Over 27 million Spaniards have access to TV content through a connected TV, representing 82 per cent of all local Internet users from 16 to 75 years old in the country, according to the Estudio de la Televisión Conectada 2022 report by IAB Spain. Six out of ten Internet users watch TV through a Smart […]
The Comcast Advertising Report 2022: Actionable Insights for the Modern TV Advertiser, recommends that advertisers allocate 20 per cent to 30 per cent of their premium video budget towards streaming, and the rest to traditional TV. “The TV advertising landscape is incredibly complex now, and there are more players in the space than ever,” said […]
Approximately three-quarters of US Internet households own at least one smart TV, according to the Kagan first-quarter 2022 US Consumer Insights survey. However, the ability to access online digital entertainment directly from a smart TV has had virtually no effect on consumer TV viewing behaviour, according to the survey data. A comparison between smart TV […]
Samsung Electronics has announced that Xbox is joining Samsung Gaming Hub, a new game streaming discovery platform available on 2022 Samsung Smart TVs including Neo QLED 8K, Neo QLED 4K, QLEDs and 2022 Smart Monitor Series. Samsung Gaming Hub will become the first Smart TV platform to include the Xbox app on Smart TVs. With […]
Global advertising expenditure is forecast to grow 8 per cent in 2022, according to RoI agency Zenith’s latest Advertising Expenditure Forecasts report. This represents a minor downgrade from the 9.1 per cent growth rate Zenith published in December 2021. Growth will be supported by the Winter Olympics, mid-term US elections and the football World Cup, […]
Anshuman Das, Founder & CEO of Muvi, has shared his thoughts on the battle for attention between smart TVs and smartphones, suggesting that it’s never between devices, and even less often between functionalities, but rather it’s all about convenience. He writes… In the second decade of this century, the 2000s ushered in the concept of […]
A criminal found guilty of supplying illegal streaming devices (ISDs) providing unauthorised access to Premier League content has been ordered to pay back almost £1 million (€1.17m) to the public purse. Steven King masterminded the pirate streaming operation Dreambox and was jailed for seven years and four months in March 2019. At Warwick Crown Court […]
FreeWheel has announced the international launch of AudienceXpress — the brand FreeWheel Media now operates under — allowing advertisers in Europe to buy premium TV advertising on an audience basis across all platforms, including connected TV (CTV), broadcaster streaming platforms (AVoD) and digital publishers. “The AudienceXpress name represents more than a change in branding, it […]
Findings from Leichtman Research Group indicate that 87 per cent of US TV households have at least one Internet-connected TV device, including connected Smart TVs, stand-alone streaming devices (such as Roku, Amazon Fire TV sticks or boxes, Chromecast, or Apple TV), connected video game systems, and/or connected Blu-ray players. This compares to 80 per cent […]
DeepIntent, the healthcare advertising technology company, has published research that unveils insight into consumer behaviours and preferences for ad-supported content. Specifically, the research showed that 64 per cent of connected TV (CTV) watchers prefer to see ads than pay more for content, explaining the growth of ad-supported streaming services over the past year. Surveying more […]