Asia Pacific pay-TV revenues will reach $26 billion (€24bn) by 2028 – $1.6 billion (€1.48) less than 2022, according to the Asia Pacific Pay TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. Pay-TV revenues will fall in 10 countries, including Japan (down by $889 million) and China (down by $309 million), between 2022 and […]
Findings from analyst firm Omdia indicate that global consumer spend on games is set to reach $215 billion (€198bn) by 2027. Following a 50 per cent increase in games adaptation in 2022, the transmedia space continues to expand and profit as more video game franchises make their way to the large and small screen. “Alongside […]
Despite the global disruption caused by the pandemic, UK space organisations presented a robust picture, generating £17.5 billion (€19.9bn) in 2021, compared to £16.5 billion the previous year. Figures in the latest Size & Health of the UK Space Industry report show the number of space organisations identified across the UK rose from 1,293 to […]
Currently, nearly seven in 10 (69 per cent) TV content viewers in the US use free streaming services at least monthly, a sharp increase from 42 per cent in 2019, according to Horowitz Research’s State of Media, Entertainment & Tech: Subscriptions 2023 study. This rapid growth in usage of free streaming services is driven by […]
As the premium video ecosystem continues to evolve and transform, ad views continue to grow, according to the FreeWheel Video Marketplace Report. In the second half of 2022, ad views saw 13 per cent growth YOY in Europe as viewers embraced a multitude of devices to access the great variety of content available. The ‘big […]
US media owners advertising revenues grew by a healthy 6 per cent in 2022 (excluding cyclical ad spend) to reach $315 billion (€291bn). However, ad spend slowed down significantly through the second half, and fourth quarter ad sales were flat year-over-year, reports media investment and intelligence company MAGNA. Looking at 2023, there are mixed economic […]
The cumulative box office revenue in Europe improved 11.8 per cent year over year as cinemas collected $525.6 million (€485.2m) in the first two months of the year, according to figures from OpusData compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence. The number of film releases in February fell 8.3 per cent to 198 titles compared to […]
The Advertising Research Foundation (ARF) is calling for a ‘gradual migration’ away from ‘TV households’ to ‘TV-accessible (TVA) households’ as the basis of TV measurement, to account for shifts in viewing dynamics driven by broadband access and mobile devices. The group based its recommendation on data from its comprehensive TV universe study, DASH, the 2022 […]
The Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), the programme to fight criminal activity and strengthen brand safety in digital advertising, has released the second annual report on its anti-piracy initiative, Project Brand Integrity (PBI), highlighting its continued success in reducing ad-supported piracy in Europe. The report found that 86 per cent of brands contacted by PBI in […]
The number of pay-TV subscribers in Eastern Europe will decline by 8 million from 81 million in the peak year of 2018 to 73 million in 2028, according to the Eastern Europe Pay TV Forecasts report from analyst firm Digital TV Research. However, 2018 included 17 million analogue cable subscribers, which will drop to zero […]