Netflix gained 1.8 million accounts in the course of 2015 (+37 per cent) to 5.2 million, surpassing the 1.3 million VoD-enabled homes added by fixed-line telcos Sky (including Now TV), Virgin Media, BT and TalkTalk according to Enders’ analysis of the home entertainment market in the UK. The majority of SVoD homes overlap with pay-TV […]
DEFY Media, the digital producer and programmer focused, has published findings from its fourth annual ACUMEN Report: Youth Video Diet, conducted in partnership with Kelton Global and Hunter Qualitative. While last year’s findings illuminated 13-24 year old consumers’ deep connection with digital content and its rising stars – this year’s report focused on uncovering exactly where […]
Burst, the mobile video technology platform that enables broadcasters to leverage the power of user-generated content (UGC), has announced that Fox Sports Australia is using the Burst platform to acquire, curate and deliver fan-created content for the network’s studio shows and live broadcasts of sporting events. In pre-game and in-game promotions, Fox Sports will reach […]
More than half of Malaysians prefer YouTube content compared to TV according to the latest YouTube Insights Program by TNS Research. The survey, conducted in collaboration with Google, found that millennials aged 16 to 34 prefer the video platform over conventional options. Somewhat surprisingly, even half of the senior citizen from the age of 55 […]
AwesomenessTV, a successful YouTube channel in the US with over 3.5 million subscribers, has launched in the UK – becoming the first YouTube UK channel to provide content 365 days a year, seven days a week. The schedule will see advice and DIY videos published on Mondays, fashion and beauty content on Tuesdays, entertainment clips published […]
GWI’s Trends for 2016 predicts that live streaming will become more popular in the year ahead. Currently, it’s only tiny minorities of consumers who are using live-streaming apps; according to GWI’s data, about 1.5 per cent globally are engaging with Meerkat and just under 2 per cent are using Periscope. Numbers remain low in all […]
Netflix still dominates streaming US networks by a wide margin, but rivals are increasing in traffic, says Sandvine in its latest Global Internet Phenomena report. Network manager Sandvine based its findings on data collected from 250-plus customers around the globe in September and October and said Netflix accounted for
Enders Analysis has published its latest ten year viewing forecasts which showed live and seven-day broadcast time-shift/catch-up to the TV as still making up the great majority of viewing in 2025, though the firm assumes that the complex regulatory network that supports public service broadcasting will remain in place. However, this could come into question […]
According to a survey by RBC Capital Markets, 51 per cent of Americans have watched content on Netflix at least once in the past 12 months. RBC Capital surveyed 1,077 Internet users, more than
Google will help fund up to $1 million in legal fees for some content creators on YouTube who have received copyright takedown notices. It will step in if it feels their material is considered to be fair use. However the Web giant admitted that only a handful of people have been chosen to benefit from […]