WEBINAR | Why partnerships are key to delivering online video growth
In a fiercely competitive market, no online video service can succeed on its own; partnerships have become essential. The online video space in the past years has seen a rise in partnerships of various forms, including those that mimic the pay-TV platform as a content aggregator but with a higher degree of flexibility and openness.
In our latest webinar, Magine Pro and Omdia are joined by experienced OTT operator, CEO and founder of Paus, Rishi Kapoor, to discuss how partnerships can drive discoverability, customer acquisition and growth for online video services.
The session features:
- A first look at Omdia’s research, on behalf of Magine Pro, that reviews the online video market and the rise in partnerships, including how Virtual pay-TV services selectively aggregate to differentiate.
- How Telcos are currently leading in the aggregation of SVOD services.
- The advantages of strategic brand partnerships for improved online video service discoverability, acquisition and growth.
- Expert OTT operator shares insights and experiences of partnerships.
Duration: 1 hour
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Webinar speakers include:
Matthew Wilkinson is CEO of Magine Pro, which enables partners operating globally to build thriving OTT businesses with live TV and Video-On-Demand platforms. Matthew is responsible for the sales, innovation, delivery, and development of the Magine Pro product globally.
Matthew has over 18 years of experience in Telecom & IT, working with clients in the IT & Cloud, and Media Domains, with deep experience in software development & delivery, SaaS and enterprise solutions, and previously held various leadership roles in strategy & delivery.
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Rishi is an experienced professional in film distribution both UK and Internationally. A former executive at Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, Warner Bros. and Disney. After many years working on distribution deals with Netflix, Amazon and Apple, he turned his attention to the Independent film space, supporting independent filmmakers at paus.tv.
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As part of Omdia’s media and entertainment team, Tony Gunnarsson covers the global online video sector, with a specific interest in direct-to-consumer video services, across both subscription and transactional video, as well as online video aggregation.
His main research interests are in the premium, paid-for subscription online video (SVOD). Tony provides analysis of the key developments in the global online video market, consumer insights, and business intelligence.
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Watch On-Demand: Why partnerships are key to delivering online video growth
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To learn more about Magine Pro’s partners, including Paus, head to our experience page. You can find out more about our flexible OTT solutions and how we can help you build and launch a successful OTT business here.
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NFTs provide a new model for video monetization through OTT
Magine Pro partner, Paus is partnering with award-winning filmmakers to sell exclusive NFTs of their films – giving buyers the chance to be part of movie history.
“Paus NFTs provides a new model for distribution and monetization that cinema has never seen before,” said Rishi Kapoor, CEO of Paus. Going forward, following the launch of five initial projects, the platform will be offering filmmakers the chance to sell NFTs of their film, exploring this brand new possibility for independent filmmakers to earn money for their work. Paus’ new filmmaker NFT platform within their website is the very first of its kind, offering independent filmmakers support in monetizing their films, through the sales of NFTs of anything from copies of the film itself to one-off merchandise pieces.
The official BFI network release Salt Water Town is among the selection of films that have partnered with creator economy platform Paus to create purchasable NFTs of their films. The award-winning production company, Jones’ Three Meetings of the Extraordinary Committee will also all be among the films available to purchase as NFTs as well as exclusive extras, unique to each film. Each of these will be available for purchase on the digital collectables marketplaces such as Rarible and OpenSea, fully integrated through the Paus streaming service.
How it works
Paus work with third-party NFT marketplaces such as Rarible and OpenSea and integrates with them within the Paus streaming service so that viewers can stream and buy NFTs all in one place.
Magine Pro’s flexible OTT platform allows our partners, like Paus, to do this seamlessly in their Magine Pro built service using widgets. Magine Pro widgets are a powerful way for partners to enrich their streaming service and engage audiences by rendering their own hosted & developed HTML applications within the Magine Pro web, iOS & Android mobile applications.
The Magine Pro CMS Console also gives Paus the freedom to curate their service and effectively highlight content that offers NFTs as well as communicate what they offer.
