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Channel 4 sees record streaming day

Channel 4 has reported that September 30th was its biggest streaming day on record with 6.9 million views. Driven by a mix of reality, factual, drama and documentaries, the figure surpasses Channel 4’s previous all-time high of 6.4 million in October 2024. More than 4.5 million views were driven in total by Married At First […]

October 2, 2025

Analysis: Netflix, AB InBev deal shakes up alcohol ad market

AB InBev’s brands — including the likes of Budweiser, Corona and Stella Artois — will soon be advertised on Netflix following a global deal with the brewing giant. Ampere’s latest analysis shows that Netflix currently holds a tiny share of the ad contracts in this lucrative sector, a space historically dominated by Hulu and Warner […]

October 2, 2025

Research: Amazon takes 60% of US smart speaker purchases

Parks Associates’ Consumer Insights Dashboard: Tech Ecosystem Dashboard study reveals 51 per cent of US internet households report owning a smart speaker and/or display. Among those households that purchased or received a new smart speaker in the past six months, 60 per cent chose an Amazon-branded device, 18 per cent chose a Google product, and […]

October 2, 2025

Forecast: Telco revenue in Vietnam to increase at 2.6% CAGR

The total telecom services revenue in Vietnam is expected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.6 per cent during 2024-2029, led by growth in mobile data and fixed broadband segments, reports GlobalData, the data and analytics company. GlobalData’s Vietnam Telecom Operators Country Intelligence Report reveals that the mobile voice service revenue […]

October 2, 2025

Report: CTV ad effectiveness hampered by narrow targeting tactics

A report from Gracenote, the content data business unit of Nielsen, identifies a misalignment in connected TV (CTV) advertising: While marketers are prioritising top-of-the-funnel brand building objectives for their CTV campaigns, in practice, many are employing targeting tactics better suited to reaching smaller audience segments with precision. Current reliance on user- and audience-based targeting is […]

October 1, 2025

Forecast: Subscription economy at $1.2tn by 2030

The Subscription Economy Market: 2025-2030 study from tech strategists Juniper Research predicts that the subscription economy will grow by 67 per cent over the next five years; from $722 billion (€614bn) in 2025. The research identified digital video services as the leading subscription category; accounting for over 33 per cent of global subscription spend by […]

October 1, 2025

Study: Social stigma shows promise against sports piracy

A study by the University of Portsmouth has examined gender differences in digital piracy by looking at two social influences: perceived social risk (the idea that piracy might damage reputation) and a social norms intervention (correcting false assumptions of the piracy of others) – highlighting the difference between men and women.  On average, 21 per […]

October 1, 2025

Study: More US households are turning to FAST content

Wurl, a specialist in the streaming TV industry, has released an iteration of The CTV Trends Report – a collection of data-driven insights into the forces shaping the connected TV (CTV) industry. This edition offers marketers a detailed look at how adoption of free, ad-supported streaming channels is evolving in the US, with more viewers […]

October 1, 2025

Forecast: China telco, pay-TV services revenue at $483bn in 2029

China’s telecom and pay-TV services revenue is predicted to grow, albeit at a modest compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.5 per cent, from $471 billion (€400.7bn) in 2024 to $483 billion in 2029 with broad-based declines in mobile voice service revenues offsetting expected gains in mobile data segment, according to forecasts from GlobalData, the […]

October 1, 2025

Report: CTV ad views up 31% YoY in Europe

The FreeWheel Video Marketplace Report (VMR) highlights the changing dynamics of how enterprise-class content owners and distributors are monetising premium digital video content. The data set used for this report is one of the largest available on the usage and monetisation of professional, rights-managed ad-supported video content worldwide and is based on aggregated advertising data […]

September 30, 2025