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Channel 4 sets multiple streaming records in October

Channel 4 has revealed that it set multiple new streaming records in October 2024. Across the month, seven billion viewing minutes were consumed on Channel 4 streaming – a new monthly record –while October 30th was its biggest day since April with 270 million viewing minutes watched. Married At First Sight UK was the most […]

November 26, 2024

C4 exec: ‘BVoD great opportunity for advertisers in VoD age’

Following his participation on a panel at the British Screen Forum in London on ‘Where Next For VoD’, Ewan Douglas, Head of Nations/Regions Sales at UK commercial PSB Channel 4 has shared some thoughts on the opportunities for advertisers and broadcasters in the streaming age, admitting he has never been more optimistic about the vital […]

November 21, 2024By Colin Mann

Report: Sports fans drive streaming growth in Q3

Kantar, the marketing data and analytics company, reveals that sports viewership surged in Q3 2024 thanks to events including the Olympics encouraging more diverse audiences. This growth, identified in Kantar’s latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data and analysis on the global video streaming landscape, highlights the increasing importance of live sports for streaming platforms but […]

November 7, 2024

TiVo: UK viewers ‘overwhelmed by choice’

TiVo has found that UK users are overwhelmed by the rising amount of video providers, adding to increased viewer irritation when deciding what to watch. According to the latest 2024 TiVo Video Trends Report: UK, only 16 per cent of viewers know what they want to watch when they start browsing, resulting in ‘habit browsing’ […]

November 6, 2024

Data: Channel 4 reaches record young streamers

BARB data for the year to date shows Channel 4 streaming passing a new record for young streamers, as well as Channel 4’s best ever streaming week as Married at First Sight UK and The Great British Bake Off led its peers on other platforms. Almost half (47 per cent) of all Channel 4 16-to-34 […]

October 31, 2024By Nik Roseveare

Data: Disney+ remains #1 in new UK sub additions

Kantar, the marketing data and analytics company, has released its latest Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the UK’s streaming market. Kantar’s EoD study in Great Britain uncovers the behaviours within the VoD market between July to September 2024. Emmys and high-profile partnerships propel Disney+ Off the back of a hugely successful Emmy awards season, […]

October 24, 2024

Married at First Sight draws record streaming for C4

Married at First Sight UK was the most streamed show across British commercial broadcaster VoD platforms in September, with fans binging more than 1,200 years of viewing time in September. The show helped Channel 4 streaming to its biggest day ever on its owned and operated platforms with 6.3 million views on October 16th. According […]

October 18, 2024

Channel 4 reports “resilient performance”; Ofcom approval

Channel 4 has published its annual report for 2023 – later in the year than usual due to the General Election – and provided in-year update on 2024 progress. Performance highlights include:  2023 revenues stood at £1.02 billion, topping £1 billion for the third consecutive year, representing a resilient performance in a year of significant […]

October 8, 2024

Spain: 4m watch time-shifted TV daily

An average of 4 million people in Spain watch day time-shifted TV content on a daily basis, with an accumulated audience of 20.5 million viewers in September, according to a report from the firm Barlovento Comunicación. Out of those 4 million, 26 per cent dedicated less than 30 minutes to time-shifted content; 23 per cent […]

October 8, 2024From David Del Valle in Madrid

Report: US consumers support bundled services over SVoD

TiVo has published its Q2 2024 Video Trends Report which reveals that US consumers are pulling back on entertainment spending as the industry works to rebalance and bundle its current entertainment offerings. In 2020, entertainment consumption and spending surged as the pandemic limited consumer activities outside of the home. Now the pendulum is swinging back […]

October 2, 2024