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Sweden: Streaming spend up 25% YoY

In Q4 2025, the average Swedish household spent SEK 510 (€47.97) per month on video content, representing an increase of over 5 per cent compared to the same period in the previous year reports Mediavision. This marks a new record level. The main driver behind the increase is spending on streaming services, which has risen […]

February 9, 2026

Research: British voters back AI-friendly copyright reform

Public opinion research from Freshwater Strategy, commissioned by the Computer & Communications Industry Association, finds that the UK can seize the opportunity presented by AI by reforming copyright rules with voter support. The research concludes that British voters are increasingly benefiting from AI and support a regulatory regime that enables research and training in the […]

February 9, 2026

Research: Creator community driving studio equipment demand

Research from Futuresource Consulting reveals that home studio content creation is maintaining its mainstream behaviour, shaping demand across audio and production technology markets. The firm estimates the home studio market captured 55.3 per cent of total studio and broadcast revenues in 2025, reflecting a structural shift rather than a temporary pandemic distortion. Based on a […]

February 9, 2026

Analysis: Rocket Mortgage named ‘Most Emotionally Engaging’ Super Bowl ad

Rocket Mortgage’s America Needs Neighbours Like You has been crowned the most emotionally engaging ad of Super Bowl 2026, according to  data from creative intelligence platform DAIVID. The spot, co-created with sibling brand Redfin and centered on the power of being a good neighbour, generated the strongest positive emotional response of any ad shown during […]

February 9, 2026

Canada: 16m watch Winter Games Opening Ceremony

Canadians turned out in large numbers across all CBC/Radio-Canada platforms for the kickoff of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 on February 6th. Some 16 million viewers in Canada tuned in to CBC/Radio-Canada’s coverage of the Opening Ceremony on CBC and Radio-Canada networks and broadcast partners TSN, Sportsnet and RDS, with an additional 1.1 million streams […]

February 9, 2026

Analysis: 2026 Super Bowl ads potentially best yet

System1, the Creative Effectiveness Platform, has revealed which Super Bowl LX US audiences are enjoying the most so far, and which have the greatest potential to drive long-term growth and profit. Early audience testing reveals ads from the NFL, Budweiser, Ring, Dove, and Pepsi ranking highest, sparking strong positive emotional responses. The top-performing campaigns share […]

February 6, 2026

STV Player achieves monthly streaming record

STV Player, the Scottish BVoD service, has reported an all‑time monthly record of 16.4 million streams in January 2026, half a million more streams than the previous record of 15.9 million set in November 2024. The record performance has been attributed to strong network content and a mix of popular archive and acquired titles. Helping […]

February 6, 2026

Barb: Nearly 61% of UK homes have Netflix

Barb, the audience measurement specialist, has released data from its Establishment Survey showing that 20.6 million UK homes (69.7 per cent) had access to at least one SVoD service in Q4 2025. This is slightly up from 20.5 million UK homes in Q3 2025. The service-level subscriptions data are as follows: Netflix: 18 million UK […]

February 5, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Data: Film, TV production contributed £5.8bn to UK economy in 2025

Official statistics from the British Film Institute (BFI) show inward investment film and high-end TV (HETV) titles contributing £5.8 billion (€6.6bn) to the UK economy in 2025, fuelled by Hollywood productions. The 2025 inward investment production statistics, up from £5 billion in 2024, which BFI said demonstrates “the inherent strength, stability and longer-term sustainability of […]

February 5, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Nielsen: Ad-supported TV 74.2% of US viewing in Q4

Ad-supported television represented 74.2 per cent of overall TV viewing across the US 2025, according to Nielsen’s newly released Q4 Ad Supported Gauge. This percentage marked the highest the medium hit throughout all of 2025. Compared to Q3 2025, ad supported viewing was also up 9 per cent, outpacing the 7 per cent increase in total […]

February 5, 2026