility in structure, media type, and industry.” All about our CMS and how we’ve been improving it: #ContentStrategy #usercentereddesign #userfeedback #SaaS Freehand by InVision Skylarkcms medium.com/ostmodern/how-…

Rory McIlroy's 61, Borg vs. McEnroe, retro jerseys... Nostalgia plays a big role in sport. Rights holders are increasingly tapping into it and figuring out how to use history for growth. #SportsBiz #sportsmarketing #fanengagement Wimbledon The Open NBA sportspromedia.com/opinion/sport-…

"All of our screens are now TVs, and there is more TV to watch on them than ever." A must-read feature on original content creation in the age of video on demand and binge-watching. The New York Times #svod #streamingwars #streamingtv #OTT netflix⁷ HBO Hulu nytimes.com/2019/07/10/mag…

We are often approached by publishers who want to know how to make the most of opportunities in #OTT – so we wrote this first piece to help them understand the context and what other publishers are investing in. #streamingvideo #publishing #digitalmedia link.medium.com/Q9TXbMIqEX

The Athletics, the baseball team that inspired the book and film #Moneyball, popularised big data in sport. Now, fans consume more analytical content than ever before and leagues are taking advantage of it. #SportsTech #SportsData #SportsAnalytics medium.com/ostmodern/the-…

Subscriptions to this sports website start at £9.99 for one month’s access with “no ads, no videos, no pop-ups” and will include dedicated reporters for each Premier League football team. The Athletic #sportsmedia #streamingwars #sportsnews #OTT pressgazette.co.uk/the-athletic-l…

Great move after record-breaking audiences watched the FIFA Women's World Cup ⚽️ Live access to over 150 domestic women's football fixtures, #Lionesses games included – for free! The app launches on 2 September. The FA @BarclaysFAWSL #faplayer #sportsmedia #womensfootball bbc.co.uk/sport/football…

Ostmodern will be attending IBC2019, 13-17th September demo'ing real world case studies working with our industry leading Product Design and award winning Skylark business. DM us for a meeting or [email protected]

"Tips on Designing OTT Products from Ostmodern" medium.com/ostmodern/how-… To help us shape your OTT strategy, please contact us at [email protected], we shall also be at IBC in Hall 14 G05 with our partners Applicaster, Bitmovin and JUMP.

We’ve been thinking a lot about what the launch of Disney+ might bring. Chris Belmore has written about it link.medium.com/yWig7z7mLZ

Streamline your OTT product infrastructure with Skylark and Mux Video platforms link.medium.com/xHogcZVnVZ

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