Conviva’s Q2 2019 State of Streaming report reveals new insights into industry shifts and viewer behaviour, as well as further exploration into trends highlighted in previous reports. Streaming recorded triple-digit increases in year-over-year
SpaceX was due to launch Tel Aviv-based Spacecom’s Amos-17 satellite on August 3rd and has delayed the launch for several days due to a technical problem with the Falcon 9 launch rocket. The earliest date for launch is August 6th, probably during an early evening launch window from SpaceX’s Florida launch pad. Spacecom’s CEO David […]
Facebook has reportedly approached the likes of Netflix, Disney, HBO and Amazon with regards to adding their streaming services to a TV chat device set to be released this autumn. The device, code-named ‘Catalina’, is a camera that can plug into a TV and double as a video-streaming device. It also comes with a remote, […]
A new US bill has proposed a ban on autoplaying videos on YouTube, Facebook’s infinite newsfeed and Snapchat’s Snapstreak badges. The Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology (Smart) Act takes aim at techniques and features that, according to its author, Republican Senator Josh Hawley, are created to encourage and deepen addictive behaviours among users. The bill […]
The Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA) has released a survey showing that Millennial Americans – like older generations – are concerned about the privacy of their online personal information and whether online technology and social media companies are taking the appropriate steps to safeguard the personal information of consumers. As revealed by the survey, three-quarters
Half of adults in the UK now use social media to keep up-to-date on the latest news, according to Ofcom’s annual news consumption report. While TV remains the most popular platform for people to access news, usage has decreased since last year (75 per cent in 2019 vs. 79 per cent in 2018). In the […]
A survey conducted by Roy Morgan reveals that while Facebook – and social media generally – remains deeply distrusted in Australia, whilst ABC, the country’s national broadcaster, is still by far the nation’s most trusted media organisation. Almost half of all Australians (44 per cent) distrust social media, compared to only 7 per cent who […]
techARC-Unomer has released some key insights about OTT entertainment app (live and VoD) penetration in India. The insights are from Unomer AppMap, an in-depth analysis of smartphone and consumer data collected from over 5 million Smartphone users across the country. 4 out of 5 Smartphone users are having at least one OTT entertainment platform which […]
Research from The Diffusion Group (TDG) finds that 73 per cent of social network users engage with TV-related content on the sites. According to TDG’s report, The Ascent of the Social TV Engagers, 43 per cent of social network users interact with humour about a show via mashups and memes. “There is a separate universe of […]
Groovy Gecko, the live streaming specialist, has helped launch the new Facebook Questions Card for Facebook Live. Using the new technology, Groovy Gecko streamed a live interview with US band, The Lumineers, in London’s Union Chapel. Viewers watching on Facebook were able to use the live questions card, overlaid on the live stream to submit questions, […]