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Consumer Behaviour

Canada: 30.5m watch Winter Olympics

CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 reached 30.5 million viewers in Canada across its English and French television networks and broadcast partners TSN, Sportsnet and RDS. CBC/Radio-Canada’s digital platforms drew a total of over 89 million streams on CBC Gem and ICI TOU.TV, the CBC News app (iOS / Android) and the Radio-Canada Info app (iOS / Android), […]

February 24, 2026

Research: Microdramas overtake streamers on mobile engagement

Microdramas are rapidly emerging as one of the fastest-scaling formats in online video. Omdia’s analysis of mobile usage data shows that, in the US. users now spend more time per day watching microdramas on mobile apps than they do watching Netflix, Disney+ or Prime Video on mobile devices. Omdia estimates global microdrama revenues reached $11 […]

February 23, 2026

BBC reports 83m streams for Winter Games

BBC Sport’s coverage of the Winter Olympic Games 2026 has achieved its largest overall audience consumption ever, with a record-breaking surge in streaming. Across the Winter Olympic Games in 2026, there were 83 million streams and over 44 million total streamed hours online via BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website and the BBC Sport app, […]

February 23, 2026

WBD sees record streaming audience for 2026 Winter Games

Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) reports that the return of the Olympic Winter Games to Europe produced significant growth in viewership and engagement across its services across the region.   Highlights across the seventeen days of competition (February 6th-22nd), as well as two days prior to the Opening Ceremony featuring select sports events, include: Across streaming […]

February 23, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Data: TCL was best performing sponsor at Winter Olympics

TCL Technology, Deloitte and Omega were the best performing sponsors at the Winter Olympics, recording the highest online engagement across the Games, according to findings compiled Quantcast. The adtech firm tracked UK engagement across the open internet, which includes news sites and blogs and from this it identified both the sponsors and sports that received […]

February 23, 2026

Barb: Live TV viewing remains substantial in UK

Barb, the audience measurement specialist, has published a first-time report entitled What People Watched in 2025. The report explores how people in the UK watched their favourite television show last year. It covers live and on-demand, linear and streaming viewing for broadcasters, streamers and video-sharing platforms. The findings include: Live viewing remains a substantial part […]

February 19, 2026

Report: YouTube overwhelmingly dominates US kids’ viewing

Precisify, the cross-platform media intelligence specialist, has released Precisify Insights: Kids US, its latest proprietary report on how Gen Alpha children aged 2-12 and their parents consume media and influence household purchases. Powered by Precisify’s dual-audience, kidSAFE+ COPPA-certified panel, the report confirms that YouTube is still the beating heart of family attention in the US, […]

February 19, 2026

Analysis: Low-friction content serves as SVoD subscription stabilisers

Analysis from Digital i looking at ‘light-viewer’ behaviour across Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video and HBO Max in the US and Europe shows that ‘low-friction’ content, including known franchises, family and animated titles, and major movie releases, serve as vital ” for infrequent viewers at high risk of churn. Light viewers – those who use streaming […]

February 19, 2026

Analysis: Peacock, Michelob are top performing Winter Olympics ads

System1, the Creative Effectiveness Platform, has revealed the top-performing advertising campaigns from the 2026 Winter Olympics, with emotional storytelling, consistent brand execution and inspiring narratives of perseverance emerging as the strongest drivers of effectiveness. With more than 100,000 ads, System1’s Test Your Ad Competitive Edge platform is a large database of emotional response norms. Its Star Rating […]

February 18, 2026

Research: Non-English content takes the lead in Netflix Originals

Research from Ampere Analysis highlights the critical role local Originals have played in Netflix’s international success in penetrating new markets. Audiences worldwide continue to show a strong preference for locally produced content, and in 2025, 52 per cent of Netflix’s Original TV season releases were non-English-language. Breaking into majority territory for the first time, this […]

February 17, 2026