According to Omdia’s latest consumer survey, TikTok and YouTube have emerged as the leading video platforms for 18-35-year-olds in the US. These platforms have outpaced Instagram, Facebook and Netflix, solidifying their dominance across the video landscape. In 2024, TikTok surpassed 1.9 billion monthly active users (MAUs) globally, including 145 million MAUs in the USA. In […]
Data from MediaRadar shows that advertisers spent $4.8 billion (€4.59bn) on TikTok during 2024, a 27 per cent YoY increase from 2023, when $3.8 billion was spent. Of note, end-of-year spend skyrocketed compared to 2023, with a 45 per cent YoY increase in November and a 77 per cent YoY increase in December. Top advertisers […]
TikTok quickly resumed services in the US after incoming President Donald Trump said he would issue an executive order to give the social media app a reprieve when he takes office today [January 20th]. On January 18th, the Chinese-owned app stopped working for its estimated 170 million American users, after a law banning it on […]
Nielsen, the specialist in audience measurement, data and analytics, has announced the appointment of Inam Mahmood as its new General Manager, Audience Measurement, EMEA. Mahmood joins Nielsen from Revolut. He will report to Amilcar Perez, Chief Revenue Officer, Audience Measurement, and be based in London. At Revolut, Mahmood played a pivotal role in driving revenue […]
The January 19th deadline for TikTok to divest or be banned in the US is fast approaching. The loss of TikTok in the US would cause a ripple effect across the media, marketing, and commerce landscape. Meta and YouTube stand to gain the most, but there is a long list of other winners and losers, […]
LDC, the private equity investor which is part of Lloyds Banking Group, has made a £21 million (€25.3m) minority investment in Precise TV, the contextual video AdTech platform, to support its international expansion. Precise TV was founded in 2015 and operates globally through its teams in London, Los Angeles and New York, as well as […]
AI and video search company Moments Lab, and LucidLink, a specialist in data access and real-time collaboration, have announced an integration of their cloud technologies, which enables joint customers to instantly access all live and archived media and send selected clips directly to their LucidLink filespace for immediate editing. From there, media can be immediately […]
Young people (15–24-year-olds) in Sweden spend an average 55 minutes per day watching videos on social media. This accounts for nearly half of all online video consumption for this group. This finding is presented by Mediavision in its third-quarter analysis of the Swedish TV & streaming market. Social video is available on platforms such as […]
On December 4th-6th, the Asia Video Industry Association (AVIA) closed off 2024 with three days of meetings and conferences, covering Piracy, Policy, the annual OTT Summit alongside the advertising Upfront Showcases from leading streamers and publishers and the Annual General Meeting. The conferences brought together over 300 international and regional industry executives. Piracy Over The […]
Roku has partnered with Spaceback, a specialist in social CTV ad creative, to offer free use of Spaceback’s platform to advertisers running campaigns through Roku Ads Manager. This collaboration empowers brands to take videos from social platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, and Pinterest and transform them into premium TV ads on the big […]