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Consumer Behaviour

Research: Ad-tiers fuelling streaming take-up in Sweden

During the first quarter of 2025, the Swedish streaming market surpassed9 million paid subscriptions, according to research from Mediavision. Compared to the first quarter of 2024, this is an increase of over two million subscriptions, representing a growth of just over 30 per cent. This is a new record in the number of paid subscriptions. […]

April 29, 2025

Study: Women’s sport has broad appeal

Sky Sports, in partnership with Gemba – the sports data & analytics company – has published a study on women’s sport fandom. Sky, which says it is the UK’s biggest investor in women’s sport’s rights, conducted in-depth research to uncover what’s driving fan engagement, where the biggest opportunities lie, and how the industry can accelerate […]

April 28, 2025

Report: Contextual CTV ads drive lift throughout brand funnel

Upwave, the Brand Outcomes Measurement Platform, and IRIS.TV, the content data marketplace for streaming media, have released the report The Brand-Building Power of Contextual Targeting on CTV. As advertisers navigate growing challenges in the streaming ecosystem, the report spotlights how aligning ads with content drives measurable improvements across brand metrics—based on insights gathered through Upwave’s […]

April 28, 2025

Report: AANHPI consumers reshaping sports and digital media trends

Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) consumers are driving major shifts in digital commerce, sports engagement, and beauty trends, according to a Nielsen report titled Breakthrough ROI: Investing in Asian American audiences and media. AANHPI adults are more digitally connected, spending nine hours and six minutes a week logged on to their computers, […]

April 25, 2025

Research: School’s out, screens on

Virgin Media O2 has released data that shows children are reaching for screens as soon as school finishes, with a clear spike in broadband traffic at 3:40pm every weekday. The surge is being driven by data-heavy TV streaming and families watching YouTube.   The weekday traffic jump comes from Virgin Media O2’s broadband network analysis, which […]

April 24, 2025

Data: 50% of app users now consent to tracking

AppsFlyer has released data on the fourth anniversary of Apple’s App Tracking Transparency (ATT) framework, showing a transformed landscape where privacy and performance are no longer seen as competing priorities. Four years after ATT’s introduction, the industry appears to have transformed what was once viewed as a limitation into a foundation for more transparent, consent-based […]

April 24, 2025

Report: Starbucks tops iSpot’s QSR Outcomes Ranker

iSpot, the cross-platform TV ad measurement company, has released the company’s Quick Serve Restaurant (QSR) Outcomes Ranker, offering a look at the top-performing QSR creatives, genres, and dayparts on linear TV in the US from Q1 2025 from top QSR brands including Burger King, Subway, Starbucks and more. A great ad can spark a craving, […]

April 24, 2025

Survey: Sports fans enthusiastic about AI in live games

As audiences are becoming more comfortable watching sports on streaming platforms, programmers are enthusiastic about using AI to streamline content creation and distribution, reports Hub Research. However, when it comes to live games, sports fans are protective of their viewing experience. Plenty of ideas have looked promising on paper – the FoxTrax hockey puck, ESPN’s […]

April 22, 2025

Report: 88% of Prime Video subs on ad-supported plans

Digital i, the TV analytics firm, has released its latest Trend Report looking at evolving streamer strategies. The report offers global consumer insights related to the evolving ad-supported space in Premium SVoD, Netflix’s live programming initiative, and the role that YouTube is playing in the new streaming landscape. Ad-supported on Premium SVoD According to viewing […]

April 17, 2025

Data: Consumer media usage grew 2.4% in 2024

Global consumer media usage, including digital and traditional media channels, increased 2.4 per cent in 2024 to an average of 57.2 hours per week, following a sharp deceleration in time spent with media growth in 2023, according to a market intelligence report from media econometrics specialist PQ Media. Growth in consumer media usage, including all […]

April 17, 2025