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 […]
Updates
Read more about the latest perspectives and insights from the Vuulr Team and learn about the latest updates to our platform right here!
We Now Support TVOD, EST & Other Rights Formats
We’re introducing greater support and flexibility to meet the rights management needs of our global community of 5,000+ Buyers and Sellers! You can now make deals for these rights formats: Transactional Video on Demand (T-VOD), Electronic Sell Through (EST) and other non-standard rights. T-VOD – A digital rental for a specified viewing period (24 or 48 hours) EST – Buy/Download to own, ability of […]
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 […]
Content acquisition in the age of social distancing
How content buyers can #stayhome, yet continue to discover and license finished content during the coronavirus pandemic. As people stay home, they are consuming more content, more quickly. HBONow reports a 65% increase in daily binge watching of three episodes or more, and a 70% increase in movie watching. Streamers aren’t the only ones to benefit from increased consumption. Network […]
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.
The launch of Disney+ heralds a Tipping Point for the Entertainment Industry
The launch of Disney+ in November 2019 heralds a new era, not only for Disney, but for the entire entertainment industry. It accelerates the inevitable shifts in the industry that has resulted from the digitalisation of content delivery. With the launch of its streaming service, Disney is now in the game to be a direct-to-consumer brand, with immediate access to […]
Platform Update: Performance Bidding
Since our last update, we have been listening to our users as to how we can improve the Vuulr platform… and so the next big thing for Vuulr is an enhancement that solves for an underlying trend in the industry that is, inevitably, growing. With the proliferation of VOD services in recent years — and not all with the huge buying power […]