VIDEO-ON-DEMAND

Disney+ signals end to password sharing is near

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Original article by Sezen Bakan
The New Daily – Page: Online : 23-Jan-24

Streaming video giant Disney+ will join rivals such as Netflix in cracking down on subscribers who share their accounts. Disney+ has updated the terms of its subscriber agreement to explicitly state that customers must not share their subscription outside of their household; Disney+ defines a ‘household’ as the devices associated with a subscriber’s primary place of residence. Victoria University lecturer Marc C-Scott says streaming companies have the right to require people to pay for the service they provide. He adds that cost-of-living pressures are likely to prompt more Australians to switch between streamers and subscription tiers over the next 12-18 months.

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DISNEY+, WALT DISNEY COMPANY, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, VICTORIA UNIVERSITY

Could Disney’s wish upon a Star be coming here?

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 30 : 10-Aug-20

Walt Disney Company has yet to disclose whether its new subscription video-on-demand service will be launched in Australia. Disney has chosen the Star brand for the streaming service, which will be launched in non-US markets. It had been widely tipped to launch Hulu internationally, but Disney CEO Bob Chapek notes that Hulu has limited brand awareness outside the US. Star will complement the existing Disney+ streaming service, and will feature general entertainment content from Disney subsidiaries such as ABC Studios, Fox Television and 20th Century Studios.

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WALT DISNEY COMPANY, DISNEY+, ABC STUDIOS, FOX TELEVISION STATIONS INCORPORATED, 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS INCORPORATED

Streaming titans to have tilt at our top tennis title

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Original article by John Stensholt
The Australian – Page: 23 & 25 : 28-Jan-20

The international broadcasting rights for the Australian Open expire in January 2021, and bidders are expected to include subscription video-on-demand providers such as Netflix and social media companies like YouTube. Tennis Australia’s chief revenue officer Richard Heaselgrave notes that most of the international rights will expire at the same time, which will allow the organisation to pursue global deals rather than for specific countries or regions.

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TENNIS AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN OPEN TENNIS, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, AMAZON PRIME VIDEO, YOUTUBE INCORPORATED

Pirates undermine Optus-SBS World Cup rights

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 29 : 14-May-18

SBS and Optus are the official Australian broadcasters of the 2018 soccer World Cup in Russia. SBS is said to have paid $A40m for the local rights to the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, before securing a sub-licensing deal with the telco. However, there is concern that many consumers will bypass the official broadcasters by using streaming devices that provide access to pirated broadcasts of the World Cup from overseas TV networks.

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SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), SINGTEL OPTUS PTY LTD, FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION, WORLD CUP, BEIN SPORTS, AL JAZEERA, WORLD MEDIA INTERNATIONAL PTY LTD

Red Bull TV, Ten Network to air revived Tropfest short-film event

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 : 11-Jan-17

The 25th Tropfest short film festival will be streamed live to a global audience via the web-based Red Bull TV. The five-day festival will commence on 7 February 2017, and the Ten Network will broadcast the 16 finalist films on channel Eleven. SBS had previously held the free-to-air broadcasting rights for Tropfest, which will be held at Parramatta Park for the first time. Tropfest’s future had been in doubt in late 2015, when the event encountered financial problems.

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TROPFEST PTY LTD, RED BULL TV, RED BULL GMBH, TEN NETWORK HOLDINGS LIMITED – ASX TEN, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE (SBS), ERNST AND YOUNG

Australians join viewing revolution

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Original article by Max Mason
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 32 : 5-Oct-15

A survey by Viacom International Media Network has found that 85 per cent of Australians aged 6-34 watch video on demand. Likewise, 70 per cent of Australians – and 49 per cent of respondents globally – now use subscription video-on-demand services. The survey also shows that 77 per cent of Australian respondents stated that having more options in terms of how they access TV services helps them to find more content to watch. This compares with 70 per cent of respondents overall.

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VIACOM INTERNATIONAL MEDIA NETWORKS

James Murdoch told to save pay TV

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Original article by Tony Boyd
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 56/51 : 6-Aug-15

Streaming video-on-demand provider Netflix poses a serious competitive threat to pay-TV. Sanford C Bernstein analyst Todd Juenger writes in a note to institutional investors that viewers will abandon pay-TV if a new business model is not found. The note is titled "Open Letter to Mr Murdoch" because Juenger believes that 21st Century Fox CEO James Murdoch is the right person to tackle the problem.

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SANFORD C BERNSTEIN AND COMPANY, 21ST CENTURY FOX INCORPORATED, NETFLIX INCORPORATED, FOXTEL MANAGEMENT PTY LTD, TIME WARNER COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION