October 2017 COMING SPRING 2018 pOFC DTVE Oct17.indd 1 06/10/2017 16:07 COMING IN JANUARY 2018 C M Y CM MY CY CMY K For the converted & the curious POWERED BY 420TV.COM SPONSORSHIP ENQUIRIES [email protected] pIFC Ownzoneds DTVE Oct17.indd 1 04/10/2017 09:27 Digital TV Europe October 2017 Contents 10. Content Innovation Awards Digital TV Europe and TBI’s Content Innovation Awards 2017 returns for its third year in October with a Gala Dinner at Cannes’ Carlton Hotel’s Grand Salon. Ahead of the event, DTVE looks at the shortlisted candidates across all 20 competitive categories. 40. Vimeo’s creator comforts Vimeo’s new CEO Anjali Sud explains her reorientation of the company, its move away from 40 making original content, and how it wants to put the creator first. Andy McDonald reports. Regulars 2 This month 4 News digest 43 Technology 47 People 48 Final analysis Visit us at www.digitaltveurope.com 1 p01 Contents DTVE Oct17v2st.indd 1 06/10/2017 19:53 This month > Editor’s note Digital TV Europe October 2017 Issue no 334 The innovators Published By: KNect365 TMT Maple House means it’s time for the Content Innovation 149 Tottenham Court Road Awards and the bulk of this issue of Digital TV London W1T 7AD October Europe is devoted to this year’s shortlist. Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 5000 The third edition of the awards will once again be held in Cannes just Fax: +44 (0) 20 7017 4953 ahead of the MIPCOM programming market. Website: www.digitaltveurope.net The event, a gala dinner in the Grand Salon of the Carlton Hotel on Sunday October 15, will once again showcase the achievements of a high- Editor Stuart Thomson ly impressive line-up of content, technology and distribution providers Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 5314 – this year with an expanded list of awards covering several new areas. Email: [email protected] The Content Innovation Awards from Digital TV Europe, in partner- ship with our sister title TBI, is designed to recognise innovation from players in all parts of the content creation and delivery chain. Contributing Editor Andy McDonald The entries highlighted here show how the industry is evolving, with a growing emphasis Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 5293 on cloud-based delivery and direct-to-consumer OTT TV services, awards related to social en- Email: [email protected] gagement and YouTube channels, and a more prominent place for virtual reality initiatives, including those around high-profile sports events. In addition, we also recognise innovation from the content creators themselves, highlighting Contributors some of the formats, entertainment shows and drama productions that have made waves over Kate Bulkley, Andy Fry, Adrian Pennington, the past year. Adam Thomas, Anna Tobin, Jesse Whittock With the pace of change accelerating, the relevance of the Content Innovation Awards – bringing innovators in technology and content together in a unique setting – is only likely to Correspondents grow. France: Julien Alliot; Germany: Dieter Also in this issue, we interview the new CEO of video service Vimeo, Anjali Sud, who talks Brockmeyer; Italy: Branislav Pekic about her aim of consolidating the platform’s place as a ‘creator-first’ space and her reorienta- tion of the company. We also take our customary look at some of the latest industry and technology news, includ- Commercial Director Patricia Arescy ing from the recent IBC show in Amsterdam. l Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 5320 Email: [email protected] Art Director Matthew Humberstone Marketing Manager Marita Eleftheriadou Printing Wyndeham Grange, West Sussex To subscribe to this magazine or our daily email newsletter please visit digitaltveurope.net/registerhere © 2017 Informa UK Ltd All rights reserved Stuart Thomson, Editor Reproduction without permission is prohibited [email protected] Visit us at www.digitaltveurope.com 2 p02 Ed Note DTVE Oct17v4am.indd 2 06/10/2017 19:53 Where News Inspires Change TRT World is the fastest growing global news service, available worldwide on key leading satellites and prevalent television platforms and devices. pXX TRT World DTVE Oct17.indd 1 02/10/2017 10:44 News > digest Digital TV Europe October 2017 News digest > 4 Vivendi keeps its cool as police search Paris offices > 5 HBO teams up with Turner for Nordic OTT TV > 6 Eurodata unveils European viewing trends > 8 UK creative in- dustries ‘could be worth £128 billion’ in 10 years Vivendi keeps its cool as police search Paris offices By Stuart Thomson > last year. The fall in Mediaset’s ‘golden power’ committee that share price, it is alleged, subse- it should have made such a noti- Vivendi has maintained that it quently enabled Vivendi to buy fication. The Italian government will find a way out of its current up Mediaset shares. is mulling whether to exercise impasse with Mediaset after