{"id":951,"date":"2018-08-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/reports\/broadcast-disruptors-bulletin\/"},"modified":"2021-08-10T10:00:11","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T10:00:11","slug":"broadcast-disruptors-bulletin","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/articles\/broadcast-disruptors-bulletin\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadcast Disruptors Bulletin"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- blocks\/hero-editorial -->\n<!-- inc\/hero-editorial -->\n<div class=\"hero es-hero__editorial hero--var-1\" role=\"banner\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/Broadcast-Disruptors-header_3.jpg);\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__overlay grad-overlay content-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <p class=\"es-label es-label--md\">\n                                Aug 16, 2018                            <\/p>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/articles\" class=\"theme-dark hero__back-link back-link es-label es-label--sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon--md icon--arrow-left\"><\/span>Articles<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero__title\">Broadcast Disruptors Bulletin<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n        \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <section class=\"es-section theme-light hero__sidebar-wrapper container\">\n        <div class=\"hero__sidebar\">\n                            <div class=\"category-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Category<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"share-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Share<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/articles\/broadcast-disruptors-bulletin\/\">Facebook<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/articles\/broadcast-disruptors-bulletin\/&#038;text=Broadcast Disruptors Bulletin\">Twitter<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Here's a Leaders In Sport article for you &amp;body=Check out this article: Broadcast Disruptors Bulletin. https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/articles\/broadcast-disruptors-bulletin\/\">Email<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"#copyLink\" id=\"copyButton\" class=\"copy-link-clipboard\">Copy Link<\/a>\n                  <div id=\"textToCopy\" class=\"font-hidden\">https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/articles\/broadcast-disruptors-bulletin\/<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<!-- blocks\/section -->\n<section\n  class=\"es-section flexible-section  text-only theme-light\"\n    >\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                                    <div class=\"bg-striped-pattern__inner section-padding-top section-padding-bottom\">\n                <div class=\"es-section__inner col-parent col-parent--stack-sm\">\n                                            <div class=\"es-section__sidebar es-section__sidebar--sticky col col--12 \">\n                                                            <p class=\"es-section__label es-label es-label--md\">A fortnightly briefing on the latest cutting-edge thinking and practices in the sports media industry.<\/p>\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"es-section__text content-area\">\n                                    <p><h4><strong>Broadcast Disruptors: 12 things you need to know about the shifting sports media landscape today<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h6>By James Emmett and David Cushnan<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Short form<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rewards for watching?<br \/>\nInside UFC\u2019s broadcast philosophy<br \/>\nFacebook\u2019s La Liga partnership<br \/>\nESPN+ banks on soccer<br \/>\nSPFL backs out of MP &amp; Silva agreement<br \/>\nScudamore\u2019s final major rights deal?<br \/>\nDiscovery\u2019s latest direct-to-consumer hire<br \/>\nCBS on sports betting<br \/>\nChannel 4 falls foul of F1\u2019s digital signage<br \/>\nHow a niche sport views the OTT v linear debate<br \/>\nIMG\u2019s Strive for Scandinavian success<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Long form<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>BIG PICTURE<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Welcome to the second edition of the Broadcast Disruptors bulletin, your new fortnightly briefing on the latest cutting-edge thinking and practices in the sports media industry \u2013 from production to distribution, rights to new technologies. You\u2019re receiving this as part of the Leaders network, but to join your industry colleagues in receiving future editions for free you\u2019ll need to <a href=\"http:\/\/info.leadersinsport.com\/e\/285402\/-disruptors-bulletin-subscribe\/3fx8ld\/308994409\">opt in here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for all the kind and constructive words on the first edition \u2013 keep them coming, along with any insights and suggestions to <a href=\"mailto:david.cushnan@leadersinsport.com\">david.cushnan@leadersinsport.com<\/a> and <a href=\"mailto:james.emmett@leadersinsport.com\">james.emmett@leadersinsport.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re always keen to hear about new ideas and fresh thinking, from inside and outside sport. With that in mind, it\u2019s worth keeping a close eye on the execution of NBCUniversal\u2019s latest streaming service idea.<\/p>\n<p>In an era, as our <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/the-leaders-sport-business-forecast-2018\/\">latest Leaders special report points out<\/a>, where the NBA is experimenting with micropayments to watch the final quarter of games, the relationship between sport and retail is getting ever more cosy and all of sport is looking for new ways to keep fans and viewers engaged, NBCU\u2019s new platform features a potentially fascinating twist.