Network services and consumer experience specialist Plume has issued its latest Plume IQ report, which analyses consumer purchasing behaviour during Prime Day, one of the premier online shopping events for electronics, especially connected devices like streaming gadgets, tablets, e-readers, cameras and smart doorbells. Comparing 2022 to 2023, the data shows that while the US continues […]

Serie A could launch its own service to stream matches in Italy live if broadcasters currently bidding for rights do not improve their offers, the head of the top flight Italian football league has said. Domestic broadcast rights are a key source of revenue for Serie A clubs. The league has delayed a decision on […]

Harmonic has announced that WRC Promoter, the company responsible for TV production and commercial aspects of the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC), FIA European Rally Championship (ERC) and FIA World Rallycross Championship (World RX), has deployed Harmonic’s VOS360 Media SaaS for playout and streaming of live sports events. “The WRC fan base is growing, and […]

Although Twitch continues leading the global streaming audience with a 74 per cent market share in 2023, the community for gamers has again seen a significant drop in the number of streamers. According to data presented by Casinos en Ligne, the total number of Twitch streamers dropped by 450,000 year-over-year, reaching 7.59 million last month. […]

In Sweden, close to 1.4 million SVoD subscriptions were shared outside the paying household at the turn of the year according to research by Mediavision. Almost half of everyone with a SVoD subscription in the country shares at least one subscription with someone outside the household. If sharing was stopped, the SVoD market could potentially […]

A study from Accedo has found a high variation of energy consumption between various streaming devices, with TVs alone being the most efficient. The study, which looked at the energy usage of various streaming devices and a number of popular streaming applications, also found that autoplay content dramatically increases energy consumption. Accedo tested various scenarios […]

Bitmovin, a specialist in video streaming infrastructure, has released research which shows that whilst many streaming viewers owned up to going behind their partners back to watch a series without their knowledge, men are the biggest cheaters (64 per cent compared with 35 per cent of women). Men however are more open about their ‘Netflix […]

New Zealand Rugby (NZR) has launched NZR+ a digital platform in partnership with has partnered with Endeavor Streaming, enabling fans to get closer to the Teams in Black through exclusive, behind the scenes content. NZR+ will kick off with two four-episode documentaries following the All Blacks and Black Ferns’ 2022 seasons. The Black Ferns Road […]

Investment bank Jefferies has updated its forecasts for streaming service Viaplay, and they do not make the best of reading. The bank has now stripped out those international markets no longer part of Viaplay’s strategy. The bank’s numbers also reflect current guidance from Viaplay. “Our FY23-25E revenue forecasts decrease by -c.8.5% on average,” says Jefferies. […]