In this episode of Inside Content, Hayley Bull, Vice President at 3Vision, is joined by Beth Anderson, General Manager, FAST Channels for BBC Studios.

Beth leads BBC Studios’ global FAST initiative, developing audience and platform relationships and serving a dynamic selection of channel brands across North America and Latin America, EMEA, and beyond. She manages a growing business development team, scheduling, and account management staff to develop meaningful paths to content distribution and advertising revenue generation. In her 10+ years with BBC Studios, Anderson has held a number of roles. Notably, she has negotiated the company’s first FAST and AVOD deals with Pluto TV, Roku, Samsung, and Amazon’s IMDb TV, being instrumental in establishing BBC Studios’ global EST business, working with Apple, Amazon, Samsung, Sony, Vudu, and more to launch content, develop insights tools, and develop industry-leading marketing campaigns.

In the episode, Beth gives us an in-depth tour of BBC Studio’s FAST business and what they are doing in the space, including how they are leveraging their content catalogue, the shift towards ‘newer’ content, their overall content and programming strategy as well as digging into the future of broadcasters entering the FAST space.

Topic Breakdown:

Stay in the content world loop 👇

Get episodes delivered straight to your inbox, along with exclusive news and insights by signing up to our ⁠⁠TV industry insights mailing list⁠⁠.

3Vision is a global content and TV consultancy specialising in content acquisition, strategy, research and business development in the television industry. With decades of hands-on experience in the entertainment sector, 3Vision will position your business for success.

➡️ ⁠⁠Get in touch⁠⁠

➡️ ⁠Visit our website⁠

➡️ ⁠Follow us on Linkedin⁠

In this episode of Inside Content, Toby Russell, CEO of 3Vision, is joined by Emmanuelle Guilbart, co-founder of About Premium Content (APC), a Paris-based boutique distributor specialising in the development, production, financing, and international distribution of high-end TV programs.

Emmanuelle has had a seasoned career, beginning at CANAL+ Group in 1990, overseeing the launch of Canal+ Poland, becoming Program Director of the channel and setting up Canal+ International Acquisitions in the group’s Cinema Direction. In 2002, she became Director of Programs and then Director of the multichannel platform CANALSAT. 

After her time at Canal+, she worked as CEO and COO of the TV Business Unit of Lagardere Active, developing brand and channel portfolios and successfully launching French DTT channel Gulli, and as Vice President at France Televisions in charge of Programs, scheduling, acquisitions and commissioning for the 5 national channels. For the past 9 years, she has been co-founder and joint-CEO of About Premium Content and APC Studios.

In the episode, we get a glimpse into APC’s distribution strategy and how they have evolved this over the past decade in line with key distribution trends, including their transition from solely distributing content to becoming involved in the production side of content too.

Stay in the content world loop 👇

Get episodes delivered straight to your inbox, along with exclusive news and insights by signing up to our ⁠⁠TV industry insights mailing list⁠⁠.

3Vision is a global content and TV consultancy specialising in content acquisition, strategy, research and business development in the television industry. With decades of hands-on experience in the entertainment sector, 3Vision will position your business for success.

➡️ ⁠⁠Get in touch⁠⁠

➡️ ⁠Visit our website⁠

➡️ ⁠Follow us on Linkedin⁠

Kerry is a seasoned entertainment executive who has spent 20+ years working at the intersection of content and technology. Having joined BritBox in July of 2022, she is responsible for group content acquisition and commercial strategy across key markets, looking at routes to market, distribution and partnerships to grow the BritBox footprint and leverage a successful acquisition strategy. The joint venture between ITV and BBC now has over 3 million subscribers across their key markets.

Toby and Kerry delve into the positioning of BritBox in different international markets, the breakdown of their content strategy, portfolio and acquisition, and their exciting involvement in the FAST space. They also touch on the importance of partners in their distribution strategy and the vital role that digital originals play in acquiring and retaining viewers on the platform.