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed service, reportedly named Watch Back, will be free and feature highlights clips and single episodes of NBCU programmes \u2013 a taster service designed to push viewers towards its full cable output. Here comes that twist: viewers will be incentivised to watch, gaining points for watching content that can later be redeemed for as-yet unspecified rewards. Sport is already awash with membership and loyalty programmes, but for broadcast platforms fighting for time and attention offering rewards for watching certain sports or certain rights packages might be a future model that can help carve a way through the clutter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>THE NUMBERS<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>The online-TV crossover<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to projections from Zenith Media, next year will be a significant one for media consumption as the average time spent online exceeds the average time spent watching TV for the first time<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18545 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Zenith-media-chart.jpg.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1136\" height=\"653\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>(Source: Zenith)<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>INSIDE VIEW<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Lawrence Epstein, Chief Operating Officer, UFC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18546 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Lawrence-Epstein-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>What was the strategy underpinning the UFC\u2019s new rights deal with ESPN?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Philosophically, early on we decided we had no idea how consumers were going to consume content in the future so our strategy was to build franchises in the big distribution areas \u2013 pay per view, which has been a big and important area of our business, our relationships with broadcasters, over-the-top and then free content, sponsored on YouTube and the like. As consumers changes, as there were new players in the market we were ready to play right away. That\u2019s exactly what happened with ESPN+. We built a robust presence with our fans on digital platforms &#8211; that was obviously of interest to ESPN. We\u2019re going to be exclusively broadcasting 15 of our events on the ESPN+ platform.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s your view of the health of UFC in this area?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The four platforms don\u2019t work in silos. They work really well together. We may shift content among those different silos but make sure they\u2019re all working together \u2013 make sure we\u2019ve got a broad reach partner that\u2019s promoting to our pay per views. That\u2019s something that\u2019s very important to our business. We want to make sure that at least part of our content is available to as many people as possible because we really believe in the content and when people watch it we feel like there\u2019s a great chance they\u2019re going to become a fan and ultimately get to a place where we can monetise it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When you were planning this rights sales cycle how many buyers did you think might be available to buy a package?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are a variety of digital distributors. It\u2019s not just about getting as much money as you can, it\u2019s how do we partner with distributors, or distribute ourselves, to get more data to learn more about our customers. We feel in the United States and all around the world that we\u2019ve got tremendous upside. There\u2019s the money, the data and how we\u2019re going to use that to help grow our brands and then there\u2019s the marketing that each of these platforms gives us to reach an existing and new audience.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lawrence Epstein was speaking during May\u2019s Leaders Week in New York, following the announcement of a five-year deal between UFC and ESPN.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>RIGHTS WATCH<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Facebook and La Liga partner in India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When Spain\u2019s La Liga kicks off tomorrow, viewers in the Indian sub-continent will be able to access live coverage on Facebook as a new three year agreement rolls into action. Facebook will broadcast all 380 games this season live across India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The platform, which has some 270 million users in India alone, says it will initially broadcast the games on an ad-free basis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ESPN+ doubled down on global soccer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>ESPN+ has bolstered its football (soccer) rights portfolio by agreeing deals to broadcast Serie A, Australia\u2019s A-League and W-League, plus Eredivisie and Chinese Super League games to its subscribers in the United States. The Serie A deal alone includes 340 games per season. ESPN+, which launched amid much fanfare in April, also has rights to out-of-market Major League Soccer games, as well as action from the English Football League and the soon-to-be-launched Uefa Nations League.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BeIN Sports renew with Premier League<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In what will in all likelihood be one of the last major broadcast deals he signs on behalf of the Premier League, Richard Scudamore met BeIN Sports\u2019 Chairman and CEO Nasser Al-Khelaifi last Thursday in London to put pen to paper on a new three year rights agreement for the Middle East and North Africa. BeIn Sports will continue to broadcast the Premier League until at least 2022 in spite of the continuing pirate broadcasts of beoutQ, which continues to illegally transmit BeIN Sport\u2019s output in the region.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>HIRED<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Discovery go direct<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A notable hire for Discovery, which has appointed former Amazon executive Peter Faricy to the new role of CEO, Global Direct-to-Consumer. When he begins next month Faricy\u2019s brief will include oversight of Discovery\u2019s recently-announced partnership with the PGA Tour, which will include the creation of a new streaming platform, as well as Eurosport Player.