What is an NFT?
NFT stands for Non-Fungible Token. NFTs can be anything digital (movies, music, art etc.) and are essentially digital certificates of authenticity or proof of ownership. They are a non-fungible unit of data stored on a digital ledger (blockchain), making them unique and valuable as each NFT is one of a kind. An owner of an NFT has control over where it is seen, resold, and more.
NFTs available through Paus offer buyers the chance to purchase a “digital certificate” of that film, depending on what part of that film is being ‘tokenised’.
NFTs available through Paus
Paus has partnered with Dan Thorburn, director of Salt Water Town starring Tom Glynn-Carnet and Owen Teale, to create three NFT packages, which will be given to the three highest bidders. The third highest (bronze) will receive an NFT of Salt Water Town and a special edition NFT poster. The second highest (silver) will receive the bronze package, plus a virtual screenwriting masterclass with Dan Thorburn. The highest bidder (gold) will receive the bronze and silver packages, plus a day on set with Thorburn during the making of his next project, giving them valuable access to Dan’s network and insights into his award-winning filmmaking process.
Paus users will also get the opportunity to own the one singular unreleased limited edition copy of the film, Three Meetings of the Extraordinary Committee with an alternative ending, plus additional material including an exclusive NFT poster, behind the scenes stills and a copy of the screenplay. Three Meetings of the Extraordinary Committee has won numerous awards worldwide, with its festival run still ongoing, and is currently in consideration for the upcoming BAFTAs.
The third project comes from the prolific Roger Ballen, who was named an Honorary Doctor of Art and Design by Kingston University in 2018. Ballen has always pursued a singular artistic goal: to give expression to the human psyche and visually explore the hidden forces that shape who we are. To celebrate the release of the first-ever film version of his hugely successful creation, Roger the Rat, Ballen and his team have created a series of exclusive NFT collectables. His short film Roger the Rat will be streaming on Paus soon.
Paus have also partnered with Penelope Trappes and Agnes Haus to release their film Mother’s Blood, a surreal, gothic art film created to accompany Penelope Trappes’ reinterpretation of her critically acclaimed 2021 album Penelope Three. Pitchfork noted it as having a “haunting, dreamlike quality” and it was described by The Wire as “full of redemption and hope”. Inspired by past feminist artists, the film is a dark fairy-tale, which follows a mother searching for herself, and her daughter, through different epigenetic landscapes and guises. With the purchase of exclusive NFT clips, buyers will get their very own link which will allow them to download the full one-hour film along with outtakes.
The feature River of Love by Akash Khurana will be the first-ever Bollywood film to be released as an NFT. ‘It tells the story of a man who loses his memory after an attack and the mystical journey he undertakes with a woman who helps him remember his past. Paus is teaming up with the filmmakers to mint a set of limited edition film releases that are incredibly unique in that only the buyers will be able to access the film; the film will never have another digital release or be made available to the public.
Find out more
Find out more about Paus and NFTs that are currently available through the service, here.
To learn more about Magine Pro’s partnership with Paus, an independent film service that is uniquely powered by tips, check out our case study. You can also find out more about our flexible OTT platform, streaming services and widgets here.
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paus partners with Raindance Film Festival & offers access to incredible films
Magine Pro’s partner paus has partnered with the Raindance Film Festival this year to enable award-winning filmmakers the opportunity to premiere their work on the paus service.
The partnership means paus users can now discover over 200 unique films in a series of 24-hour windows during the run-up to the Raindance Film Festival (between 27th October – 6th November 2021). And once the festival ends, the films will be available to stream for the rest of 2021, giving the filmmakers the opportunity to receive tips from fans, friends and family all over the world.
The founder of Raindance, Elliot Grove, said of the exciting collaboration, “Raindance is always on the lookout for innovation and constructive disruption. For Paus, a company that strives to end unfavourable algorithms and intrusive paywalls from independent film, this is a truly remunerative and meaningful partnership”.
paus is an online streaming platform dedicated entirely to independent film and is available via web, iOS, and Android apps. The streaming service is uniquely powered by tips, which means there are no subscriptions, adverts, or set payments for the audience. Instead, viewers can choose to tip filmmakers any amount, at any time.
