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Research: BBC the most trusted international news provider

The BBC has published research exploring the impact and influence of its work internationally. The Impact and Influence research demonstrates that, predominantly through the BBC World Service, the BBC is driving favourable impressions of the UK. The BBC is the country’s most recognised cultural export internationally with 76 per cent of influential audiences around the […]

May 12, 2025

Research reveals IPTV switchover concerns

UK policymakers and industry stakeholders are considering the future of DTT and the feasibility of transitioning audiences to IPTV. However, a significant number of households still rely solely on DTT, and without intervention, some groups may struggle with this transition. Conversely, proponents of IPTV point to a number of potential benefits, including greater choice and […]

May 9, 2025By Colin Mann

Poland: TV/streaming viewing declines in March

Nielsen, the audience measurement specialist, has released its latest March All Screens Video Landscape report for Poland, covering viewership (a combination of total reach and time spent) from four screens: TVs, PC/laptops, smartphones and tablets. The first month of spring brought a decline in time spent watching video content in the country. Compared to February, […]

May 9, 2025

2025 Snooker World Championship sets BBC streaming records

The 2025 World Snooker Championship attracted large TV audiences with the tournament being streamed a record-breaking 29 million times across BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app – an increase of 25 per cent on 2024. The overall TV reach across BBC One, BBC Two and BBC Four over the tournament […]

May 8, 2025

Research: FAST awareness remains low in UK

ScreenThink, MTM’s market intelligence tool for the TV and video industry, has released the findings of its research report including an exploration of the current impact of FAST on the UK’s television landscape. The study highlights the untapped potential of FAST TV in the UK: revealing that, while nearly half (44 per cent) of UK […]

May 7, 2025

Study: 13% Brits spend 60 days a year watching streaming services

Over one in ten Brits (13 per cent) now spend the equivalent of 60 full days a year watching content on streaming services like Netflix, Disney+, and Prime Video, clocking up more than 1,460 hours of watchtime per year. The data, released by subscription bundling platform Bango, is based on insights from 40,000 UK consumers, […]

May 7, 2025

Prime Video’s Culpa Nuestra trailer sets viewing record

Ahead of its premiere on Prime Video this October, Culpa Nuestra has become the most-watched trailer ever of any original streaming feature film, with more than 163 million views (based on one-week global video views figures across all social platforms, compared to any other streaming service films). The Idea of You (Prime Video) and Heart of […]

May 7, 2025

Data: Streaming consumption up significantly post-Covid

It is well known that the pandemic increased streaming consumption – and now Kantar Media TGI has put a percentage on that.  It has compared data on consumer sentiment and behaviour data for media consumption and found that, in March 2019, 26 per cent of British adults agreed that online TV streaming means they now […]

May 2, 2025

Report: VoD consumers streamlining entertainment choices

TiVo, a wholly owned subsidiary of entertainment technology company Xperi, has released its Q4 2024 Video Trends Report and found consumers in the US and Canada have begun to declutter their video libraries, in an effort to simplify their entertainment experiences. This trend of streamlining video services underscores the critical role high-quality content has in […]

April 30, 2025

Piracy in Portugal at “alarming” levels

Portugal’s piracy problem is reaching “alarming” levels, with an estimated 288,000 households illegally accessing digital and audiovisual services monthly. The claim comes from Pedro Mota Soares, the general secretary of Apritel, the Portuguese association of electronic communications operators. Speaking to the Lusa news agency, he highlighted that young people are particularly affected, with Portugal having […]

April 29, 2025From Branislav Pekic in Rome