Updated with Sky quotes: The U.S. giants are relentlessly focused on consumer convenience and access to content, according to the UK bosses of Amazon, Sky and Roku this morning.
The future of TV-watching is about “range and convenience,” said Amazon Prime Video UK MD Chris Bird, as he floated the notion that there has “never been a better time to be an audience member with the breadth and selection of what’s on offer.”
“Everything is available all of the time,” Bird added, speaking at the Deloitte & Enders Media and Telecoms 2023 & Beyond Conference. “It’s about how conveniently you can access the content you want to watch at the time you want to watch through the mediums that we can provide.”
Bird praised Prime Video for being “available pretty ubiquitously,” adding: “We see this as a key, important factor.”
Sky UK CEO Stephen van Rooyen said rival aggregators such...
The future of TV-watching is about “range and convenience,” said Amazon Prime Video UK MD Chris Bird, as he floated the notion that there has “never been a better time to be an audience member with the breadth and selection of what’s on offer.”
“Everything is available all of the time,” Bird added, speaking at the Deloitte & Enders Media and Telecoms 2023 & Beyond Conference. “It’s about how conveniently you can access the content you want to watch at the time you want to watch through the mediums that we can provide.”
Bird praised Prime Video for being “available pretty ubiquitously,” adding: “We see this as a key, important factor.”
Sky UK CEO Stephen van Rooyen said rival aggregators such...
- 5/18/2023
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Prime Video U.K. managing director Chris Bird said “there’s never been a better time to be an audience” when asked about the saturation of streaming services available to consumers.
“The breadth and selection of content available has never been more pronounced,” he said. “Everything is available all the time. I think the future is about range and convenience. Services that can provide that will be sustainable.”
Bird also pointed out how Amazon’s strategy encompassed all types of distribution, saying that via the company’s purchase of MGM they were funding movies such as “Creed III” that will be available in theaters before the film moves to the subscription-based Prime Video and eventually AVOD. “At some point down the line, ‘Creed III’ will be available freely, most likely as ad-supported,” Bird said.
Bird, who sits on the U.K.’s Creative Industries Council, added that it was important to...
“The breadth and selection of content available has never been more pronounced,” he said. “Everything is available all the time. I think the future is about range and convenience. Services that can provide that will be sustainable.”
Bird also pointed out how Amazon’s strategy encompassed all types of distribution, saying that via the company’s purchase of MGM they were funding movies such as “Creed III” that will be available in theaters before the film moves to the subscription-based Prime Video and eventually AVOD. “At some point down the line, ‘Creed III’ will be available freely, most likely as ad-supported,” Bird said.
Bird, who sits on the U.K.’s Creative Industries Council, added that it was important to...
- 5/18/2023
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
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