Prime Video is expanding the selection of live sports available in the UK by launching a Pay-Per-View (PPV) marketplace to purchase live football matches with no Prime membership or long-term commitment required, beginning with the arrival of Ligue 1 McDonald’s from February 22nd. Football fans in the UK will be able to purchase the biggest […]
Audiovisual Piracy continues to impact the entertainment industry, affecting both content creators and cultural industries. As digital access grows, piracy methods evolve, posing new challenges. According to BB Media, audiovisual piracy trends in Latin America increased significantly in 2023, and during 2024 it maintained a penetration of over 40 per cent among internet-connected households – equivalent to […]
Streamers will account for a fifth of global sports rights spend in 2025 according to Ampere Analysis sports media rights data. Their combined spend on sports rights is forecast to reach $12.5 billion (€11.9bn) this year. Much of this growth is driven by the expanding sports budgets of Netflix and Amazon, however, sports streaming platform […]
Kantar, the marketing data and analytics company, reveals a growing consumer preference for ad-supported streaming, robust momentum for Apple TV+, increasing investment in sports content and Netflix’s continued strength in delivering engaging entertainment in its Q4 Entertainment on Demand (EoD) data on the global streaming market. The study, from Kantar’s Worldpanel division, uncovered the following […]
This year, Hendrik Wüst, Premier of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, will open ANGA COM with a keynote. In the broadband sector, the confirmed speakers include the CEOs of leading network operators such as Vodafone, SES, Deutsche Glasfaser, Tele Columbus, Unsere Grüne Glasfaser, OXG Glasfaser, Deutsche GigaNetz, M-net, NetCologne, wilhelm.tel, willy.tel, 1&1 Versatel, RFT, Eurofiber, […]
LoopMe, a company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to improve brand advertising performance, has revealed that consumer perception of Amazon Prime’s value for money has dropped by nearly half (47 per cent) since Prime Video introduced ads in February 2024. While in 2024 a similar LoopMe survey found that most people (85 per cent) viewed […]
LG Ad Solutions, the specialist in connected TV and cross-screen advertising, has announced findings from its study titled Stadium to Screen, which reports on the evolving habits of sports viewers across the UK, US and Canada. The study reveals a shift toward connected TV (CTV) as the primary platform for live sports, signalling a new […]
Amazon’s latest quarterly earnings report revealed its advertising business surging by 18 per cent year over year to $17.3 billion (€16.8bn). Overall Amazon net sales was $187.8 billion in the quarter, with net income of $20 billion. There was a strong performance at Prime Video, where Thursday Night Football averaged 13.7 million viewers. CEO Andy […]
Samba TV, a specialist in AI technology for media analytics, has released its State of Viewership Report for the second half of 2024, analysing 51 billion hours of linear and streaming TV consumption in the US to uncover key trends and emerging opportunities shaping the future of television and advertising. The report highlights a surge […]
Prime Video leads the Spanish SVoD market with a share 72 per cent (up 4.7 per cent) with Netflix on its heels with 67.4 per cent – seeing 7.2 per cent growth in the last quarter – according to GECA citing Kantar data. Disney+ is third in the market with a share of 34 per […]