The R&A has renewed and expanded its long-standing partnership with IMG, a player in sports, media and events, to create and invest in new commercial opportunities. The new long-term agreement will see Endeavor-owned IMG now provide digital services powered by its digital arm Seven League; continue to evolve The R&A’s production and content offering across […]
More focus is still needed on ensuring creators and performers receive a fairer cut of the money made from streaming music, according to a report from the UK House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, which calls for the establishment of a wide-ranging national strategy for music. The DCMS Committee’s recommendations follow an […]
A new regulation approved by Italy’s Communications Authority (AgCom) will extend the investment obligations in European audio-visual content and independent productions to streaming platforms based abroad. According to the regulator, the regulation, which replaces the one adopted in 2019, was subject to public consultation and took into account the comments that emerged during the hearings […]
Are streaming providers delivering their A-game when it comes to the video quality of the most-watched sports event of the year? While the world was counting the goals in the first World Cup match of Qatar vs. Ecuador, our virtual eyes were scoring the perceptual video quality. The result: all three streaming providers scored below […]
Nearly three quarters of subscription users (72 per cent) say there are “too many” subscription services available today. To address the issue, 78 per cent would like a single platform to manage all of their subscriptions (TV, Music, Gaming, Fitness, etc). Despite feeling overloaded with options, 63 per cent of subscribers say they would pay […]
Amagi, the global leader in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV, has acquired Streamwise, an early-stage data aggregation and reporting platform for content distributors. Streamwise specialises in automating and standardizing data collection across streaming platforms. The acquisition will help Amagi to enhance its data solutions capabilities with comprehensive, more streamlined reporting and dashboards. […]
Findings from research firm Horowitz’s study, FOCUS Asian: State of Consumer Engagement 2022, indicate that only 34 per cent of Asian consumers feel that they are seeing more brands going out of their way to market and advertise to their community. They are much less likely than their Black (45 per cent) and Latinx (44 […]
Innovid, the advertising platform for delivery, personalisation and measurement of converged TV across linear, Connected TV (CTV) and digital, has revealed that its measurement solutions accounted for 22 per cent of its $33.1 million (€33m) total Q2 revenue, highlighting the company’s commitment to meeting the current and future needs of advertisers in an increasingly converged […]
Last quarter, growth on Twitch, YouTube Gaming and Facebook Gaming begin to slow down. That trend continued in the lastest quarter, with all three platforms seeing a decline in growth compared to the previous quarter, according to Streamlabs and Stream Hatchet’s Q2 2022 Live Streaming Report. Twitch continues to be the largest live streaming platform, […]
Streaming adoption throughout Europe continues to grow at a rapid pace, according to the Q4 2021 State of Streaming: Europe report from streaming media continuous measurement platform Conviva. While Europe as a whole experienced a 20 per cent increase in streaming viewership, Southern and Western Europe saw roughly double that growth with 44 per cent […]