The Amp Podcast

In episode six of season two of The Amp, Ampere Consumer Research Lead Minal Modha is joined by Guy Bisson, Tony Maroulis, Rahul Patel and Louise Shorthouse. Guy shares his thoughts on this year's big streaming trend, Compounding. Tony shares Ampere's latest figures on Disney+, analysing exactly how they've exceeded expectations and the key drivers behind their success. Rahul draws on his research from his latest report looking into the opportunity for US AVoD services in the UK. Finally, ahead of Ampere's Games service launching, Louise shares findings from our Q4 2020 Games Consumer survey, and what they tell us about the US games market. Production by Henry BeckwithFollow Ampere Analysis on Twitter: @AmpereAnalysisSign up to The Amp weekly newsletter hereFor more information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode five of season two of The Amp, Ampere Executive Director, Guy Bisson is joined by Fred Black, Minal Modha and Hannah Walsh. Guy talks to Fred about Quibi's content fire sale and the future potential of Quibi's substantial library of originals. Then Minal takes us through several inflection points that have been reached in terms of the growth of streaming viewing in the US. Hannah draws on research from her latest report looking at ProSieben's diversification strategy in the face of an increasingly challenging advertising market. Introduction and production by Henry BeckwithFollow Ampere Analysis on Twitter: @AmpereAnalysisSign up to The Amp weekly newsletter hereFor more information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode four of season two of The Amp, Ampere Research Manager Daniel Gadher is joined by Richard Broughton, Toby Holleran, Annabel Yeomans and Alice Thorpe. Daniel talks to Richard about our latest data from our Q3 wave of Consumer research. Then Toby discusses the impact that COVID-19 has had on the pay TV industry looking at the Q2 financial results. Annabel shares her current research on initial uptake of two major entrants to the streaming market, HBO Max, and Peacock. And finally, Alice draws on research from her latest report on SVoD unscripted formats.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode three of season two of The Amp, Consumer Research Lead Minal Modha is joined by Tingting Li, Piers Harding-Rolls and Ben McMurray. Tingting and Minal discuss Netflix top titles and how these have changed during the lockdown period, as well as HBO Max and its launch catalogue. Piers draws on findings from his latest report on Epic Game's strategic ambitions and why it's recently come into conflict with Apple's app store policy. Finally, Ben discusses the Premier League's decision to drop the 3 PM blackout window, and whether this will have a knock-on effect on the Premier League’s broadcast deals.Introduction and production by Henry BeckwithFollow Ampere Analysis on Twitter: @AmpereAnalysisSign up to The Amp weekly newsletter hereFor more information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode two of season two of The Amp, Executive Director Guy Bisson is joined by Daniel Gadher, Alice Thorpe, Orina Zhao and Peter Ingram. Daniel draws on the latest Q2 results and what these tell us about the impact the lockdown quarter has had on the advertising sector. Guy and Alice discuss production resumption and when we can expect a return to normality. Orina draws on findings from her latest report on the increase in popularity of Korean content, and Peter shares with us his research on the rise of PVoD and what a typical studio release strategy will look like post COVID-19.Introduction and production by Henry BeckwithFollow Ampere Analysis on Twitter: @AmpereAnalysisSign up to The Amp weekly newsletter hereFor more information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kicking off a brand new season of The Amp podcast, Research Director Guy Bisson is joined by Henry Beckwith, Minal Modha and Richard Broughton. Guy and Henry discuss Quibi's catalogue, and some of the challenges that the short-form platform has faced not only during the lockdown, but with its content strategy as a whole. Minal then discusses her recent report on the next generation of cord cutters and what impact that is having on pay TV and streaming. Finally, Richard shares his recent research on why Roku is a marker for the future of aggregation.Introduction and production by Henry BeckwithFollow Ampere Analysis on Twitter: @AmpereAnalysisSign up to The Amp weekly newsletter hereFor more information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In episode 10 and the final episode from season one of The Amp, Research Director, Guy Bisson is joined by Olivia Deane and Daniel Harraghy. Olivia draws on Ampere's latest commissions and renewals data, and discusses what impact COVID-19 has had on the rate of renewal of TV shows. Daniel then talks about the resumption of UK Premier League soccer and how the temporary shutdown of sports could end up benefiting both fans and sports rights holders.Introduction and production by Henry BeckwithFollow Ampere Analysis on Twitter: @AmpereAnalysisSign up to The Amp weekly newsletter hereFor more information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Episode 9, Research Director, Richard Broughton is joined by Minal Modha and Callum Sillars. Minal first discusses consumer sentiment towards the reopening of cinemas, what demographics are most likely to return first and how cinemas could be marketing to these different groups. Richard then chats to Callum about the online advertising market, drawing on comparisons to TV advertising and how this is likely to evolve over the coming years. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Research Director, Richard Broughton is joined by Toby Holleran, Guy Bisson and Minal Modha. Richard and Toby first discuss some of the latest developments in cord cutting in the US. Guy then draws on Ampere's latest sectoral forecasts and the knock on effect we’re seeing throughout media value chain. Finally Minal looks at the rise of SVoD account sharing, and whether there is an opportunity for platforms to convert these borrowers into paid users. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Research Director, Guy Bisson is joined by Ampere's Head of Games Research, Piers Harding-Rolls and Senior Analysts, Lea Cunat and Fred Black. Piers discusses the resilience of the Games sector during lockdown - drawing upon examples from Games publisher, Activision Blizzard. Lea then talks about the effect of lockdown on Advertising revenue for commercial TV groups in some of the biggest European markets. Finally, Guy speaks to Fred about the current production gap, and the longer term impacts on both scripted and unscripted content. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.