Media Partners Asia (MPA) has released Asia-Pacific Video & Broadband 2026 (AVB 2026), its flagship annual assessment of the region’s video industry. The report finds that Asia-Pacific total screen revenues will continue to grow through 2030, but that growth is increasingly concentrated in streaming, social video and connected TV (CTV), while traditional television faces sustained structural […]
Christmas without Wi-Fi would be a disaster for millions of households, with 37 per cent Brits saying the big day would be ‘catastrophic’ if they lost internet access, according to research from Virgin Media O2. This comes as Wi-Fi disruption is seen as a bigger threat to Christmas enjoyment than food or present related issues. […]
DoubleVerify (DV), the media effectiveness platform platform, has released its 2025 Global Insights: How Consumers and Marketers Use Walled Gardens report that includes platform-level insights and examines how social media continues to shape digital advertising, news consumption and commerce. “The appeal of advertising across social media platforms lies in their ability to blend entertainment, community […]
Channel 4 has appointed Alex Morris as the new Managing Director of its Leeds-based social-first division, 4Studio. Morris will have strategic and operational control of 4Studio, playing a central role in developing and steering Channel 4’s over-arching social strategy in collaboration with peers across the organisation. Channel 4 says 4Studio is a pivotal part of […]
Integral Ad Science (IAS), a media measurement and optimisation platform, has published its 2026 Industry Pulse Report for the UK. The findings point to digital video, social platforms and mobile as central to next year’s media plans, with the industry addressing a sharp increase in AI-generated content and creator-led media, pointing to a complex media […]
Disney+ has announced the latest addition to its UK slate, and its first foray into true-crime, The Devil in my DMs. The four-part Hulu Original Series for Disney+ will explore the dark intersection of social media and crime, following four distinctive stories where an online interaction becomes the breeding ground for shocking real-life crime. The […]
Amplified, a specialist in human-led media measurement, and the Video Futures Collective (VFC), an alliance of Australia’s video streaming platforms, have released the results of a market-wide, industry-endorsed study of attentive viewing in streaming video advertising. The study found that almost 80 per cent of a streaming video advert is viewed attentively on average, versus […]
Influencer videos are no longer just for younger internet users. Research from Ampere Analysis shows that half of 55-to-64-year-olds now watch influencer content every week. Overall, 70 per cent of internet users in the UK and the US watch influencer videos at least once a week, with total viewing up 18 per cent since Q1 […]
The European Parliament has adopted its own-initiative report on the protection of minors online, addressing the need to safeguard the youngest and most vulnerable members of society from the mounting risks of the digital age. The EBU commends the European Parliament’s direction and commitment to protecting minors from harm while ensuring their access to a […]
YouTube has announced new programming exclusively coming to the platform from popular creators including Cleo Abram, Mark Vins, Trevor Noah and more during the first-ever Creator Premieres showcase at the Metrograph in New York City. Google President, Sean Downey took to the stage to explain how YouTube has remained the #1 streamer for over two […]