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DEFINE POSSIBLE. WHAT’S The explosion of overthetop content, otherwise known as OTT, and the growing masses of contenthungry consumers have reshaped the television landscape to the point that the quesKon, “Is TV even TV anymore?” is a very real one. As we accelerate into 2015, new contenders have made their presence known — most notably tradiKonal pay networks. They are duplicaKng and in some instances enhancing the experience with shiny baubles many viewers may find hard to resist. >>> OTT, SLING TV & THE SUPER BOWL 1.29.2015 Moxie Future Experiences InnovaKon Report @MoxieFutureX

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POSSIBLE.WHAT’SThe  explosion  of  over-­‐the-­‐top  content,  otherwise  known  as  OTT,  and  the  growing  masses  of  content-­‐hungry  consumers  have  reshaped  the  television  landscape  to  the  point  that  the  quesKon,  “Is  TV  even  TV  anymore?”  is  a  very  real  one.  As  we  accelerate  into  2015,  new  contenders  have  made  their  presence  known  —  most  notably  tradiKonal  pay  networks.  They  are  duplicaKng  and  in  some  instances  enhancing  the  experience  with  shiny  baubles  many  viewers  may  find  hard  to  resist.  

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OTT,  SLING  TV  &  THE  SUPER  BOWL  1.29.2015

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DISH  WANTS  TO  PUT  CABLE  TV  IN  A  SLING  Dish  Network  has  launched  SlingTV,  a  U.S.-­‐only,  Internet-­‐based  television  package  that  will  include  a  movie  rental  service.  This  $20  per  month  package  will  include  what  no  others  have  before  it,  or  maybe  a^er  —  sports!  ESPN  and    ESPN2  will  be  available  along  with  CNN,  TBS,  TNT,  Cartoon  Network,  Adult  Swim,  Travel  Channel,  Food  Network,  ABC  Family,  HGTV,  Disney  Channel  and  Maker.  Sling  TV  will  be  available  across  a  large  ecosystem  of  screens,  ranging  from  mobile  devices  to  Smart  UHD  televisions.  With  its  flat  rate,  mix  of  popular  channels,  UI  accessibility  and  plans  to  expand  its  offerings  internaKonally,  Kme  will  reveal  whether  or  not  Dish  has  struck  the  right  chord  with  cord-­‐cucers  and  cord  “neverers.”  If  successful,  SlingTV  is  a  guaranteed  game  changer,  one  that  is  aimed  directly  at  reducing  Cable  TV  subscribers.  

SUPER  STREAM  SUNDAY  This  won’t  be  the  first  Kme  the  Super  Bowl  has  been  streamed  for  free  for  U.S.  viewers,  but  it  has  never  been  designed  with  cord-­‐cucers  in  mind.  The  experience  won’t  require  Cable  TV  authenKcaKon  and  will  also  include  the  famed  hal^ime  show.  Dubbed  “Super  Stream  Sunday”,  users  will  be  able  to  watch  from  their  computers  at  NBCSports.com  or  download  the  NBC  Sports  Live  Extra  app  to  watch  the  big  game  on  Android  Tablets,  iPads  and  iPod  Touches.  Thanks  to  ownership  rights,  only  Verizon  subscribers  will  be  able  to  stream  the  Big  Game  from  their  smartphones.  The  11-­‐hour  event,  beginning  at  12pm  on  Super  Bowl  Sunday,  will  also  allow  viewers  to  watch  a  new  episode  of  The  Blacklist  a^er  the  game.  But  before  you  get  the  warm  and  fuzzies,  please  know  that  NBC  isn’t  being  wholly  considerate  of  the  cord-­‐cueng  movement.  The  goal  here  is  simple:  familiarizing  exisKng  subscribers  with  NBC’s  authenKcaKon-­‐necessary  TV  Everywhere  capabiliKes  and  luring  in  new  subscribers  in  order  to  promote  all  that  pay  TV  has  to  offer.  But  with  CBS,  HBO  and  DISH  already  providing  ways  to  stream  content  free  and  clear,  the  quesKon  is  how  long  will  it  take  NBC  execs  and  their  owners  at  Comcast  to  follow  suit.  

AMAZON  WINS  WITH  TRANSPARENT  History  was  made  when  the  Amazon  Prime  Series  and  the  show’s  main  character,  played  by  Jeffrey  Tambor,  both  won  Golden  Globes  for  Best  TV  Series  and  Best  Actor  Comedy  or  Musical,  respecKvely.  The  second  season  has  already  been  green-­‐lit,  and  in  celebraKon  of  this  feat  by  the  second-­‐place  streaming  service,  Amazon  gi^ed  all  of  us  with  24  hours  of  free  streaming  of  the  series  Transparent  on  Saturday,  January  24,  2015.  Available  to  all  via  the  Amazon  Instant  Video  app,  the  Amazon  Prime  subscripKon  service  was  also  discounted  27%  during  the  same  Kme  period,  reducing  the  annual  subscripKon  service  to  $72,  down  from  $99.  Seemingly,  taking  a  page  from  the  T-­‐Mobile  customer-­‐friendly  playbook,  Amazon  lured  a  new  audience  into  “kicking  the  Kres”  of  both  its  content  and  plakorm.  CompeKKve  pay  streaming  services  could  follow  suit  with  similar  reward-­‐celebraKons  that  conKnue  to  break  the  tradiKonal  model  of  television  content  consumpKon.      

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Contact:  Moxie  Future  Experiences  Team  [email protected]  www.moxieusa.com  !Follow  @MoxieFutureX  on  Twitter.  

WHAT’S  NEXT:  THE  CONSUMER  DECIDES  With  everyone  from  Condé  Nast  to  Overstock  (that’s  right,  Overstock)  coming  to  the  marketplace  to  deliver  streaming  content  and  the  recent  announcements  from  Neklix  and  Amazon  that  they  will  be  ramping  up  their  producKons  of  original  series,  consumers  will  determine  which  plakorms  are  truly  providing  value.  UlKmately,  the  biggest  winners  are  consumers  who  now  have  an  unlimited  number  of  hours  of  content  to  watch.  Brands  are  now  faced  with  rethinking  how  they  will  get  their  messages  to  the  masses.

           DEFINE  WHAT’S  POSSIBLE