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>CONTENT\/PRODUCTION<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>The betting broadcast uplift<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The legalisation of sports betting in the United States has implications across the industry \u2013 we\u2019ve already seen new investments, multi-million dollar sponsorship agreements and continued debate over what cut, if any, the major leagues will take. In broadcast terms, the advent of legal gambling is expected over time to spawn a wave of new betting-related programming as cable sports networks seek new ways to fill hours. There may be other benefits to broadcasters: in its latest earnings call, CBS chief Les Moonves highlighted the potential advertising uplift his network expects from betting firms, initially at a local market level. Moonves is watching what happens in New Jersey, where betting has been legalised, particularly closely, adding: \u201cWe think it\u2019s a category that has an unbelievable upside. What that is I don\u2019t know, but because of our local marketplace we\u2019re ready there. The good news is this is also going to help the ratings on all our sports events, so that\u2019s a positive to us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>A question of timing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Formula One\u2019s UK rights holders, Sky and Channel 4, have been investigated by Ofcom, the country\u2019s communications regulator, following the broadcast of the 2016 Singapore Grand Prix, where prominent digital signage for Rolex \u2013 the sport\u2019s official timing partner &#8211; was superimposed onto the observation wheel which looms over the Marina Bay circuit. Both broadcasters are contracted to carry Formula One&#8217;s feed during qualifying and the race, but Ofcom found Channel 4, which had the opportunity to cut the images for its highlights package, was in breach of a rule protecting against overt commercial references. According to Ofcom, Channel 4\u2019s production team \u2018did immediately raise serious concerns about the superimposed clock face at a senior level with Formula One\u2019 and there has been \u2018no recurrence\u2019 since. Digital sponsorship signage remains an occasional part of the Formula One world feed, notably this season including Heineken\u2019s red star logo forming a bridge over the track at several races.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Best in class<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s better, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MotoGP\/status\/1028159341432586242\">this super slo-mo<\/a>, produced by Dorna at last weekend\u2019s Austrian MotoGP, or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.vizrt.com\/casestudies\/55044\/TV_2_brings_the_French_countryside_and_Tour_de_France_analysis_to_Denmark_with_Vizrt\">this augmented reality<\/a> innovation from Danish broadcaster TV2 and Vizrt at last month\u2019s Tour de France? Luckily, you don\u2019t need to decide.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>THROUGH THE LENS \u2013 A view on the relationship between OTT and linear for a niche sport with WRC\u2019s Oliver Ciesla<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Oliver Ciesla, Managing Director of the World Rally Championship\u2019s promoter, discussed the launch of the motorsport series\u2019 All-Live direct-to-consumer platform earlier this year and where it fits in the WRC\u2019s wider broadcast strategy, for the <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/digital\/leaders-special-report-ott-2018\/\">Leaders OTT special report<\/a>. \u201cIt is not at all a replacement [for linear TV],\u201d he said. \u201cWe see both services in parallel. Linear broadcasting is still the pillar of bringing the pictures of the rally to the world. Last year, we reached 848 million in global audience \u2013 that\u2019s 40 per cent growth compared to 2013 when we [the new promoters] started. Linear broadcasting is still the most important channel for the WRC to promote the brands involved in our championship; this remains the case. For all sports, we see a trend for OTT and streaming platforms growing and linear broadcasting decreasing &#8211; for us in rallying this is not the case; linear is still growing, so we are still very much cooperating with broadcasters for the next four years &#8211; there is no other plan. What we do on top &#8211; and this is not so much focused on broadening our audience reach, it&#8217;s about going deeper for those who are already fans and are heavy fans &#8211; is an offer going to motorsport enthusiasts who are ready to pay a bit for 25 hours of coverage rather than six hours. It&#8217;s an additional service going into depth for the hardcore fanbase and not with the intention of increasing our global popularity &#8211; for this, an OTT paid service is not the right means. TV remains number one.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong><em>\u201cIt&#8217;s about going deeper for those who are already fans and are heavy fans.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>DISTRIBUTION<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Arrive and Strive<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following confirmation of its strategic partnership with Eleven Sports in the UK, IMG has taken the plunge and announced plans to launch its first direct to consumer football service. Its chosen market is Scandinavia. Strive launches with live games from Serie A and La Liga in Sweden, Norway and Denmark, tomorrow. IMG has also launched Serie A Pass for the Italian league\u2019s global audience, available initially in 20 markets, to complement individual rights deals it has struck with global broadcasters such as ESPN+ in the US.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The SPFL\u2019s next move?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As has been widely reported, these are troubled times for MP &amp; Silva. This week\u2019s confirmation that the Scottish Professional Football League has terminated the long-term international broadcast rights agreement, signed in 2013 and due to run for another four seasons, is the latest blow, with the SPFL stating that MP &amp; Silva \u2018defaulted on a number of payments due to the SPFL and to other leagues around the world\u2019. The league says it is now exploring opportunities to provide coverage outside the UK, which could mean partnering with another rights agency or perhaps even the development of its own platform.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Thanks for reading this edition of the Broadcast Disruptors Bulletin. 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