Sky Media has announced the appointment of Matt Hill as the new Director of Insight & Measurement. Hill will be joining from Thinkbox and will start the role in February 2025 replacing Lucy Bristowe, who left earlier this year. With over 20 years of experience in media, Hill brings a wealth of expertise to Sky. […]
A report from TrendForce, which monitors the market for TV panels globally, says that while the increase in TV shipments is good, although slight, and that regional variances and shifting consumer behaviour still leaves some room for concern. For example – and as reported by Display Daily – China, traditionally a strong market, saw weaker–than–expected […]
Celebrated Mancunian rock band Oasis have announced their long-awaited reunion tour, over 15 years since the Gallagher brothers last shared a stage. In the wake of this surprise news, music video network Vevo has reported a huge surge in viewership of the band’s music video catalogue. On August 27th, the day of the announcement, UK […]
Comments made by critics of Brazil’s government on X has resulted in Starlink being banned in the country. There are a reported 250,000 users of Starlink in Brazil, and Elon Musk says that SpaceX will continue to support them and not charge a monthly fee while the dispute continues. Musk said: “SpaceX and X are […]
Omdia forecasts that the game subscriptions market will generate over $27 billion (€24.3bn) in revenue by 2028, as it expands both in terms of value and importance. Some $19 billion will be spent on game subscriptions in 2024, marking a second consecutive year of double-digit growth in revenues, following the post-pandemic decline in 2022. The […]
Ad-funded streaming subscriptions (HV0D), continue to grow in Sweden. Currently, close to 400,000 households have chosen to acquire at least one streaming service that is partly financed by advertising. Even though HVoD is a relatively new concept, growth has been strong during the year. Since the beginning of 2024, Mediavision reports a growth of 40 […]
LG Electronics has announced the LG Streaming Week campaign in 44 countries, starting from September 9th and running through October 13th, to celebrate a decade since the initial launch of webOS on the company’s LCD and OLED TVs. For owners of LG TVs above UHD released from 2018 onward (running webOS 4.0 and above), as […]
New Zealand’s (NZ) fixed communication services market is poised for a modest growth, with revenue expected to rise from $1.3 billion (€1.1bn) in 2024 to $1.4 billion by 2029. This growth is driven by increasing demand for fixed broadband, particularly fibre-to-the-home/business (FTTH/B) connections, while investments in fibre infrastructure continue to advance the country’s high-speed broadband […]
The BBC has acquired the UK rights to over 1,000 episodes of the English dubbed versions of the celebrated anime series One Piece. The series, produced by Toei Animation and based on Eiichiro Oda’s manga series of the same name, is the No.1 manga in the world with over 500 million copies sold and over […]
Poland is not among the countries with the highest levels of gambling, but Poles nonetheless enjoy this pastime. Numerous domestic and international casinos cater to players and provide thousands of games, substantial bonuses, and safe, easy payment processing. As much as 26 per cent of Poles are involved in betting and gaming despite heavy regulations […]