Trade body the European VOD Coalition has submitted its response to the European Commission’s Consultation on the Digital Fairness Act, suggesting that any future changes to EU consumer law should be carefully targeted and evidence based, and should address genuine consumer harms while recognising the specific regulatory context in which VoD services operate; a competitive […]
UK advertising spend is expected to increase by 7.3 per cent to a total of £12 billion (€13.6bn) in the final quarter of this year, according to the Advertising Association/WARC Expenditure Report. The forecasts also show that total ad spend is set to rise by 8.2 per cent to £46 billion during 2025 as a […]
Interra Systems, a provider of end-to-end quality assurance solutions for the digital media industry, has announced a significant enhancement to its flagship real-time monitoring platform, ORION, with the introduction of stream recording support as well as seamless integration with BATON Media Player (BMP). This powerful combination enables broadcast engineering and operations teams to perform deep, […]
Research from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) reveals that almost all parents (98 per cent) check age ratings when selecting films or TV shows for their children to watch on streaming services. In a survey of 2,000 parents of 3-16 year olds in the UK who subscribe to at least one streaming service, […]
Viaplay Group reports that its continues to execute on its transformation with what is describes as “slightly improved underlying performance” and progress towards closing the Allente acquisition. Total Q3 reported Group net sales of SEK 4,018 million (€367m), down from SEK 4,412 million and total operating income before associated company income (ACI) and items affecting […]
According to the annual autumn forecast issued by VAUNET, the German Media Association, revenues from audio and audiovisual media in Germany are expected to exceed €16 billion for the first time in 2025. The figure includes advertising, subscription and usage fees, and transaction revenues. VAUNET predicts total revenues of €16.2 billion for 2025, an increase […]
Research has highlighted Irish audiences’ evolving attitudes to harmful and offensive media content, with two-in-three adults (67 per cent) reporting that they did not have concerns about seeing or hearing potentially harmful or offensive media content themselves. However, among adults who are parents, a majority (52 per cent) were concerned. The research on Audience Perspectives on […]
Parks Associates reports that 89 per cent of US internet households subscribe to at least one streaming service and 45 per cent watch free ad-based services. Additionally, the firm reports that 59 per cent of subscriptions across the eight leading SAVoD (subscription ad-based video on demand) services are subscriptions to the basic tier with ads. […]
The value of Ethereum is a useful gauge for decentralised content networks. Looking at both market data and institutional insight helps reveal how blockchain media is evolving. The gigabit-speed era demands more than just faster content. Decentralised networks powered by smart contracts are changing how media is distributed, monetised and governed. Ethereum’s price is no […]
Gcore, the edge AI, cloud, network, and security solutions provider, and Touchstream, a specialist in cloud-based OTT monitoring for video streaming, has announced a strategic partnership. The collaboration is aimed at improving the quality of Live and VoD content delivery through Gcore’s edge global network, which includes 210+ points of presence and 200+ Tbps of […]