Stay in the content world loop 👇

Get episodes delivered straight to your inbox, along with exclusive news and insights by signing up to our ⁠⁠TV industry insights mailing list⁠⁠.

3Vision is a global content and TV consultancy specialising in content acquisition, strategy, research and business development in the television industry. With decades of hands-on experience in the entertainment sector, 3Vision will position your business for success.

➡️ ⁠⁠Get in touch⁠⁠

➡️ ⁠Visit our website⁠

➡️ ⁠Follow us on Linkedin⁠

Last year, the TV and streaming industry saw some rapid shifts. SVOD ad-tiering, the integration of global streamers with Pay TV operators and the rapid growth of FAST are just some of the key changes we saw in 2022. Most services faced economic challenges, from AVOD and BVOD struggling with the ad market to Pay TV and SVOD competing against the cost-of-living crisis faced by consumers. But with those challenges have come new models, new opportunities and success.

On this special episode of Inside Content, Peyton Lombardo, manager at 3Vision is joined by EVP Jack Davison and Director Jack Thomas to discuss our new 2023 TV Industry Trends & Predictions report which collates global feedback from senior media executives to provide data-driven predictions and insights into major industry areas.

Together they consider the report's key findings and discuss some of the hottest topics in the TV industry, such as AVOD Growth, SVOD Competition, and the unrelenting demand for content.

Here is a breakdown of the topics they discuss:

We hope you enjoy this insightful episode!

Download the The 2023 TV Industry Trends & Predictions Report now ➡️ https://www.3vision.tv/news-insights/the-2023-tv-industry-trends-predictions-report/

Stay in the content world loop 👇

Get episodes delivered straight to your inbox, along with exclusive news and insights by signing up to our ⁠⁠TV industry insights mailing list⁠⁠.

3Vision is a global content and TV consultancy specialising in content acquisition, strategy, research and business development in the television industry. With decades of hands-on experience in the entertainment sector, 3Vision will position your business for success.

➡️ ⁠⁠Get in touch⁠⁠

➡️ ⁠Visit our website⁠

➡️ ⁠Follow us on Linkedin⁠

On this episode of Inside Content, 3Vision EVP Jack Davison is joined by Shaun Keeble, VP Digital at Banijay Rights.

Working alongside Senior Management and the local sales teams, Shaun is responsible for all revenue share business models in the digital, social media and FAST channel space, globally.

In conversation with Shaun we discuss the evolution of content being injected into an already vast AVOD space, Banijay’s own channel Horizon as well as the mixed economy for distributors in the FAST space.

Including Horizon Banijay has 19 unique FAST channels that are syndicated 68 times across various FAST streams around the world. With so much successful back catalogue Banijay is in a particularly strong position to launch many FAST channels, which typically require 100 hours of content to do so.

Shaun also breaks down the key questions Banijay must ask that informs the commercial decision to launch on a platform, including:

Stay in the content world loop 👇

Get episodes delivered straight to your inbox, along with exclusive news and insights by signing up to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TV industry insights mailing list⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

About 3Vision

3Vision is a global content and TV consultancy specialising in content acquisition, strategy, research and business development in the TV industry. With decades of hands-on experience in the entertainment sector, 3Vision will position your business for success.

➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get in touch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠

➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Linkedin

On this episode of Inside Content, CEO of 3Vision,Toby Russell, is joined by Philipp Rotermund, CEO of wedotv.

Philipp is a successful television and media entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in the media and entertainment sector. Working extensively in the Pay TV marketplace, he has worked with key platforms in Europe, launching a number of broadcast channels and video-on-demand services. He is the key driver of the rapid growth of Video Solutions AG’s VOD platform wedotv, and his work around the unique tech innovations that drives the platform.