Rishi Kapoor, founder and CEO of paus said of the exciting opportunity for Raindance filmmakers, “At Paus, we are excited to elevate the nominees to an even wider audience and help facilitate them in monetising their fanbase in the most seamless way possible. Paus’ global reach with our dedicated community of independent film enthusiasts are thrilled to gain exclusive access to the rich selection of work submitted to the Raindance festival.”
To find out more about paus and its partnership with Raindance, head over to paus.tv. In our case study, you can also learn more about how Magine Pro enabled paus to launch their unique streaming service.
We also recently spoke with paus, founder and CEO, Rishi Kapoor, for an insight into the inspiration behind paus and what impact its unique tipping feature has had on subscriber growth. Check out a snippet of the Q&A here, or download our latest white paper, OTT Discovery: How to stand out amongst the crowd to read the full story.
Q&A: Rishi Kapoor, founder of paus, shares an insight into the unique streaming service
Founder and CEO of paus, Rishi Kapoor shares an insight into the inspiration behind paus and what impact its unique tipping feature has had on subscriber growth.
Rishi Kapoor is an experienced professional in film distribution both UK and Internationally. A former executive at Sony Pictures, Universal
Studios, Warner Bros. and Disney. After many years working on distribution deals with Netflix, Amazon and Apple, he turned his attention to the independent film space, supporting independent filmmakers at paus.tv.
What’s the origin of paus? And what did you set out to achieve at the beginning?
Having worked in the commercial space for such a long time with big brands, I felt content was becoming increasingly commoditized and manufactured. And as a film enthusiast, I could see the authenticity being lost because the models weren’t there to support content that had smaller audiences. If you’re Netflix, for example, spending billions of dollars on content, you have to make content with mass appeal, which means many fantastic stories that may not attract millions of people just get lost. So I wanted to solve a problem for niche content that wasn’t being solved as the traditional model of one-size-fits-all didn’t fit all.
What was the inspiration behind the paus’ unique tipping feature? And how does revenue share with independent filmmakers work?
In my opinion, no model was fair for creators and audiences. The free ad-based model can require lots of traction for any meaningful revenue to be earned. And at the same time, there was a rise in this creator economy. Creators were moving online to target their audience directly and monetize without involving a distributor or sales agent or getting a deal with a big streaming service. I was particularly inspired by other creative economy platforms such as Patreon and OnlyFans. They were solving this issue but for other industries and creators, such as influencers and musicians. They proved that people want to support the creators they like and inspired the tipping model for paus.
At paus, filmmakers take 80% of the revenue, and we keep 20%. The feature is fully integrated and seamless on the platform. For example, if someone watches a film in London on paus and opts to tip, the filmmaker in New York will receive their share within minutes. Interestingly, Twitter, Snapchat and Clubhouse have also both recently launched their own tipping feature. So I think we may soon see a shift in how the internet is monetized with more direct-to-consumer payment models supporting creators.
What impact has the tipping feature had on content acquisition?
For content owners, it’s really easy to get drowned out on a one-size-fits-all platform, like Amazon Prime, where you have independent films sitting alongside blockbusters such as Jurassic World.
The paus model gives more back to the filmmakers. So yes, it’s tipping, but it’s coupled with a platform that’s free to use and is a dedicated space for independent film. I believe the paus model and the exposure from a dedicated platform are two things that drive creators to our platform.
What are paus’ long-term growth plans? And how does a platform provider like Magine Pro enable you to meet those goals?
We want to work with more filmmakers around the world and provide them with more tools to be able to monetize. We’re not just a tipping platform; we want to do other things, integrating merchandise, ticketed events and anything that creates a fair reward for filmmakers to monetize from their fans. Magine Pro lets us focus our money and attention on the filmmakers and our marketing efforts and spend less time worrying about creating a world-class streaming service in-house. They have given us the foundation and infrastructure to focus on serving the creative community much better.
