direct to consumer

Discovery to reveal details of discovery plus/HBO Max streamer in April

WBD CEO and president David Zaslav made the announcement during the company's Q4 2022 earnings call

Business

MediaKind pushes into DTC video market with two new appointments

Mark Ramberg, previously product management leader at Hulu, joins to the company to focus on its direct-to-consumer, streaming, and cloud-based media delivery solutions

Media Delivery

Discovery adds another four million DTC customers in Q1

International advertising revenue increased 16 per cent during the first three months of 2021, driven by improved overall performance in all regions

Business

Is the BBC planning to launch a subscription-based news channel in the United States?

Plans are said to be at an early stage, and could involve video content or a tier on the BBC website

Media Delivery

Finding fruitful ground in the European D2C landscape

MediaKind's Dheeraj Ravula analyses the trends in the D2C sports space including the use of live content, fan engagement and monetisation

Business

Discovery reaches 11 million DTC subs globally

Details of discovery plus sign-ups were not included in latest financial results

Media Consumption

How can D2C platforms better protect their exclusive regional content?

Robin Boldon, director product management for anti-piracy at OpSec Security explains why direct-to-consumer platforms at must begin to work with experts and implement...

Media Delivery

Report: Sports rights holders view D2C as ‘essential part’ of future distribution strategy

MediaKind's new report includes analysis from the likes of the ATP Tour, ECB, Formula One, Manchester United, the four major US sports leagues (MLB,...