A study by The Diffusion Group finds one-in-seven adult SVoD users co-watched a TV show or movie with friends or family via an online watch party during the pandemic. “The pandemic not only drove home media consumption, but accelerated the use of connected TVs and video-based chat,” advises Lauren Kozak, Senior Analyst and report author. […]
Social media platform SaaS provider Tubular Labs has released its SVoD 2021 report, The New Battlefield: How SVODs Leverage Social Video to Win the Streaming Wars, which looks at how TV streaming platforms are competing not only for audience engagement online but for paid subscribers and TV programming tune-in. Among the key takeaways from the […]
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has imposed a financial penalty of £125,000 (€147,000) on religious satellite channel Loveworld, after an investigation found it broke broadcasting rules for the second time in a year. During the course of a 29-hour programme – The Global Day of Prayer – Ofcom found that news content and sermons presented potentially […]
The latest Connectivity Survey from Ireland’s electronic communications sector regulator ComReg highlights the important role of broadband services for remote working and the likely take-up of faster broadband services in the future. The survey, conducted by Red C Research, finds that 79 per cent of people consider home broadband to be important, rising to 95 […]
Telco TV specialist Netgem has confirmed the launch of streaming service Acorn TV, claiming it as another ‘UK first’ addition to Netgem TV, the end-to-end TV service powering the UK’s growing community of Altnets and challenger ISPs. The service is available for £4.99 (€5.85) per month after a 30-day free trial. Users who sign up […]
The 2021 Formula 1 season started with a down-to-the-wire race for the win and a strong television audience on ESPN2. The Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix on March 28th attracted an average audience of 879,000 fans, a viewership larger than all of the F1 races run during the pandemic-shifted 2020 season. The race […]
Music video network Vevo has integrated with Comcast advertising unit FreeWheel’s Strata platform. Vevo’s integration will enable Strata’s local spot buyers access to Vevo inventory for local markets. As the composition of the traditional TV audience changes, media agencies are looking for creative ways to augment their linear TV buys to reach consumers across new […]
Content discovery and viewer analytics solution specialist ThinkAnalytics has unveiled Personalized Images, which recommends personalised images from multiple catalogues on the UI, content carousels and programme guides based on the viewer’s interests and profile. Personalized Images applies advanced AI techniques and information science to automate the process of selecting the best and most appealing image […]
Data analytics specialist Kantar and market research company Ipsos have been awarded the contracts to deliver what is said to be the world’s first true cross-media total audience measurement solution for the Netherlands. Working in partnership with Nationaal Media Onderzoek (NMO), representing the interests of the Dutch Media Industry, the solution is claimed as the […]
The 10th anniversary edition of the U.S. Video Marketplace Report from Comcast advertising unit FreeWheel shows that as people’s consumption of media has fragmented across devices over the past 10 years, many have returned to the living room to watch connected TV.