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Read the Q&A with Rishi Kapoor in full in our latest white paper, OTT Discovery: How to stand out amongst the crowd and learn more about how paus’ unique tipping feature has impacted their marketing efforts and the discoverability of the service. Rishi also offers those considering starting their own streaming service.
To find out more about paus, an independent film service that is uniquely powered by tips, check out our case study. For more information on Magine Pro’s OTT solutions and services, head here.
WHITE PAPER | OTT Discovery: How to stand out amongst the crowd
In 2020, online video overtook pay-TV subscriptions globally for the first time, which means the competition for a share of the viewer’s time and wallet is at an all-time high. We explore what new streaming services can do to cut through the noise and stand out from the competition in our latest white paper, OTT Discovery: How to stand out amongst the crowd.
The white paper includes:
- Original research by Omdia exploring how today’s consumers discover content and new online streaming services and, in particular, what these services can do to influence how consumers behave.
- Overview of marketing foundations for new online streaming services to drive awareness, cultivate brand credibility and trust and increase conversion rates.
- Essential streaming service features that enhance the end-user experience, promote content discovery and increase subscriber engagement and retention rates.
- Specialist Magine Pro partners, including FlixOlé and paus, share their marketing experience and insights on discoverability and subscriber growth.
- Expert opinion on the future of OTT and what it means for content and discoverability.
AND MUCH MORE…
Download the white paper: OTT Discovery: How to stand out amongst the crowd here.
You can also watch our recent webinar, OTT Discovery: Expert insights on how to stand out amongst the crowd on-demand now. Join Magine Pro, Omdia, Digital TV Europe and experienced OTT operators for in-depth analysis and discussion around Omdia’s research on consumer behaviours relating to online streaming services and content discoverability.
To find out more about Magine Pro’s thematic OTT partners, including FlixOlé and paus head to our experience page. You can find out more about our flexible OTT solutions and how we can help you build and launch a successful OTT business here.
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WEBINAR | OTT Discovery: Expert insights on how to stand out amongst the crowd
In 2021, online video is firmly at the centre stage of a global audio-visual industry that was once dominated by pay-TV and physical home video. The rapid propagation of online video services means it’s a more competitive market for up-and-coming OTT services than ever before.
Watch our latest webinar, where we explore how today’s audiences discover new online video services and content and what OTT providers can do to stand out amongst the crowd.
Join Magine Pro, Omdia, Digital TV Europe and experienced OTT operators for in-depth analysis and discussion on consumer behaviours around online streaming services and content discoverability, based on original research by Omdia on behalf of Magine Pro.
The session features:
- A first look at Omdia’s research into consumer behaviour and discoverability.
- How consumer behaviour is evolving; the key trends and differences between European countries and the US.
- How today’s audiences are discovering new online video services and content, and what OTT operators can do to influence how customers behave.
- Expert OTT operators share their experiences of improving service and content discoverability and discuss the opportunities and challenges for new operators.
Webinar speakers include:
Matthew Wilkinson is CEO of Magine Pro, which enables partners operating globally to build thriving OTT businesses with live TV and Video-On-Demand platforms. Matthew is responsible for the sales, innovation, delivery, and development of the Magine Pro product globally.
Matthew has over 18 years of experience in Telecom & IT, working with clients in the IT & Cloud, and Media Domains, with deep experience in software development & delivery, SaaS and enterprise solutions, and previously held various leadership roles in strategy & delivery.
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Rishi is an experienced professional in film distribution both UK and Internationally. A former executive at Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, Warner Bros. and Disney. After many years working on distribution deals with Netflix, Amazon and Apple, he turned his attention to the Independent film space, supporting independent filmmakers at paus.tv.
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As part of Omdia’s media and entertainment team, Tony Gunnarsson covers the global online video sector, with a specific interest in direct-to-consumer video services, across both subscription and transactional video, as well as online video aggregation.
