BBC Studios Kids & Family and BBC Studios Social have announced that Felix Martin from the British electronic pop band Hot Chip has teamed up with the hit preschool brand Hey Duggee to create the ‘Hey Duggee: Summer Fun Mix’. Martin has flexed his DJ skills to curate an electro-pop remix of a collection of […]

Broadcast and cable’s share of viewing dropped below 50 per cent (to 49.6 per cent) in the US as streaming hit a new high in July, according to Nielsen. Broadcast’s share was 20 per cent in July, a new low, down from 20.8 per cent in June. Cable had a 29.6 per cent share, down […]

Netflix is number one in the 100 Coolest Brands for Kids & Teens according to a study of 60,000 youngsters unveiled by Beano Brain, the specialist kids and family insights agency. This second edition of Beano Brain’s annual Coolest Brands Report saw the streaming service overtake YouTube – which came top in 2022. McDonalds, Nike […]

3 Screen Solutions (3SS) has announced that its 3Ready video entertainment platform has added YouTube as a content partner. Deeper integration of YouTube Recommendation API into 3Ready will enable video service providers and carmakers to cherry-pick from among the array of YouTube content to deliver to customers. This includes integration of YouTube APIs to surface […]

CBC, the Canadian podcaster, has announced a new channel on YouTube that sees a collection of CBC podcasts available through the digital platform. Audiences can now stream more than a dozen CBC Podcasts on YouTube, including: investigative titles Someone Knows Something and Uncover; acclaimed hits Let’s Not Be Kidding and Run, Hide, Repeat; and daily […]

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) has published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2022, which marked the BBFC’s 110th year of content classification. Findings from the Report showed a promising uplift in overall content submitted for classification across cinema, online and home entertainment. The BBFC classified 1,057 cinema films, 5,527 video submissions and […]

Ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia & New Zealand, research has revealed the extent to which interest in women’s football has grown in the four years since the 2019 tournament in France. The worldwide study commissioned by WSC Sports – a provider of AI-driven sports content – surveyed over 14,000 people spanning five […]

Findings from a survey studying streaming subscription behaviour from content, monetisation, and marketing technologies provider InMobi indicate that younger consumers’ content preferences show a significant shift in the types of content they gravitate toward. The survey shows that while Millennials (ages 35-44) prefer streaming, Gen Z (ages 18-24) significantly leans toward user-generated content (UGC) over […]

Legal and true crime network Law&Crime has announced the milestone of 5 million subscribers on its YouTube channel. Averaging 100 million+ views monthly on its coverage of numerous high-profile cases — including YNW Melly, Alex Murdaugh and Johnny Depp — Law&Crime’s YouTube has become the go-to spot for live trial footage and other true crime-related […]

Spotify is reportedly considering adding full-length music videos to its app to help the music streaming service better compete with the likes of YouTube and TikTok. Spotify is said to already be talking to partners about the feature, according to Bloomberg. Spotify – who has not commented on the rumours – currenty allows bands and […]