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Tim Westcott

Tim is a Senior Analyst, Television, at Screen Digest.

He joined the company in September 2004 and has written reports on film and sports rights, animated movies and television on the internet. Tim previously worked for two years at the European Audiovisual Observatory in Strasbourg as an analyst specialising public film and audiovisual funding. He co-authored an Observatory report on the subject and was responsible for KORDA, an online database of film funds. A trained journalist, Tim has worked for the Financial Times and Emap, including a stint as editor of Television Business International. While freelance, Tim wrote three reports for Screen Digest on children's television and animation and wrote for titles including Broadcast, Variety, Ecran Total and The Guardian. He holds a BA (Hons) in English Literature from Trinity College, Cambridge.


> Recent Reports & Articles by Tim Westcott
Adobe PDF Research Article UK TV show exports up by a quarter 2008 UK TV show exports up by a quarter UK TV show exports up by a quarter UK TV show exports up by a quarter Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
Boosted by access to and success in the US market, UK programme and format foreign sales outpace those of France and Spain
11-Dec-08
Adobe PDF Research Article UK multichannel market heats up 2008 UK multichannel market heats up UK multichannel market heats up UK multichannel market heats up Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
Digital channels face pressure on carriage fees and from advertising competition
03-Nov-08
Adobe PDF New Free-to-air Strategy for Discovery's Intl Network New Free-to-air Strategy for Discovery's Intl Network Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
Discovery Communications is to launch a free-to-air channel in the UK early next year. The channel will be distributed on digital terrestrial (DTT) and will be the US company's first network in the UK not to be funded partly by cabsat carriage fees. The move is a response to tough competitive conditions in what is, as well as Discovery's largest market outside the US, one of the most competitive in the world. Discovery is not the only US cable programmer to adapt its business model in the international market as the free DTT footprint gets bigger than pay cable and satellite.
17-Oct-08
Adobe PDF Research Article Global market for sports rights 2008 Global market for sports rights Global market for sports rights Global market for sports rights Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
This is still a growing business for rights holders and for broadcasters with free-to-air television retaining substantial rights as the pay TV market grows
15-Oct-08
Adobe PDF Research Article Olympic broadcasters set records 2008 Olympic broadcasters set records Olympic broadcasters set records Olympic broadcasters set records Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
Beijing receives massively more coverage across multiple platforms than previous Games
12-Aug-08
Adobe PDF Could News Corp's Goal Be Deeper Move Into Pay TV? Could News Corp's Goal Be Deeper Move Into Pay TV? Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
The collapse of the deal between Leo Kirch's Sirius Group and the German football league (DFL) for TV rights between 2009 and 2015 is good news for Premiere, the current holder, and News Corp, which has built up a 25% stake in the pay-TV platform. GMI believes a bid for rights by News Corp would significantly increase the investment value of Premiere. However German pay TV market is not without risks and Spanish platform Digital Plus may be a better target.
01-Aug-08
Adobe PDF Research Article European football grows in value 2008 European football grows in value European football grows in value European football grows in value Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
UEFA's packaging of rights for the Champions League has paid off
17-Jul-08
Adobe PDF Broadcast TV: Alive and Thriving in East Europe Broadcast TV: Alive and Thriving in East Europe Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
Two Nasdaq-listed companies, Central European Media Enterprises (CME) and CTC Media, offer a direct investment route into the rapidly-growing TV markets in Central and Eastern Europe. Both have strong positions in countries which are growing at double digit rates not seen elsewhere since the early days of commercial TV.
27-Jun-08
Adobe PDF Euro Cable Strives To Raise Its Game Euro Cable Strives To Raise Its Game Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
Cable is the main form of pay TV in Europe in terms of subscribers, but DTH satellite has caputerd a larger share of pay TV revenues. With prospects of subscriber growth flat, cablecos are looking to triple-play to boost ARPUs.
30-Apr-08
Adobe PDF Research Article European pay TV giants hold sway 2008 European pay TV giants hold sway European pay TV giants hold sway European pay TV giants hold sway Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
Key DTH satellite broadcasters face continuing challenges for pay TV rights, especially in sports
26-Mar-08
Adobe PDF European Pay TV Groups Fight To Stay On Top European Pay TV Groups Fight To Stay On Top Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
Leading pay TV players have fought off competition in the DTH space but cannot rest on their laurels
14-Feb-08
Adobe PDF Masters of the children's television universe Masters of the children's television universe Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
The children's TV market is dominated by vertically-integrated groups - in particular, Disney, Nickelodeon and Cartoon - that have generated impressive margins and growing profits, even though the sector overall is becoming much tougher.
31-Jan-08
Adobe PDF Research Article The business of football on TV The business of football on TV The business of football on TV Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
Rights are now being split up into smaller packages to avoid their being held by monolithic operators
01-Dec-07
Adobe PDF Research Article Funding of public broadcasting Funding of public broadcasting Funding of public broadcasting Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
In 25 countries surveyed, public funds worth Euro22.3bn in 2006
01-Nov-07
Adobe PDF Research Article European TV exports on the rise European TV exports on the rise European TV exports on the rise Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
But French producers' five-year growth is disappointing
22-Oct-07
Adobe PDF Research Article US networks lock up key sports US networks lock up key sports US networks lock up key sports Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
Free-to-air and basic cable share most major sports rights, compared with pay TV in Europe
22-Oct-07
Adobe PDF Research Article DTT hope for incumbent channels DTT hope for incumbent channels DTT hope for incumbent channels Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
Digital terrestrial television may provide traditional broadcasters with a way to retain audience share
14-Sep-07
Adobe PDF The Business of Children's Television The Business of Children's Television Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
Covering Western Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, this report includes comprehensive data on spending on originated and acquired children's programmes, together with the value of the home entertainment market and licensing. The report also details hours of children's programmes transmitted over the last five years, the number of theme channels, and viewing by the children's audience. Profiles of the 25 leading players in the business are provided, including production and exploitation strategies, financial results and key properties.
20-Jul-07
Adobe PDF Research Article US networks' plan for new season US networks' plan for new season US networks' plan for new season Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
A slump in the total number of new commissions is caused by a lack of new series
19-Jul-07
Adobe PDF Research Article Broadcasting on the Internet Broadcasting on the Internet Broadcasting on the Internet Report locked, login or read more about how to purchase this report
A listing of the online video sites operated by broadcasters or which are displaying broadcast content.
15-May-07
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