Videocites, creator of the next-generation analytics solution that reveals the social footprint created by fans and partners on social media, has announced the initial closing of a Series B round led by Velocity Capital Management with additional investments by Series A investor Infront Sports & Media AG, and NBA Equity. Videocites is providing the NBA […]
Millennials have ripped up the parenting rulebook when it comes to raising their own Gen Alpha children, according to a study by kids and family insight company Beano Brain. Findings from the year-long study based on more than 200-hours of face-to-face interviews and a survey of 2,000 parents are published in a white paper titled […]
Data from audience insights platform GWI, reveals that Gen Z has become ‘crisis fatigued’ in their attitude to the world around them. The research from GWI’s Global Gen Z report, reveals that, despite being known as a climate-conscious generation, young Brits interest in environmental issues has dropped by 19 per cent over the past year, […]
Channel 4 has commissioned 1×60’ documentary that will explore the rise of controversial social media star Andrew Tate. The 36-year-old American-born ex-kickboxer and adult entrepreneur Tate achieved global status on social media by lacing self-help techniques and get-rich-quick schemes with toxic misogyny. He gained millions of followers – largely young men – on TikTok and […]
The BBC has shared its first ever thematic review as part of the Corporation’s 10-Point Impartiality Plan. The review assesses whether due impartiality is being achieved across BBC taxation and public spending, government borrowing and debt output and considers if a breadth of voices and viewpoints are being reflected. The BBC Board commissioned review finds […]
The latest quarterly data from the Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report shows that UK adspend rose 4.3 per cent in Q3 2022, to a total of £8.5 billion (€9.6bn). This means spend during the first nine months of the year was up 10.8 per cent, at £25.3 billion. Additional report highlights include: – OOH and cinema […]
Canal 13, the open television broadcaster for Chile, has partnered with cloud video platform Grabyo to increase its social and digital video content offering. With around 90 per cent of the Chilean population using social media, it has become a major channel for broadcasters in the country to reach large audiences. Since January 1st 2023, the […]
Television, gaming, and social media were once separate categories of entertainment, but in 2023, these are all available and consumed on the same screens and devices, plus, they all compete for the same pool of disposable time. This is according to Hub Entertainment Research’s annual Video Redefined study, a deep dive into how viewers choose […]
The majority of consumers globally (86 per cent) want an all-in-one platform to simplify their entertainment experiences with video streaming, fantasy sports, social media, ecommerce and more, according to the Reinvent for Growth report from Accenture. As part of its second annual global entertainment study, Accenture surveyed 6,000 consumers to understand their preferences and behaviours […]
The Film and TV Charity is launching the UK’s first ever Behind the Scenes Week from November 28th to December 2nd, celebrating all of the people working behind the scenes in film, TV, and cinema who make a valuable contribution to the UK’s creative sector. During Behind The Scenes Week, the Charity, which works behind […]