Digital TV Europe
“OTT market to hit US$167 billion by 2025.”
IABM, Drivers of Change:
“The Coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the move to direct-to-consumer models as grounded consumers demand more streamed entertainment.”
Delphine Ernotte Cunci, CEO, France Télévisions (in IABM, Drivers of Change):
“The launch of the [Salto] platform will very soon give us what we need to compete against international players in our own territory.”
John Stankey, CEO, WarnerMedia (in IABM, Drivers of Change):
“At a time when we must shift our investment focus to develop more content for specific and demanding audiences on emerging platforms, we can’t sustain a model where we invest one dollar more than necessary in the administrative aspects of running our business.”
Christine McCarthy, CFO, Disney (in IABM, Drivers of Change):
“We expect total operating expenses for Disney+, which include marketing, technology, customer service, billing, and G&A expenses, to be a little less than $1 billion for fiscal 2020.”