Findings from research and analysis firm Hub’s newest study, The Best Bundle, suggest that US consumers are becoming more and more overwhelmed by the proliferation of TV providers and content. 1) The average viewer now watches TV content from 4.5 different sources: including traditional pay TV, streaming subscriptions (Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, YouTube TV, HBO Now, […]
The UK says it wants to win 10 per cent of the global Space market activity by 2030, and that launch facilities will be key to achieving that goal. Future spaceports can apply for a share of a £2 million fund to support plans for small satellite launch from aircraft and sub-orbital flight from the […]
Blackbird, the cloud video platform, has announced that Dawn Airey will join the Board of Blackbird effective immediately as a Non-Executive Director. Airey is a veteran of the media industry, having worked in television for 30 years, holding senior positions with the majority of the UK’s commercial broadcasters. Most recently, she spent three years as […]
An econometric analysis of advertising’s impact on smaller businesses provides a wealth of insight and practical advice for smaller businesses that want to move to the next level of growth. The study, Supercharge: TV for small businesses, commissioned by Thinkbox, the marketing body for commercial TV in the UK, from marketing effectiveness specialist Data2Decisions, found […]
LG Electronics will begin rolling out Amazon Alexa support in 14 countries to the company’s 2019 TV models featuring artificial intelligence. The update will be implemented through the Alexa app on 2019 TVs featuring ThinQ AI including LG UHD TVs, NanoCell TVs and OLED TVs. Customers in North America will begin receiving the update this […]
Unfortunately, a “share price crash” headline seems to be a regular occurrence for London-based Avanti Communications. May 22nd saw the company’s share price fall 17 per cent to a miserable 1.61 pence/share. The reason seems to be that Avanti’s latest borrowing announcement of a further c$75 million to fund ongoing operations has spooked some shareholders. […]
An international survey of 114,973 internet users by GlobalWebIndex reveals the audience gender disparity is not as varied as people think between women’s and men’s event. By gender, the audiences of the Men’s and Women’s World Cups are not significantly different, with 39 per cent of the Men’s World Cup audience being female, compared to […]
Driven in part by the rise in Internet-only subscribers and an increasing number of “power users,” overall broadband usage continued to grow rapidly in the first quarter of 2019, according to a report by OpenVault – a provider of industry analytics and technology solutions for broadband operators. The OpenVault Broadband Industry (OVBI) report, a quarterly […]
Over 42 million French people aged 13 years and older listen to the radio daily, across a range of devices. according to data from Médiamétrie. Some 13.3 per cent (7.2 million ) of French people listen to radio every day on a digital device – a new record and a 1.1 point increase on last […]
Roku has unveiled Activation Insights, new tool to target audiences that have shifted to OTT. The capability combines a comprehensive review of a brand’s linear TV campaign performance, with an analysis of the potential OTT audience missed and the optimal budget spend on the Roku platform Activation Insights is part of Roku Ad Insights Suite, […]