In conversation with Philipp, we take a deep dive into wedotv, looking at AVOD, content strategy, distribution and in particular, FAST. Founded in 2018, wedotv was launched as a pure AVOD platform, but since the growth of FAST in the US they have branched into this rapidly developing space with a focus on factual entertainment and movie channels. Although AVOD still contributes to between 80 and 90% of wedotv’s revenue, Philipp takes us through the key opportunity that FAST is playing in their growth as a business in their major markets and territories in Europe.

With the growth of FAST, distribution opportunities are becoming more challenging and selective, but unlike many other FAST vendors, wedotv are taking an innovative approach to its distribution strategy by utilising cable viewers in Germany. Other than helping them connect their FAST channels with the biggest audience possible, Philipp also explains how this has helped them to monetise their effectively and the role that advertising plays.

Here is a breakdown of the topics discussed in the episode:

Stay in the content world loop 👇

Get episodes delivered straight to your inbox, along with exclusive news and insights by signing up to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TV industry insights mailing list⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

About 3Vision

3Vision is a global content and TV consultancy specialising in content acquisition, strategy, research and business development in the TV industry. With decades of hands-on experience in the entertainment sector, 3Vision will position your business for success.

➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get in touch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Linkedin⁠

On this episode of Inside Content, Toby Russell is joined by Valerio Motti VP FAST Channels at Fremantle, one of the world’s largest and most successful creators, producers and distributors of Entertainment, Drama & Film and Documentaries.

At Fremantle, Valerio is primarily responsible for developing and managing the strategy for their Free Ad-supported Streaming TV business. Valerio most recently worked as EVP EMEA & LATAM, Business Development, Strategy and Global Head of Streaming at ShortsTV, where he led the international launch of all new FAST channels and OTT services on all major CTV and OTT platforms.

We get a detailed look at Fremantle’s FAST channel strategy, the secrets to success in the FAST space, including overcoming challenges such as monetisation, and what the market will look like in Europe in the coming years. They discuss the importance of having high-quality content over quantity when creating a FAST channel and how this plays a vital role in the evolution of the content distribution business. They also weigh up the opportunities and obstacles of single IP and genre channels, examining the key differences in launching to audiences and growing and monetising them.

Here is a breakdown of the topics discussed in the episode:

Stay in the content world loop 👇

Get episodes delivered straight to your inbox, along with exclusive news and insights by signing up to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TV industry insights mailing list⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

About 3Vision

3Vision is a global content and TV consultancy specialising in content acquisition, strategy, research and business development in the TV industry. With decades of hands-on experience in the entertainment sector, 3Vision will position your business for success.

➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get in touch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Linkedin⁠

Free ad-supported television (FAST) is currently one of the most rapidly-growing spaces in the TV and streaming industry. Initially, FAST was seen as an opportunity to monetise lower-value content that had already been exhausted in multiple windows. Now, more and more are realising the potential of FAST as a lucrative revenue stream, as it grows with an increasing amount of high-value branded, and even original content.

In this special episode of Inside Content introduced by our EVP Jack Davison, we take a deep dive into the FAST space and revisit some of the interesting conversations we’ve had with recent guests about what they’re doing with FAST channels and how they are riding the wave.

Toby Russell, CEO of 3Vision speaks with Gary Woolf, EVP of Strategic Development of distributor All3Media about the power of FAST in the content market, single IP channels and FAST channel distribution. Gary details the importance of establishing clarity between windowing opportunities in premium SVOD and FAST, and how to curate content on FAST that differentiates itself and tap into those VOD-first viewers who no longer view linear TV.

We then revisit recent guest Dan Fahy, SVP of Streaming at Paramount UK who speaks to 3Vision Director Hayley Bull about their FAST AVOD service Pluto. Dan describes how Pluto has become the leading FAST service in the US, harnessing the gap in the market created by the absence of free TV in North America, and how they plan to enter the more complex UK market.

Lastly, we look back on 3Vison COO Jonathan Nickell’s conversation with Richard Jakeman European Head of Business Development at Samsung to discuss how to get a FAST channel on their Samsung TV platform and the rising importance of quality technology in accompanying quality content.

