Ian McKee, CEO of online distribution service Vuulr, provides a sneak peak into some of the key trends emerging from the thousands of ‘deal negotiations’ his company has facilitated over recent months and reveals which countries are embracing online sales the most. Fast, diverse and global – these are the key takeaways from a deep dive into the numbers behind […]
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VOD buyers are pioneering acquisition in a post-COVID-19 world
By Ian Mckee 26-05-2020. Published on Digital TV Europe Even before the coronavirus outbreak, the process for acquiring content in the international television industry had been changing at an accelerating pace. Needless to say, the growth of global streaming platforms – both the VoD giants and the thousands of smaller niche players – is a well-documented trend. But coinciding with […]
The new TV content economy
By Ian McKee 05-05-2020. Published on C21 | FutureMedia The coronavirus crisis marks a watershed for the TV content rights business, spelling the strong decline of big, exclusive deals. If the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted one thing it’s that the amount of content being watched by audiences globally is both vast and varied. Of course, we’re all aware of the incredible success […]
Webinar (6 May): Content Acquisition in the Age of Social Distancing
We held our first Vuulr webinar this week and we’re glad to have connected with attendees from all over the world. Thank you so much for joining us! Vuulr’s CEO, Ian McKee, shared how digital marketplaces are quickly becoming the new normal for content acquisition in the age of social distancing. If you missed the live webinar, watch the recording […]
Supporting Our Sellers
With travel restrictions and cancelled markets, opportunities to close deals in person are far and few between. As more buyers lean into digital marketplaces, we are giving our sellers more support to reduce the impact of market cancellations. What you can do Update your Vuulr catalogue with the latest titles from your front catalogue, similar to what you would have pitched to […]
Is the TV and Film Rights Market Ripe for Disruption?
The founder of online programme sales platform Vuulr Ian McKee tells Tim Dams about the Singapore-based business’ plan to cut the cost, time and complexity of buying and selling content.
Business Update: June 2019
It has been a while since we posted an update, we’ve had our head down working building out the platform and the Vuulr Marketplace business. So here’s how we are doing… Core KPIs are Tracking Well The good news is that the core KPIs for the business are tracking well as you can see from the graphs below. Listings Catalogue […]
Industry Veteran Steve Marcopoto joins Rob Gilby on the VUULR Industry Advisory Board.
I am happy to announce that the former Executive Vice-President & President of Turner Broadcasting in Asia-Pacific, Steve Marcopoto — with over three decades of experience in the content industry — has joined Vuulr as a member of its Industry Advisory Board. Among other things, Marcopoto will help Vuulr’s management team refine its product and its go-to-market strategy and he said, “When I left […]
Vuulr, moving ahead in 2019
As we welcome February 2019 Vuulr has started the year with great momentum! Let us take a look at some quick wins so far! In 2019, our focus has moved from building the product to the acceleration of growth: Expand our library to more markets, genres and languages Grow our content listings Grow our representation around the world Recruit more […]
Vuulr Shines at The 2018 Asia TV Forum
Last week, we were at the Asia TV Forum & Market at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. This is the Film and TV industry’s largest trade event in the region. And Vuulr took a last minute decision to take a small booth but make a big buzz at the event. The reception we received was overwhelming with the huge interest […]