His main research interests are in the premium, paid-for subscription online video (SVOD). Tony provides analysis of the key developments in the global online video market, consumer insights, and business intelligence.
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Stuart is Editor of Digital TV Europe and digitaltveurope.com, the leading source for news and analysis on the digital video business internationally.
With 20 years’ experience as a leading journalist covering pay TV and digital media, Stuart is an authority on topics ranging from the growth of OTT TV, multiscreen and multi-play offerings to the IP-based convergence of video and data services.
Stuart is a familiar face on the industry conference circuit as a moderator.
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Watch the webinar: OTT Discovery: Expert insights on how to stand out amongst the crowd
Run time: 69 minutes
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You can also download our latest white paper now, OTT Discovery: How to stand out amongst the crowd, which features Omdia’s full report, as well as, an overview of product features and marketing essentials for new online streaming services to drive awareness, cultivate brand credibility and trust and increase conversion rates.
To find out more about Magine Pro’s partners, including FlixOlé and paus head to our experience page. You can find out more about our flexible OTT solutions and how we can help you build and launch a successful OTT business here.
Subscribe to the Magine Pro e-newsletter to stay up-to-date with our latest news, partners, products, and find out which industry events we’ll be attending next.
Introducing paus by Magine Pro
We excited to introduce our latest partner, paus. This online streaming service is dedicated to independent film and is uniquely powered by tips, which means the audience can choose to tip filmmakers any amount, at any time. There are no subscriptions, no adverts and no set payments.
paus partnered Magine Pro to expand their iOS freemium VOD service onto web and Android platforms and make it available to audiences in the UK, US and Europe.
Check out our case study to find out how we leveraged our OTT platform to scale paus securely, and how we facilitated their unique tipping feature using specially designed widgets. You can also download paus now on web and mobile devices.
Take a sneak peek at paus…
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paus Collaborates with Magine Pro
paus, the streaming app for independent films, is collaborating with Magine Pro to expand paus in a secure and scalable way leveraging Magine Pro’s OTT platform. Working with Magine Pro will support the growth of paus, bringing a greater library of quality independent film to many more Android or iOS devices.
“Since we introduced the paus app earlier this year, the response has been both encouraging and exciting and our community is growing quickly, especially with the recent launch of our crowdfund campaign. As a result, we’re looking to accelerate our growth plans and bring paus to more users, as quickly as we can,” says Rishi Kapoor, CEO and founder of paus.
“Partnering with Magine Pro means we can focus on curating more incredible content and supporting filmmakers, in the knowledge that we have a proven OTT tech partner to help ramp up our platform. We look forward to working with the Magine Pro team to bring paus to a greater audience of people that share our passion for independent film.”The paus community will be able to watch more than 250 short films from comedy to documentaries to horror and SciFi on the mobile device and platform of their choice. Platform developments will maintain the familiar tipping feature on paus, which enables audiences to financially reward and support filmmakers.
“It’s great for Magine Pro to be working with paus to bring its streaming service to more film lovers across more devices,” explains Matthew Wilkinson, CEO of Magine. “The demand for streaming services has increased as a result of the pandemic and paus is a prime example of the innovative new services that are now available.”The upgraded paus streaming platform will launch within the next six months.
About Magine Pro (www.maginepro.com)
Magine Pro is the platform for b2b managed services for OTT, which enables global content owners, broadcasters and telcos to build thriving OTT businesses with live TV and Video-On-Demand platforms. Magine Pro’s customers are located in Europe and the United States, as well as in emerging markets.
About paus
paus (www.paus.tv) is a streaming platform where independent films can thrive. It’s ad-free and subscription-free. Once films are live on the paus app, audiences and supporters from around the world can show their appreciation and reward filmmakers by leaving a tip – any amount they want from 30p to £1000+, at any time. Best of all, the filmmaker keeps 80% of every tip. Follow paus on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.
For more information please contact
Håkan Tranvik, Corporate communications, Magine +46709383293 hakan.tranvik@magine.com
Matthew Wilkinson, CEO Magine matthew.wilkinson@magine.com