Here is a breakdown of the topics discussed in the episode:

Stay in the content world loop 👇

Get episodes delivered straight to your inbox, along with exclusive news and insights by signing up to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TV industry insights mailing list⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

About 3Vision

3Vision is a global content and TV consultancy specialising in content acquisition, strategy, research and business development in the TV industry. With decades of hands-on experience in the entertainment sector, 3Vision will position your business for success.

➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get in touch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Linkedin⁠

On this episode, Hayley Bull, Director at 3Vision is joined by Dan Fahy, Senior Vice President, Streaming for Paramount UK.

Based in London, Fahy leads the growth and partnerships division of Paramount UK, working on increasing streaming revenue and expanding the company’s range of partnerships. With over 20 years of experience in the wider media and entertainment sector, Dan has held prior roles with WarnerMedia, BBC Studios and Eurosport.

We get a detailed look into the Paramount ecosystem that covers AVOD, FAST, Pay TV, and SVOD, and how Paramount+ is positioned to compete with big players in the streaming world. Dan discusses how Paramount differentiates itself with its ‘four quadrant offering’ and how they are addressing a broad consumer base with its Sky partnership deal in the UK. Key to their unique approach is the importance they place on the theatrical window. Contrary to the declining value of the theatrical window over the past 5-10 years, Paramount continue to see it as a lucrative financial opportunity, central to its legacy as a business. As well as keeping hold of their traditional business model elements, they are innovating in many new fields. Dan gives us valuable insights into the future of FAST AVOD platform Pluto and how it provides a great opportunity for content owners and advertisers to connect with the hard-to-reach VOD-first households in the UK.

Here is a breakdown of the topics discussed in the episode:

Stay in the content world loop 👇

Get episodes delivered straight to your inbox, along with exclusive news and insights by signing up to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TV industry insights mailing list⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

About 3Vision

3Vision is a global content and TV consultancy specialising in content acquisition, strategy, research and business development in the TV industry. With decades of hands-on experience in the entertainment sector, 3Vision will position your business for success.

➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get in touch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Linkedin⁠

On this episode, Toby Russell is joined by Philippe Maigret, President of ITV Studios America. Maigret manages the Studios’ U.S scripted TV studio operations, oversees the company’s U.S. joint-ventures and growth strategy across all platforms, and advises on ITV Studios’ worldwide scripted programming strategy. He also serves as executive producer for ‘Franklin’ (Apple TV+), which is produced by ITV Studios America.

Prior to joining ITV Studios America in 2015, Maigret served as CEO of Endemol Studios, where he launched and managed Endemol’s scripted television studio operations and acquisitions in North America. Maigret’s additional production credits include Kingdom (Executive Producer), The Young Americans (Executive Producer) and Boiling Point (Co‐Executive Producer). Maigret currently sits on the board of the Hollywood Radio & TV Society and serves as President of the HRTS Foundation.

We start off with an overview of ITV Studios America’s impressive growth – from providing US-produced scripted content for an American cable audience to building strong international revenue through successful global franchises. Philippe discusses some of their most successful exports – including ‘Snowpiercer’ and ‘Physical’, and the importance of supporting the visions of creative partners to achieve a diverse portfolio of shows, guaranteeing multiple season orders and international viewership. Philippe also explains his process in scouting production talent and forming strong co-production relationships to deliver varied, resilient content as an independent studio, giving them the flexibility to sell across the whole of the US TV buyer market.

Overview of this episode:

Stay in the content world loop 👇

Get episodes delivered straight to your inbox, along with exclusive news and insights by signing up to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TV industry insights mailing list⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

About 3Vision

3Vision is a global content and TV consultancy specialising in content acquisition, strategy, research and business development in the TV industry. With decades of hands-on experience in the entertainment sector, 3Vision will position your business for success.

➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Get in touch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Visit our website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

➡️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Linkedin⁠