Mediaset and its main share- its ‘golden power’ to intervene police raided its Paris offices fol- holder Fininvest are separately when strategic assets are threat- lowing a request from Italy. suing Vivendi for financial dam- ened .TIM said that it had never French police accompanied ages incurred from the aban- resolved or implemented “any by representatives of Italy’s fi- donment of the deal and dam- ian government and regulators action or operation which may nancial police, the Guardia di age to Mediaset’s image. on the other over what the latter have changed ownership, con- Finanza, searched Vivendi’s HQ Vivendi has maintained that maintain is its ‘controlling’ in- trol or availability of the [Italian] for evidence related to the ongo- it acted in good faith and has terest in Telecom Italia (TIM). electronic communication net- ing investigation into possible expressed continued confidence Regarding TIM, the Italian work subject to the law on gold- market manipulation by the that it will ultimately strike some telco’s chairman – and Vivendi en power” and that the network French media giant surround- sort of deal with Mediaset. CEO – Arnaud de Puyfontaine had stayed in its full ownership, ing its acquisition of 28.8% of “Regarding the complaint earlier told an EY Digital Sum- control and availability. Mediaset at the end of last year. filed against Vivendi by the mit in Capri that he was open TIM said that this fact ren- Police also reportedly Berlusconi Group, which has to meet with government repre- dered it irrelevant whether Viv- searched the Paris offices of resulted in a search of Vivendi’s sentatives and regulators to ex- endi had or had not taken con- Natixis, the broker through offices, Vivendi’s management plain TIM’s strategy and argued trol of TIM, arguing that there which Vivendi acquired Media- reaffirms that it acquired its that the telco’s plans were fully is no requirement to notify the set’s shares. stake in Mediaset totally legally aligned with the government’s transfer of control of the compa- Mediaset has alleged that and transparently and remains goal of building Italy’s broad- ny to a European player. Vivendi deliberately caused its absolutely confident in the con- band infrastructure. TIM said that no fine had yet share price to fall by reneging on clusion of this disagreement,” TIM had earlier reitierated been imposed on it for breaking the pair’s agreement whereby the company said. its view that it was not obliged the rules, and that it would “con- the French media giant would Vivendi is facing a battle on to notify the Italian authorities tinue to assert its arguments have taken control of the Italian two fronts in Italy – with Medi- that Vivendi had a controlling before the competent courts, broadcaster’s loss-making pay aset and Milanese prosecutors interest in the group, following certain that it has acted in com- TV unit, Mediaset Premium, on one hand, and with the Ital- a ruling by the government’s pliance with the laws”. entertainment, and value-added use the innovation centre to start represents broadband cable TV Belgium services”. It will initially focus on testing entertainment, value added operators – commended the Internet of Things (IoT) solutions services and customer experiences Industry and Research and Energy CAB > Innovation centre and mobile technologies – including solutions and technologies. Committee (ITRE)’s work to date, Liberty Global has opened a the introduction and preparation of but warned against introducing “knowledge and excellence hub” 5G networks – before broadening CAB > Rules warning “legal uncertainties” that could in Brussels to create and test new its focus to advanced fixed and mo- Cable Europe has said that new affect companies investing in products. Liberty said it will use bile technology. Telenet will use the telecoms competition rules are not Gigaspeed networks. “The ITRE the Telenet Innovation Centre facility to test upgrades to its BASE justified or proportionate, after Committee has made a remarkable – which is its second innovation mobile network and test the launch the European Parliament adopted effort on this complex piece of hub alongside its Tech Campus of 5G in Belgium, using the latest amendments to the Electronic legislation. However, competition near Amsterdam – to test its new 5G network components and an- Communications Code. rules applying to joint dominance technology for “connectivity, tennas. In 2018, Liberty said it will The industry body – which need to be strictly aligned with Visit us at www.digitaltveurope.com 4 p04-06,08 DTVE News Digest Oct17v5st.indd 4 06/10/2017 19:33 Digital TV Europe News > digest October 2017 European Union case law,” said a major concern in the ongoing provide separate broadband access Cable Europe executive chairman, reform”. “Only a fully pro-competi- to third-parties, putting them Events Matthias Kurth.